LSE: Public lectures and events
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SHORTCAST | The Work of the Future: where will it come from?
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join leading economist David Autor in discussion with Judy Wajcman as we explore the relationships between emerging technologies and the future of wor...
Out of the Vat with Lucy Campbell
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lucy Campbell is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Leverhulme Fellow at University of Warwick. In this episode, we talk to Lucy about self-knowled...
SHORTCAST | Duck – Rabbit: what drives our polarised culture?
30 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Paul Dolan and his guests to launch the latest series of his podcast, Duck - Rabbit, with a discussion of the neuroscience and social science beh...
Wages have hardly grown since the 1980s I LSE Research
27 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why have wages for low-skilled workers stagnated even in industries that have experienced years of economic growth?
Revisiting the 3D Perspective on Low Long Term Interest Rates
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gertjan Vlieghe's term as an external member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee comes to an end in August. Join us for his final lecture...
Crime and Punishment: Feudal Law and its impact on rural village life
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
LSE’s Dr Spike Gibbs has been looking at historical records of manorial courts to see how power was distributed in local communities throughout Engl...
Online Opportunities for Children
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Opportunities for children have long been theorised, but how should they be rethought in a digital world? In this webinar we will debate the theories ...
Social Infrastructures for a Post-COVID-19 World
12 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This event questions what equitable social infrastructures might look like in a post-covid world.
The Powerful and the Damned: life behind the headlines in financial times
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this event with former editor of the Financial Times Lionel Barber at which he will discuss his new book, The Powerful and the Damned: lif...
Reset: Reclaiming the internet for civil society
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ron Deibert explores the disturbing impact of the internet and social media on politics, the economy and the environment.
SHORTCAST | How Much is Your Health Worth?
07 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed extraordinary challenges to all sectors of society and underscored the centrality of human health and well-being to th...
Seven Ways to Change the World - How To Fix The Most Pressing Problems We Face
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us to hear from United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown speaking about his new book.
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple of years....
Why do people believe in conspiracy theories?
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Conspiracy theories fomented by political division and a global pandemic have gained traction in the public consciousness in the last couple of years....
Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us to discuss a special issue of LSE's Public Policy Review, a brand new public policy journal.
Youth and Inequalities in the UK
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This panel brings three young leaders who are working in and beyond their local communities to address inequalities in education, housing, employment ...
Duck – Rabbit: what drives our polarised culture?
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join Paul Dolan and his guests to launch the latest series of his podcast, Duck - Rabbit, with a discussion of the neuroscience and social science beh...
The Greek War of Independence: re-appraising its economic legacies
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How far may the economic problems of the modern Greek state be attributed to the nature of its origins?
Feminist Global Health Security
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At this book launch, we discuss the need for gender mainstreaming in global health security.
Awakening the Giant Beast: from pandemic to economic recovery
23 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How does the Biden-Harris Administration evaluate the current state and growth trajectory of the U.S. economy as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic...
Migration Crisis and its Impact for Europe
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the 18th Hellenic Observatory Annual Lecture which this year will be delivered by Notis Mitarachi, Greece's Minister of Migration & Asylum...
Nehru's India: Seven Myths
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Taylor C. Sherman discusses her forthcoming book, reassessing the Nehru years in Indian history.
Knowledge as a Source of the Great Divergence
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Mokyr will discuss the Great Divergence, the rapid economic and technological growth between c. 1500 and 1950, that gave the West the opportunity...
Recovery or Radical Transformation: the effect of COVID-19 on justice systems
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In discussion with Andrew Murray, the Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, outlines the evolution of the civil justice system, including the potenti...
Europe's Refugee 'Crisis': where are we now?
16 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This event will explore Europe’s ‘refugee’ or ‘migration’ crisis, asking whether Europe has changed since, and what happened to the people w...
International Religious Freedom under the Biden Administration
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This roundtable discussion will bring together experts from around the world to examine the Biden Administration’s approach to international religio...
The Privatized State and Government Outsourcing of Public Powers
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Can a privatised government rule legitimately?
What Does Responsible Business Look Like in a Post-Pandemic World?
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Alexandra Palt, Executive Vice-President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer of L’Oréal, the world’s number one cosmetics group, will disc...
Haldane and LSE: applying political philosophy to public service in today's polarised politics
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Haldane pioneered cross-party and cross-sector cooperation. How might Haldane's approach - that of the philosopher-statesman - be applied to p...
Move On Up
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Current Centre Director, Stephen Machin, reflects on 30 years of CEP research to look at the education and economic inequalities facing younger genera...
Empires Past and Present: empires today
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For the last seventy years, the United States has been the predominant state within the international system. Does it make sense to call the United St...
The Response of Major Cities to the Challenges of the 21st Century
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, will discuss the great transformations that we have to face as a society and the transformative role of the cities in t...
The Modern Mind
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We trace the development of our modern ideas about the mind, from the highly influential work of Descartes and the impact of Darwinian evolution to mo...
The Return of Inequality
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In his new book, The Return of Inequality, which he will discuss at this event, sociologist Mike Savage explains inequality’s profound deleterious e...
Why I hate you and everyone like you: election hostility explained
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Why are we so hostile towards anyone with a different opinion?
The Global Infrastructure Gap: potential perils, and a framework for distinction
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Henry discusses how poor countries lack infrastructure services: 1.2 billion people have no electricity and 1 billion live more than 2 kilometer...
The Long-term Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Euro Area
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The event will assess the long-term impact of COVID-19 crisis on the Euro Area taking into account the existing structural differences between member ...
Good Girls and an Ordinary Killing: Alpa Shah in conversation with Sonia Faleiro
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sonia Faleiro will be in conversation with Alpa Shah about her new book Good Girls: An Ordinary Killing.
Food Security and Africa After COVID-19
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join our event as experts discuss the outlook for the continent’s food security, and what measures should be taken.
What does it really mean to be a citizen?
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Citizenship. What does that word really signify? This episode of LSE IQ takes a look at the issue in all its complexities...
What does it really mean to be a citizen?
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Citizenship. What does that word really signify? This episode of LSE IQ takes a look at the issue in all its complexities...
Liars: falsehoods and free speech in an age of deception
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us to hear from Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein speaking about his new book.
LSE Directors Reflect
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this special event to celebrate 125 years of the London School of Economics and Political Science. We will be joined by the current direct...
For a Reparatory Social Science
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the inaugural Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity Keynote Lecture, Professor Bhambra will explore the social sciences’ failure to ack...
Rescue: from global crisis to a better world
26 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We are at a crossroads. The wrecking-ball of COVID-19 has destroyed global norms. Many think that after the devastation there will be a bounce back. T...
Modern Greek Politics
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this event that will introduce the new volume The Oxford Handbook of Modern Greek Politics, edited by Kevin Featherstone and Dimitri A. So...
A New Global Purpose for Education?
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Education is a national endeavour, but with our growing interdependence, is it time we acknowledge it has a global purpose? Join us for the launch of ...
Unconditional Equals
24 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on her forthcoming book Unconditional Equals, Anne Phillips explores the dangers of treating equality as conditional on some supposedly shared...
Doom: the politics of catastrophe
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Disasters are inherently hard to predict. But when catastrophe strikes, we ought to be better prepared than the Romans were when Vesuvius erupted or m...
Where Are All the ‘Welfare Queens?’ Diversity and European Evidence on Single-Parent
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the United States, single mothers are often blamed for their own circumstances and offered little support.... So what does this mean for social pol...
A Decade of Behavioural Science at LSE - Part 2
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for this fireside chat where Paul Dolan will continue his reflection on ten years of behavioural science at LSE, discussing biases, narratives...
The Ballpark | Extra Innings: Four Threats to American Democracy with Profs Lieberman and Mettler
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On 15 February 2021, The US Centre’s Chris Gilson speaks to Professor Robert Lieberman and Professor Suzanne Mettler about their recent book, ‘Fou...
Financing the Green Transition: what role for multilateral development banks?
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This panel event examines the challenge of scaling up sustainable investments to support a strong and green recovery.
Who's a Good Boy?
17 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do non-human animals have morals? Can chimpanzees tell right from wrong? Do dolphins think about what they ought to do? And can a dog really be good?
Lessons learnt from the Pandemic
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Over a year on from the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, what key lessons have been learnt that should shape the policies that national and global acto...
Responsible Persons: thinking about resentment, trust and hope in everyday life
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for the Brian Barry Memorial Lecture, an annual event honouring the work of political philosopher and former colleague, Professor Brian Barry.
What is to be done about fake news in politics?
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The problem of fake news and other contentious online content is one of our most pressing challenges...
The 'Human' in Human Rights Part II - Transformations
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of his three-part lecture series, Craig Calhoun charts the implications of genetic engineering and other transformations of the bio...
SHORTCAST | COVID-19 in the UK: where are all the women?
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We look at the role of UK policymakers in re-establishing the path to a more equal society for men and women in this context and draw comparisons with...
SHORTCAST | Financing a Green and Just Recovery from COVID-19
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How can we combine recovery from COVID-19 with the shift to an inclusive and sustainable global economy?
The Geopolitics of Health in the Middle East
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This event will discuss the geopolitical barriers to strengthening health systems in the region, presenting a country case study comparison of Palesti...
The Importance of Not Being Earnest
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
We explore what’s philosophically interesting about comedy. Both have a lot in common: showing up the ordinary as odd, critiquing the status quo, he...
Children and the Digital Environment
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Where does the digital begin and end, what does it incorporate? What are the implications for children? In this webinar we will debate the theories an...
China and the West in the Era of COVID-19
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
COVID-19 originated in Wuhan, China’s authoritarian system enabled it to contain the virus even as the United States became a global epicentre of di...
The Work of the Future: where will it come from?
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join leading economist David Autor in discussion with Judy Wajcman as we explore the relationships between emerging technologies and the future of wor...
Do algorithms have too much power?
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Computer algorithms shape our lives and increasingly control our future, but how much power should we give to them and have we let things go too far?
How to be Happy
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Do you feel like you’re on a treadmill and happiness is always just around the corner? Are you disappointed that the things you buy don’t ...
Inequalities in Urban Planning – a history of Detroit
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drawing on her work as a planning and housing specialist and her role with the Detroit land bank, Dekonti Mends Cole talks about the aftermath of the ...
The Power of Creative Destruction - Economic Upheaval and the Wealth of Nations
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Philippe Aghion, Professor at the Collège de France and LSE, offers a cutting-edge analysis of what drives economic growth and a blueprint for prospe...
Predatory States and Ungoverned Spaces: who assumes the responsibility to protect?
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Reflecting on their personal experiences and journeys into their fields of expertise, this discussion will draw attention to the growing challenge of ...
The Impossible Office? 300 years of the British Prime Minister
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Office of the British Prime Minister has endured longer than any other democratic political office, but how have the 55 remarkable individuals who...
Mary Wollstonecraft and the Vindication of Human Rights
28 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join two great minds in exploring the themes of justice and equality: Amartya Sen and Enlightenment hero Mary Wollstonecraft, as Amartya Sen gives the...
Duck – Rabbit: taking sides
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A new podcast where Professor Paul Dolan looks at the issues that divide us.
The New Age of Empire: how racism and colonialism still rule the world
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Coretta Phillips will be in conversation with Kehinde Andrews to discusses his new book, The New Age of Empire.
Debating Capital and Ideology
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This event will debate Thomas Piketty’s urgent new book, Capital and Ideology, and will feature an interdisciplinary panel of experts.
Irrationality - A History of the Dark Side of Reason
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julian Le Grand will talk with Justin E. H. Smith about his new book, Irrationality - A History of the Dark Side of Reason.
Cosmopolitanisms: past, present, future?
21 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A cosmopolitics that allows it for mankind to address its common interests is clearly needed, as demonstrated again by the COVID-19 pandemic. It is ev...
The Technological Revolution in Financial Services
19 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for a panel discussion on The Technological Revolution in Financial Services: How Banks, Fintechs and Customers Win Together, edited by Michae...
Inequality: the misallocation of talent and economic development
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This lecture reviews recent evidence on the misallocation of talent by economic class and gender in different settings, highlighting how temporary sho...
The Politics of Race in American Film: Episode 4, Hollywood Representations of Blackness
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Politics of Race in American Film looks at films which engage with questions of blackness and race in America during the Obama and...
SHORTCAST | Gender and COVID-19: a feminist economic lens
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an event shortcast, a digested version of our live online public events series. This event was recorded on February 18th 2021. A full version ...
SHORTCAST | What We Owe Each Other: a new social contract
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This is an event shortcast, a digested version of our live online public events series. This event was recorded on March 1st 2021. A full version is a...
The Psychology of Intergroup Inequality
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Jim Sidanius will present some of his latest ideas on the psychological foundations of intergroup inequality, followed by a conversation on ...
Empires Past & Present: empire around 1900
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this series of four lectures, the Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs at Yale, Odd Arne Westad, discusses the concept of empire and why i...
How to Build the Future You Want | Think Big by Dr Grace Lordan
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Grace Lordan's new book, Think Big, provides a practical framework to keep you moving in the right direction.
Race and Democracy in America
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A discussion about race and racial inequity in the United States, past and present.
Drugs and Development Policies: a discussion with the Global Commission on Drug Policy
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This high-level discussion will explore the experiences of four former heads of state or government, from four regions in the world, to discuss the me...
Tackling the COVID-19 Pandemic of Inequality to Build a Green, Inclusive, & Resilient Recovery
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Join World Bank Group President David Malpass, ahead of the Spring Meetings, at the London School of Economics and Political Science as he discusses w...
The Power to Say Yes, The Right to Say No
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of UNFPA, the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency, will discuss why bodily autonomy and sexual and ...
Think Big
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this event, Paul Dolan will be in conversation with Grace Lordan about her new book, Think Big: Take Small Steps and Build the Future You Want.
The Hype Machine: how social media disrupts our elections, our economy and our health
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
MIT professor Sinan Aral draws on two decades of his own research and business experience and go under the hood of the biggest, most powerful social n...
A Theory of Everything?
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote that nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. Is there an even more general theory t...
Regimes of Inequality: the political economy of health and wealth
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this lecture, Julia Lynch will examine the political dynamics underlying the “new normal” of high and rising inequality since 1980.
The Politics of Race in American Film: Episode 3, Class, Gender and Freedom at the Edges of American Society
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Clive James Nwonka hosts a conversation with Melanie Hoyes, Dr. Luisa Heredia, and Dr. Shelley Cobb about the films American Honey and The Florida...
From Subject to Citizen – And Back: crises of the republic
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This year’s Fred Halliday Memorial Event will explore how and why the symbolic investment in republican discourse and the building of republican ins...
The Left in Power: reflections on SYRIZA’s promise and achievements
22 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When SYRIZA came to power in January 2015, it promised an end to the bailouts and to austerity. In this conversation with Kevin Featherstone, Euclid T...
Celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
At this event, our panelists will celebrate the achievements of Celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020 and assess her legacy.
Getting Developing Asia Back on Track
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Asia has successfully transitioned from a low-income agrarian region in the 1960s to a global manufacturing powerhouse today, driving growth around th...
How Much is Your Health Worth? The Human and Economic Value of Health in the Era of COVID-19
17 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The COVID-19 pandemic has posed extraordinary challenges to all sectors of society and underscored the centrality of human health and well-being to th...
Embedding Health Policy into Broader Economic Thinking
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Diseases present us with obvious health costs, but there are significant economic costs to illness too.