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01:26:17

Literary Festival 2016: Disaster Capitalism: in...

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2016/02/24

Contributor(s): Dr Brenna Bhandar, Dr Marsha Henry, Antony Loewenstein | LSE Law is delighted to host a conversation with Antony Loewenstein on his latest book, Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing Out Of Catastrophe (Verso, 2015). Best-selling journalist Antony Loewenstein travelled across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Haiti, Papua New Guinea, the United States, Britain, Greece, and Australia to witness the reality of disaster capitalism. He discovered how companies such as G4S, Serco, and Halliburton

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01:29:25

Literary Festival 2016: Uninvited Arrivals: refugees...

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2016/02/24

Contributor(s): Dr Ruben Andersson, Professor Lilie Chouliaraki, Dr Myria Georgiou, Dr Pierluigi Musarò | This panel reflects upon the dramatic recent increase of deaths in the Mediterranean and discusses the pressures that these deaths are exerting upon the concept and practice of collective responsibility in Europe. Crucial to the continent's own liberal self-description, the ethics of responsibility is today suspended between European democracies' moral imperative to save the lives of vulnerable

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00:36:23

Literary Festival 2016: Utopias in History

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2016/02/24

Contributor(s): Dr Tim Hochstrasser, Dr Padraic Scanlan | Utopias come in many shapes and sizes - theological, ideological, or pure fantastical and visionary projections that are intended to inspire or create enthusiasm for the creation of alternative ways of living. They can also be attempts to make those ideas real in practice, with a variety of outcomes, positive and negative. Tim Hochstrasser will discuss "Utopias and Dystopias in 18th century Political Economy: Mandeville, Voltaire and Smith".

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01:22:49

Literary Festival 2016: The Political Novel

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2016/02/23

Contributor(s): Robert Harris | Growing up on a Nottingham council estate, Robert Harris's burning ambition to write was matched only by his deep fascination with politics. Aged 30, he became political editor of The Observer; aged 35 he published Fatherland, in which he imagines a world in which the Nazis have won the war. It sold over 3 million copies. Harris was an early and enthusiastic backer of Tony Blair, but they fell out over the Iraq war, in the wake of which he wrote The Ghost, about a man

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01:27:52

Literary Festival 2016: We Don't Have to Live Like...

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2016/02/23

Contributor(s): Michael Caines, Benjamin Markovits, Jacqueline Yallop | Why are utopian communities so appealing and are they always doomed to failure? The panel discuss utopian experiments in British history and consider whether utopian living would be possible today. Michael Caines (@michaelscaines) is an Assistant Editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Benjamin Markovits is the author of six previous novels: The Syme Papers, Either Side of Winter, Imposture, A Quiet Adjustment, Playing Days and

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01:18:50

Literary Festival 2016: Art and Wellbeing: the...

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2016/02/23

Contributor(s): Lizz Brady, James Leadbitter, David McDaid, Vivienne Parry | “Art washes from the soul the dust of everyday life” (Picasso) but how far can the arts improve health and wellbeing? Alongside advances in medicine and care, there is an increasing evidence base that the arts can significantly improve health and wellbeing as well as preventing illness. In addition to benefits to individuals, the arts can also improve the environments in which care is provided and the wellbeing of staff and

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01:21:31

Literary Festival 2016: The Allure of Happy Endings

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2016/02/22

Contributor(s): Dr Molly Crockett, Professor Paul Dolan, Sinéad Moriarty | Why do we like the escapism of "happily ever after"? Can a sad ending ever be enjoyed in the same way? And how can works of fiction have such a powerful hold on our emotions? Molly Crockett (@mollycrockett) is Associate Professor of Experimental Psychology, Fellow of Jesus College, and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Neuroethics, University of Oxford. Paul Dolan (@profpauldolan) is an internationally

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01:33:29

Literary Festival 2016: Idealistic, Ostentatious or...

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2016/02/22

Contributor(s): Dr Rory Brooks, Rebecca Eastmond, Dr William MacAskill, Caroline Mason | Does philanthropy create utopia, and if so for whom? Those receiving, or those giving? Our panel discuss the motivations of philanthropy and its impact, and ask what it really means to make the world a better place. Rory Brooks is co-founder of the international private equity group MML Capital Partners. Rebecca Eastmond is a Philanthropy Advisor at J.P. Morgan. William MacAskill (@willmacaskill) is an Associate

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01:29:29

Literary Festival 2016: Creating and Challenging...

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2016/02/22

Contributor(s): Professor Michael Berkowitz, Professor David De Vries, Dr Sharman Kadish | A discussion in honour and memory of historian Professor David Cesarani begins with reflections about his life. In the spirit of David's utopian ideals juxtaposed to relations among Jews, and between non-Jews and Jews in modern times, we introduce new books by our panel. Michael Berkowitz is Professor of Modern Jewish History at University College London and author of Jews and Photography in Britain. David De

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01:13:46

Literary Festival 2016: The Innovations of the Future

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2016/02/22

Contributor(s): Alec Ross | While Alec Ross was working as Senior Advisor for Innovation to the Secretary of State, he travelled to forty-one countries, exploring the latest advances coming out of every continent. From startup hubs in Kenya to R&D labs in South Korea, Ross has seen what the future holds. In this lecture he reveals the innovations that will shape our world for the better between today and 2025. Alec Ross (@AlecJRoss) is one of America’s leading experts on innovation. He served for

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01:33:44

Can Imagination Change the World?

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2016/02/18

Contributor(s): Professor Craig Calhoun | The world is given its contours, reality and limits partly by how it is imagined. Creativity, unrealistically ‘utopian’ thought and even the celebration of illusory ‘golden ages’ perform important roles alongside critical analysis of material conditions and practical possibilities. Art, religion, and social movements each play a vital part, though the power of imagination – and failures of imagination - extends even more widely. This lecture is given ahead

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01:22:06

Getting Real about Utopia

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2016/02/17

Contributor(s): Professor Justin Champion, Dr John Guy, Kwasi Kwarteng, Gisela Stuart | Is politics about building a better world, or simply the art of the possible? Ahead of this year's LSE Literary Festival which marks the anniversary of Thomas More's Utopia, in a special debate for BBC Radio 3’s flagship programme Free Thinking (@BBCFreeThinking), politicians and historians debate the balance between idealism and realism in politics, international relations and political history. Justin Champion

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01:18:02

John McDonnell on Labour's Economic Policy

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2016/02/16

Contributor(s): John McDonnell | John McDonnell (@johnmcdonnellMP) has been the MP for Hayes and Harlington since 1997 and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since September 2015. He was born in Liverpool and stood as a candidate for Leader of the Labour party against Gordon Brown in 2007 and again in 2010. In 1981, he was elected to the Greater London Council as a member for Hayes and Harlington. He became the Chair of Finance, responsible for the GLC’s budget, and was Ken Livingstone's deputy

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01:15:46

Literary Festival 2016: Faithful Visions

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2016/02/16

Contributor(s): Mark Lawson, Jonathan Moore | As part of this year’s LSE Literary Festival Fringe, Mark Lawson will be interviewing Jonathan Moore about his much admired play INIGO, which vividly brings Ignatius of Loyola and the founding Jesuits of the sixteenth century to life for a contemporary audience. Moore’s bold depiction of Loyola as a counter cultural radical explores timely questions about the role of art and faith, the world of the imagination and creativity, in the fight for change

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01:25:07

After the Drug Wars: report of the LSE Expert Group...

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2016/02/15

Contributor(s): Dr John Collins, Dr Joanne Csete, Catalina Pérez Correa González, Javier Segredo | As the UN meets to form the UN General Assembly Special Session on Drugs in 2016 many member states are examining how to roll back the war on drugs and institute new policies. The LSE Expert Group on the Economics of Drug Policy will provide a new framework for global drug control efforts, grounded in public health, sustainable development and human rights. John Collins is Executive Director of the

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01:28:48

The Future of the EU in the Face of BREXIT

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2016/02/12

Contributor(s): Enrico Letta | The referendum on the place of the UK within the EU is a unique opportunity to take stock of what isn't functioning in Europe, and to seek out a different track. It is not only in the UK that public opinion is turning towards euro-scepticism, as even in the most European of countries disarray and disappointment are rising. The reasons for this are diverse and run deep, but they must not be ignored, and this is why a discussion dedicated to the "big picture" must be

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01:19:00

The Global Refugee Crisis: a challenge to our common...

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2016/02/11

Contributor(s): Baroness Amos | Our world continues to be challenged by conflict and consequent flows of people across the world. How can and should we respond? Valerie Amos (@ValerieAmos) joined as Director of SOAS, University of London in 2015. From 2010, Valerie served as Undersecretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN. She served in a number of roles in the public sector including in local government and as Chief Executive of the Equal Opportunities

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01:30:10

Political Economy and Development: a progress report

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2016/02/10

Contributor(s): Professor Tim Besley | Professor Besley gives his inaugural lecture as Sir William Arthur Lewis Chair in Development Economics. A major change in mainstream thinking in economics over the past 25 years has been towards improving our understanding of how the policy process (political and bureaucrat) affects policy outcomes. Such changes in economic thinking are partly in response to the need to have a persuasive account of the diverse historical development experiences of various

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01:27:05

Are Conspiracy Theories Bad for Democracy?

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2016/02/10

Contributor(s): Professor David Runciman | Conspiracy theories go hand in hand with political mistrust. Are they symptom or cause of current levels of mistrust in democracy and what can be done about it? David Runciman is Professor in Political Thought, University of Cambridge. Robin Archer is Director of the Ralph Miliband Programme 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

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01:22:51

Feminism in Transnational Times: a conversation with...

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2016/02/10

Contributor(s): Professor Christine Delphy, Professor Sylvie Tissot | On a rare visit to London, Professor Christine Delphy, one of the world's most influential feminist thinkers, joins us to discuss her last book, Separate and Dominate, focusing on her views on the contemporary challenges of feminism vis a vis the emergence of new racisms. Delphy will be in conversation with Sylvie Tissot, an academic and film-maker who has explore Delphy’s life and work in the world acclaimed film about Delphy’s

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