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LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | The Origins of the US-China Chip War with Dr John MinnichIn March 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to John Minnich, Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at LSE about why semiconductors are so important in the global economy, and why the US is willing to go to what Dr Minnich terms, economic war, over them. They also discussed how the semiconductor trade is framed as a national security issue in the US and China, and how President Trump may approach the ‘chip-war’ in coming months.
This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Luke Digweed.
Further reading and resources
Ling S. Chen and Miles M. Evers, "'Wars without Gun...2025-04-1446 min
LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Cultivating Democracy with Professor Mukulika BanerjeeIn February 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to spoke to Mukulika Banerjee, Professor in LSE’s Department of Anthropology. They spoke about using anthropology to better study politics, how the US might be turning into what she terms a “checklist democracy” and how seeing the US from an outside point of view might help Americans to understand their own politics better.
Professor Mukulika Banerjee was inaugural director of the LSE South Asia Centre. Her books include Cultivating Democracy: Politics and Citizenship in Agrarian India, Why India Votes?, The Pathan Unarmed and The Sari (with Daniel Miller); and the series Exploring the Po...2025-04-0437 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | The international order and US-China competition with Professor Shiping TangIn the past decade, many commentators have increasingly spoken of growing competition between the United States and China in areas like trade, industrial policy, but also on foreign policy and global influence more generally.
To discuss these issues and how the social sciences can learn from evolutionary thinking, in January 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Shiping Tang, of Fudan University. The conversation ranged over how Professor Tang’s early career as a biologist has informed his thinking about social science issues, whether we should talk about the US and China being in competition at all, and how democracies promote gr...2025-02-1043 min
LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | China’s evolving approach to economic security with Professor Yeling TanIn October 2024 the LSE Phelan US Centre spoke to Yeling Tan, Professor of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government at the University of Oxford. They spoke about how China understands economic security and its evolving economic strategy, and how public attitudes in China towards international trade influence the country’s trade policy.
This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
Further reading
• Global economic influence and domestic regime support: evidence from China. (2023). Review of International Political Economy. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09692290.2024.24028172024-11-1138 min
LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | AI and elections with Professor Lawrence LessigIn October 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to spoke to Lawrence Lessig, the Roy L. Furman Professor of Law and Leadership at Harvard Law School. Cited by The New Yorker as “the most important thinker on intellectual property in the internet era”, Professor Lessig now focuses on “institutional corruption”, especially as that affects democracy. He is the author of many books, including They Don’t Represent Us: Reclaiming Our Democracy, Fidelity & Constraint: How the Supreme Court Has Read the American Constitution, and most recently, How to Steal a Presidential Election.
They spoke about how AI and the media can affect the legiti...2024-10-2846 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | The West and the failure of democracy in the Middle East with Prof. Fawaz GergesIn October 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations in the Department of International Relations at LSE, and holder of the Emirates Professorship in Contemporary Middle East Studies.
They spoke about his new book, “What Really Went Wrong: The West and the failure of democracy in the Middle East”. We also discussed the history of US involvement in the region, and the ongoing conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Hamas.
This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
Further reading
• What Really Went Wrong: The West and the Failure of Democracy in the...2024-10-1838 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | The social media spiral of silence with Nick LewisIn September 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Nick Lewis, a PhD student in LSE’s Department of Government and a recipient of a Phelan US Centre PhD Summer Research Grant in 2022. Nick’s research looks at how social media creates bias in democratic deliberation.
They spoke about how Facebook discourages people from taking part in discussions via what’s called the “spiral of silence”. They also discussed the importance of social media in the 2024 presidential election.
This episode was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.2024-10-1431 min
Humans of IDS3, E8: Carrying on the Legacy, Life After LSE: Opportunities ExistThis episode, guest Mia Fraser talks about her journey and legacy to LSE while exploring the transformative paths LSE alumni's can navigate the myriad of opportunities available to graduates beyond the university. Whether you're an LSE graduate or simply curious about the paths taken by others, this podcast offers valuable insights into harnessing opportunities and continuing a legacy of excellence. Tune in to discover how the skills and connections made at LSE can lead to meaningful change.2024-09-0437 min
RatioEp. 07 - Larry Kramer's vision for the LSEIn this episode of Ratio, Dr Sarah Trotter has a conversation with the LSE's President and Vice Chancellor, Professor Larry Kramer. Amongst the many interesting topics discussed, this episode delves into the importance of interdisciplinary work as a way to produce meaningful scholarship. Professor Kramer also offers his vision for the LSE as he begins his position of President and Vice Chancellor.
2024-08-2037 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | US Nuclear Strategy in a Changing Indo-PacificIn June 2024, the LSE Phelan US Centre held the conference, US Nuclear Strategy in a Changing Indo-Pacific. The conference brought together scholars and analysts with a strong record of policy-relevant research on nuclear strategy and expertise in the security dynamics of the Indo-Pacific.
The conference was convened by Phelan US Centre Affiliates, Rohan Mukherjee and Lauren Sukin, both Assistant Professors of International Relations in the LSE’s International Relations Department.
In this episode of the Ballpark, we speak to Dr Lauren Sukin about the main themes and takeaways from the conference. We also talk to three of the conference participants, De...2024-07-0827 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | US Foreign Policy and Power with Professor Jeff LegroIn May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Jeff Legro, University Professor at the University of Richmond, and Visiting Professor at the Phelan US Centre for 2023-24. They spoke about the US’ role as a “unipolar” country in the world, conceptions of sovereignty, both in the US and abroad, the potential future of US foreign policy, and the relationship between nuclear weapons and globalization.
They also discussed Professor Legro’s work with the Phelan US Centre’s Undergraduate Research Assistantship programme and students Ayush Das and Evelyne Ong.
This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
Links mentioned...2024-06-2447 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | The Bomb with Fred KaplanIn May 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to author and journalist for Slate magazine and Phelan US Centre Visiting Senior Fellow, Fred Kaplan about his 2020 book, The Bomb: Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War and the changing attitudes of US politicians and policymakers to nuclear weapons and nuclear war.
This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
Listen to the podcast of the LSE Event ‘Is the risk of nuclear war increasing?’ on LSE Player: https://www.lse.ac.uk/lse-player?id=c1fc651a-d27e-46e2-8ae0-2078d24736e0
Fred Kaplan’s ‘War...2024-05-2843 minLSE PodcastsLSE Ballpark | Will the US remain the world’s superpower?A shining city on a hill. America the beautiful. The United States has long been mythologised as the land of dreams and opportunity. And since the fall of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s it has been undisputedly the most powerful nation on earth. But is it a fading force? The idea of an America in decline has gained traction in recent years and has, of course, been capitalized on by President Trump. Is America’s ‘greatness’ under threat?
In this episode of LSE iQ, a collaboration with the LSE Phelan US Centre's podcast, The Ballpark, Sue Windebank and Chris...2024-05-2435 min
LSE PodcastsMade in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade | LSE US Centre EventHow did China—the world’s largest communist nation—converge with global capitalism? And when did this occur? In this event, held on 7 May 2024, Dr Elizabeth Ingleson of the LSE Department of International History and Phelan US Centre Affiliate argued that this convergence began in the early 1970s, when the United States and China re-opened trade and the interests of US capitalists and the Chinese state gradually aligned: at the expense of US labor and aided by US diplomats.2024-05-241h 29LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged with Dr Elizabeth InglesonIn April 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Dr Elizabeth Ingleson, Assistant Professor in the Department of International History at LSE and Centre Affiliate of the Phelan US Centre. They spoke about Dr Ingleson’s new book, Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade. They also discussed the evolution of the US-China trade relationship since the 1970s, including the role played by US policymakers and capitalist interests.
Dr Elizabeth Ingleson will be launching her new book at the LSE Phelan US Centre event, ‘Made in China: When US-China interests converged to transform global trade’, on Tuesday 7 May fr...2024-05-0343 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Super Tuesday 2024 results with Professor Jason CasellasOn March 5th, 16 US states and territories held primary elections to decide the 2024 Republican and Democratic presidential nominees: a day known as “Super Tuesday”. The Phelan US Centre spoke to Professor Jason Casellas about the Super Tuesday results, the primary race so far, and what the trends may mean for the general election in November.
Jason Casellas is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston and is the John G. Winant Visiting Professor for American Government at Oxford University for 2023-24.
This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
Additional resources:
- Phelan US Cent...2024-03-0725 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | The Limits of Presidential Power with Professor Andrew RudalevigeIn January 2024 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Andrew Rudalevige, the Thomas Brackett Reed Professor of Government at Bowdoin College and visiting professor in the LSE’s Department of Government for the 2023-24 academic year. They spoke about the separation of powers in US government and the executive branch, and former President Trump’s potential plans to reshape the federal bureaucracy to create more political appointees if he is re-elected to the presidency in this year’s presidential election.
This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson Tan.
Contributors: Professor Andrew Rudalevige (Bowdoin College)2024-03-0455 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Master’s students essay competition on climate changeIn 2023, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with the prompt, “What responsibility does the US have to the rest of the world on climate change?”. In this Extra Inning, we speak to the author of the winning essay, Oscar Parry, and the runners-up, Jibran Raja and Alia Yusuf. We discuss the essay competition, what it’s like for students to engage with a wider audience, and the opportunity they had to present their essays in the UK parliament to MPs and the British-American Parliamentary Group.
This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson and Anderson...2023-12-1138 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Democratic Disenchantment in Rich & Poor CountriesIn May 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Mohid Malik spoke to Pranab Bardhan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. In this Extra Inning podcast, they discussed the argument put forward in Professor Bardhan’s 2022 book, A World of Insecurity: Democratic Disenchantment in Rich and Poor Countries. Their conversation explored the future of democratic governance as it confronts majoritarian politics throughout the world.
This Extra Inning was produced by Mohid Malik and Anderson Tan.
Contributors: Professor Pranab Bardhan (University of California), Mohid Rehman Malik (LSE Phelan US Centre)2023-08-1448 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Geopolitics and Democracy with Brian Burgoon and Peter TrubowitzIn May 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Brian Burgoon, Professor of International and Comparative Political Economy in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam, and Peter Trubowitz, Professor of International Relations, and Director of the Phelan US Centre at LSE and Associate Fellow at Chatham House, about their new book Geopolitics and Democracy, which will be published in July 2023 by Oxford University Press.
In this Extra Inning podcast, they discuss the rise of anti-globalist forces which are against international cooperation and multilateralism, and how this connects to the decline of the welfare state an...2023-07-211h 05LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | The defining global challenges with the Lloyd George Study GroupWe live in turbulent times. Globalized challenges like climate change, pandemics, migration, and supply chain disruptions are rising in urgency. With these and other challenges in mind, in June 2023, Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and the LSE Phelan US Centre convened the Lloyd George Study Group on Global Governance.
For this episode of the Ballpark, we asked each of the ten members of the Lloyd George Study Group on Global Governance one question: What do you take to be the defining global challenges of the coming decades? Their answers tell us a great deal about what global challenges we...2023-06-2329 min
Humans of IDS2, E1: Introducing the MSc programmes at LSE Department of International DevelopmentThe Humans of ID Podcast is back for 2023 with a brand new series! In this first episode of season two, MSc students Alice, Angeliki, Joe, and Ziyaad speak about the four different master's programmes currently offered by the Department of International Development: Development Management (DM), Development Studies (DS), Health and International Development (HID) and International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies (IDHE). They also discuss what development means to them and why they chose LSE as their destination for graduate study. They invite you to get to know them and be part of their discussion!If you want to...2023-03-1329 min
LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Professor Mary Kaldor on Long-term Solutions to the War in UkraineOn 9 June 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Mary Kaldor of the LSE about ways to reimagine a future European security framework.
They also discussed the importance of empowering the local civil society groups in Russia and Ukraine that oppose Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Emmanuel Olugbenga.
Contributors: Professor Mary Kaldor (London School of Economics); Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre); Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)2023-01-1622 min
LSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Everyone wins: Student-faculty collaborations in the UGRA programmeIn June 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke to Professor James Morrison about his experience as a faculty lead working on research projects with undergraduates as part of the US Centre’s undergraduate research assistant (UGRA) programme. Professor Morrison, who has worked with an UGRA each year since the programme’s inception in 2017, discussed the contribution that these undergraduate students have made to his research over the years. He also spoke about the mutual benefits that academics and students enjoy from these collaborations. This Extra Inning was produced by Anderson Tan.
James Morrison is an Associate Professor in the De...2022-10-0212 minLSE PodcastsLSE: The Ballpark | Finding Success as a Phelan US Centre Undergraduate Research AssistantOn February 24th, 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Joss Harrison spoke to Karen Torres about her experience as an undergraduate research assistant (UGRA) with Dr John Collins at the US Centre in 2019-20, and how this has influenced her academic and career plans. They also discussed her co-authored article with Dr Collins in the Journal of Illicit Economies and Development, which focuses on Colombia’s place in the global drug wars. This Extra Inning was produced by Anderson Tan, Elina Ganatra and Joss Harrison.
Karen Torres was an undergraduate research assistant at the US Centre in 2019-20. She graduated from LSE...2022-09-2624 min
The Beverage Report PodcastDr Rachel Ngai - LSE Department of EconomicsIn this Beverage Report episode, Sarah speaks with Dr Rachel Ngai from the Department of Economics at LSE. She explains Africa’s structural transformation and how African women’s time allocation in home production and market jobs has changed over time. She also talks about the Hukou System in China.2022-06-2327 minThe Beverage Report PodcastProfessor Andrés Velasco - Dean of the LSE School of Public Policy & Former Minister of Finance (Chile)Andrés Velasco Brañes is a Chilean economist and professor who served as Minister of Finance in the first government of President Michelle Bachelet from March 2006 to March 2010. He is currently the Dean of the School of Public Policy at the London School of Economics.
In this Beverage Report episode, Sarah speaks with Professor Andrés Velasco, Dean of the School of Public Policy at LSE. He talks about his role as the Minister of Finance in Chile. He also explains the need for unconventional fiscal policies in the post-pandemic world, and why it’s essential for p...2022-04-0827 min
the talktankLisa Makarova - LSE's Dragons DenThe Bits & Bytes Series - Lisa Makarova
Hosted by Jessica Ge
Today we speak to our fellow beaver, Lisa Makarova. 🐻 Lisa is the head of LSE Generate’s GAP, a 12-week accelerator programme designed for early-stage startups to reach new heights. 🏔🏃♀️
Bringing insights from all over the world (Russia, Germany, America, and the UK to name a few), we hear from the woman who co-founded ZebraFarm, a resource hive for startups, and who is a visiting lecturer and entrepreneurship coach at Imperial- indeed living up to her status as a Top 25 Under 25 Entrepreneur in the Netherland...2022-03-0838 minThe Beverage Report PodcastProfessor Thomas Sampson - Associate Professor of Economics at LSEIn this Beverage Report episode, Sarah speaks with Professor Thomas Sampson from LSE Economics. He explains the cross-region differences in the impact of Brexit on living standards in the UK. He also discusses which aspects of the performance of the UK economy are expected or surprising.2022-02-2324 min
Geography Island JamsGIJ Special One - Part of LSEThis episode features clips from previous guests' interviews when talking about what they like most about being 'Part of LSE'. The following guests are featured:S1 E5 - Martha Ojo - LSESU Education Officer 2018-2020S1 E4 - Lydia Goonetillake - BA Geography (Class of 2018)S2 E1 - Meredith Whitten - ESRC Postdoctoral FellowS1 E14 - Andrew Young -Chief Operating Officer of the LSES3 E1 - Thembi Chihambakwe - BSc Environment & Development (Class of 2022)S1 E2 -Emily Douglas - BA Geography (Class o...2021-12-2912 min
the talktankAdam French - lse's goldman unicornThe Bits & Bytes Series - Adam French
Hosted by Jessica Ge
Graduating from LSE in 2007, Adam French isn’t your typical finance hardo. 💸
From directing commodities and derivatives at Goldman Sachs for seven years, you could say that Adam learned a thing or two about finance and entrepreneurship. Leading him to co-found the wealth management startup, Scalable Capital in 2015, where investing has never been easier than pressing a few buttons. Hear how he grew Scalable Capital into Europe’s largest digital wealth manager backed by companies like BlackRock and Tencent and how it is now...2021-08-1045 min
LSE London Alumni TalksWhere does Innovation come from? with LSE Innovation's David AiIn this episode we speak to LSE’s own David Ai. David is the Head of Innovation at LSE Innovation, the School’s department focusing on assisting LSE experts to commercialise their research. Before LSE David enjoyed careers in the venture and technology licensing arenas including working for Stanford’s Office of Technology Licensing for six years, managing inventions while spearheading Stanford’s technology marketing efforts in China. David also served as Vice President Chief Advisor at Hitachi Corporate VC and has been involved in several startup companies in both the US and Asia. In this podcast, David exc...2021-07-2256 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersWhat does it really mean to be a citizen?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE's award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
Citizenship. What does that word really signify? This episode of LSE IQ takes a look at the issue in all its complexities, uncovering how decisions made by a 19th...2021-06-0144 minLSE PodcastsWhat does it really mean to be a citizen?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE's award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
Citizenship. What does that word really signify? This episode of LSE IQ takes a look at the issue in all its complexities, uncovering how decisions made by a 19th...2021-06-0144 min
Geography Island JamsJoanne Hay - Deputy Chief Operating Officer at the LSEWill Stein’s interviewee for this episode is Joanne Hay. Joanne is Deputy Chief Operating Officer (DCOO) at the LSE. She has worked at the LSE since 1995 in a number of roles including leading the Director’s office, and Manager (Strategic Planning and Resources) of the Department of Management. She took up the role of DCOO in summer 2018. In her capacity as DCOO, Joanne has been involved in numerous business change projects including the Assessments Services Change Project where in-year resits were offered for the first time in 2020. She works in close partnership with the SU, most notably, with the...2021-05-1442 min
Geography Island JamsDave Smith - Head of Social Media at the LSEWill Stein’s interviewee for this episode is Dave Smith. Dave has been the Head of Social Media at LSE since May 2018. Dave and his team are responsible for LSE’s five central social media channels (Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Twitter), and provide support for the hundreds of LSE-affiliated profiles across the departments and research centers. Before moving to the UK, Dave previously lived in Australia, Canada, and Japan, and once won a silver medal representing Australia at an international Geography competition.2020-12-0436 min
Geography Island JamsBen Plummer-Powell - Chief Philanthropy and Global Engagement Officer of the LSEWill Stein’s interviewee for this episode is Ben Plummer-Powell. Ben is a member of the LSE Senior Management Committee and has strategic oversight for philanthropy, alumni engagement, corporate engagement, international strategy and global academic partnerships for the LSE. Alongside his role as Chief Philanthropy and Global Engagement Officer, Ben proudly chairs the LSE LGBTQ+ Steering Group as well as working as a senior inclusivity and diversity champion.2020-10-2738 minLSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersIs perfect the enemy of the possible?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk…unesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE's award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
Jess Winterstein speaks to Dr Thomas Curran about the potential pitfalls of wanting to be perfect. Our society values perfection, but is the concept of perfect really that good for us? The latest episode of...2020-10-0617 min
Geography Island JamsLJ Silverman - Head of LSE GenerateWill Stein’s interviewee for this episode is LJ Silverman. LJ is the current and first Head of LSE Generate, the LSE’s entrepreneurial and start-up hub. Before coming to the LSE, LJ ran a careers and recruitment consultancy firm which focused on the Environmental Sector. LJ has also worked in television on shows such as Big Brother as well as doing voiceovers for children's television programmes.2020-07-1439 min
Geography Island JamsAndrew Young - Chief Operating Officer of the LSEWill Stein’s interviewee for this episode is Andrew Young. Andrew became LSE’s first Chief Operating Officer in January 2016. He is also a member of the LSE Directorate and the School Management Committee . Previously, Andrew was COO for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as well as the Head of the Science, Agriculture and Engineering Faculty Office at Newcastle University. Before starting his career in academic administration, Andrew completed an undergraduate degree, a PhD and 8 years of research in Zoology and related areas.2020-07-0937 min
Geography Island JamsMark Justin - Founder and Owner of Le Gothique (LSE G&E Winter Ball Venue 2018 - present)Will Stein’s interviewee for this episode is Mark Justin. Mark is the founder and owner of the Le Gothique gastropub which has hosted the annual LSE G&E Winter Ball since 2018. Since being founded in 1987, Le Gothqiue has held everything from beer festivals to Bar Mitzvahs. In 2019, the venue hosted every major birthday from 18th all the way to 100th.2020-06-0829 min
LSE PodcastsLSE and the World: personalities and progressSince its foundation in 1895 LSE people and ideas have helped to shape the world. We will explore the lives and influence of six LSE people whose work and ideas have shaped our world – do their experiences hold any lessons for today as the 21st century progresses. A tour of the Atrium Exhibition will take place straight after the discussion.
Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Emeritus Professor of International Relations at LSE.
Sue Donnelly is the LSE Archivist responsible for the development of LSE’s institutional archive.
David Stevenson is Professor of International History at LSE. His main fiel...2020-04-141h 14
LSE PodcastsThe Common Room | Part 2: 57 years after the Robbins Report – teaching and research at the LSEDilly Fung and Simon Hix, the respective Pro-directors for Education and Research discuss the evolving nature of research and education at the LSE2020-03-1030 minLSE PodcastsThe Common Room | Part 1: 57 years after the Robbins Report – teaching and research at the LSEDilly Fung and Simon Hix, the respective Pro-directors for Education and Research discuss the evolving nature of research and education at the LSE2020-03-1029 min
LSE PodcastsLSE and the World: personalities and progress [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox, Sue Donnelly, | Since its foundation in 1895 LSE people and ideas have helped to shape the world. We will explore the lives and influence of six LSE people whose work and ideas have shaped our world – do their experiences hold any lessons for today as the 21st century progresses. A tour of the Atrium Exhibition will take place straight after the discussion. Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Emeritus Professor of International Relations at LSE. Sue Donnelly is the LSE Archivist responsible for the development of LSE’s institutional archive. David Stevenson is Professor of I...2020-03-061h 14
LSE PodcastsLSE and the Genesis of Global Governance [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Patricia Clavin | Starring the League of Nations, and featuring the students, staff, and archives of the London School of Economics and Political Science, the lecture recovers the entangled history of LSE with the practices of global governance. This international history lecture reveals a wide-ranging preoccupation with the material conditions of peace, alongside the more familiar concern of disarmament. Patricia Clavin is Professor of International History, and Zeitlyn Fellow and Tutor in History at Jesus College Oxford. She is an editor of the Oxford History Monographs series, and serves on the editorial board of Past and Present. In 2008...2020-02-111h 24
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersIs the 21st Century the Chinese century?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE's award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
In this episode Sue Windebank asks, “Is the 21st Century the Chinese century?”
This month sees the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
In 1949 the Ch...2019-10-0744 minLSE PodcastsIs the 21st Century the Chinese century?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE's award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
In this episode Sue Windebank asks, “Is the 21st Century the Chinese century?”
This month sees the 70th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China.
In 1949 the Ch...2019-10-0744 min
LSE PodcastsLSE IQ Episode 26 | Why do we need food banks? [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr. Aaron Reeves, Laura Lane, Daphine Aikens | Welcome to LSE’s award-winning podcast, LSE IQ, where we ask leading social scientists and other experts to answer an intelligent question. In this episode, Joanna Bale asks ‘Why do we need food banks?’ She talks to LSE’s Aaron Reeves and Laura Lane, as well as Daphine Aikens, founder and CEO of Hammersmith and Fulham food bank, and some of her clients.2019-08-1338 min
LSE PodcastsLse Festival 2019 | Borders and Walls [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Elena Barabantseva, Professor Bill Callahan, Xiaolu Guo | A screening and discussion of two short films by Elena Barabantseva, University of Manchester and Bill Callahan, LSE. A discussion will follow with Xiaolu Guo, an award-winning writer and filmmaker. Border People (14 min, 2018) Elena Barabantseva, University of Manchester How does the border enter and shape a family life? What does it mean to the people who cross the border for marriage? This film juxtaposes a personal story of Meihua, a Vietnamese Yao woman who married a Yao man in China, with the stories and ritual practices that the Yao elders...2019-03-0249 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Conspiracy Theory as Truth [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Bradley Franks, Dr Erica Lagalisse, Dr Matijs Pelkmans | Psychologists and anthropologists explore how only some “conspiracy theories” fail tests of reason, and discuss the problems and potential of “conspiracy theory” for social movements. Erica Lagalisse is author of Occult Features of Anarchism – With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples and Postdoctoral Fellow at the LSE International Inequalities Institute. Bradley Franks is Associate Professor in Psychology in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science, LSE. Matijs Pelkmans is Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology at LSE and a specialist in the anthropolo...2019-03-021h 14
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | New World Order 2035 [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Liam Kofi Bright, Dr Rebecca Elliott, Dr Barbara Fasolo, Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Dr Ilka Gleibs and Dr George Lawson | What will the world look like in the not too distant future? By 2035 how could the way we live, work, interact with each other and understand ourselves have changed? Join a panel of LSE academics for some informed speculation. 2019-03-021h 30
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Populism and Religion in the West [Audio]Speaker(s): Tobias Cremer, Dr Zubaida Haque | In an apparently ever-less-religious West, how has Christian identity, however indirectly, been used as a focal point for populist discontent? Tobias Cremer (@cremer_tobias) is a PhD candidate at the Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) at Peterhouse, Cambridge. Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council his doctoral research focuses on the relationship between religion and the new wave of right-wing populism in Western Europe and North America. In particular, the project aims to understand the ways in which traditionally secularist right-wing populist parties are seeking to employ Christian symbols and...2019-03-021h 14
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | What Does It Mean to Be British and Who Defines It? [Audio]Speaker(s): Diane Abbott MP, Sunder Katwala, Professor Eric Kaufmann, Dr Alita Nandi | This interactive public event comprises a panel-based discussion, with representatives from different influential spheres in society who are shaping discourse on British identity, combined with direct audience engagement. Diane Abbott (@HackneyAbbott) is MP for Hackney North and Stoke Newington and is the Shadow Home Secretary. Sunder Katwala (@sundersays) is the director of British Future. He has previously worked as a journalist. Eric Kaufmann (@epkaufm) is Professor of Politics at Birkbeck College, University of London. Dr Alita Nandi (@alitanandi ) is Research Fellow at the University of Essex, who...2019-03-021h 11
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Art and Conflict [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Denisa Kostovicova, Dr Nela Milic, Tom Paskhalis, Dr Ivor Sokolić | The panellists will discuss the role of art and visual representation in response to conflict and dealing with its consequences. Text Illuminations is an art installation by artist Nela Milic of the University of the Arts London (UAL) produced through inter-disciplinary collaboration with political scientists Dr Denisa Kostovicova, Dr Ivor Sokolic and Tom Paskhalis of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). This artwork is an interactive representation of a search for the meaning of reconciliation after mass atrocity through debates including people from all e...2019-03-021h 16
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Protesting Inequalities [Audio]Speaker(s): Bird la Bird, Dr Aviah Sarah Day, Dr Armine Ishkanian, Professor Tomila Lankina, Dr Olga Onuch | This event examines the changing dynamics of protests and protest movements, focusing on how activists in the UK and globally mobilize and fight against inequalities. Bird la Bird is a performance artist who straddles historiography, comedy, queer and politics. She has been described as a Queer Pearly Queen and a Haute Couture Fishwife. Bird la Bird has recently developed a series of performances interrogating the histories of Britain’s key cultural institutions, queering the chronicles and unpicking the layers of colonialism, class op...2019-03-0255 min
LSE PodcastsLse Festival 2019 | Brave New World [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Richard Ashcroft, Professor David Healy, Professor Emily Jackson | In this age of utopian technologies, we can design mechanical limbs for amputees and chemically engineer happiness for depressives. But should we? From the fluoride in our water to genetically modified babies, scientific advances pose complex new ethical questions. We ask discuss the major bioethical issues of our time. Is philosophy braced for this brave new world? Are scientists and engineers morally obliged to design a utopia? Or are things best left to ‘nature’? Richard Ashcroft is Professor of Bioethics at Queen Mary University of London. David Healy (@DrDavidHealy) is P...2019-03-021h 17
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Putin's Russia and its Challenge to the Postwar Liberal Order [Audio]Speaker(s): Bridget Kendall | Former BBC Correspondent, Bridget Kendall was appointed the first female Master of Peterhouse, the University of Cambridge's oldest College, in 2016. Educated at Oxford and Harvard, she joined the BBC World Service in 1983 and became the BBC's Moscow correspondent in 1989, covering the collapse of the Soviet Union as well as Boris Yeltsin's rise to power. She was then appointed Washington Correspondent before moving to the senior role of BBC Diplomatic Correspondent, reporting on major conflicts such as those in Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria and Ukraine. Her interviews with global leaders include Margaret Thatcher, Hillary Clinton, Mikhail...2019-03-011h 06
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Reliving the Origins of Totalitarianism [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Robert Eaglestone, Professor Lyndsey Stonebridge | Hannah Arendt’s seminal study of the preconditions for, and rise of, Nazism and Stalinism in the first half of the 20th Century has some chilling resonances with the world we are living in today. How can her analysis help us understand the state of global politics today? Robert Eaglestone (@BobEaglestone) is Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London. Lyndsey Stonebridge (@LyndseyStonebri) is Professor of Humanities and Human Rights at the Department of English Literature/IRiS, University of Birmingham. Sandra Jovchelovitch is Professor of Social Psychology at th...2019-03-0156 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Developing Urban Futures [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Jo Beall, Professor Ricky Burdett, Professor Alcinda Honwana, Dr Philipp Rode | Following on from the Developing Urban Futures Urban Age Conference orgainised by LSE Cities in Addis Ababa in November 2018, this event will explore urban dynamics in rapidly changing Sub-Saharan African cities, and discuss how current models of planning and governance succeed or fail, addressing specific urban conditions on the ground. Continuing population growth and urbanisation will add 2.5 billion more people to the world’s cities by 2050, with nearly 90 per cent of the increase concentrated in Asia and Africa. Today, around 40 per cent of Africans are urban dw...2019-02-281h 06
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | The Haunting of Neo-liberalism [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Robert Eaglestone, Professor Simon Glendinning, Professor Maja Zehfuss | Marx famously wrote of the spectre of communism haunting Europe in the nineteenth century, and the end of the Cold War might be considered to mark its exorcism. But has communism really been laid to rest? Despite the fall of the Berlin Wall, Derrida certainly thought not. He argued that in the ‘new world disorder’, ideologies like neo-liberalism were enmeshed with communism, haunted by the spectre of communisms yet to come. Is Derrida’s analysis still applicable to the post-9/11 world? And have new spectres appeared in our midst? Robert...2019-02-2854 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Innovation: a disruptive force for good? [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe, Geoff Mulgan, Emma Smith, Kartik Varma | “You see things; and you say “Why?” But I dream things that never were; and I say “Why not?” George Bernard Shaw Join a panel of entrepreneurs and innovation experts to discuss how we can tackle the world’s biggest problems in innovative ways to benefit society. We will consider questions including: What does innovation mean for social science? How we can innovate in socially responsible ways? Is innovation always to do with technology? How can we foster creativity and innovation? What does an innovative world look like? Juanita Gonzalez-Uri...2019-02-2755 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Crisis of the Liberal World Order, or is the West in Decline - Again? [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor G. John Ikenberry, Professor Mary Kaldor | The world famous theorist of international politics John Ikenberry of Princeton has for many years been insisting that the liberal world order created by the USA after WW2 has proved remarkably durable. Now, however, a series of major shifts in the world - the rise of China, the emergence of Russia as a spoiler power, the election of the very illiberal Donald Trump in the United States, and the more general populist backlash against globalisation- has placed the liberal order under immense strain. In this Roundtable Professor Ikenberry will be in...2019-02-271h 03
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | New Reconciliations: the two Koreas [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Jeong-Im Hyun, Dr Owen Miller, Professor Vladimir Tikhonov | Since early 2018, the two Koreas on the Korean Peninsula, known to be the last remaining divided countries since the end of the Second World War, have begun the road to reconciliation. A series of summit visits have taken place and are expected to continue, together with various events and projects that are expected to increase the level of interaction in terms of economy, politics, culture and infrastructure. What does this thawing relationship mean for the future of the Koreas and of the world? This roundtable discussion lasting 75 minutes, involve...2019-02-271h 01
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | How to Remain Sane in the Age of Populism [Audio]Speaker(s): Elif Shafak | Until not so long ago, some parts of the world—namely, the West— were thought to be solid, steady, stable. Other parts of the world—namely, the non-West— were thought to be liquid, not yet settled. Since 2016 it has become increasingly clear to citizens across the world that there are no solid and in fact, we are all living in liquid times. Fear, anger, anxiety, resentment… emotions guide and misguide politics. The more “informed” we are the less we know. The less we know the less we understand. And the less we understand the bigger our fears. How can...2019-02-2757 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Innovation: a disruptive force for good? [Audio]LSE Festival 2019 | Innovation: a disruptive force for good? [Audio] by LSE Podcasts2019-02-2755 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | A Populist Wave? Unity and Division Among Europe's New Parties [Audio]Speaker(s): Dr Alexandru Filip, Professor Sara Hobolt, Dr Benjamin Martill | The recent wave of populist parties and politicians throughout Europe and the world has been portrayed as a monolithic phenomenon that transcends national borders. On the right and on the left, populists have been portrayed as polarising forces that reinforce existing divisions in society and pull each side further from the centre. But is this the case? This event explores two counterintuitive arguments about Europe’s populist parties. First, that populist parties may find more in common with traditional parties in their home countries than with their counterparts in ot...2019-02-2659 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Are We Heading Towards a Digital Dystopia? [Audio]Speaker(s): Sam Byers, Dr Orla Lynskey, Dr Alison Powell | As technology and media continue to change our society at a rapid rate, what are the implications for our privacy, democracy and role as citizens? Sam Byers (@byers90) is the author of Idiopathy (2013) and Perfidious Albion (2018). His work has been translated into ten languages and his writing has appeared in Granta, The New York Times, The Spectator, and The Times Literary Supplement. Idiopathy was included on the Waterstones 11 list of debut novels to watch out for; shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Prize and the Desmond Elliot Prize; and won...2019-02-261h 05
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Whatever Happened to the Revolution? LSE in the 60s [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox | One British university above all others came to be associated with student rebellion in the 1960s - the LSE - later referred by one of the original rebels as that 'utopia at the end of the Kingsway rainbow - for a period'. But why the LSE? What did the students hope to achieve? And what legacy did they leave behind? Michael Cox is Director of LSE IDEAS and Emeritus Professor of International Relations at LSE. In addition, he is currently working on a history of LSE. He helped establish the Cold War Studies Centre in 2004...2019-02-261h 10
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | The Drugs Aren't Working! Confronting the Crisis of Superbugs [Audio]Speaker(s): Michael Anderson, Dr Mathias Koenig-Archibugi, Ken Shadlen, Catherine Wilkosz | Growing resistance to antibiotics is one of the most significant current threats to global public health. Estimates suggest that in the European Union and the United States alone infections from multidrug resistant bacteria cause around 50,000 deaths a year, with substantial economic burdens associated with these infections. These figures will likely worsen, in the absence of new antibiotics to replace those with declining effectiveness. Existing systems of global health governance and drug development need to be reconfigured in order to respond to new threats. Coordinated international action is needed to...2019-02-2656 min
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | Pessimism and the State of the World [Audio]Speaker(s): Minouche Shafik, Professor Andrés Velasco | Why are people in some of the richest countries in the world so miserable when so much of the economic and social data show massive material progress? Where did all that anger and anxiety come from that is manifested in populism, terrorism, and worsening well-being and mental health? Are we, despite the massive gains in material progress in recent decades, living in an age of insecurity? Minouche Shafik is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. Prior to this she was Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. Andrés...2019-02-251h 20
LSE PodcastsLSE Festival 2019 | A New International Order? Peacemaking after the First World War [Audio]Speaker(s): Professor Michael Cox, Professor Annika Mombauer, Professor David Stevenson | A century after the Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919, this session will reappraise the peace settlement that followed the First World War. On 28 June 1919 the Versailles peace treaty was signed between Germany and its First World War opponents, including Britain, America, France, Italy, and Japan. The treaty was intensely controversial, and has remained so. Disillusioned liberals such as John Maynard Keynes condemned it as unjust and unworkable, and much of German opinion agreed them. It has been blamed for inflaming German nationalism, enabling Hitler's rise, and causing the...2019-02-251h 24
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersCan we afford our consumer society?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE IQ, the monthly award-winning podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science. This is the podcast where we ask some of the leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer intelligent questions about economics, politics or society.
For this LSE IQ we have something slightly different for you – an...2018-12-191h 11
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersIs the gentrification of our global cities inevitable?Why don't you join us for a live recording of the LSE IQ podcast? Join us on Tuesday 6 November when we’ll be asking, 'Can we afford our consumer society?'. For further information please see: http://bit.ly/lseiqlive
To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE IQ, the monthly award-winning podcast from the London School of Economics and Po...2018-10-1537 min
LSE London Alumni TalksLSE Aquaman [PODCAST] – Diego LopezMeet Diego Lopez, an LSE alumni attempting to break a Guinness world record by completing a major, significant swim in each of the seven continents (“Continents Seven”)Diego Lopez is a finance executive, globetrotter and marathon swimmer, born in the Canary Islands in Spain and currently based in New York City. He earned his MSc in Accounting and Finance from the LSE in 2006, and has since then been a committed alumnus in a number of geographies globally. During Diego Lopez’s amateur career as marathon swimmer, he has amassed a number of wins. During 2018, he is atte...2018-07-1051 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersDo we need to rethink foreign aid?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE IQ, the monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science. This is the podcast where we ask some of the leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer intelligent questions about economics, politics or society.
The UK spends a generous 0.7% of its Gross National Income on overseas...2018-07-0436 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersAre cryptocurrencies the future of money?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE IQ, the monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science. This is the podcast where we ask some of the leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer intelligent questions about economics, politics or society.
In 2008 a person or group going under the pseudonym ‘Satoshi Nakamoto’ published a wh...2018-06-0636 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersHow do you win an argument?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
Welcome to LSE IQ, an award-winning monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where we ask leading social scientists – and other experts – to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society.
LSE IQ is one year old - and to mark its anniversary we’re looking at the theme of argume...2018-05-0137 min
LSE IQ podcastLSE IQ Episode 14 | How do you win an argument?Contributor(s): Dr Owen Griffiths, Dr Bryan Roberts, Dr Bart Cammaerts, Professor Martin Bauer, Dr Alexandru Marcoci | Welcome to LSE IQ, an award-winning monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where we ask leading social scientists – and other experts – to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society. LSE IQ is one year old - and to mark its anniversary we’re looking at the theme of arguments – how to make them, evaluate them and win them. It’s a feature that’s underscored our previous episodes, from people arguing that democracy is declining and to why we sh...2018-05-0137 min
LSE IQ | Intelligent questions with social science answersWhat's the future of the welfare state?To subscribe on Apple podcasts please visit http://apple.co/2r40QPA or on Andriod http://subscribeonandroid.com/www.lse.ac.uk/assets/richmedia/webFeeds/lseiqpodcast_iTunesStore.xml or search for 'LSE IQ' in your favourite podcast app or visit http://lse.ac.uk/iq
You may also be interested in the LSE Festival: Beveridge 2.0, 19 - 24 February 2018 http://www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-Festival and the LSE Library exhibition 'A Time for Revolutions: Making the Welfare State', 8 January to 13 April 2018, http://www.lse.ac.uk/library/exhibitions
Welcome to LSE IQ, a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics...2018-02-0632 minLSE IQ podcastLSE IQ Episode 11 | What's the future of the welfare state?Contributor(s): Professor John Hills, Professor Lucinda Platt, Dr Malcolm Torry | Welcome to LSE IQ, a monthly podcast from the London School of Economics and Political Science, where we ask leading social scientists - and other experts - to answer an intelligent question about economics, politics or society. The welfare state is constantly under debate, whether it is the underfunding of the NHS or the amount we spend on benefits. With over 50% of the country's budget spent on the welfare state and an ever-changing political, technological and cultural landscape, its purpose, size and utility dominate public discourse. In this episode...2018-02-0632 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books Podcast in Brazil: Episode 3: Politics, People and PetroleumIn the third and final episode of our series on Brazil, we head inland from Rio de Janeiro, to the heart of the country’s political life: the capital of Brasília. Authors from the LSE, the University of São Paulo, and Brasília policymakers, talk to LSE Review of Books about left-of-centre politics and social development in the country. We also find out whether Brazil proves or disproves the "oil curse" theory.
LSE Guests: Francisco Panizza (Senior Lecturer in Latin American Politics), Anthony Hall (Professor of Social Policy), Guy Michaels (Associate Professor of Economics) Francesco Casselli (Norman Sosnow Profe...2014-07-2229 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books in Brazil: Favela life: From Drugs Gangs to Drums BeatsContributor(s): Sandra Jovchelovitch, Jacqueline Priego-Hernandez, Paul Heritage, Silvia Ramos, Celso Athayde
Released on 2 April 2014.
In this second episode of our three-part series on Brazil, the LSE Review of Books Podcast, we spend time in Rio de Janeiro’s morros, or hills, to see just how two grassroots movements are shaking things up in the city’s favelas. Sandra Jovchelovitch, Director of the Social and Cultural Psychology Programme at the LSE, and researcher Jacqueline Priego-Hernandez, about their new book: Underground Sociabilities: Identity, culture and resistance in Rio’s favelas. Paul Heritage, Professor of Drama and Performance at Queen Mary College in Lon...2014-04-0235 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books | LSE Literary Festival 2014 | The books that inspired Ellen HelsperTo celebrate and support the LSE Literary Festival the LSE Review of Books is asking prominent LSE academics and event speakers about the books that inspired them into their academic subject. In this podcast, Dr Ellen Helsper, Lecturer in the Media and Communications Department at the LSE, talks us through the books that have inspired her interest in media technologies and privacy. Ellen will contribute to the Literary Festival event titled "Private Lives: Do we still value our privacy?" on 1st March 2014.
Presented by Amy Mollett. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. Other contributor: Ellen Helsper. Music courtesy of Candlegravity for the...2014-02-2511 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books | LSE Literary Festival 2014 | The books that inspired David StephensonTo celebrate and support the LSE Literary Festival the LSE Review of Books is asking prominent LSE academics and event speakers about the books that inspired them into their academic subject. In this podcast, David Stevenson, Professor of International History at the LSE, tell us about the books on World War I that have had the most impact on his academic career. Professor Stevenson will chair at this year's Literary Festival titled "Why Remember? Reflections on the First World War Centenary" on 26th February.
Presented by Amy Mollett. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. Other contributor: David Stevenson. Music courtesy of Nic...2014-02-2108 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books | LSE Literary Festival 2014 | The books that inspired Craig CalhounTo celebrate and support the LSE Literary Festival the LSE Review of Books is asking prominent LSE academics and event speakers about the books that inspired them into their academic subject. In this podcast, The Director of the LSE and world-renowned sociologist, Professor Craig Calhoun, tells us about the classical social theorists who inspired him early in his career, and why the most inspiring books are the ones with which you find a multitude of limits and problems.
Presented by Amy Mollett. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. Other contributor: Craig Calhoun. Music courtesy of Podington Bear for his song Lilywhite on...2014-02-1708 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books in Brazil: Rio in transitionContributor(s): Cheryl Brumley
Released on 7 February 2014
In the first episode of a three-part series on Brazil, the LSE Review of Books Podcast takes a closer look at the city of Rio de Janiero to uncover wider issues that face the world’s fastest growing cities. Before talking to LSE and Brazilian authors about their books on Brazil, LSERB podcast producer, Cheryl Brumley, made her first stop at the annual Urban Age Conference to hear how politicians, academics and planners from cities around the globe grapple with city transformations. The conference, put on by LSE Cities and the Alfred Herrhausen So...2014-02-1121 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 8: Architecture and Design: Framing the urban experienceIn this podcast we set out to explore how design and architecture can enhance and manipulate our everyday experiences. Architect David Kohn, co-designer of A Room for London, discusses how design can influence the way we experience everything from time to the urban experience. Fran Tonkiss, LSE Reader in Sociology and Director of the LSE Cities Programme, talks about her latest book on the social life of urban form and why ‘the devil gets all the best designs’. Hyun Bang Shin, LSE Associate Professor in Geography and Urban Studies, talks about reading Marx under South Korea’s strict national security laws a...2013-12-0329 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Academic Inspiration: Deputy Director of LSE Stuart CorbridgeIn this special edition podcast, Stuart Corbridge, Professor of International Development, Provost and Deputy Director at the LSE, focuses on the books that have inspired him throughout his academic career: From the Marxist theory that shaped his undergraduate study, to the many books on India and development studies that have inspired his passion for these areas, and finally through to a very special history of The Beatles.
To read more academic inspiration essays and the latest social science book reviews visit LSE Review of Books.com
Presented by Amy Mollett. Contributors: Stuart Corbridge. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. Music courtesy of...2013-10-0108 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 7: Behind Economics and FinanceMary Morgan, LSE Professor of History and Philosophy of Economics, speaks to us about her book: The World in the Model: How Economists Work and Think and how the once prose-heavy discipline founded by Adam Smith has been transformed by maths. Carl Packman, author of Loan Sharks: The Rise and Rise of Payday Lending, discusses the exponential growth of the payday lending industry in the UK. Director of LSE’s Centre for Economic Performance, Professor John van Reenen, thinks back to his early career and identifies the books shaped his thinking about the economic world.
Presented by Amy Mollett. Produced by...2013-07-1732 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Women's Library @ LSEThis special joint podcast from the LSE Review of Books and LSE Equality and Diversity, examines the history of the newly acquired Women’s Library at the LSE through the eyes of a long-term librarian. David Doughan MBE, who has been at the Women's Library for 23 years, speaks to Asiya Islam about the continued significance of the library and its role in the late 20th century feminist movement.
Presented by Amy Mollett. Contributors: Asiya Islam, David Doughan. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. Music courtesy of Duke Hugh (Sweet and Lowdown) from the Freemusicarchive.org.2013-06-1408 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books | LSE Literary Festival 2013 | Academic Inspiration: Favourite fiction IIIn this special LSE Literary Festival series, the LSE Review of Books blog asked prominent LSE professors to read from their favourite works of fiction, building on the Academic Inspiration series on their blog, LSEReviewofbooks.com. In the second part of this series, we hear from Director of LSE IDEAS, Professor Odd Arne Westad, reading from Hunger, Director of the Centre for Economic Performance, Professor John Van Reenen, reading from the non-fiction essay The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte, Research Fellow at POLIS Dr Fatima El Issawi, reading from the poem The Messenger With Her Hair Long to the Springs...2013-06-1015 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books | LSE Literary Festival 2013 | Special Edition Preview PodcastFrom 26th of February to 2nd March 2013, the London School of Economics will hold its 5th Annual Literary Festival under the theme ‘Branching Out’. The LSE Review of Books team been out on the road to meet some of this year’s Literary Festival speakers, and in this special edition podcast you’ll hear a taster of some of the events to come.
Anne Applebaum, Pulitzer Prize winner and LSE’s current Philippe Roman Chair in History and International Affairs, talks to us about her Literary Festival event ‘Narrative Memory and the Mind’, taking place on Wednesday 27th February. Anne speaks about h...2013-06-1010 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books | LSE Literary Festival 2013 | Academic Inspiration: Favourite works of fictionIn this special LSE Literary Festival series, the LSE Review of Books blog asked prominent LSE professors to read from their favourite works of fiction, building on the Academic Inspiration series on their blog, LSEReviewofbooks.com. Professor of Human Rights Law Conor Gearty reads from The Trial, Centennial Professor at Gender Institute Mary Evans from Little Women, and Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, Department of Media and Communications from The Warden.
Presented by Amy Mollett. Produced by Cheryl Brumley. Contributors: Conor Gearty, Mary Evans, Sonia Livingstone. Music and sound came courtesy of the following contributors at the FreeMusicArchive.org...2013-06-1008 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 6: ChinaWe take a walk through London’s Chinatown with Rosemary Sales and Xia Lin, Researchers at Middlesex University, to discuss the complex of identities in the area and meanings of home for Chinese immigrants. John Gittings, Research Associate at the School of Oriental and African, talks about China’s early peace philosophers and the importance of engaging the country in diplomacy. Ting Xu, Research Fellow at LSE’s economic history department, speaks about growing up in China in the wake of the Cultural Revolution and how her parent’s boundless passion for books was a source of inspiration.
Presented by Amy Moll...2013-01-0429 min
LSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 5: Democracy and its DiscontentsProfessor of Politics at Sheffield University, Matthew Flinders, talks about his new book Defending Politics: Why Democracy Matters in the 21st Century, and argues that the problem with politics is not politicians themselves but the public’s understanding of the processes involved. LSE’s Armine Ishkanian speaks about her book Democracy Building and Civil Society in Post-Soviet Armenia and how civil society and democratisation projects need a firm grounding in a country’s grassroots in order to successfully aid its transition to democracy. George Lawson, Professor of International Relations at the LSE and an expert in democratisation and revolutions, tells us abo...2012-09-2730 minLSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 4: London 2012 Olympics - What happens when global meets local?The LSE Review of Books podcasts aim to give listeners the opportunity to hear prolific authors and academics discuss the ideas behind their latest books. The podcasts feature author interviews centred around topics which spark debates in academia and across our world.2012-07-2728 minLSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 2: Gender and FeminismThe LSE Review of Books podcasts aim to give listeners the opportunity to hear prolific authors and academics discuss the ideas behind their latest books. The podcasts feature author interviews centred around topics which spark debates in academia and across our world.2012-07-2323 minLSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 1: LanguageThe LSE Review of Books podcasts aim to give listeners the opportunity to hear prolific authors and academics discuss the ideas behind their latest books. The podcasts feature author interviews centred around topics which spark debates in academia and across our world.2012-07-2325 minLSE Review of BooksLSE Review of Books - Episode 3: Marxism and the LeftThe LSE Review of Books podcasts aim to give listeners the opportunity to hear prolific authors and academics discuss the ideas behind their latest books. The podcasts feature author interviews centred around topics which spark debates in academia and across our world.2012-07-2312 min