LSE: The Ballpark
Episodes
Alternatives to neoliberalism
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our panel seeks to answer the central economic question of our time: what is the alternative to neoliberalism?
What's at stake in the upcoming EU elections
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the recent years, more and more right-wing parties have appeared in politics in European countries and across the world.
Visions of inequality: from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Branko Milanovic discusses his latest book, Visions of Inequality: from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War.
The divine economy: how religions compete for wealth, power, and people
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Seabright discusses his latest book, The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People.
LSE: The Ballpark | The Bomb with Fred Kaplan
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Dr Fred Kaplan, Chris Gilson | In May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to author and journalist for Slate magazine and Phelan US Centre...
2024 Mexican General Election
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mexico will likely elect its first female president on 2 June in an election where a lot is at stake
England: seven myths that changed a country – and how to set them straight
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears discuss their new book, England: Seven Myths That Changed a Country – and How to Set Them Straight.
LSE: The Ballpark | The Bomb with Fred Kaplan
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to author and journalist for Slate magazine and Phelan US Centre Visiting Senior Fellow, Fred Kaplan about his ...
Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade | LSE Phelan US Centre Event
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Elizabeth Ingleson | How did China—the world’s largest communist nation—converge with global capitalism? And when did this occur...
Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade | LSE Phelan US Centre Event
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How did China—the world’s largest communist nation—converge with global capitalism? And when did this occur?
Shadows without bodies: war, revolutionary nostalgia, and the challenges of internationalism
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Christina Heatherton reflects on the challenges of internationalism at present.
The importance of central bank reserves
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey delivers his lecture on the key role that central bank reserves play in financial stability and monetary...
Will the US remain the world’s superpower?
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘gr...
Living in the past: exploring memory in humans, animals, and artificial agents
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our panel from philosophy, psychology and computer science explore episodic memory from its function – the ability to recall everyday events whethe...
Welcome to LSE: Our official campus tour video
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Come on a guided tour of our university campus — right in the heart of London.
The sixth suspect: Stephen Lawrence, investigative journalism and racial inequality
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
BBC correspondent, Daniel De Simone will offer previously unheard insights into his two-year investigation and how the sixth suspect was identified wi...
Will the US remain the world’s superpower?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Elizabeth Ingleson, Ashley Tellis, John Van Reenen | A shining city on a hill. America the beautiful. The United States has long been ...
Will the US remain the world’s superpower?
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘gr...
Data grab: the new colonialism of big tech and how to fight back
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The book launch of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back
South Africa and the Political Party Funding Act
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Sarah Brierley of the Department of Government and Dr Daniel De Kadt of the Department of Methodology at LSE explain.
LSE: The Ballpark | The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order with Professor John Owen
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Professor John Owen | In 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor John Owen, Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. ...
Are universities creating a new political divide?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our panel explore large and growing gap between highly educated university graduates and those whose education finished at school.
LSE: The Ballpark | The Ecology of Nations: American Democracy in a Fragile World Order with Professor John Owen
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor John Owen, Ambassador Henry J. and Mrs. Marion R. Taylor Professor of Politics, Senior Fellow at the I...
Mental Health Awareness Week
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Students joined crafting sessions, Zen Bus, or took part in a fitness activity - there was something for everyone!
Will the US remain the world’s superpower?
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘gr...
The bankers' new clothes: what's wrong with banking and what to do about it
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Anat Admati discusses her latest book, The Bankers' New Clothes: What's Wrong with Banking and What to Do about It.
Human rights: the case for the defence
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Baroness Chakrabarti, delivers this year’s annual Wollstonecraft Society Lecture on her latest book, Human Rights: The Case for the Defence, which e...
LSE: The Ballpark | Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade with Dr Elizabeth Ingleson
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Elizabeth Ingleson, Chris Gilson | In April 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Elizabeth Ingleson, Assistant Professor in the Depar...
LSE: The Ballpark | Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade with Dr Elizabeth Ingleson
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In April 2024, the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Elizabeth Ingleson, Assistant Professor in the Department of International History and Centre Affiliat...
Addressing climate inequality
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This event presents new thinking on how to design and finance loss and damage funds as a result of climate change.
Why women won
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2023 Nobel Prize in Economics winner, Claudia Goldin delivers the first of two Economica-Coase lectures on US women obtaining legal rights equal to me...
Lessons for monetary policy from the latest inflationary-disinflationary episode
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Governor Hernández de Cos addresses the lessons learned so far from the latest inflationary-disinflationary episode in the euro area and the European...
Students Ask LSE Leaders: Professor Larry Kramer
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Students submitted their questions to LSE leaders – here's what they asked our new President and Vice Chancellor, Larry Kramer, about what he studi...
Is the risk of nuclear war increasing?
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As Nuclear security issues and risks are back on the international agenda, our panel examine the steps that can be taken to reduce them.
LSE: The Ballpark | The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace with Professor Elizabeth Saunders
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Chris Gilson | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Professor of Po...
LSE: The Ballpark | The Insiders’ Game: How Elites Make War and Peace with Professor Elizabeth Saunders
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Elizabeth Saunders, Professor of Political Science at Columbia University about her new book, ‘...
This time no mistakes
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Political economist, journalist, and bestselling author, Will Hutton discusses his new book, This Time No Mistakes in which he shows how the right and...
The future-proof career: strategies for thriving at every stage
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The book launch event of The Future-Proof Career by Isabel Berwick, a guide to navigating the post-pandemic work world.
Elections in India
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Mukulika Banerjee analyses elections in India, the largest human organised event anywhere in the world.
LSE: The Ballpark | Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy with Professor Jennifer Carlson
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Jennifer Carlson | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jennifer Carlson of Arizona State University, a...
Approximation is the new optimal
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The internet has become a huge computational platform for many heterogeneous, complex markets...
LSE: The Ballpark | Merchants of the Right: Gun Sellers and the Crisis of American Democracy with Professor Jennifer Carlson
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jennifer Carlson of Arizona State University, and 2022 MacArthur Fellow, about her new book, Mer...
China, war and the civilizational state
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some countries, such as China and Russia, stand outside of the liberal international order and oppose values that the West takes for granted –...
LSE: The Ballpark | Latino Voters in the United States with Professor Jason Casellas
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr Jason Casellas | In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about how the role of Latino vo...
LSE: The Ballpark | Latino Voters in the United States with Professor Jason Casellas
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In March 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about how the role of Latino voters in the United States and their changing votin...
What it means to be human in a world changed by AI
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author Madhumita Murgia discusses her new book Code Dependent, which sets out just how profoundly automated systems are reshaping our lives all over t...
The Last Mile: Exclusion and Food Insecurity in Brazil
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This short film introduces the interdisciplinary research project “Engineering food: infrastructure exclusion and ‘last mile’ delivery in Brazil...
The search for democracy in the world's largest democracy
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In her latest book, Professor Alpa Shah tells the remarkable and chilling story of the Bhima Koregaon case, in which 16 human rights defenders (the BK...
From probabilities to decisions
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of probabilities – and in particular ‘degrees of belief’ or ‘credences’ – is prevalent in politics, economics and science. Anna M...
The trading game
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
LSE alumnus, Gary Stevenson discusses his new book, The Trading Game: A Confession.
Who's afraid of gender?
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Judith Butler's new book "Who's Afraid of Gender?" is an account of how a fear of gender is fuelling reactionary politics around the world.
China, war and the civilizational state
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why do some countries, such as China and Russia, stand outside of the liberal international order and oppose values that the West takes for granted –...
The politics and philosophy of AI
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To make sense of the transformative power and disruptive potential of AI, our thinkers at the cutting edge of the technological frontier discuss its ...
LSE: The Ballpark | China Policy: The Limits of Transatlantic Convergence with Dr Mathieu Duchâtel
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Mathieu Duchâtel | In February 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Mathieu Duchâtel, Resident Senior Fellow and Dire...
Digital cities for humans or for profit?
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our panel explore the politics and ethics which drive digital change in cities and the consequences of digitisation for the lives and rights of those ...
LSE: The Ballpark | China Policy: The Limits of Transatlantic Convergence with Dr Mathieu Duchâtel
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In February 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Mathieu Duchâtel, Resident Senior Fellow and Director of International Studies at Institut Montaign...
Recasting the global economy and international institutions: collaboration, competition, and the new growth story
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the Lionel Robbins Lecture Series, our panel discuss the growth story for the 21st century: building sustainable, resilient, and equitable ...
A new growth story: structural transformation; policies and institutions
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the Lionel Robbins Lecture Series, the second lecture explores the new growth story: structural transformation; policies and institutions.
Look again: the power of noticing what was always there
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Tali Sharot and Professor Cass Sunstein discuss their new book, Look Again: The Power of Noticing What was Always There.
A world re-drawn; a world in crisis; a moment in history; the agenda for growth and transformation
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As part of the Lionel Robbins Lecture Series, the first lecture delivered was a world re-drawn; a world in crisis; a moment in history; the agenda for...
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.
LSE: The Ballpark | Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason Casellas
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Jason Casellas | On March 5th, 16 US states and territories held primary elections to decide the 2024 Republican and Dem...
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
Contributor(s): Andrew Rudalevige, Chris Gilson | In January 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Andrew Rudalevige, the Thomas Brackett Reed Professor ...
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
Contributor(s): Chris Gilson, Dr. Jordan Tama | In January 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Jordan Tama, Provost Associate Professor at American ...
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
Contributor(s): Dr. Coleman Bazelon, Rohan Janakiraman, Mary Olson, Chris Gilson | In 2023 the Phelan US Centre spoke to the authors of the Brattle Gr...
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...