Upcoming Events:
LSE Global South Dialogues Series II: Latin America and BRICS+: Interests, Risks, and Geopolitical Dilemmas | Wed 14 May, 1pm
This webinar will examine the strategic motivations behind Latin American countries' involvement with the BRICS+ forum, the risks they face, and the broader implications amid escalating U.S.-China tensions.
The New Political Economy of Supply: resources, rare earths and finance | Tue 20 May 2025, 6-7.30
The de-carbonisation of industrial economies is moving apace; new sources of energy are propelling the adoption of green technologies as well as reconfiguring global supply and production but are also reshaping the centres of global power in unexpected ways. LSE IDEAS aims to examine the ongoing impact of this energy transition through a series of events, unpacking key features of this emerging industry.
LSE IDEAS - Debate on Narratives of Civic Duty: How National Stories Shape Democracy in Asia | 4 June, 6-8pm
Our speakers, Atsuko Ichijo and Yookyeong Im join the author, Aram Hur, for a debate on her book which investigates the impulse behind a sense of civic duty in democracies. Why, she asks, do some citizens feel a responsibility to vote, pay taxes, or take up arms in defense of one's country? Through comparing democratic societies in East Asia and elsewhere, Hur shows that the sense of obligation to be a good citizen—upon which the resilience of a democracy depends—emerges from a force long thought detrimental to democracy itself: national attachments.
LSE Global South Dialogue Series III: The Global South in the Age of Trump | Wed 15 Oct, 1pm
The event will discuss geopolitical dynamics that are not necessarily in the focus of the media since the beginning of the second Trump presidency.