Autumn 2011 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdf
by London School of Economics and Political Science · 124 episodes
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Audio and pdf files from LSE's autumn 2011 programme of public lectures and events.
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1 h 14
The Concept of Dignity among Palestinian Youth: An Exploratory Pilot Study
Contributor(s): Rita Giacaman | How do young Palestinians define dignity? What is the importance of dignity in their lives? What would increase or decrease their sense of dignity?…
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58 min
British Journal of Industrial Relations (BJIR): 50th Anniversary Conference panel discussion
Contributor(s): Ed Heery, John Kelly, David Metcalf | "The unsolved problems in the research of work and employment" – a round table discussion among former BJIR chief editors.
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1 h 28
China Model 2
Contributor(s): Dr Kent Deng, Professor Jude Howell, Professor Athar Hussain | Against all previous predictions China has been completely transformed. This raises the question of t…
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1 h 29
The US and the Arab Revolutions
Contributor(s): Professor William Quandt | The US has been an active player in the Middle East over the past century, but has been of minor relevance during the Arab uprisings of 2…
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1 h 35
A New Synthesis of Public Administration: serving in the 21st century
Contributor(s): Jocelyne Bourgon | Crises, cascading failures, and unpredictable shocks characterise the world we live in. Jocelyne Bourgon will map out an enabling framework for g…
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1 h 24
EU Foreign Policy after Lisbon: the role of parliaments in EU foreign policy-making
Contributor(s): Brendan Donnelly, Mike Gapes MP, Lord Teverson, Professor Wolfgang Wagner | In this second roundtable in a series on 'EU Foreign Policy after Lisbon' the LSE's Euro…
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1 h 28
Rules and Representations: desire from an evolutionary point of view
Contributor(s): Dr Armin Schulz | Many organisms make decisions using only reflexes and drives; some, however, do so by employing explicit representations of their goals. Why would…
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53 min
New Strategies for Disaster Response: How the increased frequency and intensity of disasters will reshape the…
Contributor(s): Kristalina Georgieva | Kristalina Georgieva is European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response. Before joining the Europea…
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1 h 32
The Price of Civilization: economics and ethics after the fall
Contributor(s): Professor Jeffrey Sachs | The world economy remains in a precarious state after the global recession. Jeffrey Sachs will discuss why we must – and how we can– chang…
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1 h 31
Global Political Challenges: women advancing democracy
Contributor(s): Dr Madeleine Korbel Albright | Former US secretary of state Madeleine Korbel Albright will address the future of US foreign policy and the leadership of women in he…
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1 h 10
Aung San Suu Kyi and the revolution of the spirit
Contributor(s): Peter Popham | Twenty-three years after an uprising involving millions, and 21 years after elections which Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy won by a…
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1 h 32
Families and young people in troubled neighbourhoods
Contributor(s): Iain Duncan Smith, Professor Anne Power, Professor Jane Waldfogel | The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion tracked 200 families bringing up children in deprive…
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1 h 30
Perspectives on Taste – Philosophy and Neuroscience: the nature of tastes and tasting
Contributor(s): Professor Barry Smith | This lecture will explore the philosophy and neuroscience of taste and what it tells us about perception. Barry Smith is professor of philos…
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1 h 50
Arab Nationalism, Islamism and the Arab Uprising
Contributor(s): Professor Sadik Al Azm | Al-Azm, one of the Middle East's most notable contemporary thinkers, will reflect on the effects of the Arab uprisings on Arab nationalism…
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1 h 23
WikiLeaks: news in the networked era
Contributor(s): Charlie Beckett | This lecture will tell the story of WikiLeaks, the most controversial journalism organisation of the digital age. Led by the charismatic Julian As…
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1 h 09
1989 and EU-enlargement: Austria's role in European politics
Contributor(s): Dr Heinz Fischer | In spring 2010, Dr. Heinz Fischer was re-elected as Federal President of the Republic of Austria by popular vote for his second term. His politic…
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1 h 24
For Love and Money: the distinctive features of care work
Contributor(s): Professor Nancy Folbre | For Love and Money, a forthcoming book edited by Nancy Folbre provides an overview of care provision in the United States and develops a fr…
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1 h 21
Jawaharlal Nehru and China: a study in failure?
Contributor(s): Dr Ramachandra Guha | Jawaharlal Nehru, the man most identified with Indian foreign policy after independence, is remembered for what is considered his greatest fai…
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1 h 34
On Love
Contributor(s): Dr David Bell, Professor Simon May | Is genuine love unconditional, or enduring, or disinterested? Simon May says 'no' and offers an alternative theory. David Bell…
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1 h 14
Herd Behaviour and Keeping up with the Joneses
Contributor(s): Professor Andrew Oswald | Herd behaviour is often natural and individually rational, but it has the potential to be disastrous for the group. In this lecture, Andre…