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The EU, Russia and Ukraine: Lessons Learned [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Tomila Lankina, Professor Karen E Smith, Professor Vladislav ...
Speaker(s): Dr Tomila Lankina, Professor Karen E Smith, Professor Vladislav Zubok, Dr Gwendolyn Sasse | Editor's note: The question and answers session has been removed from this recording. LSE experts will be debating what the EU got right and what it got wrong in the political crisis that followed Ukraine’s refusal to sign the Association Agreement in November 2013.
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Planetary Economics: macroeconomic and international implications [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Michael Grubb | Professor Grubb assesses lessons from ...
Speaker(s): Professor Michael Grubb | Professor Grubb assesses lessons from 20 years of debate on technology, economic dimensions of global energy and environmental problems from corresponding policy efforts. Michael Grubb is Professor of International Energy and Climate Change Policy at University College London. Alex Bowen is Principal Research Fellow in the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at LSE. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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On Fantasy Island: British politics, English judges and the European Convention on Human Rights [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Conor Gearty | Conor Gearty unpicks the myths, ...
Speaker(s): Professor Conor Gearty | Conor Gearty unpicks the myths, illusions and downright lies that infect political engagement with human rights in Britain - and discussion of the Human Rights Act in particular. Conor Gearty (@conorgearty) is Director of the Institute of Public Affairs and a Professor of Human Rights Law at LSE. Keith Best is the Chair of the Wyndham Place Charlemagne Trust. 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. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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A Post-Genomic Surprise: the molecular reinscription of race in science, law and medicine [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Troy Duster | Professor Duster will analyse the ...
Speaker(s): Professor Troy Duster | Professor Duster will analyse the resurgence of the idea that racial taxonomies deployed to explain complex social behaviours and outcomes have a biological and genetic basis. Troy Duster is Chancellor’s Professor at the Warren Institute on Law and Social Policy at University of California, Berkeley and Emeritus Silver Professor of Sociology at New York University. Nigel Dodd is Professor of Sociology at LSE. The BJS (@SociologyLens), (@LSESociology) is committed to publishing high quality research that reflects the best standards of scholarship, appeals to the widest possible sociological audience, and represents the cutting-edge of the discipline world-wide. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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New Trends of Women's Activism after the Arab Uprisings: Redefining Women's Leadership [Audio]
Speaker(s): Dr Aitemad Muhanna-Matar | Editor's note: The question and ...
Speaker(s): Dr Aitemad Muhanna-Matar | Editor's note: The question and answers session has been removed from this recording. Dr Aitemad Muhanna-Matar presents the findings of field research conducted in five countries (Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Yemen and the occupied Palestinian territory) in 2013. The research focuses on the emergence of young female leaders who have shaped a new form of women’s activism that merges Islamism with feminism. The research reflects on the form of women's leadership that developed during and after the Arab Uprisings and how it could contribute to redefining women's activism and empowerment and its effect on social and gender transformation in Arab countries.
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Food Policy: ethics for your kitchen and beyond [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Elena Rivilla Lutterkort, Duncan Williamson | ...
Speaker(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Elena Rivilla Lutterkort, Duncan Williamson | You love it, you need it. But food production and consumption are changing fast. What are the ethics and policy issues on your dinner plate today? What does it mean to be healthy or sustainable? Do we need new food policies, and if so, which ones? Luc Bovens (@LucBovens) is Professor of Philosophy at LSE. Elena Rivilla Lutterkort is Sustainability Officer at LSE. Duncan Williamson (@DuncWilliamson) is Food Policy Manager at the World Wildlife Fund. Joe Mazor is Assistant Professor based jointly in the Department of Government as well as the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method at LSE. The Forum for European Philosophy (@LSEPhilosophy) is an educational charity which organises and runs a full and varied programme of philosophy and interdisciplinary events in the UK. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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High-Risk Activism and Popular Struggle against the Israeli Occupation of the West Bank [Audio]
Speaker(s): Professor Joel Beinin | Since 2002, local Palestinian popular ...
Speaker(s): Professor Joel Beinin | Since 2002, local Palestinian popular committees have led a grass roots struggle against the separation barrier Israel has constructed, mostly on Palestinian land inside the West Bank. Israelis and internationals have joined this social movement. Using Doug McAdam’s conception of “high-risk activism” (derived from his study of the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project of 1964) Professor Joel Beinin will explore the history of the struggle and the motivations of Israelis for participating in it.
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The Real Story Behind the Invisible Hand [Audio]
Speaker(s): Russell Roberts | Adam Smith gave the world the ...
Speaker(s): Russell Roberts | Adam Smith gave the world the metaphor of the invisible hand, the most famous metaphor of economics. But he only used the phrase three times in his writings. And none of the uses reflect what the phrase has come to mean today--a justification of laissez-faire capitalism. Yet Smith is indeed a key figure in the idea of emergent order--order that is the result of human action but not human design. Ironically, his richest explanation of that concept may be found in his little-known masterpiece, The Theory of Moral Sentiments. His application there is not to our economic system, but to the very idea of civilization and culture. This talk explores Smith's concept of emergent order and its relevance for our conduct today and its potential to let all of us help to make the world a better place. Russell Roberts (@EconTalker), author of How Adam Smith Can Change Your Life, is a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the host of EconTalk, a weekly hour-long award-winning podcast. Previously, he was a professor of economics at George Mason University and founding director of the Center for Experiential Learning at the John M. Olin School of Business at Washington University. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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Afghanistan: the transition [Audio]
Speaker(s): Renzo Frike, Dr Stuart Gordon, Emma Graham-Harrison | This ...
Speaker(s): Renzo Frike, Dr Stuart Gordon, Emma Graham-Harrison | This panel of experts reflect back on more than a decade of international aid and investment and discuss what is next for Afghanistan. Renzo Frike is responsible for Médecins Sans Frontières’ humanitarian operations in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Stuart Gordon is Assistant Professor in Managing Humanitarianism at LSE. Emma Graham-Harrison (@_EmmaGH) is International Affairs Correspondent at the Observer. This event is associated with the exhibition Medecins Sans Frontieres: barriers to accessing healthcare in Afghanistan on display at LSE 27 October – 28 November. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production), LSE AV Services (Audio Recording).
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Rethinking a new development agenda for Latin America [Audio]
Speaker(s): Enrique Garcia | Enrique Garcia has been the Executive ...
Speaker(s): Enrique Garcia | Enrique Garcia has been the Executive President of CAF since December 1991. He was Bolivia's Minister of Planning and Coordination and Head of the Economic and Social Cabinet between 1989 and 1991. In addition, he acted as Bolivia's Governor at the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the River Plate Basin Development Fund. He is the Chair of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Latin America, Vice President of Canning House, Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of the Inter-American Dialogue, member of the Advisory of the Latin American Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Harvard Kennedy School Dean's Council, among others. Professor Craig Calhoun is Director of LSE.
