Relational humanity: a seminar series

The third decade of the 21st century is marked by instability, uncertainty, violence, polarisation, and extremism. In such times, it is all too easy to succumb to despair and despondency, which is why it is important to marshal our efforts and come together, in solidarity, to think about what can be done and create a space to critically reflect, imagine, and dream of a better future.

The Relational Humanity seminar series seeks to critically examine the philosophical, material, and emotional foundations of democratic action in the 21st century. It is a collaboration between LSE scholars and AFSEE Fellows organised by the Politics of Inequality research network, based at the LSE International Inequalities Institute.

The intellectuality behind the crisis of this moment in history is of utmost significance for scholars and activists, and a better understanding of the intellectual currents is a goal of the seminar series. We hope that through better understanding these currents and the ideas behind them, we can begin to challenge and transform them.

The seminar series will not only be a space for robust discussion, debate, and sharing of ideas, but summaries of each seminar will also be produced and made publicly available on the AFSEE website. These summaries will be brought together into a final document in 2027.