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Migration is the most powerful tool for reducing global poverty - Global Policy explores the changing face of global inequality. Islamism is a bourgeois movement. - Jobs, economic stability and business are priorities for the Arab world’s new politicians says Fawaz Gerges. 'Reforms need social support which technocrats may not deliver' - Hard-pressed European economies cannot recover without democracy argues Jonathan Hopkin.'We should stop talking about the House of Lords and instead talk about bringing in a British Senate' - Patrick Dunleavy sees the chance for a historic reform of the UK parliament.'What's the point of people in an automated financial market?' - Daniel Beunza discusses the importance of retaining the 'social' aspect of the markets.

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Girls menaced by ‘sexting’|A new report for the NSPCC reveals the growing pressure schoolgirls face to take part in sexually explicit texting.Investment in broadband is key for British economy but must overcome £1 billion funding gap|A national drive to introduce superfast broadband coverage across most of the UK could stumble over a funding gap of more than £1 billion identified in a new report.Tackle global inequality to reduce pressure of economic migration, report urges policy makers|Location, not class, is now the key driver of global inequality, according to an article published in the LSE journal Global Policy.

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Sebastian Seung, professor at MIT - Copyright Kris Krug for PopTech

Connectome: how the brain's wiring makes us who we are|

Sebastian Seung, a dynamic young professor at MIT, is at the forefront of a revolution in neuroscience which believes that the basis of our identity lies not in our genes but in the connections between our brain cells. He speaks at LSE on 13 June.

 

How can European migration policies promote development?|

Migrants play a crucial role in the development of countries of origin and countries of destination. How can labour immigration and other policies in Europe be shaped so as to optimise the benefits? Tobias Billström, Swedish minister for migration and asylum policy, and Peter Sutherland, UN special representative for migration, will discuss on 23 May.  

Shadows of Liberty|

Jean-Phillipe Tremblay's Shadows of Liberty is a documentary feature-film examining the media crisis in the United States, and the first of two film screenings at LSE which are part of the London International Documentary Festival.

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Conor Gearty lecture DNA of Human Rights 
Video

Conor Gearty, a professor of human rights law and practising barrister, looks at the history of human rights and ideas that have informed their development such as democracy and dignity. He challenges the notion that human rights are a western idea, a mere 'cultural accessory'.

Released: 24 February 2012; approx 49 minutes

 
Audio

Speaker: Professor Leszek Balcerowicz
Recorded: Tuesday 08 May 2012; approx 74 minutes

Audio

Speakers: Martin Hickman, Tom Watson MP
Recorded: Wednesday 09 May 2012; approx 73 minutes

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The Insecurity State

The Insecurity State: vulnerable autonomy and the right to security in the criminal law|

Peter Ramsay

 
The SAGE Handbook of Political Communication

The SAGE Handbook of Political Communication|

Holli A Semetko and Margaret Scammell

 
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