LSE: Public lectures and events

The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.

https://www.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/videoAndAudio/channels/publicLecturesAndEvents

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 1h25m. Bisher sind 2054 Folge(n) erschienen. Jeden Tag erscheint eine Folge dieses Podcasts.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 112 days 13 hours 3 minutes

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Power, Philanthropy and Inequality [Audio]


Speaker(s): Dr Luna Glucksberg, Sonia Medina | Less than 2% of global philanthropic capital is dedicated to climate causes despite the very widely shared view that climate represents a genuine and urgent crisis. Join our panel of experts to discuss giving, power, inequality and the climate crisis. Dr Luna Glucksberg ( @luna_inequality) Research Fellow, LSE’s International Inequalities Institute...


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 March 3, 2020  1h1m
 
 

Shaping the World


Contributor(s): Professor Simon Hix, Dr George Ofosu, Professor Peter Trubowitz | What are the forces that are shaping the world today? LSE experts explore the current political, economic and social landscape by using examples from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas...


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 March 2, 2020  1h18m
 
 

Shaping the World [Audio]


Speaker(s): Professor Simon Hix, Dr George Ofosu, Professor Peter Trubowitz | What are the forces that are shaping the world today? LSE experts explore the current political, economic and social landscape by using examples from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas...


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 March 2, 2020  1h18m
 
 

Lessons from the Past: how to learn and not learn from history


Contributor(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Matthew Jones, Professor Anita Prazmowska, Professor David Stevenson | How can history be used in making judgements about the present? We will be looking at the First World War, the History of Poland, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the End of the Cold War for answers. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Emeritus Professor of International Relations at LSE...


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 March 2, 2020  1h16m
 
 

Lessons from the Past: how to learn and not learn from history [Audio]


Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Matthew Jones, Professor Anita Prazmowska, Professor David Stevenson | How can history be used in making judgements about the present? We will be looking at the First World War, the History of Poland, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the End of the Cold War for answers. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Emeritus Professor of International Relations at LSE...


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 March 2, 2020  1h16m
 
 

Supply Chain Economics and the Next Phase of the Anti-Modern Slavery Movement


Contributor(s): John Studzinski | John Studzinski will speak on the next phase of the anti-slavery movement. He will set out what must be done to keep the eyes of the world on this human rights crisis, and how the frontline and business communities can become more unified in the abolitionist effort. John Studzinski is vice chairman of PIMCO and a managing director. As vice chairman, he helps advance PIMCO’s global strategy and serves as a key strategic advisor to many clients around the world...


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 February 25, 2020  1h19m
 
 

Supply Chain Economics and the Next Phase of the Anti-Modern Slavery Movement [Audio]


Speaker(s): John Studzinski | John Studzinski will speak on the next phase of the anti-slavery movement. He will set out what must be done to keep the eyes of the world on this human rights crisis, and how the frontline and business communities can become more unified in the abolitionist effort. John Studzinski is vice chairman of PIMCO and a managing director. As vice chairman, he helps advance PIMCO’s global strategy and serves as a key strategic advisor to many clients around the world...


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 February 25, 2020  1h19m
 
 

Windows of Opportunity: how nations create wealth


Contributor(s): Lord Sainsbury | Is neoclassical growth theory dead? Why have the biggest industrial economies stagnated since the financial crisis? Is the idea of a competitive threat from China due to a lack of understanding of economic theory or is it a genuine danger to our standard of living? At this event David Sainsbury will set out a new theory of economic growth which explains why the G7 countries have experienced slowing rates of labour productivity over the last twenty five years,...


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 February 24, 2020  1h24m
 
 

Windows of Opportunity: how nations create wealth [Audio]


Speaker(s): Lord Sainsbury | Is neoclassical growth theory dead? Why have the biggest industrial economies stagnated since the financial crisis? Is the idea of a competitive threat from China due to a lack of understanding of economic theory or is it a genuine danger to our standard of living? At this event David Sainsbury will set out a new theory of economic growth which explains why the G7 countries have experienced slowing rates of labour productivity over the last twenty five years, the...


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 February 24, 2020  1h24m
 
 

Game Theory and Politics


Contributor(s): Professor Bernhard von Stengel Professor Bernhard von Stengel | Game theory is the 'science of interaction'. This talk will explain some insights of game theory and apply them to current politics. Of course politicians play games. They offer cheap promises that they think they don't have to fulfil. Such as a "simple" in-out referendum on EU membership. That game plan went wrong. Game theory could have helped, with tools for thinking ahead and concepts of strategy...


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 February 20, 2020  1h30m