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01:24:18

Has neoliberalism failed? Reflections on Western society

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2025/01/29

In this timely event, Samuel Gregg will delve into the origins of the term "neoliberalism," its contested usefulness in contemporary discourse, and whether intellectuals such as F. A. Hayek and Milton Friedman fit the "neoliberal" label.

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01:33:03

From liberal peace to new Cold War? Turbulence and...

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2025/01/28

When Soviet power collapsed between 1989 and 1991, the overwhelming view in the West was that liberalism had triumphed.

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01:26:58

Power to the people

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2025/01/27

In 2024, two billion people headed to the polls in some 50 countries around the world. But the drama of these elections risks obscuring just how fragile the foundations of democracy have become.

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01:27:07

Economic development in the 21st century

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2025/01/23

The problem of economic development in the Global South remains as important as ever. For centuries thinkers have tried to explain why some countries grow rich while others remain poor, with varied success.

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01:15:40

The art of uncertainty: living with chance,...

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2025/01/22

Chance, luck, and ignorance; how to put our uncertainty into numbers. We all have to live with uncertainty about what is going to happen, what has happened, and why things turned out how they did.

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01:25:48

Leadership or drift: what's next for US foreign policy?

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2025/01/21

In this roundtable discussion, leading experts on world affairs take stock of the international challenges and opportunities facing the new administration in America.

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01:04:17

Dangerous guesswork in economic policy

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2025/01/20

Join us to hear Max Steuer talk about his new book, Dangerous Guesswork In Economic Policy.

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01:12:25

Malaysian Prime Minister Visits LSE

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2025/01/17

Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim visited LSE to deliver a lecture on Malaysia’s global strategy in an uncertain era

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01:32:01

Vulture capitalism

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2025/01/13

Join us to hear UK commentator and economic thinker Grace Blakeley talk about her latest book, Vulture Capitalism.

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33:26

Why are our rivers and seas polluted by sewage?

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2024/12/15

This episode of LSE iQ explores a national scandal: widespread illegal sewage dumping by our privatised water companies, and why they are all under criminal investigation.

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01:27:31

Automation, management, and the future of work

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2024/12/12

As we move deeper into the 21st century, rapid advancements in automation, robotics, and artificial intelligence continue to reshape industries, raising concerns about the potential impact on workers.

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01:28:41

The state of democracy after a year of elections

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2024/12/11

Our panel of LSE researchers explore some of the issues that have come to the fore in this bumper year for international politics, along with the key outcomes and implications for the world in 2025.

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01:35:51

Human rights through the eyes of my native land:...

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2024/12/10

Contributor(s): Tembeka Ngcukaitobi | The lecture will explore South Africa's complex relationship with the idea of human rights.Drawing from the struggle to end apartheid, the lecture will explore the connections between the struggle for human rights and the idea of self-determination. While both ideas are local, the lecture will show that they are also global. South Africa remains a feature of the global world order, trying, as one of its most talented sons, Steve Bantu Biko once said "to give

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01:35:51

Human rights through the eyes of my native land:...

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2024/12/10

Drawing from the struggle to end apartheid, the lecture will explore the connections between the struggle for human rights and the idea of self-determination. While both ideas are local, the lecture will show that they are also global.

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01:27:22

Getting lost in a field: a personal history in...

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2024/12/09

Contributor(s): Professor Adam Oliver | In his inaugural lecture, Adam Oliver will describe how he became involved in, and has helped contribute towards the development of, the still relatively new field of behavioural public policy (BPP). He will briefly detail how the intellectual architecture of the field – i.e. its journal, Annual International Conference and Association – came into existence, and allude to his hopes for how BPP might develop in the future. Namely, that more liberal,

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01:27:22

Getting lost in a field: a personal history in...

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2024/12/09

In his inaugural lecture, Adam Oliver will describe how he became involved in, and has helped contribute towards the development of, the still relatively new field of behavioural public policy (BPP).

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01:29:36

AI, society, and our world order

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2024/12/09

Contributor(s): Reid Hoffman | Artificial Intelligence is not only a generational technology, but also a general purpose technology—one that has outsized potential to transform societies and economies globally. How should we use AI to not only better understand the world, but organise, develop, and elevate it?

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01:29:36

AI, society, and our world order

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2024/12/09

Artificial Intelligence is not only a generational technology, but also a general purpose technology—one that has outsized potential to transform societies and economies globally.

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01:31:39

Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful

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2024/12/05

In this talk based on her new book, Mirca Madianou will argue that digital innovations such as biometrics and chatbots engender new forms of violence and entrench power asymmetries between the global south and north.

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01:31:39

Technocolonialism: when technology for good is harmful

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2024/12/05

Contributor(s): Professor Mirca Madianou | In this talk based on her new book, Mirca Madianou will argue that digital innovations such as biometrics and chatbots engender new forms of violence and entrench power asymmetries between the global south and north. Drawing on ten years of research on the uses of digital technologies in humanitarian operations, Madianou will unearth the colonial power relations which shape ‘technology for good’ initiatives. The notion of technocolonialism captures how the

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