Summer 2014 | Public lectures and events | Audio and pdf

Contributor(s): Professor Danny Quah, Professor Mick Cox | One of the aims of LSE Summer School is to bring the LSE experience to all those attending its many courses between July and August. Five years ago we launched our first full programme of Lectures. These have been an immense success. All lectures are exclusively for LSE Summer School students, and are given by top flight sp

Contributor(s): Professor Andrew Gamble | One of the aims of LSE Summer School is to bring the LSE experience to all those attending its many courses between July and August. Five years ago we launched our first full programme of Lectures. These have been an immense success. All lectures are exclusively for LSE Summer School students, and are given by top flight speakers talking on

Contributor(s): Kingsley Chiedu Moghalu | To many, Africa is the new frontier. As the West lies battered by financial crises, Africa is seen as offering limitless opportunities for wealth creation in the march of globalisation. In his new book, Emerging Africa: How the Global Economy’s “Last Frontier” Can Prosper and Matter, Kingsley Moghalu, in considering the questions of w

Contributor(s): Dr Joseph Muscat | In his speech Dr Muscat will consider the future of the Commonwealth, and how to ensure it is an effective, prosperous and relevant organisation which meets the needs of its citizens. Hugo Swire (@HugoSwire), minister of state at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office will introduce the lecture. Joseph Muscat (@JosephMuscat_JM) is prime minister of Mal

Contributor(s): Dr Robert Falkner | One of the aims of LSE Summer School is to bring the LSE experience to all those attending its many courses between July and August. Five years ago we launched our first full programme of Lectures. These have been an immense success. All lectures are exclusively for LSE Summer School students, and are given by top flight speakers talking on the b

Contributor(s): Professor David M Clark, Professor Lord Layard, Andrew Marr | This event marks the launch of David Clark and Richard Layard’s new book, Thrive, which argues that mental health problems are pervasive. They have massive social impacts and huge economic costs. They can be effectively treated by evidence-based psychological therapies, but these are not widely availabl

Contributor(s): Professor Conor Gearty | One of the aims of LSE Summer School is to bring the LSE experience to all those attending its many courses between July and August. Five years ago we launched our first full programme of Lectures. These have been an immense success. All lectures are exclusively for LSE Summer School students, and are given by top flight speakers talking on

Contributor(s): Stefan Ingves, Dr Jon Danielsson | Stefan Ingves is in charge of designing Basel III, the new financial regulations that will help protect the financial system from excesses whilst supporting its mission of promoting economic growth. He will address the question of whether Basel III lives up to its expectations and the main obstacles to its implementation. Stefan In

Contributor(s): Dr Eva Aldea | What is the difference between migrants and nomads? Eva Aldea will assess whether Deleuze’s concept of the nomad is useful for navigating current responses to the European project. Eva Aldea is a lecturer in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London. Credits: Tom Sturdy (Audio Post-Production).

Contributor(s): Professor Craig Calhoun, Professor Chris Alden, Professor Thandika Mkandawire | An audio recording of the proceedings of the LSE Cape Town Conference 2014 Africa in the World, The World in Africa: Making regional integration and South-South relations work for growth and equality with Professor Craig Calhoun, Professor Chris Alden and Professor Thandika Mkandawire.Cr