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The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.

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The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.

    Recasting the global economy and international institutions: collaboration, competition, and the new growth story

    Recasting the global economy and international institutions: collaboration, competition, and the new growth story

    Contributor(s): Rachel Kyte, Professor Lord Stern | As part of the Lionel Robbins Lecture Series, our panel discuss the growth story for the 21st century: building sustainable, resilient, and equitable development.

    • 1 hr 30 min
    Look again: the power of noticing what was always there

    Look again: the power of noticing what was always there

    Contributor(s): Professor Tali Sharot, Professor Cass R. Sunstein | The authors tackle a great question: why are we so often oblivious to things around us, from pollution and lying to bias and corruption? 

    • 1 hr 27 min
    A world re-drawn; a world in crisis; a moment in history; the agenda for growth and transformation

    A world re-drawn; a world in crisis; a moment in history; the agenda for growth and transformation

    Contributor(s): Professor Emily Shuckburgh, Professor Lord Stern | As part of the Lionel Robbins Lecture Series, our panel discussed the first theme on a world re-drawn; a world in crisis; a moment in history; the agenda for growth and transformation.

    • 1 hr 29 min
    217 million census records: evidence from linked census data

    217 million census records: evidence from linked census data

    Contributor(s): Professor James Feigenbaum | In this talk, James Feigenbaum shows how the ability to link individuals over time, and between databases, means that new avenues for research have opened up, thus allowing us to track intergenerational mobility, assimilation, discrimination and the returns to education.

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Déja vu all over again? Super Tuesday and the race for the presidency

    Déja vu all over again? Super Tuesday and the race for the presidency

    Contributor(s): Dr Jason Casellas, Dr Ursula Hackett, Mark Landler, Professor Stephanie Rickard | Jason Casellas is the John G. Winant Visiting Professor in American Government at the University of Oxford affiliated with Balliol College and the Rothermere American Institute. 
    Ursula Hackett is Reader in Politics at Royal Holloway, University of London, and a British Academy Mid-Career Fellow. 
    Mark Landler is the London bureau chief of The New York Times.
    Stephanie J Rickard is Professor at the London School of Economics and Political Science in the Department of Government.

    • 1 hr 31 min
    How can we tackle inequalities through British public policy?

    How can we tackle inequalities through British public policy?

    Contributor(s): Dr Tania Burchardt, Professor Neil Lee, Professor Mike Savage | Our panel of speakers will cover a range of topics, such as how we can improve the quality of employment, how to implement a levelling up agenda, and how we can tackle wealth inequality in the UK.

    • 1 hr 26 min

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