Lse: Public Lectures And Events

New technology and AI are transforming the labour market at an unprecedented pace, often reinforcing existing inequalities and concentrating wealth in the hands of a few.

Driven in large part by the rapid growth of the tech sector, the US economy has diverged from other advanced economies.

Data plays a crucial role in designing effective development policies, yet its availability and use in low- and middle-income countries remain inconsistent.

A generation ago, the so-called Washington Consensus laid out a series of do’s and don’ts for policymakers around the world.

There are frequent discussions on how our current economic system should be reformed and improved to address global challenges

The event challenges the old adage, 'The poor will always be with us', by envisaging a future free from poverty.

Join us for this talk by LSE's Paul Dolan in which he will talk about his new book, Beliefism.

Join us for this special event celebrating LSE's new Global School of Sustainability at which our speakers will discuss fostering sustainability amidst global uncertainty

Join us for this year's Martin Wight Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Robert Falkner who will explore the rise of economic nationalism amidst growing geopolitical rivalry.

In this event Sarah Banet-Weiser will theorize “mirror worlds” as an apt metaphor for the contemporary political and cultural feminist landscape.

The social sciences rely heavily on legacy data systems conceived to meet challenges of the 20th century (and earlier!). Is this the moment to build a new data system that meets new challenges and exploits new types of technology and data?

The recent prominence of AI has exposed major deficiencies in education. Not only how much improvement can be made in the pedagogical process with modern technology, but also how the subject-matter has diverged from what's needed in the real world.

Join us for the Sir Karl Popper Memorial Lecture which will be delivered by Peter Godfrey-Smith who will speak about tolerance and the freedom of expression.

Why has democracy struggled to thrive in the Global South? In this British Academy-funded research project, Mohamed Saleh develops a new economic history of the Middle East that explains the economic roots of authoritarianism in the region.

In this lecture John Cassidy will speak about his new book, Capitalism and Its Critics: A Battle of Ideas in the Modern World.

This lecture, held in honour of the renowned scholar Fred Halliday, will explore the relationship between revolutions and world order in contemporary geopolitics.

This event aims at addressing the often overlooked yet profound economic and financial consequences of deforestation.

This event will bring together sociologists from a range of traditions to discuss whether critique can be equated with the critique of power in the analysis of the social world.

With the ubiquity of technological devices, young people are more visible and accessible than ever before, and they are encountering, using and producing an unprecedented amount of sexualised imagery.

In today’s world, where corporations wield immense power and influence, how can business leaders balance the pursuit of profits with ethical responsibility?