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Date Title & Description Contributors
2021-06-07

  The Return of Inequality

Contributor(s): Professor Patrick Le Galès, Madeleine Bunting, Professor Gurminder K Bhambra, Professor Mike Savage | In his new book, The Return of Inequality, which he will discuss at this event, sociologist Mike Savage explains inequality’s profoun... 		  Professor Patrick Le Galès, Madeleine Bunting, Professor Gurminder K Bhambra, Professor Mike Savage author
2021-06-03

  The Global Infrastructure Gap: potential perils, and a framework for distinction

Contributor(s): Professor Peter Henry | In a 2015 communique, the World Bank claimed that rich-country private capital could close the infrastructure services gap, achieve the sustainable development goals, and make money by moving from “billions to t... 		  Professor Peter Henry author
2021-06-03

  The Long-term Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on the Euro Area

Contributor(s): Poul Mathias Thomsen | 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 states and in particular the fundamental limitations on policie... 		  Poul Mathias Thomsen author
2021-06-01

  Food Security and Africa After COVID-19

Contributor(s): Leena Koni Hoffmann, Rachel Bezner-Kerr, Miltone Ayieko | The COVID-19 pandemic is set to radically increase food insecurity in Africa, exacerbating an issue that has only worsened in recent years. The World Bank warns Africa is heading... 		  Leena Koni Hoffmann, Rachel Bezner-Kerr, Miltone Ayieko author
2021-06-01

  What does it really mean to be a citizen?

Contributor(s): Dr Robtel Neajai Pailey, Dr Ian Sanjay Patel, Dr Megan Ryburn | Citizenship. What does that word really signify? This episode of LSE IQ takes a look at the issue in all its complexities, uncovering how decisions made by a 19th century W... 		  Dr Robtel Neajai Pailey, Dr Ian Sanjay Patel, Dr Megan Ryburn author
2021-05-27

  LSE Directors Reflect

Contributor(s): Baroness Shafik, Professor Lord Giddens, Professor Craig Calhoun, Professor Julia Black | 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 d... 		  Baroness Shafik, Professor Lord Giddens, Professor Craig Calhoun, Professor Julia Black author
2021-05-27

  Liars: falsehoods and free speech in an age of deception

Contributor(s): Professor Andrés Velasco | Join us to hear from Harvard law professor Cass Sunstein speaking about his new book. Voter fraud, the legitimacy of COVID-19, and fake news are just a few examples of the lies that have recently been spreadin... 		  Professor Andrés Velasco author
2021-05-26

  For a Reparatory Social Science

Contributor(s): Professor Gurminder K Bhambra | The social sciences are implicated in the reproduction of the very structures of inequality that are ostensibly their objects of concern. This is partly the result of their failure to acknowledge the ‘con... 		  Professor Gurminder K Bhambra author
2021-05-26

  Rescue: from global crisis to a better world

Contributor(s): Professor Ian Goldin | 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. The event will explore Ian Goldin's latest book, Rescue: From G... 		  Professor Ian Goldin author
2021-05-25

  Modern Greek Politics

Contributor(s): Professor Kevin Featherstone, Professor Brigid Laffan, Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis, Professor Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, Professor George Tsebelis | Join us for this event that will introduce the new volume The Oxford Handbook of Moder... 		  Professor Kevin Featherstone, Professor Brigid Laffan, Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis, Professor Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos, Professor George Tsebelis author