Global Politics Events

Belgium will enter 2024 as the rotating chair of the European Union. As one of the founding fathers of the Union, Belgium presides over the EU for the 13th time. The number might sound unlucky and the challenges ahead are surely daunting. That said, Prime Minister De Croo will talk about the strengths of the Union, its relationship with the United Kingdom, and the ways in which the EU needs to reform to stay in shape. Speaker: Alexander De Croo Chair: Professor Chris Anderson #Belgium #Events #London Full details/attend: To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine generated transcription, and is not 100% accurate.

Behavioural public policy has gained significant attention recently due to two key factors: political debates over government size and role, and the globally influential approach of nudging. This talk will outline recent developments in conceptual and empirical research that aims to empower citizens by boosting their competences. Speaker: Professor Ralph Hertwig Chair: Dr Barbara Fasolo #Democracy #Events #London Full details/attend: To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine generated transcription, and is not 100% accurate.

Expectations of the future are a key stake of political struggle. Beliefs about what lies ahead carry implications for who should hold power, how it should be exercised, and for what ends. In this talk, Professor Jonathan White introduces some of the themes of his new book, "In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea". He highlights how modern democracy has relied on expectations of a future that is plentiful and shared, and how problems arise for democracy in an age of short-lived institutions and increased time pressure. Jonathan White is Professor in Politics and Deputy Head of the European Institute at LSE: 🔴 In the Long Run: The Future as a Political Idea (Profile Books) 🔴 Find out more about the LSE Research Showcase events:

The German Finance Minister will talk about new realities and strengthening Germany’s competitiveness for the benefit of its economy and its partners. Speaker: Christian Lindner Chair: Professor Eric Neumayer #Germany #Events #London Full details/attend: To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine generated transcription, and is not 100% accurate.

An increasingly challenging global economic environment calls for an evidence-based discussion of the next stage of the UK’s strategy for the attraction and retention of Foreign Direct Investment to fast-track sustainable growth and productivity. Speaker: Laura Citron Professor Riccardo Crescenzi Professor Nigel Driffield Lord Harrington Chair: Professor Susana Mourato #Investment #Events #London Full details/attend: To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine generated transcription, and is not 100% accurate. Featured image (used in thumbnail with watermark added): Photo by geralt on Pixabay

The Performer explores the relations between performing in art (particularly music), politics and everyday experience. It focuses on the bodily and physical dimensions of performing, rather than on words. Richard Sennett is particularly attuned to the ways in which the rituals of ordinary life are performances. The book draws on history and sociology, and more personally on the author's early career as a professional cellist, as well as on his later work as a city planner and social thinker. It traces the evolution of performing spaces in the city; the emergence of actors, musicians, and dancers as independent artists; the inequality between performer and spectator; the uneasy relations between artistic creation and social and religious ritual; the uses and abuses of acting by politicians. The Janus-faced art of performing is both destructive and civilizing. Speaker: Professor Richard Sennett Chair: Professor Suzanne Hall Moderator: Professor Monika Krause #Performance #Events #London

Across Europe, the left – in its different variants - is facing an electoral challenge. The populist, nationalist right appears in the ascendancy, with predictions for its success in this year’s European Parliament elections. In Greece, SYRIZA rose dramatically to lead the fight against euro-zone imposed austerity. Yet, it lost badly in two national elections last year and the left is fragmenting. How can the fortunes of the left be restored? What kind of unity is feasible and desirable on the left? How can the left avoid further defeat? Join us for this conversation between Stefanos Kasselakis and LSE's Kevin Featherstone. Speaker: Stefanos Kasselakis Chair: Professor Kevin Featherstone #Greece #Events #London Full details/attend: To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine generated transcription, and is not 100% accurate.

China is a formidable and emerging power on the world stage, and its booming economy is the second largest in the world. Yet Western economists have long been incorrectly predicting its collapse. Why do they keep getting it wrong? Because, according to Keyu Jin, the Chinese economy that most Westerners picture is an incomplete sketch, based on Western dated assumptions and incomplete information. We need a new understanding of China, one that takes a holistic view of its history and its culture. Professor Jin will be presenting The New China Playbook, a revelatory, clear-eyed, and myth-busting exploration of China’s economy, how it grew to be one of the largest in the world, and what the future may hold. Speaker: Professor Keyu Jin Chair: Professor Francesco Caselli #China #Events #London Full details/attend: To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine ge

Spatial inequality is a major concern across the rich world, despite government efforts to address it. What are the economic and political barriers to addressing this form of inequality? In this talk, Professor Neil Lee will draw on research across Western Europe and North America to investigate the economic and political roots of spatial inequality. He will consider the ultimate drivers of spatial inequality and why UK government attempts to ''Level Up'' are unlikely to succeed. Neil Lee is Professor of Economic Geography in the Department of Geography and Environment at LSE, 🔴 Find out more about the LSE Research Showcase events:

All politics is local. In an increasingly complex and dynamic world of multiple and overlapping crises, local authorities often find themselves at the eye of a perfect storm. It has become vital to draw from the local perspective when tackling global issue. The same is true for many organisations and communities, for whom traditional, top-down approaches do not offer the agility and responsiveness that is essential for effective crisis management in our times. Having served local government for 13 years, from a rural to an urban context and from a small town to a region and a big city, Kostas Bakoyannis shares his experience of bottom-up crisis management including the economic, refugee and COVID-19 crises. Speaker: Kostas Bakoyannis Chair: Professor Ricky Burdett #Athens #Events #London Full details/attend: To turn on captions, go to the bottom-right of the video player and click the icon. Please note that this feature uses Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) technology, or machine gen