LSE: Public lectures and events
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The London School of Economics and Political Science public events podcast series is a platform for thought, ideas and lively debate where you can hear from some of the world's leading thinkers. Listen to more than 200 new episodes every year.
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Jun 2, 2025 • 1h 29min
Tolerance and freedom of expression
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.
May 29, 2025 • 1h 28min
Elite conflict, colonialism and democracy in the Middle East
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.
May 28, 2025 • 1h 24min
Capitalism and its critics
In this lecture John Cassidy will speak about his new book, Capitalism and Its Critics: A Battle of Ideas in the Modern World.
May 27, 2025 • 1h 31min
Revolutions and world order: still the 'Sixth Great Power'?
This lecture, held in honour of the renowned scholar Fred Halliday, will explore the relationship between revolutions and world order in contemporary geopolitics.
May 22, 2025 • 1h 37min
Forests, finance, and the future: economic risks of nature loss
This event aims at addressing the often overlooked yet profound economic and financial consequences of deforestation.
May 21, 2025 • 1h 33min
Critique is the critique of power
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.
May 20, 2025 • 1h 29min
Teens, sexting and image-based sexual abuse: a child rights approach
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.
May 19, 2025 • 1h 3min
Conscience incorporated: pursuing profits while protecting human rights
In today’s world, where corporations wield immense power and influence, how can business leaders balance the pursuit of profits with ethical responsibility?
May 14, 2025 • 1h 30min
Apprenticeship and economic growth in early modern England
In his latest book, The Market for Skill: apprenticeship and economic growth in early-modern England, which forms the basis of this event, Patrick Wallis shows how apprenticeship helped reshape the English economy between 1500-1800.
May 13, 2025 • 1h 32min
Neoliberalism and social justice? Reconciling Adam Smith and John Rawls
This event will explore the relationship between Rawlsian liberal egalitarianism and neoliberalism, based on Nick Cowen's book Neoliberal Social Justice.
