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Beveridge 2.0 Populism Symposium

Hosted by LSE School of Public Policy and STICERD

Shaw Library, Old Building, LSE

Speakers

Professor Andrés Velasco, Professor Tim Besley

Professor Gilat Levy

Professor Sara Hobolt

Professor Andrés Rodriguez-Pose

Professor David Soskice

In many countries and regions across the world populist movements and leaders have gained influence. Fuelled by growing disillusionment with democracy, populists have challenged the legitimacy of democratic institutions and sometimes actively weakened them.

The symposium invites experts from across the School to explore the interaction between economic and cultural explanations of the current populist surge, its social, political and economic outcomes as well as potential policy responses.

Read the full Symposium schedule here.

Professor Tim Besley is School Professor of Economics and Political Science, Department of Economics, LSE.

Professor Gilat Levy is Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, LSE.

Professor Sara Hobolt (@sarahobolt) is Sutherland Chair in European Institutions and Professor, Department of Government and European Institute, LSE.

Professor Andrés Rodriguez-Pose (@rodriguez_pose) is Professor of Economic Geography, Department of Geography and Environment, LSE.

Professor David Soskice is School Professor of Political Science and Economics, Department of Government and International Inequalities Institute, LSE.

Professor Andrés Velasco (@AndresVelasco) is Dean of School of Public Policy, LSE.

The LSE School of Public Policy (@LSEPublicPolicy) is an international community where ideas and practice meet. Our approach creates professionals with the ability to analyse, understand and resolve the challenges of contemporary governance.

STICERD (STICERD_LSE) brings together world-class academics to put economics and related disciplines at the forefront of research and policy. Founded in 1978 by the renowned Japanese economist Michio Morishima, with donations from Suntory and Toyota, we are a thriving research community within the LSE. 

Beveridge 2.0. Redefining the Social Contract is an initiative that brings the LSE community together with the intent of exploring avenues for collaborative cross-disciplinary research.

Twitter Hashtag for this event: #LSEBeveridge

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