The final Gearty Grilling: Craig Calhoun on facing the future
Contributor(s): Craig Calhoun | Craig Calhoun, Director of LSE and world-renowned social scientist, discusses his research and the future of LSE.
Jul 02, 2015•7 min
Gearty Grillings
A weekly series of short video debates from LSE's Institute of Public Affairs. Conor Gearty, director of the IPA and professor of human rights law, subjects LSE academics to a five-minute grilling on their research and ideas.
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Gearty Grilling: Vanessa Iwowo on leadership
Contributor(s): Vanessa Iwowo | Vanessa Iwowo, Fellow in the Department of Management, discusses her ideas on leadership in Africa.
Jun 25, 2015•11 min
Gearty Grilling: Matthew Connelly on hacking the archive and keeping government accountable
Contributor(s): Matthew Connelly | Professor Matthew Connelly of LSE and Columbia University discusses official secrecy, data mining and why governments are not doing enough.
Jun 18, 2015•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Judy Wajcman on the impact of digital technology
Contributor(s): Judy Wajcman | Judy Wajcman, the Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology, discusses the impact of digital technology on our lives.
Jun 11, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Pauline Barrieu on Statistics and modelling
Contributor(s): Pauline Barrieu | Pauline Barrieu, Professor in Statistics, discusses her approach to modelling and changing trends in the financial markets.
Jun 04, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: John Hills on the cost of inequality
Contributor(s): John Hills | John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, discusses inequality in the UK.
May 28, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Bridget Hutter on managing risk
Contributor(s): Bridget Hutter | Bridget Hutter, Professor of Risk and Regulation, explains how risk can be managed but not eliminated.
May 21, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Naila Kabeer on Women Reforming Capitalism
Contributor(s): Naila Kabeer | Naila Kabeer, Professor of Gender and Development at LSE's Gender Institute, discusses the changing role of women in capitalism.
May 14, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Charlie Bean on how the Bank of England dealt with the economic crisis
Contributor(s): Charlie Bean | Charlie Bean, Professor of Economics and former Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy at the Bank of England, discusses how the Bank of England dealt with the economic crisis.
May 07, 2015•5 min
Gearty Grilling: The Noble Economist
Contributor(s): Chris Pissarides | Chris Pissarides, Regius Professor of Economics and winner of a Nobel prize in 2010, discusses his ideas on how to run the economy.
Apr 30, 2015•7 min
Gearty Grilling: Tim Allen on disruptive anthropology
Contributor(s): Professor Tim Allen | Tim Allen, Professor of Development Anthropology, discusses the controversy surrounding his fieldwork in Africa.
Mar 19, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Fawaz Gerges on Obama and the Middle East
Contributor(s): Fawaz Gerges | Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations, discusses the Middle East after the Arab Spring.
Mar 12, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Francesca Klug on Human Rights
Contributor(s): Francesca Klug | Francesca Klug, Professorial Research Fellow, discusses human rights and the Magna Carta.
Mar 05, 2015•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Jeremy Horder on criminal law reform
Contributor(s): Jeremy Horder | Jeremy Horder, Professor of Criminal Law, discusses corrupt MPs and issues surrounding criminal law reform.
Feb 26, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Connson Locke on the value of women in the workforce
Contributor(s): Connson Locke | Connson Locke, Assistant Professor of Management, discusses her research which shows that organisations benefit from a more diverse workforce.
Feb 19, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Awol Allo on The Courtroom as Political Theatre
Contributor(s): Awol Allo | Awol Allo, Fellow in Human Rights, discusses the politicisation of justice in the courtroom.
Feb 12, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Sonia Livingstone on Are Children Safe Online?
Contributor(s): Sonia Livingstone | Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, discusses the challenges of keeping children safe online.
Feb 05, 2015•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Nigel Dodd on the Social Life of Money
Contributor(s): Nigel Dodd | Nigel Dodd, Professor of Sociology, discusses the significance of money in society and explains his enduring interest in it.
Jan 29, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Mukulika Banerjee on Indian Democracy
Contributor(s): Mukulika Banerjee | Mukulika Banerjee, Reader in Social Anthropology, discusses democracy in India and why the act of voting is so meaningful for the majority of the population.
Jan 22, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Richard Layard on Happiness
Contributor(s): Richard Layard | Richard Layard, Emeritus Professor of Economics and Director of the Wellbeing Programme at LSE's Centre for Economic Performance, discusses what really makes us happy.
Jan 15, 2015•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Sandra Jovchelovitch on how should we think about slums?
Contributor(s): Sandra Jovchelovitch | Sandra Jovchelovitch, Professor of Social Psychology, discusses how methods of social change in Brazil's favelas could be used to change the lives of slum-dwellers around the world.
Dec 11, 2014•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Jill Peay on Mental Health in Prisons
Contributor(s): Jill Peay | Jill Peay, Professor of Law, discusses why people with mental health problems who commit crimes should not be sent to prison.
Dec 04, 2014•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Bob Ward on climate change
Contributor(s): Bob Ward | Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director of the Grantham Research Institute, reveals his optimism about the chances of controlling climate change.
Nov 27, 2014•4 min
Gearty Grilling: Emily Jackson on The Right to Die
Contributor(s): Emily Jackson | Emily Jackson, Professor of Law, discusses the ethics of assisted dying.
Nov 20, 2014•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Jon Danielsson on Financial Regulation
Contributor(s): Jon Danielsson | Jon Danielsson, Reader in Finance and Director of the Systemic Risk Centre, discusses financial risk and regulation.
Nov 13, 2014•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Mary Morgan on Modelling the Economy
Contributor(s): Professor Mary Morgan | Mary Morgan, Professor of History and Philosophy of Economics, discusses how economists work and think.
Nov 06, 2014•6 min
Gearty Grilling: Martin Knapp on Spending on Mental Health
Contributor(s): Martin Knapp | Professor Martin Knapp discusses why we should prioritise spending on mental health.
Oct 30, 2014•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Lilie Chouliaraki on Media Ethics & Humanitarianism
Contributor(s): Lilie Chouliaraki | Professor Lilie Chouliaraki discusses the moral implications of the use of celebrities by humanitarian organisations.
Oct 23, 2014•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Paul Cheshire on Planning & The Housing Crisis
Contributor(s): Paul Cheshire | Paul Cheshire, Professor Emeritus of Economic Geography, argues that green belt land should be used to solve the housing crisis.
Oct 16, 2014•5 min
Gearty Grilling: Eileen Barker on Cults
Contributor(s): Eileen Barker | Eileen Barker, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, discusses accusations that she is a cult apologist."
Oct 09, 2014•5 min
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