LSE China Lecture Series

The LSE China Lecture Series is part of the School's public engagement with China. LSE faculty and invited speakers speak on on their latest research and work to friends and alumni of LSE in China. To view previous years lectures and listed to the podcasts and download the lectures, where available, please see below.

2015 Series

Dr. Swenja Surminski, Senior Research Fellow, LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Beijing, 25 November 2015

Natural disasters in times of a changing climate - are we prepared? Reflections on risk management efforts in China and elsewhere

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Prof. Richard Macve, Department of Accounting, Beijing, 5 November 2015

The Future Structure of the Global Accounting and Auditing Profession: Western and Chinese Perspectives

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Dr. Alina Averchenkova, Co-Head of Climate Policy, LSE's Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, Beijing, 21 May 2015

International Climate Change Policy; Cause for Optimism or Battle Lost?

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Dr. Jon Danielsson, Associate Professor, Department of Finance and Co-Director, Systemic Risk Centre, LSE, Beijing, 28 April 2015

Systemic Risk

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Prof. Nick Couldry, Head of Department of Media and Communications, LSE, Shanghai, 20 March 2015

Media Myth and Agency in the Digital Age

2014 Series

Mr. Peter Knights, Co-Founder and Executive Director, WildAid, Beijing, 8 December 2014

Mr. Peter Knights, When the Buying Stops the Killing Can Too - Reducing Demand for Endangered Species in China, LSE China Lecture Series. (Last Minute Cancellation, to be rescheduled for 2015)

Prof. Tim Allen, Head of Department of International Relations at LSE, Shanghai, 27 May and Beijing, 29 May 2014.

Prof. Tim Allen, War and Justice in Africa, LSE China Lecture Series.

Prof. Paul Kelly, Pro-Director (Vice President) for Teaching and Learning at LSE, Beijing, 22 April 2014.

Prof. Paul Kelly, Nationalism and Sovereignty - Why Crimea is a problem and Scotland isn't, LSE China Lecture Series.

Prof. Simona Iammarino, Head of Department of Geography & Environment at LSE, Chengdu, 2 April and Shanghai, 17 April 2014.

Prof. Simona Iammarino, Multinational Enterprises, Innovation & Geography, LSE China Lectures.

2013 Series

Prof. Paul Kelly, Pro-Director (Vice President) for Teaching and Learning at LSE, Beijing, 12 April 2013

Prof. Paul Kelly, Britain and the World: The UK Coalition Government and the Challenge of Europe, LSE China Lecture Series.

Prof. Paul Kelly, Pro-Director (Vice President) for Teaching and Learning at LSE and Prof. Mick Cox, Co-Director, LSE IDEAS (Strategy and Diplomacy @ LSE), Shanghai 8 April 2013

Prof. Paul Kelly & Prof. Mick Cox, The Challenge of Change: Britain, Europe and the World, LSE China Lecture Series.

Prof. Craig Calhoun, Director and President of LSE, Beijing 20 March 2013 and Shanghai 22 March 2013

Prof. Craig Calhoun, What Threatens Global Capitalism Now?, LSE China Lecture Series.

Mr. John Hughes, Group Political Advisor BP and LSE Court of Governors, Beijing 17 January 2013

Mr. John Hughes, Global Benefits? How to assess the role of multinational companies in economic development, LSE China Lecture Series. Lecture Outline (PDF)

2012 Series

Prof. Luc Bovens, Head of the Dept. of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE, Beijing, 28 October 2012

Prof. Luc Bovens, International Climate Change Negotiations: Morality Tale or Bargaining for Mutual Advantage?, LSE China Lecture Series.

Prof. Christopher Coker, Professor in the Dept. of International Relations, LSE - Beijing, 14 September 2012

Prof. Christopher Coker, Cross-Cultural Dialogue: Why the West Needs to Speak with the Non-Western World, LSE China Lecture Series.

Dr. Jan Kleinheisterkamp, Lecturer in the Dept. of Law, LSE, Beijing, 4 June 2012

Dr. Jan Kleinheisterkamp, China, Globalisation and the Law - The Transnational Challenge, LSE China Lecture Series.

Prof. James Putzel, Professor in the Dept. of International Development, LSE - Beijing, 15 May 2012

Prof. James Putzel, China's Role in Africa: New Dependency or FDI Bonanza?, LSE China Alumni Lecture Series.

Dr. Meng Bingchun, Lecturer in the Dept. of Media and Communications, LSE - Shanghai, 28 March 2012

Dr. Meng Bingchun, Global Media Industries: Media Convergence and Participatory Communication, LSE China Alumni Lecture Series.

Dr. Edgar Whitley, Reader in Information Systems, Dept. of Management, LSE - Shanghai, Hong Kong, Beijing, December 2011-January 2012

Dr. Edgar Whitley, Using Cloud Computing to Drive InnovationTechnological Opportunities and Management Challenges, LSE China Alumni Lecture Series.

2010-2011 Series

Dr. Razeen Sally, Senior Lecturer in International Political Economy, Dept. of International Relations, LSE, Beijing, December 2010

Razeen Sally, Shift to the East: Trade, Globisation and Asia after the Crisis, LSE China Alumni Lecture Series, Beijing, 8 December 2010. 

Razeen Sally, China's Trade Policy, Conference on China and the World Economy, Beijing, December 2010. 

Prof. Nik Rose, Director LSE BIOS, Beijing, November 2010

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Nik Rose, Health and Economics in the Age of Genomics, LSE China Alumni Lecture Series, Beijing, 3 November 2010. 

Nik Rose, Biomedicine in the age of genomics: social and ethical issues in diagnosis and treatment, Workshop at European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Pharmaceuticals Working Group, Beijing, 3 November 2010.

Howard Davies, LSE Director, Beijing visit 26-28 July 2010

Howard Davies, Post Crisis Financial System, LSE Executive Public Policy Training Programme for Chinese government officials, Peking University School of Government, Beijing, 26 July 2010. 

Howard Davies, Europe - The Lost Continent?, European Union Chamber of Commerce in China, Kerry Centre Hotel, Beijing, 27 July 2010. 

Howard Davies, Post Crisis Financial System, LSE China Alumni Lecture Series, British Ambassador's Residence, Beijing, 28 July 2010. 

If you are interested in speaking as part of the LSE China lecture series email Dr. Brendan smith on b.p.smith1@lse.ac.uk.