LSE: Public lectures and events

The Future of Work in Africa

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Africa is a 1.2 billion person market on the cusp of dramatic and transformative growth.

Is Europe White? Assessing the Role of Whiteness in Europe Today

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the form of white privilege, ‘colour-blindness’ and supremacy, how does whiteness shape individual lives and European societies alike? This eve...

Social Solidarity and the Virus

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Has the sudden, intense common experience of the virus crisis generated a reservoir of social solidarity? How have public attitudes and political cult...

SHORTCAST | Beveridge 2.0 The Supportive State

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an event shortcast, a digested version of the STICERD panel discussion that took place on January 13th 2021.

SHORTCAST | Going for Growth

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an event shortcast, a digested version of our live online public events series. This event was recorded on 8th February 2021. A full version i...

A Brief History of Equality

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will the Covid-19 pandemic fuel social demand for equality and economic justice?

Women in International Thought

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This event, will uncover and explore women’s often foundational role in thinking about international politics.

Safety Culture: what can the post-COVID world learn from high-risk industries

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the post-COVID world, companies (and indeed societies) will need to develop a culture that allows them to maximise productivity whilst retaining sa...

UK Market Regulation After Brexit: higher, lower or stay the same?

09 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How best can the UK economy compete in the world of the future?

Not Suitable for Work

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to work, is less more?

Shaping the Post-COVID City

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can policy makers and urban health leaders plan through this uncertainty, and how can those plans help to address the changing nature of and exist...

Accelerating Gender Equality in India post-COVID

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To mark International Women’s Day 2021, we explore how India can adopt more gender inclusive policy planning and implementation to manage the impact...

After COVID, What Next for Urban Humanitarian Responses?

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What lessons have been learned from the pandemic in managing humanitarian responses in urban settings? How can we harness this to create a more just w...

Health Policy in a Post-COVID World

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

COVID-19 has presented an opportunity to address some of the profound underlying problems of our health systems. We compare international health syste...

How to Harness Data to improve your Decision-making and Increase your Probability of Success

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Data-driven decision-making and the ability to communicate a large amount of information to audiences efficiently are vital in any industry.

Humans, Animals and Pandemics: what needs to change?

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What steps to improve animal welfare do governments need to take to save humanity from a catastrophe that may be far greater than the ongoing COVID di...

What can Health Services Learn from COVID-19?

05 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

COVID-19 has tested many countries’ health systems beyond their limits. Health services were overwhelmed by COVID patients and populations also face...

Breaking the Inequality Mould in Latin America

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Rethinking inequality reduction programmes in post-COVID Latin America is timely and urgent. What are the pathways forward?

How Can We Shape a More Inclusive Future?

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The politics of ‘difference’ remain salient in contemporary societies; discrimination often encompasses the sometimes less obvious, but equally da...

How to Manage Technological Disruption: tech giants, competition, and the future of work

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Digital platforms have upended traditional business models and are disrupting ever more industries in a post-COVID world.

Isolationism: the future of US foreign policy?

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

During the presidency of Donald Trump, the US pursued a more self-interested and transactional foreign policy, often seeing relations with other count...

What is the Future of Diplomacy?

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are pixellated images of leaders in tiny squares on a computer screen the 'new normal' for international diplomacy? What are the implications of the l...

Why is Unemployment Bad for Gender Equality?

04 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Aliya Rao explores how unemployment reinforces gender inegalitarian norms and behaviours when it comes to time, space and emotions. How might we tackl...

COVID-19 in the UK: where are all the women?

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Women’s vulnerability must be considered in pandemic preparedness and response.

Digital by Default: the COVID-19 generation

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Almost overnight, following lockdown, children’s lives became digital by default. We critically reflect on how children’s experiences, needs and r...

How Can We Do Good Science With Models?

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Given their power to influence the world, how can we ensure that mathematical models are developed in a transparent and accountable way, providing inf...

How to Be Effective Leaders in the Context of Organisational Change

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Effective leadership is essential in any organisation. In an uncertain world, resilient leaders are more important than ever to the survival and succe...

The Politics of Race in American Film: Episode 2, Race, Space, and The City

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Politics of Race in American Film podcast, Dr. Clive James Nwonka discusses the films Paterson and The Last Black Man in San Fr...

We Have Declared a Climate Emergency! Now what?

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The translation of climate policy into “on the ground” actions in our communities should deliver healthier, more prosperous and resilient cities w...

What is Colonial about Global Health?

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can COVID-19 invigorate an alternative vision for the future of global health?

What Work Disappeared? COVID-19 and Labour Market Outcomes for the Under 25s

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Has the COVID-19 pandemic led to worse career prospects for young people?

Financing a Green and Just Recovery from COVID-19

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can we combine recovery from COVID-19 with the shift to an inclusive and sustainable global economy?

How Can Policy Makers Use Behavioural Science?

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What specific societal behaviours should policy makers want to shape as we move forward in a post-COVID world? We analyse what behavioural science res...

How the Pandemic Polarised Us

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We explore political polarisation in the UK, EU, US and on social media in light of COVID-19, and how democracy can be built back.

How to Develop your Presence and Influence

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

To create positive change in the world, we need to influence people who have more power than we do and convince them to listen to us.

Scroungers versus Strivers: the myth of the welfare state

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is dedicated to social policy giant Professor Sir John Hills, who died in December 2020.

Scroungers versus Strivers: the myth of the welfare state

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is dedicated to social policy giant Professor Sir John Hills, who died in December 2020.

Start-up Survival: how do young innovators navigate the 'new normal'?

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This pre-recorded film includes testimonies and honest insights from two young innovators building businesses focussed on the betterment of society.

Why Should We Build Back Differently?

02 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Post-COVID19, there is talk of ‘building back better’. What does this mean?

What We Owe Each Other: a new social contract

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What should a social contract for the 21st century look like?

A Letter on Feminist Peace

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How could we create a world founded on an inclusive and intersectional concept of humanity and peaceful existence for all peoples?

How Has COVID-19 Produced New Forms of Stigma?

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Drawing on ethnographic insights, Nikita Simpson explores how these new relations of stigma have emerged in the UK during the pandemic.

How to take control of your decisions

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What is the next big decision you need to make? COVID-19 has had a profound impact on many of our behaviours. What is the impact it has had on the dec...

How will New Technology Affect the Future of Work?

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Many fear the impact of robots and AI on the demand for labour in the future. Such techno-angst is nothing new and perhaps we can learn from the past ...

Life in a Post-COVID World: learning from Southeast Asia

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Although the distinctive outcomes of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia are only now becoming clear, we expect that they can become the basis for innovative a...

We Are All in This Together: has COVID-19 taught us how to save the world?

01 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Can the massive shift in the way we now relate to each other, and the rules we choose to live by, help us tackle other collective threats to humanity,...

The Costs of Connection: how data is colonizing human life and appropriates it

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Nick Couldry and Ulises Ali Mejias will discuss their book, The Costs of Connection: How Data Colonizes Human Life and Appropriates it for Capitalism.

A Polity Divided: empire, nation, and the construction of the British welfare state

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Annual British Journal of Sociology Lecture examines national welfare in the context of being an imperial polity organised around hierarchies – ...

Making Your Voice Heard

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Drawing on research from her latest book, Making Your Voice Heard, Connson Locke will look at how to develop your leadership presence and be more infl...

Philanthropy - from Aristotle to Zuckerberg

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this talk by Paul Vallely who will be discussing his new book, Philanthropy: From Aristotle to Zuckerberg.

Public Authority Podcast | Episode 1

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of two episodes on the ‘localisation agenda’, this episode looks into the histories of NGOs in the country, the challenges faced by N...

Public Authority Podcast | Episode 2

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In the second of two episodes on the ‘localisation agenda’, this episode examines the barriers to the localisation of aid in South Sudan.

Resilience

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do we mean by the term ‘resilience’? We trace the philosophical traditions of resilience and explore critical perspectives on its modern form...

SHORTCAST | Data-driven Responses to COVID-19: opportunities and limitations

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

With many activities moving online, there is growing pressure to implement a range of data–driven responses as “obvious” solutions to various CO...

SHORTCAST | Growth and solidarity: cities reimagining human mobility in Africa and Europe

22 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As cities grapple with the impact of the Covid pandemic the Mayors Dialogue will chart a path forward...

Gender and COVID-19: a feminist economic lens

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this first lecture in our new series organised in memory of Sylvia Chant which will be delivered by Naila Kabeer.

Wealth Inequality Across the Globe

18 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This event will introduce a special issue of The Journal of Chinese Sociology, which will showcase new analyses of wealth inequality and their implica...

How was Brexit for you? a reflection on what we learnt

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What do we still need to learn if the UK is to make a success of Brexit? The panel will consider the changes occurring across government, the economy ...

"World on the Edge": the crisis of the western liberal order

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This event will debate the crisis of the liberal order: is the cause of the crisis liberalism itself, or does it have as much to do with Trump and the...

Let’s Talk Careers in a Post-COVID world

16 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The impacts of COVID-19 on career prospects will differ across individuals. In this session we will discuss the groups of people who have advanced and...

Critical Race Theory and the Black Radical Tradition: engaging with structural racism in education

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

LSE EmbRace and LSE’s Eden Centre engage in a dialogue on the topic of Critical Race Theory and education.

Shaping Cities in an Urban Age

11 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Using research from LSE’s global Urban Age programme – including new research on Athens - the illustrated lecture reviews how urban planning, gove...

The Recurring Crises of American Democracy

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for a discussion of America’s current predicament and how it differs from past threats to democracy in the US.

Going for Growth

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can the UK and the world get back to sustainable growth following the COVID-19 pandemic?

Spaced Out

08 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How can we plan for a future where human beings can share both public and private spaces? Join Katie Beswick, Julia King and Antoine Picon to discuss ...

Building a Caring Economy

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How do we build back our global economy by putting care – care of people and care of the environment - at its centre?

Electoral Hostility: is the sanctity of elections under threat?

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Between the disruption from external threats such as covid and terrorism and the ever-increasing tension and frustration between voters, is the sancti...

Our Slim Window of Opportunity: what the climate change agenda must achieve in 2021

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a world beset by a global pandemic and an existential climate change emergency, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change Patricia Espinosa will pro...

The Epic Potential of Empowering Women

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In her new book, which she will talk about at this event, Scott argues on the strength of hard data and on-the-ground experience that removing those b...

Building Resilience Through Data Centricity

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this fireside chat with Jacky Wright, Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US.

Should we be optimistic?

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Despite our growing collective pessimism about the state of the world, when it comes to our own lives, research suggests we are generally optimistic.

Should we be optimistic?

02 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Despite our growing collective pessimism about the state of the world, when it comes to our own lives, research suggests we are generally optimistic.

Defending the Future: gender, conflict and environmental peace

01 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This discussion project addresses how the role of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda takes into account the climate crisis and its impact on w...

The Politics of Race in American Film

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What can film teach us about the evolution of racial politics and depictions of race in the United States?

Mission Economy: a moonshot guide to changing capitalism

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this public lecture by Mariana Mazzucato who will outline her new approach for governments to deal with inequality, disease and climate ch...

Power and Impunity: what Donald Trump and Boris didn’t learn from the Ancient Greeks

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are we living in a world marked by a new impunity of power?

SHORTCAST | Is it Time to Cancel Household Debt?

29 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an event shortcast, a digested version of our live online public events series. This event was recorded on October 15th 2020. A full version i...

Mothering and Work, Mothering as Work

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this event we will grapple with past and present experiences of mothering. How can we tell a story of maternal labour in the past, in the absence o...

SHORTCAST | Behavioural Science and a Post-COVID World

28 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is an event shortcast, a digested version of our live online public events series. This event was recorded on November 4th 2020. A full version i...

The Politics of Inequality: why should we focus on resistance from below?

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The newly launched Politics of Inequality research theme at the International Inequalities Institute explores the practices of resistance, mobilisatio...

Empires Past & Present: empire around 1800

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Around 1800 the world was dominated by a number of predominant empires at different stages of development This lecture will discuss each of these empi...

Misinformation

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Information may be power, but misinformation appears to be usurping the throne...can democratic societies do anything to stem the flow of fake news?

COVID-19 and its Impact on Gender, Justice and Security

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This event will take stock of changing social and political landscapes, locally and internationally, one year into the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Impact of Brexit on Higher Education

25 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What impact might Brexit have on students and research?

Explaining the hegemony of financial inclusion

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we are joined by Julie Zollman from Tufts University to discuss financial inclusion and why it has gone viral as a solution for inter...

Rebuilding the UK Economy for a More Secure Future

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join Shadow Chancellor Anneliese Dodds as she sets out Labour’s plans to recover jobs, retrain workers and rebuild businesses to build a better, mor...

The Next Four Years: what should we expect for America?

21 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What will the next administration's international and domestic priorities be? A roundtable discussion with leading experts on American politics.

A Decade of Behavioural Science at LSE: A Fireside chat with Professor Paul Dolan

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Join us for this fireside chat where Paul Dolan will be reflecting on ten years of behavioural science at LSE, discussing biases, narratives, happines...

Solutions for a Planet in Crisis

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, discusses how we can make science more ...

Warfare and Peacemaking in the 21st Century: who's taking responsibility to protect and promote peace

19 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this, the first 'In Conversation with' event, the director of the LSE Centre for Women, Peace and Security, Sanam Naraghi Anderlini, will delve int...

Hayekian Behavioural Economics

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Friedrich Hayek argued for freedom of choice based on outsiders knowing much less than choosers so that interferences with personal freedom will make ...

Is Perfectionism an Illness?

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Tom Curran from LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science researches perfectionism, its damaging effects and why society is makin...

Keeping up appearances: the changing face of the elites and their hobbies

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Sam Friedman and Dr Aaron Reeves examine how elites signal their superior social position via the consumption of culture.

Key Workers and Inequality

18 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The vital labour of 'key workers' has been widely lauded during the pandemic. But can the trend of recent decades toward inequalities in earning and s...

After the Drugs Wars

15 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Who are the people most affected by the drugs trade? What are the challenges they face?

What’s the point of social science in a pandemic?

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As we embark on 2021 and, hopefully, the latter stages of the pandemic, now is an apt moment to reflect on how we’ve got to where we are.

What’s the point of social science in a pandemic?

05 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As we embark on 2021 and, hopefully, the latter stages of the pandemic, now is an apt moment to reflect on how we’ve got to where we are.

Public investment and graduate underemployment in Benin (Investissements publics et chômage des jeunes diplômés au Bénin)

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Quelle est la cause du taux de chômage croissant chez les diplômés au Bénin?

Europe and the British Geographical Imagination, 1760-1830

12 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Stock explores what geographical reference works, textbooks, dictionaries, and encyclopaedias tell us about literate Britons' understandings of E...

LSE class of 2020

11 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Congratulations to the class of 2020! LSE Director Minouche Shafik shares her message to students graduating in this exceptional year.