Gearty Grillings

Building prosperity through social solidarity and economic dynamism

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Humza Yousaf MSP, First Minister of Scotland reflects on the current UK economic model which delivers comparatively low living standards and poor prod...

Elections in Ukraine and Russia

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mariia Zolkina, DINAM Research Fellow in the Department of International Relations, explains the cases of Ukraine and Russia.

Global ocean governance: past, present, and future

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Drawing from history, international law, and game theory. Professor Scott Barrett discusses the achievements and setbacks of global ocean governance.

217 million census records: evidence from linked census data

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

New historical census sources and advances in record linking technology are allowing economic historians to become big data genealogists.

LSE: The Ballpark | Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas

07 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On March 6th, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about the Super Tuesday results, the primary race so far, and what the trends may...

Déja vu all over again? Super Tuesday and the race for the presidency

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The day after this important primary contest, academics and journalists reflect on the US presidential primary results and give their predictions for ...

Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution?

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are weight-loss jabs the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis? Should we be doing more to tackle the root causes?

How can we tackle inequalities through British public policy?

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Researchers from across the International Inequalities Institute discuss their work and how their findings could impact British public policy.

What's funny about everyday sexism?

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Grace Lordan joins stand-up comedian Cally Beaton as they delve into the fascinating realm of comedy and its intricate relationship with sexism.

LSE: The Ballpark | The Limits of Presidential Power with Professor Andrew Rudalevige

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2024, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Andrew Rudalevige about the separation of powers in US government and the executive branch, and former ...

Shaping major cities – the challenge of being a mayor

29 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Running and shaping cities is among the most complex and challenging areas of public policy. What is it like to be a mayor?

The inequality of wealth: why it matters and how to fix it

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The super-rich have never had it so good. But millions of us can’t afford a home, an education or a pension. And unless we change course soon, the f...

Moments of polycrisis: a mayor's perspective

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

All politics is local. In an increasingly complex and dynamic world of multiple and overlapping crises, local authorities often find themselves at the...

Revolutionary papers: an exploration of anti-colonial and anti-imperial journals

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Revolutionary Papers is an international, transdisciplinary research and teaching initiative on anticolonial, anti-imperial and related left periodica...

Are we on the verge of a weight-loss revolution?

25 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are weight-loss jabs the answer to Britain’s obesity crisis? Should we be doing more to tackle the root causes?

The modern left for progressive governance

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Across Europe, the left – in its different variants - is facing an electoral challenge. The populist, nationalist right appears in the ascendancy, w...

Transnational anti-gender politics and resistance

22 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

As 'anti-gender' movements become more prominent globally, we ask Judith Butler and feminist activist Tooba Syed to share histories and forms of resis...

The new China playbook: beyond socialism and capitalism

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

China is a formidable and emerging power on the world stage, and its booming economy is the second largest in the world.

LSE: The Ballpark | Bipartisanship and US Foreign Policy with Dr Jordan Tama

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Jordan Tama, Provost Associate Professor at American University’s School of International Service about his...

The 2024 Indonesian election: from Widodo to Subianto?

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prof John Sidel, Director of Saw Swee Hock Southeast Asia Centre at LSE, explains Indonesia's trajectory as a stable and consolidated democracy over t...

What is data colonialism?

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Big Tech companies are grabbing our most basic natural resources – our data – exploiting our labour and connections, and repackaging our informati...

The great fear: the politics of performing

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Sociologist Richard Sennett speaks about his new book, The Performer: art, life, politics.

Transforming rural Southeast Asia

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Globally the proportion of people who live in rural areas is declining, yet the net number continues to increase: from 3 billion in 1990 to 3.4 billio...

Growth through investment: what should the UK's FDI strategy look like?

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

An increasingly challenging global economic environment calls for an evidence-based discussion of the next stage of the UK’s strategy for the attrac...

Empowering the economy

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

The German Finance Minister talks about new realities and strengthening Germany’s competitiveness for the benefit of its economy and its partners.

The shortcut - how machines became intelligent without thinking in a human way

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Current media coverage of AI seems to assume that it has just suddenly appeared out of the blue.

The revolutionary city

08 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Mark R. Beissinger provides a new understanding of how revolutions happen and what they might look like in the future.

The seaside: England's love affair

07 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can resorts, with their wealth of cultural heritage, forge a new future?

The Oceans Treaty as a win for multilateralism: what lies ahead

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Speakers address what was achieved in these negotiations, how the Treaty speaks to global justice, equity, and climate change and what happens next in...

Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class? | Extra iQ

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of LSE Extra iQ asks, 'Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class?'.

LSE: The Ballpark | The Brattle Group Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to the authors of the Brattle Group Report on Reparations for Transatlantic Chattel Slavery, which estimates repara...

The perils of Saudi nationalism

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In Saudi Arabia, the project of nation-building was troubled from its first days as the Al-Saud rulers struggled to construct a nation out of the frag...

2024 U.S. election: what you need to know

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There is a lot at stake for the United States and the world in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Recent advances in the understanding of human sociality

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Although each of us derives enormous benefit from the vast network of cooperative social relations that exists among human beings, there is still no u...

Limitarianism: the case against extreme wealth

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s often said that there shouldn’t be any billionaires. But this is a mistake.

Why is it worth staying curious about racial capitalism?

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

There has been a huge increase in discussion of racial capitalism, linked both to a revisiting of anticapitalist analysis and of the legacies of colon...

Empowering citizens with behavioural science

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Behavioural public policy has gained significant attention recently due to two key factors: political debates over government size and role, and the g...

Fluke: chance, chaos and why everything we do matters

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are the smallest accidents that have tilted the course of history itself?

It's in the news: we're decarbonising!

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can journalists help citizens understand what net-zero entails? What it means for them, given their values and livelihoods?

Solidarity economics: why mutuality and movements matter

25 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

can we build an economics based on cooperation?

Protect, strengthen, prepare - 2024 as a moment of truth for the future of the European continent

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Prime Minister De Croo talks about the strengths of the Union, its relationship with the United Kingdom, and the ways in which the EU needs to reform ...

In conversation with Bisher Khasawneh, Prime Minister of Jordan

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This special event welcomes LSE alumnus Bisher Khasawneh, Prime Minister of The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

LSE: The Ballpark | The Future of US-China Competition with Dr Ashley Tellis

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In January 2024, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Ashley Tellis, the Tata Chair for Strategic Affairs and a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment fo...

Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class? | Extra iQ

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of LSE Extra iQ asks, 'Why do so many people mistakenly think they are working class?'.

Golden Passports: how elites buy freedom

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Over the last two decades, citizenship by investment programmes have surged in popularity, with more than 20 countries adopting 'golden passport' laws...

Inflation: new and old perspectives

19 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

During the last two years, inflation has re-emerged in the developed world together with concerns about it being persistent.

LSE: The Ballpark | Why China Hawks are Wrong with Professor William Wohlforth

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023, the Phelan US Centre spoke to spoke to William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, a...

LSE: The Ballpark | Rust Belt Union Blues with Professor Theda Skocpol

04 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Theda Skocpol, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard University.

2024: A year of unpredictable elections

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Our Global Politics series explores the debates at the forefront of politics and the implications of key elections.

How can we tackle loneliness?

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we tackle loneliness?’.

LSE: The Ballpark | Master’s students essay competition on climate change

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with the prompt, “What responsibility does the US have to the rest of...

A lecture by Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In conversation with LSE alumna Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados.

Engaging the global urban agenda: from the south

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This year’s Chant lecture explores imperatives to reconfiguring global urban science to meet these ambitions.

The economic costs of British planning: unaffordable housing and lost employment and productivity

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This event brings together some of the key contributors to this long running debate and underline LSE’s commitment to engage in this important publi...

Rights, virtues and humanity: re-thinking the ethics of human rights

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Have human rights lost their power as an ethical discourse?

How can we tackle loneliness?

02 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we tackle loneliness?’.

LSE: The Ballpark | Religion over Race with Dr Amanda Sahar d’Urso and Dr Tabitha Bonilla

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Amanda Sahar d’Urso, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University and Dr Tabitha Bonilla, Associate Profess...

The oceans, the blue economy and implications for climate change

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many conversations about sustainability and climate-change focus on activities on land – the green part of our planet. This misses a vital part of t...

Greek foreign policy: future challenges and opportunities

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Contemporary politics reveal that the problems humanity is facing are not merely national or regional, but global, eroding and transcending the tradit...

The legacy of Richard Titmuss: social welfare fifty years on

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This event discusses Richard Titmuss’s critique of the ‘welfare state’.

How economics changes the world

23 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Economic ideas are "performative" - meaning that they do change the ways economies work - but not on their own.

Why the racial wealth divide matters

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Escalating asset price inflation in recent decades has helped to expose wealth inequality as a major dimension of socio-economic inequality across the...

Dementia and decision-making

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How should we make decisions with – or on behalf of – those with dementia?

Making good law in a time of polycrisis

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Lord Speaker will explain how the House of Lords enables policy-makers to look beyond the five-year electoral cycle, at a time when the UK faces m...

Trends and determinants of global child malnutrition: what can we learn from history?

16 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In his inaugural lecture, Eric Schneider explores how child malnutrition, measured through child growth, has changed over the past 150 years around th...

The elusive plantation: imagining development in Mozambique

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wendy Wolford draws on multi stakeholder archival materials and field research to discuss an ambitious project called ProSavana intended to transform ...

Art, rights and resistance for the 21st century

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In conversation with Tanya Harmer, the interdisciplinary feminist collective, LASTESIS, will be reflecting on art, rights and resistance for the 21st ...

LSE: The Ballpark | In Quest of a Shared Planet with Dr Naveeda Khan

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Naveeda Khan, associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University about her new bo...

Good jobs, bad jobs in the UK labour market

09 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Speakers discuss how we can define and measure deprivation in the labour market, by applying a methodology widely used to measure multidimensional pov...

AI disruption in the job market: navigating future skills and relevance

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Speakers discuss strategies you can put in place to make sure you hone the skills necessary to keep you relevant in the workplace in the future.

Can we change the world?

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘Can we change the world?’

How can you get happier?

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science on the theme of health and wellbeing, Paul Dolan introduces his new podcast series, Get Happier.

The women who made modern economics

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Reeves, the Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, unveils her book, The Women Who Made Modern Economics.

Underground empire: how America weaponised the world economy

02 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Abraham Newman and Henry Farrell discuss their forthcoming book Underground Empire: how America weaponised the world economy.

How did Britain come to this? The accidental logics of Britain's neoliberal settlement

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Gwyn Bevan argues that the interaction of two ideas created an accidental logic in which financialised enterprises have exploited rules of the game to...

Towards a world of good relationships

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How are we to heal divided communities, to respect difference, trade fairly, care for the displaced, respond to crises, or share the natural world?

Black Feminism in Europe

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Speakers discuss the role of black women in social, cultural and political movements historically and in our times.

The Future of Capitalism Conference: Keynote Address: Rethinking Market Capitalism: Innovation and the Path to Shared Prosperity with Professor Daron Acemoglu

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecur...

The Future of Capitalism Conference: Panel 1 on Globalisation and the Return of Geopolitics

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecur...

The Future of Capitalism Conference: Panel 2 on Populism and Democratic Capitalism

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecur...

The Future of Capitalism Conference: Panel 3 on Global Governance in an Era of Anti-Globalism

27 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

On the 20th and 21st of October 2023, the London School of Economics' Phelan United States Centre hosted the Future of Capitalism in an Age of Insecur...

Can we change the world?

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘Can we change the world?’

The economic government of the world, 1933-2023

26 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Martin Daunton discusses his new book, The economic government of the world, 1933-2023.

The psychosis of whiteness

25 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kehinde Andrews discusses his new book, The Psychosis of Whiteness.

In conversation with Arun Blair-Mangat

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate Black History Month, join us for this conversation between LSE alumnus Arun Blair-Mangat and LSE President Eric Neumayer.

The golden passport: global mobility for millionaires

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kristin Surak discusses her new book, The Golden Passport: global mobility for millionaires.

Organised labour and future of British politics

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In discussion with Paul Nowak, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress.

Homelessness in London in a time of crisis

17 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this debate we will be looking at the reasons why the housing situation has worsened in London.

Shattered nation: inequality and the geography of a failing state

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geographer Danny Dorling marks the launch of his new book, Shattered Nation, and explains why we are growing further and further apart, exposing a ne...

Predicting our climate future: what we know, what we don't know, what we can't know

12 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

David Stainforth discusses his new book Predicting Our Climate Future: what we know, what we don’t know, and what we can’t know - how climate scie...

How to slay a dragon: building a new Russia after Putin

10 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Mikhail Khodorkovsky speaks about his new book, How To Slay a Dragon: building a new Russia after Putin.

LSE: The Ballpark | The Birth Lottery of History with Professor Robert Sampson

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In June 2023, the Phelan US Centre spoke with Robert J. Sampson the Woodford L. and Ann A. Flowers University Professor at Harvard University about hi...

The identity trap: a story of ideas and power in our time

06 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yascha Mounk explores the transformation of a healthy appreciation for the culture and heritage of minorities into an obsession with group identity in...

Can Russia be remade?

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nina Khrushcheva discusses the current state of affairs in Russia.

Recovering enslaved peoples' perspectives from archives, literature, and art

05 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Louis Gates, Jr in conversation with Isaac Julien and LSE's Imaobong Umoren.

How can we leverage transparency to the betterment of society?

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Leuz reviews what we know about the role and effectiveness of transparency regimes that target particular corporate activities by shining th...

Eurowhiteness: culture, empire and race in the European project

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Speakers discuss Hans Kundnani's latest book, Eurowhiteness: culture, empire and race in the European project.

What’s it like to be criminalised for being gay?

03 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Joanna Bale investigates how gay men living in Dubai create covert communities where they can meet and socialise.

Ukraine: the war that changed the world

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Speakers discuss the war in Ukraine and its global implications.

A theory of everyone: who we are, how we got here, and where we're going

28 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A blueprint for a better future that offers a unified theory of human behavior, culture, and society.