4 episodi

Adam Smith Research Foundation College of Social Sciences

- Istruzione

The Foundation is based within the College of Social Sciences to promote and sustain research within the UK, European and international arenas. Its mission is to honour the Enlightenment legacy of Adam Smith (1723-1790) with independent, original research that impartially advances knowledge in the Information Age.

- 4 LUG 2012
- video
We Are Legion: The networked multitude and citizen insurgency

We Are Legion: The networked multitude and citizen insurgency

William Merrin, Swansea University, employs Virno’s concept of the ‘multitude’ and an understanding of the digital network to explore contemporary activities and identities. Recorded at Global Security Roundtable lecture on 21 February 2012.
- 52 min
- 31 MAG 2012
- video
From collective remember to a social psychology of experience

From collective remember to a social psychology of experience

Professor Steven D Brown (University of Leicester) and Professor Paula Reavey (London South Bank) present the inaugural lecture of the Glasgow Memory Group.
- 1h 1m
- 23 FEB 2012
- video
Nuclear deterrence -- a barrier to liberal internationalism

Nuclear deterrence -- a barrier to liberal internationalism

Former Secretary of Defence MP Des Browne (Lord Browne of Ladyton) presents the annual Adam Smith Research Foundation Lecture 2011: Why nuclear deterrence is a barrier to liberal internationalism in 21st century.
- 33 min
- 23 GEN 2012
- video
Adam Smith: his life and works

Adam Smith: his life and works

Professor Chris Berry, Professor of Political Theory, talks about the life and works of the famous moral philosopher, Adam Smith
- 10 min