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Shaping the Post-COVID World

LSE Film and Audio Team

Building on the important conversations and research being undertaken as part of LSE"s COVID-19 response, the Shaping the Post-COVID World initiative convenes a debate about the direction the world could and should be taking after this crisis and what policies national and global actors should pursue.

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58:04

How to Harness Data to improve your Decision-making...

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/05

Data-driven decision-making and the ability to communicate a large amount of information to audiences efficiently are vital in any industry.

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00:09:11

After COVID, What Next for Urban Humanitarian Responses?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/05

Contributor(s): Romola Sanyal | What lessons have been learned from the pandemic in managing humanitarian responses in urban settings? How can we harness this to create a more just world where rights and dignity become the cornerstones of practice? The pandemic has had significant effects on vulnerable populations, particularly the urban poor, migrant and displaced populations around the world. They have not only been victims of the virus, but lockdowns, travel restrictions and economic downturns

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59:15

Health Policy in a Post-COVID World

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/05

COVID-19 has presented an opportunity to address some of the profound underlying problems of our health systems. We compare international health system responses to COVID-19, and outline clear lessons from the pandemic on how we might move forward.

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00:09:37

Humans, Animals and Pandemics: what needs to change?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/05

Contributor(s): Dr Jonathan Birch | What steps to improve animal welfare do governments need to take to save humanity from a catastrophe that may be far greater than the ongoing COVID disaster? Governments around the world have long identified an influenza pandemic as one of the greatest risks they face. Enduring a coronavirus pandemic will do virtually nothing to reduce that risk - unless it leads to a step change in the precautions we take against it. Measures previously seen as proportionate can

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00:59:15

Health Policy in a Post-COVID World

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2021/03/05

Contributor(s): Dr Lucy Kanya, Dr Matthias Wismar, Dr Josep Figueras | COVID-19 has presented an opportunity to address some of the profound underlying problems of our health systems. We compare international health system responses to COVID-19, and outline clear lessons from the pandemic on how we might move forward. Meet our speakers and chair Update, Friday 5 March: Professor Elias Mossialos is no longer speaking at this event due to unforeseen circumstances Josep Figueras is the Director and

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01:02:54

Breaking the Inequality Mould in Latin America

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Rethinking inequality reduction programmes in post-COVID Latin America is timely and urgent. What are the pathways forward?

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00:11:33

What is the Future of Diplomacy?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Contributor(s): Tristen Naylor | Are pixellated images of leaders in tiny squares on a computer screen the 'new normal' for international diplomacy? What are the implications of the loss of physicality in diplomacy? And what does this portend for international relations in the post-Covid world? As with all facets of life, COVID-19 brought the world of international diplomacy to a halt, forcing diplomats and heads of government to quickly overhaul how they do their work. Forced to move their

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00:59:35

Isolationism: the future of US foreign policy?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Contributor(s): Professor Charles Kupchan, Dr Leslie Vinjamuri | During the presidency of Donald Trump, the US pursued a more self-interested and transactional foreign policy, often seeing relations with other countries as a zero-sum game. Charles Kupchan discusses his new book, Isolationism: A History of America’s Efforts to Shield Itself from the World. He looks at how the resurgence of isolationism is reshaping America foreign policy and what it means for the post-COVID world. You can order the

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59:35

Isolationism: the future of US foreign policy?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

During the presidency of Donald Trump, the US pursued a more self-interested and transactional foreign policy, often seeing relations with other countries as a zero-sum game.

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00:08:41

Why is Unemployment Bad for Gender Equality?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Contributor(s): Aliya Rao | Aliya Rao explores how unemployment reinforces gender inegalitarian norms and behaviours when it comes to time, space and emotions. How might we tackle this seemingly backwards step? The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed rampant gender inequalities. The economic downturn we are facing has led to mass unemployment, which has had a disproportionate impact on women. Research from before and during the pandemic shows that women’s job loss and unemployment – more prevalent now

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59:27

How to Manage Technological Disruption: tech giants,...

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Digital platforms have upended traditional business models and are disrupting ever more industries in a post-COVID world.

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01:02:54

Breaking the Inequality Mould in Latin America

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Contributor(s): Dr Amir Lebdioui, Dr Alice Krozer, Professor Francisco Ferreira, Dr Laura Carvalho | Rethinking inequality reduction programmes in post-COVID Latin America is timely and urgent. What are the pathways forward? After a decade or more in which inequality had fallen in Latin America, in recent years inequality had risen once more, motivating waves of protests across the region. COVID-19 has exploited existing inequalities affecting both the health outcomes and livelihoods of the poorest

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00:09:29

How Can We Shape a More Inclusive Future?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Contributor(s): Dr Manmit Bhambra | The politics of ‘difference’ remain salient in contemporary societies; discrimination often encompasses the sometimes less obvious, but equally damaging forms of prejudice, which can lead to a breakdown of dialogue and trust between people. So how can we shape a more inclusive future? We can achieve greater inclusivity if we focus on achieving and maintaining dialogue between the diverse social groups that make up our society. Representation is also key; by

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00:59:27

How to Manage Technological Disruption: tech giants,...

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/04

Contributor(s): Dr Niamh Dunne, Dr Robert Falkner, Dr Carsten Sørensen, Professor Leslie Willcocks | The Fourth Industrial Revolution has transformed the way we work and live. Digital platforms have upended traditional business models and are disrupting ever more industries in a post-COVID world. Novel technologies (AI, robotics) are replacing ever more human tasks, raising fears about increasing unemployment. While technological innovation is a source of prosperity, its impact on business and

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00:59:37

How to Be Effective Leaders in the Context of...

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/03

Contributor(s): Dr Emma Soane, Dr Rebecca Newton, Professor Sandy Pepper | Effective leadership is essential in any organisation. In an uncertain world, resilient leaders are more important than ever to the survival and success of a business. In this session, Dr Rebecca Newton, Professor Sandy Pepper and Dr Emma Soane will discuss how you can use the dynamics of authentic and transformational leadership to change organisations for the better. They will consider business ethics, as well as character,

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01:02:10

Digital by Default: the COVID-19 generation

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/03

Contributor(s): Patricio Cuevas-Parra, Laurie Day, Maya Göetz, Konstantinos Papachristou | Almost overnight, following lockdown, children’s lives became digital by default. We critically reflect on how children’s experiences, needs and rights are being, and could be better, served in a digital world. COVID-19 transformed society’s reliance on digital technologies as the infrastructure for work, family, education, health and more. Supposedly the digital natives are ahead of their parents and other

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00:10:40

How Can We Do Good Science With Models?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/03

Contributor(s): Erica Thompson | Given their power to influence the world, how can we ensure that mathematical models are developed in a transparent and accountable way, providing information that is useful and relevant without being over-confident or subject to hidden bias? We've heard a lot about models recently. Some have been in the news, like the epidemic models that shaped government decisions about lockdowns and the climate models that inform us about the potential consequences of our

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00:55:14

What is Colonial about Global Health?

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/03

Contributor(s): Professor Paul Farmer, Dr Mosoka Fallah, Dr Sumegha Asthana | Can COVID-19 invigorate an alternative vision for the future of global health? Our panel address the legacy of colonialism within international health systems and ask: what is the relationship between histories of imperialism and health, development and human rights? How can international institutions be reformed to overturn the global North’s dominance in health programming? How might new funding arrangements that empower

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00:57:27

COVID-19 in the UK: where are all the women?

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2021/03/03

Contributor(s): Mandu Reid, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, Mary-Ann Stephenson, Dr Clare Wenham | Women’s vulnerability must be considered in pandemic preparedness and response. We look at the role of UK policymakers in re-establishing the path to a more equal society for men and women in this context and draw comparisons with other countries who are doing well, and who have also fallen shy of the mark. While there have been significant advances in gender equality in the past 30 years, the COVID-19 pandemic

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00:09:30

What Work Disappeared? COVID-19 and Labour Market...

Shaping the Post-COVID World ·

2021/03/03

Contributor(s): Erica Thompson | Has the COVID-19 pandemic led to worse career prospects for young people? Research has shown a widening gap in the likelihood of young people being in employment, particularly in banking, finance and insurance, and public administration, education and health. Teresa Almeida and Ganga Shreedhar discuss the need for more inclusive labour market policies to create opportunities for younger workers to counter the adverse, long-term impacts of COVID-19. Meet our

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