LSE: Public lectures and events

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Green, just, and healthy: what do young Londoners want for the future of their neighbourhoods? Jun 18, 2025

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At a time of eco-anxiety, climate scepticism, and widespread disillusionment with formal political institutions, how do diverse young Londoners connect with climate politics at a local level?

Breaking the Jeff Bezos model of new technology Jun 18, 2025

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New technology and AI are transforming the labour market at an unprecedented pace, often reinforcing existing inequalities and concentrating wealth in the hands of a few.

Visions for the future with Daron Acemoglu Jun 18, 2025

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Daron Acemoglu, LSE alumnus and co-recipient of the 2024 Nobel Prize in economics, whose work has provided new insights into why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations, will be in conversation with LSE's President Larry Kramer

Data for development Jun 17, 2025

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Data plays a crucial role in designing effective development policies, yet its availability and use in low- and middle-income countries remain inconsistent.

Tech and the future of the world economy Jun 17, 2025

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Driven in large part by the rapid growth of the tech sector, the US economy has diverged from other advanced economies.

A society free from poverty: how do we get there and what would it look like? Jun 16, 2025

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The event challenges the old adage, 'The poor will always be with us', by envisaging a future free from poverty.

Alternatives to capitalism Jun 16, 2025

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There are frequent discussions on how our current economic system should be reformed and improved to address global challenges

The London Consensus: economic principles for the 21st century Jun 16, 2025

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A generation ago, the so-called Washington Consensus laid out a series of do’s and don’ts for policymakers around the world.

Beliefism: how to stop hating the people we disagree with Jun 11, 2025

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Join us for this talk by LSE's Paul Dolan in which he will talk about his new book, Beliefism.

Amartya Sen and Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala in conversation with Nick Stern: building sustainability in a turbulent world Jun 10, 2025

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Join us for this special event celebrating LSE's new Global School of Sustainability at which our speakers will discuss fostering sustainability amidst global uncertainty