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Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video

London School of Economics and Political Science

Video files from LSE"s spring 2012 programme of public lectures and events, for more recordings and pdf documents see the corresponding audio collection.

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00:23:26

Creating a Common Future Together: Towards a...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/29

Contributor(s): Mr Egemen Bağış | LSE Contemporary Turkish Studies Public Lecture - Creating a Common Future Together: Towards a Visionary Europe. Egemen Bağış is Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Chief Negotiator.

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01:22:58

Literary Festival 2012: The Culture of Europe

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/29

Contributor(s): Professor Roger Scruton, Maurice Fraser | What are the distinctive features of European culture today? To what extent can we lean on our European cultural inheritance, in an age when its Christian foundations are crumbling? And is it one inheritance or many? Roger Scruton is an adjunct scholar of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, a new position he took up in July 2009. Prior to that he was a research professor for the Institute for the Psychological Sciences. He is

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01:29:28

European Questions – Turkish Angles: Europe's...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/28

Contributor(s): Professor Luc Bovens, Dr Marco Simoni, Professor Insan Tunali | These events take up a theme at the heart of contemporary European life, and draw on the expertise of Turkish scholars who might provide a fresh perspective. Luc Bovens is Professor of Philosophy at the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, LSE. Marco Simoni is a lecturer in European political economy at the European Institute, LSE. Insan Tunali is associate professor of economics at Koç University,

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01:23:22

What Are Universities For?

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/28

Contributor(s): Professor Stefan Collini | Across the world, universities are now more numerous than they have ever been, yet at the same time there is unprecedented confusion about their purpose and scepticism about their value. In this talk about his new book What Are Universities For? Stefan Collini will provide a spirited and compelling argument for rethinking the way we see our universities and the purposes they serve. Stefan Collini challenges the common claim that the priority for

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01:33:05

Comparing Real Wages: the McWage Index

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/28

Contributor(s): Professor Orley Ashenfelter | Real wages measure worker welfare and the cost of labour. After providing some historical background and the basis for their interpretation, Professor Ashenfelter reports the results of a decade long study of wage rates at McDonald's restaurants in over 60 countries. Orley Ashenfelter is Joseph Douglas Green 1895 Professor of Economics and director of the Industrial Relations Section at Princeton University.

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01:31:59

The Archduke Franz Ferdinand and England

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/27

Contributor(s): Professor Roy Bridge | The Archduke Franz Ferdinand was heir to the thrones of Austria-Hungary before his assassination in 1914. Had he lived, his views on international affairs would have helped shape Europe's destiny and may have prevented world war. Roy Bridge is Professor Emeritus of Diplomatic History at the University of Leeds.

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00:48:44

The Burning Issue: The DNA of Human Rights

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/24

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty | 'What are human rights and where do they come from?', asks Professor Conor Gearty in the latest Burning Issue lecture from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Gearty, a professor of human rights law and a practising barrister, looks at the history of human rights and ideas that have informed their development such as democracy and dignity. He challenges the notion that human rights are a western idea, a mere 'cultural accessory', or that

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01:34:39

The Politics of Resistance and the Arab Uprisings

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/23

Contributor(s): Professor Charles Tripp | This talk will look at how resistance to regimes' appropriation of public space has been a central theme of the Arab uprisings. Charles Tripp is a professor of politics with reference to the Middle East at the School of Oriental and African Studies.

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01:24:36

Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution -...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/23

Contributor(s): Professor Lord Stern | Five years on from the Stern Review there have been important changes in the world which are likely to have a profound impact on our response to the two defining challenges of the century; overcoming poverty and managing climate change. Lord Stern will discuss how we can bring economics and political economy to the analysis of our response to these challenges in the context of a special but difficult decade in the global economy. The analysis of climate change

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01:02:29

Literary Festival 2012: Fantasy versus Reality

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/23

Contributor(s): Caroline Bird, William Fiennes, Meg Rosoff, Philip Womack | The most popular books today are filled with vampires, ghosts, wizards and other fantasy figures. Is real life so uninspiring? Come along and join the fantasy versus reality debate. Caroline Bird is an award-winning poet. She has had three collections of poetry published by Carcanet; Looking Through Letterboxes|, Trouble Came to the Turnip and Watering Can. Caroline's have also been published in several anthologies, and

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01:29:10

Building A Democratic State in Syria

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/22

Contributor(s): Louay Hussein | Louay Hussein is one of Syria's leading intellectuals who has spent his life writing and publishing on political and social debates concerning Syria and the Arab world. He spent seven years in prison because of his views. After his release in 1991, he wrote a book on his experience in prison and the extreme torture to which he was subjected. Despite his experiences, Hussein is a champion of reconciliation and wants to reach a peaceful win-win solution for Syrians. He

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01:20:40

Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution -...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/22

Contributor(s): Professor Lord Stern | Five years on from the Stern Review there have been important changes in the world which are likely to have a profound impact on our response to the two defining challenges of the century; overcoming poverty and managing climate change. Lord Stern will discuss how we can bring economics and political economy to the analysis of our response to these challenges in the context of a special but difficult decade in the global economy. The analysis of climate change

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01:20:33

Global Calls for Economic Justice: the potential of...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/22

Contributor(s): Mukhtar Hussain, Professor Volker Nienhaus | It is felt that conventional financial systems have failed and should be replaced, or supplemented, by more ethical banking and socially responsible finance. Can Islamic Finance, as a system with a strong religious background and moral framework, satisfy this hope? Mukhtar Hussain is chief executive officer at HSBC Malaysia. Volker Nienhaus is visiting professor, University of Reading.

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00:58:33

Of Public Intellectuals, Universities, and a...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/21

Contributor(s): Michael D. Higgins | On 11 November 2011, Michael D. Higgins was inaugurated as the ninth President of Ireland. A passionate political voice, a poet and writer, academic and statesman, human rights advocate, promoter of inclusive citizenship and champion of creativity within Irish society, Michael D. Higgins has previously served at almost every level of public life in Ireland, including as Ireland's first Minister for Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht.

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01:23:37

On Friendship

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/21

Contributor(s): Dr Mark Vernon | What, in fact, is the love called friendship? What is the nature of its rules and perils, as well as its promise? Mark Vernon is a writer, broadcaster and journalist. He is an honorary research fellow at Birkbeck, University of London.

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01:27:31

Climate Change and the New Industrial Revolution -...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/21

Contributor(s): Professor Lord Stern | Five years on from the Stern Review there have been important changes in the world which are likely to have a profound impact on our response to the two defining challenges of the century; overcoming poverty and managing climate change. Lord Stern will discuss how we can bring economics and political economy to the analysis of our response to these challenges in the context of a special but difficult decade in the global economy. The analysis of climate change

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01:20:39

Philanthropy in India: A quality model of giving?

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/21

Contributor(s): Dweep Chanana, Anwar Hasan, Shiv Nadar | Mr Dweep I. Chanana is a Director of Philanthropy & Values-based Investing at UBS AG. For the past five years he was responsible for advising clients in Africa, Asia, Israel, Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. He previously managed the UNDP’s Growing Sustainable Business initiative in Kenya and worked in the telecommunications industry. Dweep serves as mentor to a number of social enterprises and is co-founding Benefiit, a peer network of

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01:33:36

European Community of Democracies – Towards a New...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/20

Contributor(s): Professor Ulrich Beck | German euro-nationalism is not inevitable. Europe's crisis is an opportunity to enlarge democracy. Ulrich Beck is professor of sociology, University of Munich and British Journal of Sociology LSE Centennial Professor in the Department of Sociology.

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01:19:10

Dispatches from the Dark Side: on torture and the...

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/16

Contributor(s): Gareth Peirce | Evidence suggests that the British government has colluded in a range of extrajudicial activities – rendition, internment without trial, torture – and has gone to extraordinary lengths to conceal its actions. Gareth Peirce is a solicitor whose battles against miscarriages of justice have changed legal history.

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01:23:11

African Development: the miracle of Mauritius?

Spring 2012 | Public lectures and events | Video ·

2012/02/16

Contributor(s): Pierre Dinan | Unlike other African economies since independence, Mauritius has experienced long term sustained economic growth and development. What explains this success? Pierre Dinan is an economic consultant and external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mauritius.

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