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Join us in Black History Month for this event with Angelina Osborne and Patrick Vernon, the authors of 100 Great Black Britons, to celebrate the publication of their new book.

In this lecture, Professor Meares will discuss the historical context of the abolition of slavery in the United States, locating it in the broader context of Reconstruction, and will offer an idea of policing as a public good.

Our panel of experts in health and social policy issues will reflect on the life and legacy of Richard Titmuss.

David Papineau discusses causes and correlations, worrying about branching universes, and the problem with 'brilliance'.

The rise of populist regimes, increasing authoritarian tendencies and COVID-19 have tightened controls over civil society. What does this mean for the future of a progressive civil society?

The pattern of authoritarian regimes exploiting crisis conditions to push forward unjust and marginalizing reforms has been repeated in the context of numerous crises and conflicts worldwide throughout recent history.

Will a future COVID-19 vaccine be undermined by anti-vaxxers? We discuss the causes of and cures for distrust in medical expertise

With many activities moving online, there is growing pressure to implement a range of data–driven responses as “obvious” solutions to various COVID–19 concerns.

In the first in a series of three lectures, Craig Calhoun will discuss the problems which arise from putting a secular conception of the human at its centre for our normative and political imagination.

We celebrate the 50th anniversary of the UK Gay Liberation Front (GLF), which had its first meeting on LSE's campus in October 1970.