Gearty Grillings

London School of Economics and Political Science•www.lse.ac.uk

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: Nick Barr on Tuition Fees

Contributor(s): Professor Nicholas Barr | Nicholas Barr, Professor of Public Economics and architect of the student loan, explains why students should regard it as a graduate tax, rather than a debt.

Oct 02, 2014•5 min

Gearty Grilling: Danny Quah on Democracy in China

Contributor(s): Professor Danny Quah | Must China emulate the political and social order of the West in order to compete, or is it possible to deliver comparable social and economic benefits by a different route? The IPA's Professor Conor Gearty grills Professor Danny Quah on the virtues and principles of Chinese democracy. Credits: Jon Adams (Filming and Editing), Tom Sturdy (Audio Recording), Jo Bale (Researcher and Producer).

Jul 02, 2014•6 min

Gearty Grilling: Anne Power on growing inequality and why we need food banks

Contributor(s): Professor Anne Power | Anne Power, Professor of Social Policy, discusses growing inequality, why government should listen more to ordinary people and why we now need food banks.

Jun 25, 2014•6 min

Gearty Grilling: Alex Voorhoeve on why we need philosophers to help us question our intuitive moral judgements

Contributor(s): Dr Alex Voorhoeve | Alex Voorhoeve, Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method, discusses why we need philosophers to help us question our intuitive moral judgements.

Jun 18, 2014•5 min

Gearty Grilling: Heather Jones on World War I

Contributor(s): Dr Heather Jones | Dr Heather Jones, of the Department of International History, talks to Conor Gearty about why Britain willingly entered the First World War, and the socio-historical role the conflict plays in shaping national identity today. Socio-historical role the conflict plays in shaping national identity today.

Jun 11, 2014•6 min

Gearty Grilling: Christine Chinkin on violence against women and fact-finding in Gaza

Contributor(s): Professor Christine Chinkin | Christine Chinkin, Professor of International Law, is grilled by Conor Gearty on a new European convention to combat violence against women, and her experiences on a UN fact-finding mission in Gaza. Credits: Jon Adams (Filming and Editing), Tom Sturdy (Audio Recording), Jo Bale (Researcher and Producer)

Jun 04, 2014•5 min

Gearty Grilling: Gearty Grilling: Alan Sked on founding UKIP and his battle with Nigel Farage

Contributor(s): Alan Sked | Alan Sked, Professor of International History and founder of UKIP, discusses the party’s liberal roots and his battle with Nigel Farage.

May 28, 2014•5 min

Gearty Grilling: Julian Le Grand on how choice and competition improves public services

Contributor(s): Julian Le Grand | Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss professor of social policy and one of the principal architects of the UK Government’s public service reforms, explains why competition is the best way of enhancing hospitals and schools.

May 21, 2014•5 min

Gearty Grilling: Catherine Boone on land-related conflict in Africa

Contributor(s): Professor Catherine Boone | Catherine Boone, Professor of Comparative Politics and African Political Economy, discusses how land and property issues lie at the core of political conflict in Africa.

May 14, 2014•6 min

Gearty Grilling: Tim Besley on the economic crisis

Contributor(s): Professor Tim Besley | Conor Gearty grills Tim Besley, School Professor of Economics and Political Science at LSE and former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee.

May 07, 2014•5 min

Gearty Grilling: Tony Travers On Decentralisation

Contributor(s): Professor Tony Travers | In the first of a new series of weekly video debates from LSE's Institute of Public Affairs, Tony Travers, director of LSE London, argues that Britain would be better governed if more powers were moved to local government. Conor Gearty, director of the IPA and professor of human rights law, will be subjecting LSE academics to a five-minute grilling on their research and ideas in the new series, called The Gearty Grillings.

Apr 30, 2014•5 min

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