Join Vincent Chow as he chats with expert LSE academics and guest speakers about the political, economic and philosophical issues of our time.
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Britain Inside Europe, Outside the EU - Prof. Simon Hix
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Simon Hix is the Harold Laski Professor of Political Science at the London School of Economics. Vincent Chow chats with him about the UK's relationship with the EU post-Brexit, the life of Harold Laski, being a public intellectual and the state of the political centre in Britain today.Professor Hix is also Director of the LSE Institute of Public Af…
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What next in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? - Ambassador Manuel Hassassian
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Vincent Chow chats with Manuel Hassassian, the Palestinian Ambassador to the UK, about the ongoing conflict, Trump's Jerusalem declaration, Hamas and the possible role of Europe in bringing an end to the hostilities.Born in Jerusalem, Ambassador Hassassian is a Palestinian-Armenian professor who has been the Palestinian Authority's diplomatic repre…
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Development Economics and Empowering the Poorest - Prof. Oriana Bandiera
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Professor Oriana Bandiera is the Sir Anthony Atkinson Chair in Economics and Director of STICERD at the London School of Economics (LSE). She specialises in development economics, international trade and the public sector.Vincent Chow chats with the professor about her research on policies helping ultra-poor women in Bangladesh, the limitations of …
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The Despot's Accomplice and the Value of Democracy - Dr Brian Klaas
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Our chief editor Vincent Chow speaks with Dr Brian Klaas about his travels to authoritarian regimes around the world, the global democratic decline, and how and why democracy should be promoted both at home and abroad.Brian Klaas is a fellow in LSE's Government Department specialising in democracy, political violence and authoritarian regimes. He i…
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Fighting Orbán and Hungary's "Mafia State" - András Fekete-Győr
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András Fekete-Győr is a Hungarian politician and chairman of the Momentum Movement, an opposition political party founded in 2015. Only 28 years old, he led the NOlimpia campaign last year that successfully campaigned against the Budapest bid to host the Olympic games in 2024. Our chief editor Vincent Chow caught up with him before a party meetup i…
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Climate Change and the Non-Identity Problem - Dr Kai Spiekermann
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In the first episode of the Office Hours podcast, chief editor Vincent Chow speaks to Dr Kai Spiekermann about the Non-Identity Problem, one of the most interesting and trickiest problems in philosophy, and its relevance for the climate change debate.Dr Spiekermann is Associate Professor of Political Philosophy and the Doctoral Programme Director i…
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