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This high-level discussion will explore the experiences of four former heads of state or government, from four regions in the world, to discuss the medium and long-term solutions to the harms created by current drug control policies.

MIT professor Sinan Aral draws on two decades of his own research and business experience and go under the hood of the biggest, most powerful social networks

In this lecture, Julia Lynch will examine the political dynamics underlying the “new normal” of high and rising inequality since 1980.

The biologist Theodosius Dobzhansky wrote that nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution. Is there an even more general theory that can make sense of all the sciences?

When SYRIZA came to power in January 2015, it promised an end to the bailouts and to austerity. In this conversation with Kevin Featherstone, Euclid Tsakalotos will discuss its achievements and setbacks.

This year’s Fred Halliday Memorial Event will explore how and why the symbolic investment in republican discourse and the building of republican institutions can be so detrimental to the rights of the very public that they are meant to represent.

Asia has successfully transitioned from a low-income agrarian region in the 1960s to a global manufacturing powerhouse today, driving growth around the world. COVID-19 is threatening to turn back the clock on some of that progress.

At this event, our panelists will celebrate the achievements of Celebrating Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1933-2020 and assess her legacy.

Diseases present us with obvious health costs, but there are significant economic costs to illness too.

In the form of white privilege, ‘colour-blindness’ and supremacy, how does whiteness shape individual lives and European societies alike? This event will explore the role of whiteness in Europe and for European identities.

This event, will uncover and explore women’s often foundational role in thinking about international politics.

Will the Covid-19 pandemic fuel social demand for equality and economic justice?

How best can the UK economy compete in the world of the future?

This episode is dedicated to social policy giant Professor Sir John Hills, who died in December 2020.

Nick Couldry and Ulises Ali Mejias will discuss their book, The Costs of Connection: How Data Colonizes Human Life and Appropriates it for Capitalism.

Drawing on research from her latest book, Making Your Voice Heard, Connson Locke will look at how to develop your leadership presence and be more influential in the workplace.

The Annual British Journal of Sociology Lecture examines national welfare in the context of being an imperial polity organised around hierarchies – and intersections – of class and race, and consequences of this for social and political structures.

What do we mean by the term ‘resilience’? We trace the philosophical traditions of resilience and explore critical perspectives on its modern forms.

Join us for this talk by Paul Vallely who will be discussing his new book, Philanthropy: From Aristotle to Zuckerberg.

What do we still need to learn if the UK is to make a success of Brexit? The panel will consider the changes occurring across government, the economy and society.

LSE EmbRace and LSE’s Eden Centre engage in a dialogue on the topic of Critical Race Theory and education.

How can we plan for a future where human beings can share both public and private spaces? Join Katie Beswick, Julia King and Antoine Picon to discuss what this new COVID-19 world might look like.

In a world beset by a global pandemic and an existential climate change emergency, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change Patricia Espinosa will provide her vision for 2021.

Despite our growing collective pessimism about the state of the world, when it comes to our own lives, research suggests we are generally optimistic.

Join us for this fireside chat with Jacky Wright, Chief Digital Officer and Corporate Vice President, Microsoft US.