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Climate Change
Our panel explore the progress the UK has made in tackling climate change under the Conservatives.
The British Economy
Our panel focus on the state of the British economy going into the election and the challenges it faces.
The future of liberal democracy
Our panel discuss what this election tells us about the health of Britain’s democracy in context of the elections taking place around the world this year.
Domestic policy
Our panel discuss the main domestic policy challenges from rising poverty, the cost of living crisis and the state of the NHS before the general election.
Foreign policy
Our panel discuss the main foreign policy challenges likely to confront the next Government from defence spending to geopolitics.
Introduction to British Politics
Our panel examines British politics before the election, the course of the campaign, the expected result followed by a reaction to the exit poll at 22:00.
AI, Fake News and the Media
Our panel discuss how AI and Fake News has shaped this election from digital to traditional media.
What went wrong with capitalism
In his new book, What Went Wrong with Capitalism, bestselling author, Ruchir Sharma explores how the culture of easy money and bailouts has rewarded oligopolies and billionaires but alienated much of the population.
Global trends in climate litigation
This event marks the launch of the Grantham Research Institute’s (GRI) 2024 Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation Policy Report.
Defending democracy: building solidarity with persecuted writers, journalists, and artists
Our panel examine the persecution of writers, academics, journalists and artists across the globe.
The power of trust
Our panel consider whether and why trust in society matters, and how it could be restored.
AI guardians: who holds power over our data
Our panel explore the ethics and bias in AI and why diverse and inclusive data teams and decision-makers are needed to shape the algorithms and models of the future.
Can the law prevent violence against women in conflict?
Our panel examine case studies from Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Uganda to explore the complex power dynamics around violence against women in conflict.
Invertebrate minds: from spiders to octopuses
Our panel discuss how to include invertebrate animals from spiders to sea creatures in debates on animal welfare to ensure their interests are protected and promoted.
Is diversity and inclusion bad for business?
Dr Grace Lordan discusses the conditions needed to reap the rewards from diversity in business.
Power and storytelling
LSE Press author, Naila Kabeer, launches her new book in conversation with Monica Ali and Philip Hensher, exploring the purpose and value of different narrative forms, as well as considering the impact of literature on global communities.
Power, politics, and belonging: the lasting impacts of colonialism
Our panel explore examples of racial and ethnic inequalities from the 19th century to the present day in an attempt to unravel the legacy of past injustices and investigate the link between power, politics, and belonging.
What is driving the green backlash in European urban politics?
Our panel of panel of European city leaders discuss what has been driving a growing backlash against the green transition in Europe, and how this is shaping urban politics and policy making.
How do we know if national economies are sustainable? A guide to going "Beyond GDP"
Our panel explore how we can go “Beyond GDP” to measure both the economic progress of nations and the sustainability of the planet?
Better work: whose business is it?
Our panel discuss what policies the government should introduce – or scrap – to bring about a better balance of power in our working lives.
Anti-globalism, international disorder and the West
Our panel of experts consider the international implications of populism’s continuing success in Western democracies.
Left behind: a new economics for neglected places
Professor Paul Collier explores why places in prosperous countries are left to fall behind and what we can do about it.
Power and social change: 5 ways we can challenge inequalities of power
Discover the five ways we can challenge inequalities of power.
Geography of discontent: euroscepticism in regions of stagnant growth
Our panel examine issues in economic geography, development traps within the EU, and political discontent, and consider what these findings mean for the global challenges of populism, inequality, and political instability.
Lawfare: do law and courts have power to solve global problems?
Our panel explore whether "lawfare" – or the mobilisation of law and courts – a hollow hope or promising cure for the regional and global problems of our time?
Understanding China's views of the world
Our panel premiere two new films about how Chinese people experience the world, offering a nuanced understanding of the People’s Republic of China.
How does data regulation work for our digital society?
Our leading experts in technology law, Andrew Murray and Orla Lynskey, deliver this one-hour workshop.
Global middle powers and the changing world order
The established Western-led global order, historically rooted in American and European dominance, is facing increasingly robust challenges.
Empowering communities? Exploring devolution's impact on low-income areas
Our panel explore the impact of localised governance on community sustainability, and particularly, the role of metro mayors in responding to austerity politics.
How to make better decisions
As part of LSE Festival, Luc Schneider and LSE Online deliver this skills workshop. Learn about the main components of any good decision-making process, and how to break down these processes to improve your own decision-making.
Authoritarian populism and media freedom
Our expert panel examine the disconcerting dynamic between authoritarian populism and public service media.
How can countries prepare for the next global health crisis?
Our panel assess countries’ prevention, preparedness and response for the next global health crisis after the COVID-19 pandemic.
100 days to kickstart Britain: what should the government's priorities be?
Our panel examine Britain’s economic model and how it can be re-built to kickstart productivity and tackle the country’s challenges.
Is history a guide to politics?
A discussion on the New Cold War, the dynamics of resistance and coercion, and its impact on the shifting power arrangements.
The ministry for the future: navigating the politics of the climate crisis
Award-winning science fiction writer, Kim Stanley Robinson discusses the political economy needed to cope with climate change with Elizabeth Robinson, Director of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Economics and wellbeing: inflation, public debt, and commercial wars
Professor Olivier Blanchard, former Chief Economist at the IMF, explores how current global instability poses a challenge to economic wellbeing.
A year of elections: power and politics in 2024
Our panel explore some of the issues coming to the fore in this bumper year for politics as well as their implications.
The 2024 European elections and the challenges ahead
On the first day of voting in the elections, our panel discuss Eurosceptic parties, climate change, migration and the wars in Gaza and Ukraine and more.
Tech tantrums - when tech meets humanity
Baroness Beeban Kidron explores the issues around AI and why it must not be left to tech experts and unaccountable corporations.
How to build a cohesive society
Our panel explore how we can overcome social division and create a more cohesive society.
Alternatives to neoliberalism
Our panel seeks to answer the central economic question of our time: what is the alternative to neoliberalism?
Visions of inequality: from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War
Branko Milanovic discusses his latest book, Visions of Inequality: from the French Revolution to the end of the Cold War.
The divine economy: how religions compete for wealth, power, and people
Paul Seabright discusses his latest book, The Divine Economy: How Religions Compete for Wealth, Power, and People.
England: seven myths that changed a country – and how to set them straight
Tom Baldwin and Marc Stears discuss their new book, England: Seven Myths That Changed a Country – and How to Set Them Straight.
Shadows without bodies: war, revolutionary nostalgia, and the challenges of internationalism
Dr Christina Heatherton reflects on the challenges of internationalism at present.
The importance of central bank reserves
Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey delivers his lecture on the key role that central bank reserves play in financial stability and monetary policy in honour of LSE's Charles Goodhart.
Living in the past: exploring memory in humans, animals, and artificial agents
Our panel from philosophy, psychology and computer science explore episodic memory from its function – the ability to recall everyday events whether experienced or stated to its future in AI and more.
The sixth suspect: Stephen Lawrence, investigative journalism and racial inequality
BBC correspondent, Daniel De Simone will offer previously unheard insights into his two-year investigation and how the sixth suspect was identified with responses by a panel of experts drawn from academia and politics.
Data grab: the new colonialism of big tech and how to fight back
The book launch of Data Grab: The New Colonialism of Big Tech and How to Fight Back
Are universities creating a new political divide?
Our panel explore large and growing gap between highly educated university graduates and those whose education finished at school.