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The Public Authority Podcast asks how governance and humanitarianism in conflict-affected areas actually functions. Inviting experts to discuss the ways public authorities beyond state actors shape daily lives, political control and economic activity across Africa, the podcast examines aid delivery, development initiatives, localisation, access to justice and service provision. It presents original thinking about the structures necessary for, and barriers to, thriving economic, political and social life. The Public Authority Podcast is created by LSE’s Centre for Public Authority and International Development at the Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa.

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Are jobs getting better?

2026/02/03

What does the future of work really look like?

LSE: The Ballpark | US-China relations in an era of illiberalism with Dr Scott Kennedy

2026/02/02

To talk about the current state of US-China relations, in October 2025 the Phelan US Centre spoke to Scott Kennedy, Senior Adviser and Trustee Chair in Chinese Business and Economics at the Center for Strategic and International Studies

Our Dollar, your problem

2026/01/29

Join us for this public lecture where Kenneth Rogoff will discuss his recently released book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An insider's view of seven turbulent decades of global finance and the road ahead.

Power and profit: stresses and futures of market economies

2026/01/28

The famous epithet that “the old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters”, is most often attributed to the Marxist thinker and revolutionary Antonio Gramsci.

Abundant clean energy for all: the technological opportunity

2026/01/27

For the past two centuries, growth in energy supply has been fundamental to human progress and economic development. But fossil fuel dependence is driving climate change at an unprecedented scale. Can emerging technologies for producing and using electricity help deliver a sustainable future?

Are revolutions justified?

2026/01/26

Ralph Miliband has written poignantly on the limits of parliamentary democracy. But are revolutions justified?

Are jobs getting better?

2026/01/25

What does the future of work really look like?

The measure of progress: counting what really matters

2026/01/22

Professor Coyle argues that the way we measure the economy—developed in the 1940s—no longer fits today’s realities. The outdated framework underpinning economic statistics distorts how policymakers understand and respond to the digital economy.

How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy

2026/01/21

In his inaugural lecture (based on his research with Ferdinand Eibl) Steffen Hertog argues that populist leaders in all but the largest countries can afford radical policies only if they enjoy autonomy from international economic constraints

Women, nature, and 2030: a transformational global climate solution

2026/01/20

Climate change is not gender-neutral — not in its impact on women and girls, nor in the solutions women are leading. This lecture will share new research revealing how women’s leadership is providing new pathways to address the climate crisis.

LSE: The Ballpark | “Is AI a threat or an opportunity for the US?” Master’s students essay competition for 2025

2026/01/19

In 2025, the Phelan US Centre ran an essay competition for master’s students with a prompt about AI. In this episode we spoke to the author of the winning essay, Kayode Adeniyi, and the runners-up, Natasha Chávez and Francesca Nicolodi.

Who trains our doctors? The hidden workers behind medical education

2026/01/19

In this lecture, Patricia Kingori examines a striking phenomenon revealed through her documentary Shadow Scholars: highly educated Kenyan scholars ghost writing medical and healthcare assignments for students worldwide.

Shared prosperity in a fractured world

2026/01/14

Join us for this talk by Dani Rodrik where he will talk about his new book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World, in which he shows how the nations of the world can achieve all three objectives.

LSE: The Ballpark | How to help left behind regions and workers with Professor Gordon Hanson

2026/01/05

The last 40 years have seen a sharp decline in America’s manufacturing industries with growing joblessness in previously prosperous industrial regions. How and why did this happen, and what can be done to help workers in these “left-behind places”?

LSE: The Ballpark | LSE at 130 and the United States with Professor Michael Cox

2025/12/22

This year LSE is celebrating its 130th anniversary, and how it has driven change across the world. Much of LSE’s history is linked to the United States, from philanthropic support in the School's early days to famous alumni and American directors.