Past Athens Lectures
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The Hellenic Observatory in collaboration with the National Bank of Greece and with the support of the LSE Hellenic Alumni Association is hosting a series of Athens Lecture for third consecuent year.The purpose of this series is to provoke vibrant discussion and debate about a range of key topics and subjects within the social sciences. The agenda is kept deliberately broad and the lectures are intended to be accessible to a general audience.
Past events
Minimum Wages: lessons from international experience
Tuesday 7 December, 16:00- 17:30 (UK time)
Speaker: Alan Manning, Professor of Economics; Director of the Community Programme, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE
Discussants: Antigone Lyberaki, Professor of Economics, Panteion University
Manolis Galenianos, Professor of Economics, Royal Holloway, University of LondonChair: Vassilis Monastiriotis is Associate Professor of Political Economy at the European Institute, LSE
The Brexit Deterrent? How Britain's Exit has Shaped Public Support for the EU
Thursday 21 October 2021, 16.00-17.30 (UK time)
Speaker: Sara Hobolt, Sutherland Chair in European Institutions, Department of Government, LSE
Discussant: Sofia Vasilopoulou, Professor of Politics, University of York
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory Director
Welcoming Address: Gikas Hardouvelis, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Greece
Inequality, the Misallocation of Talent and Economic Development
Thursday 15 April 2021, 16.00-17.30 (UK time)
Speaker: Oriana Bandiera, Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics, LSE
Discussants: Aristides N. Hatzis, Professor of Philosophy of Law & Theory of Institutions, University of Athens
Daphne Nicolitsas, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of CreteChair: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor in Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor in European Politics; Director of the Hellenic Observatory
Shaping Cities in an Urban Age
Thursday 11 February 2021
Speaker: Ricky Burdett, Professor of Urban Studies, LSE; Director of LSE Cities
Discussants: Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens
Lila Leontidou, Professor Emerita of Geography & European Culture, Hellenic Open University
George Petrakos, Economist; Professor at the Department of Planning & Regional Development, University of Thessaly
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor in Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor in European Politics; Director of the Hellenic ObservatoryFind out more
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Watch the video*This event formed part of , a series of debates about the direction the world could and should be taking after the crisis. The event was also part of the LSE Athens Urban Age Task Force, organised by LSE Cities and the Alfred Herrhausen Gesellschaft.
Trust, Resilience and the Effectiveness of Government: lessons from the COVID-19 crisis
Thursday 3 December 2020
Speaker: Sir Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics of Political Science & W. Arthur Lewis Professor of Development Economics, LSE
Discussants: Maria Petmesidou, Professor Emerita of Social Policy, Democritus University, Greece
Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science & Public Administration, University of Athens
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor in Contemporary Greek Studies and Professor in European Politics; Director of the Hellenic ObservatoryFind out more
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Watch the video*This event formed part of and was hosted by the Hellenic Observatory and the National Bank of Greece.
Golfing with Trump: economic decline, inequality, and the rise of populism in the US
Thursday 1 October 2020
Speaker: Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Professor of Economic Geography, LSE
Discussants: Dimitris Kairidis, Member of Parliament, Hellenic Republic; Professor of International Politics, Panteion University of Athens, Greece.
Antigone Lyberaki, Economist, Professor of Economics at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens, Greece.
Chair: Vassilis Monastiriotis, Associate Professor in Political Economy, LSE; Director of LSEE: Research on South Eastern Europe
Assessing the Economic Impact of COVID-19
Thursday 7 May 2020
Speakers:
Paul De Grauwe, John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy, European Institute, LSE
Simeon Djankov, Research Fellow, Financial Markets Group, LSE
Panos Tsakloglou, Professor of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
Miranda Xafa, CEO of E.F. Consulting Ltd; Senior scholar at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory Director, LSE*This event was part of LSE's public event series - COVID-19: The Policy Response.
Dame Minouche Shafik in Conversation with Mr Costas P. Michaelides: where is the world economy going and what can we do about it?
Thursday 27 February 2020
Speaker: Dame Minouche Shafik, Director of the London School of Economics & Political Science
Discussant: Costas P. Michaelides, Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of Greece
Welcome Address: Dr Eleni Doundoulaki, LSE Hellenic Alumni Association President
Venue: NBG, Auditorium of the Karatzas Mansion, 1st Floor
The Future of British Politics after BREXIT
Thursday 10 October 2019
Speaker: Tony Travers, Professor in Practice, Department of Government, LSE
Discussant: Alexis Papahelas, Editor-in-Chief of 'Kathimerini'
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Hellenic Observatory Director, LSE
Venue: NBG, Auditorium of the Karatzas Mansion, 1st Floor
Building Social Capital and Trust: the role of corporate social responsibility
Thursday 16 May 2019
Speaker: Ane Tamayo, Professor of Accounting, LSE
Discussant: Sophie Daskalaki- Mytilineou, President of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee of MYTILINEOS S.A.
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies; Hellenic Observatory Director
The Future of Eurozone: what reforms are needed
Thursday 14 March 2019
Speaker: Paul De Grauwe, John Paulson Chair in European Political Economy, LSE
Discussant: Helen Louri-Dendrinou, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies; Hellenic Observatory Director
From the Mediterranean Crisis to Brexit: transformations and challenges of citizens' European identity
Thursday 17 January 2019
Speaker: Michael Bruter, Professor of Political Science and European Politics, LSE
Discussant: Effie Fokas, Senior Research Fellow at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies; Hellenic Observatory Director
Venue: NBG, Auditorium of the Karatzas Mansion, 1st Floor
Lifestyle solidarity - corporate branding, celebrity culture and the digital media
Thursday 31 May 2018
Speaker: Lilie Chouliaraki, Professor of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science
Discussant: Dimitri A.Sotiropoulos, Professor of Political Science, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Chair: Kevin Featherstone, Head of the European Institute
Venue: Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Athens
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Trump and the Future of American Power
Monday 26 March 2018
Speaker: Peter Trubowitz, Head of International Relations & Director of the US Centre LSE
Discussant: Dimitris Keridis, Professor of International Politics, Panteion University, Greece
Chair: Spyros Economides, Associate Professor in International Relations, Director of the Hellenic Observatory
Venue: Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Where is Brexit heading?
Monday 5 February 2018
Speaker: Simon Hix, Professor of Political Science, LSE
Discussant: George Pagoulatos, Professor of European Politics and Economy, Athens University of Economics and Business
Chair: Spyros Economides, Associate Professor of International Relations and European Politics, LSE
Venue: Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry
A 3 year series of public lectures at the Megaron Mousikis in Athens, organised by the Megaron Plus, the London School of Economics and Political Science in collaboration with the Hellenic Alumni Association of the London School of Economics and the Hellenic Observatory.