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In Conversation with the Lord Chief Justice [Audio]
Speaker(s): Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | Sir Ross Cranston will ...
Speaker(s): Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd | Sir Ross Cranston will interview the Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, about his career in the law. John Thomas is the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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From Transformational Leadership to Mafia State? Observations from South Africa's Two Decades of Democracy [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Mzukisi Qobo | Editor's note: The question and ...
Speaker(s): Dr Mzukisi Qobo | Editor's note: The question and answer sessions has been removed from this podcast. Widely considered to be Africa’s oldest liberation movement, the African National Congress (ANC) played a historic role in ending apartheid in South Africa and has been the country’s ruling political party since 1994. More recently, however, the ANC's legacy has been tarnished by allegations of corruption and inefficiency. Dr Mzukisi Qobo will discuss his view that political governance in South Africa has collapsed, and explore the possibilities of the country’s political future. Dr Mzukisi Qobo teaches international political economy at the University of Pretoria, and is deputy director at the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation. He is co-author of The Fall of the ANC: What Next? Professor Chris Alden is a Professor in International Relations at the LSE and Head of the Africa International Affairs programme at LSE IDEAS.
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Polis Media Agenda Talks: Data journalism for social change [Audio]
Speaker(s): Monique Villa | Editor's note: The question and answer ...
Speaker(s): Monique Villa | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. We all need stories to make sense of the world. And very powerful stories sometimes are hidden behind data. When data is crunched to expose realities often ignored by mainstream media, the impact is global. From fighting human trafficking to empowering women, Monique Villa, CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation, highlights the potential of data and smart storytelling to create lasting social change. Monique Villa is CEO of the Thomson Reuters Foundation. She has been ranked among the world’s 100 most influential people in Business Ethics by Ethisphere.
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Foreign Policy in a Time of Turmoil [Audio]
Speaker(s): Børge Brende | We live in a world of ...
Speaker(s): Børge Brende | We live in a world of unprecedented progress and unexpected crises. We have to adapt to a changing security landscape, while at the same time maintaining the pillars of peace and prosperity: democracy, cooperation and respect for international law. Following agreed rules of behaviour brings benefits to all nations - a win-win situation. But we must take into account that not all leaders have taken this on board yet. Børge Brende (@borgebrende) is Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway. He started his political career in 1985 as political adviser with the Young Conservatives. He has been Deputy Chair of the Conservative Party (1994–1998) and a member of the Storting (Norwegian Parliament) for more than 10 years. From 2001 to 2004, he was Minister of the Environment. He was Minister of Trade and Industry from 2004 to 2005. In 2008, Mr Brende was appointed as Managing Director of the World Economic Forum in Geneva. He was Secretary General of Red Cross Norway from 2009 to 2011, before returning to the World Economic Forum in 2011. Mr Brende was Chair of the UN Commission of Sustainable Development in 2003–2004 and member of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (advisory body to the Chinese Government) from 2005 to 2013. He has also been Chair of the Board in Mesta, Norway’s largest onshore contracting group, and Member of the Board in Statoil. Mr Brende has a degree in Economics, Law and History from NTNU in Trondheim. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: implications for multilateral economic integration [Audio]
Speaker(s): Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Pascal Lamy | Editor's note: The ...
Speaker(s): Ignacio Garcia Bercero, Pascal Lamy | Editor's note: The question and answer session has been removed from this podcast. The EU's Chief Negotiator for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and a prominent former Director-General of the World Trade Organisation debate the implications of 'mega-regionals' for the future of multilateral economic governance. What are the prospects and modalities for the multilateralisation of arrangements such as the TTIP? LSE Law (@lselaw) is an integral part of the School's mission, plays a major role in policy debates & in the education of lawyers and law teachers from around the world.
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Museum Madness [Audio]
Speaker(s): Fiammetta Rocco | Editor's note: The question and answer ...
Speaker(s): Fiammetta Rocco | Editor's note: The question and answer sessions has been removed from this podcast. All over the world, museums are springing up. Will they become white elephants? Fiammetta Rocco (@FiammettaRocco) is the Arts Editor of the Economist. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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More Women Can Run: why women remain underrepresented in politics [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Susan J Carroll, Professor Sarah Childs, Orlanda Ward ...
Speaker(s): Professor Susan J Carroll, Professor Sarah Childs, Orlanda Ward | Susan Carroll will present the 2014 Political Studies Association (PSA) annual lecture to highlight an impressive data span to argue convincingly that women's pathways to elected office are varied and sometimes unique. Carroll will also talk about the problems that Hillary Clinton faced the last time she ran for President and what she might encounter in 2016, if she decides to run as expected. Susan J Carroll is Professor of Political Science and Women’s and Gender Studies at Rutgers University and also Senior Scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) of the Eagleton Institute of Politics. She has authored numerous books on women’s political participation, including: Women as Candidates in American Politics (Second Edition, Indiana University Press 1994); Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics (Third Edition, Cambridge University Press 2014, with Richard L. Fox); Women and American Politics: New Questions, New Directions (Oxford University Press 2003); and The Impact of Women in Public Office (Indiana University Press 2001). Her latest book is More Women Can Run: Gender and Pathways to the State Legislature (Oxford University Press 2013, with Kira Sanbonmatsu). Sarah Childs is Professor of Politics and Gender at the University of Bristol. Orlanda Ward is Chair of the PSA Postgraduate Network. Purna Sen (@Purna_Sen) is Deputy Director of the Institute of Public Affairs at the LSE. The lecture is held in collaboration with Above the Parapet (@LSEParapet), a research project at the LSE’s Institute of Public Affairs which explores the stories of women in high profile public life. Founded in 1950, The Political Studies Association (@PolStudiesAssoc) exists to develop and promote the study of politics. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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A Conversation with Professor Muhammad Yunus [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Muhammad Yunus | Muhammad Yunus (@Yunus_Centre) was born ...
Speaker(s): Professor Muhammad Yunus | Muhammad Yunus (@Yunus_Centre) was born on 28 June 1940 in the village of Bathua, Chittagong, a seaport in Bangladesh. The third of fourteen children, he was educated at Dhaka University and was awarded a Fulbright scholarship to study economics at Vanderbilt University. He then served as chairman of the economics department at Chittagong University before devoting his life to providing financial and social services to the poorest of the poor. He is the founder of Grameen Bank, serving as managing director until May 2011. Yunus is the author of the bestselling Banker to the Poor. In October 2006, Muhammad Yunus was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with Grameen Bank, for their efforts to create economic and social development. Muhammad Yunus was awarded an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Science (Economics) by LSE in November 2011. In April 2013 he received the US Congressional Gold Medal. Professor Alnoor Bhimani is director of LSE Entrepreneurship. LSE Entrepreneurship (@LSEship) runs a series of lectures, short courses, networking platforms, debates and social exchanges that explore entrepreneurship's extreme potential for change.
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The War that Was Lost [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Robin Archer | Why did radicals retreat on ...
Speaker(s): Dr Robin Archer | Why did radicals retreat on the eve of the Great War, even where opposition was strongest? What are the lessons for us today? Robin Archer is Associate Professor in Political Sociology and Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme at LSE. Anne Phillips is Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science in the Department of Government and Professor of Political and Gender Theory in the Gender Institute at LSE. The Ralph Miliband Programme (@rmilibandlse) is one of LSE's most prestigious lecture series and seeks to advance Ralph Miliband's spirit of free social inquiry.
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Dirty Old London [Audio]
Speaker(s): Lee Jackson | Lee Jackson will discuss why the ...
Speaker(s): Lee Jackson | Lee Jackson will discuss why the Victorians had boundless enthusiasm for cleanliness and sanitation, but still left their capital mired in filth. Lee Jackson is an author specialising in Victorian London. His latest book is Dirty Old London.
