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Six Political Philosophies in Search of a Virus: critical perspectives on the coronavirus pandemic 15.06.2020 1:30:13 ↓

COVID-19 has brought a number of interesting questions in political philosophy to the fore. What are the limits and ethical role of the state? What is the importance of personal liberty and collective interest? Is state surveillance justified?

How Much Tax Do The Rich Really Pay And Could They Pay More? 15.06.2020 1:05:30 ↓

With tax rises now almost surely on the horizon, the question will be who should pay.

Financial Strains, Health Pressures: Syria, Somalia and the COVID-19 impact 10.06.2020 1:22:04 ↓

Populations and institutions in Syria and Somalia have been subject to conflict and political turmoil for many years

Europe in the Time of Coronavirus: responding to the political and economic challenges of COVID-19 09.06.2020 1:24:00 ↓

Periods of crisis can strip politics back to its most basic forms, and the political reality is laid bare

Fiscal Policies to Support People and Growth During the COVID-19 Pandemic 08.06.2020 1:33:21 ↓

Fiscal policies have been central for providing emergency lifelines to people and firms during the COVID-19 pandemic, and are also at the forefront of facilitating a recovery once the lockdown ends.

Do Morals Matter: presidents and foreign policy from FDR to Trump 04.06.2020 1:29:49 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Joseph S Nye

Post COVID-19 Futures of the Urbanising World 03.06.2020 1:32:00 ↓

Contributor(s): Dr Creighton Connolly, Professor Roger Keil, Dr Deirdre McKay, Dr Rita Padawangi

COVID-19 and Illicit Markets 02.06.2020 1:34:31 ↓

Contributor(s): Naomi Burke-Shyne, Jason Eligh, Gabriel de Santis Feltran, Kasia Malinowska, Alexander Söderholm

COVID-19 and Africa: pandemics and global politics 01.06.2020 1:32:29 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Assis Malaquias, Elizabeth Sidiropoulos, Dr Folashadé Soulé

COVID-19 Economic Response: a comparative, cross-border perspective 29.05.2020 1:29:56 ↓

Contributor(s): Dr Reuben Abraham, Dr Ailish Campbell, Rain Newton-Smith, Kazumi Nishikawa

COVID-19 Economic Response: a comparative, cross-border perspective 29.05.2020 1:29:56 ↓

This panel will compare and contrast the economic policy response to COVID-19 undertaken by countries around the world in both developed and emerging economies.

Capital Flow Cycles: a long global view 28.05.2020 1:24:19 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Carmen M Reinhart

Data–driven Responses to COVID–19: opportunities and limitations 28.05.2020 1:16:13 ↓

Contributor(s): Dr Seeta Peña Gangadharan, Professor Orla Lynskey, Dr Alison Powell, Professor Edgar Whitley

Addressing the Pandemic: the pharmaceutical challenges 26.05.2020 1:28:31 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Kalipso Chalkidou, Dr Panos Kanavos, Professor Margaret Kyle, Professor Ken Shadlen

Responding to a Pandemic: the view from Latin America 22.05.2020 1:44:22 ↓

Contributor(s): Fernando Henrique Cardoso, Laura Chinchilla, Ricardo Lagos, Juan Manuel Santos, Dr Ernesto Zedillo

Targeted Lockdowns and the Road to COVID-19 Recovery 22.05.2020 1:14:09 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Michael Whinston

COVID-19 and its Impact on Euro Atlantic Security 21.05.2020 1:30:33 ↓

Contributor(s): General Sir James Everard, Dr Nathalie Tocci, Peter Watkins

Assessing the Impact of COVID-19: from mortality to misery? 21.05.2020 1:28:49 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Paul Dolan, Dr Daisy Fancourt, Lord O'Donnell, Professor Carol Propper

Government Assistance to Struggling Businesses in the COVID-19 Crisis 19.05.2020 1:40:29 ↓

Contributor(s): Erica Bosio, Dr Juanita Gonzalez-Uribe, Professor Dimitri Vayanos

COVID-19: the economic policy response 18.05.2020 1:34:01 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Adnan Khan, Ricardo Reis, Silvana Tenreyro

The Great Reversal in the Time of COVID-19 13.05.2020 1:29:07 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Thomas Philippon, Dr Angelo Martelli

Transboundary Crisis Management in Europe in the Wake of COVID-19 13.05.2020 1:33:03 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Arjen Boin, Lydie Cabane, Professor Martin Lodge, Professor Nick Sitter

Behavioural Science in the Context of Great Uncertainty 13.05.2020 1:28:33 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Nick Chater, Professor Liam Delaney, Professor Paul Dolan, Professor Ulrike Hahn, Dr Grace Lordan

Strategic Leadership in the Time of COVID-19 11.05.2020 1:36:02 ↓

Contributor(s): David H. Petraeus, Professor Michael Barzelay, Shirley Ze Yu

Assessing the Economic Impact of COVID-19 07.05.2020 1:28:02 ↓

Contributor(s): Professor Paul de Grauwe, Simeon Djankov, Professor Panos Tsakloglou, Dr Miranda Xafa