LSE Podcasts

This episode of LSE iQ asks, ‘How can we make homes more affordable?’ We’ll hear how planning restrictions established in the 1700s are still preventing development on some of London’s most valuable land. Experts will set out why we can’t afford to not build on the greenbelts that circle some of our major cities. And an Executive Director will explain how his organisation is building homes that will be truly affordable in perpetuity.

Sue Windebank talks to: Ralitsa (Rali) Angelova, a young mum whose family has had the chance to buy an affordable flat in London; Oliver Bulleid, Executive Director of the London Community Land Trust; Professor Christian Hilber, an urban and real estate economist at LSE and; Kath Scanlon, Distinguished Policy Fellow at LSE London.

LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

In January 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Susan Shirk, Research Professor and Chair of the 21st Century China Center at UC San Diego about her new book, Overreach: How China Derailed its Peaceful Rise. They also discussed how China’s leadership in recent decades has influenced the country’s relationship with the United States, and the steps that both could take to improve that relationship. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan.

Contributors: Professor Susan Shirk (UC San Diego), Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre); Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

In December 2022, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Dr Tasseli McKay, National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sociology at Duke University, about her new book, Stolen Wealth, Hidden Power The Case for Reparations for Mass Incarceration. Their discussion covered mass incarceration in the US, the case for reparations, and principles of transitional justice. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan.

Contributors: Dr Tasseli McKay (Duke University); Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre), Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

By Sophie Borthwick, Jack Calland, Samantha Jelley and Morgan Peterson

This podcast focuses on the Johannesburg-based Institute of Economic Justice (IEJ), a progressive socio-economic policy think tank established in 2018, which has become influential in the South African policy space. The hosts interview project Manager, Bandile Ngidi about the institute’s origins, approach, and relationships with broader knowledge and policy networks. This analysis assists in providing lesson-learning on how to build and promote knowledge production successfully in for economic and social justice in South Africa and in a broader African context.

The UK government could soon be sending some asylum-seekers on a one-way flight to Rwanda as part of a controversial strategy to deter those crossing the English Channel on small boats.

Joanna Bale talks to Dr Stuart Gordon, Sveto Muhammad Ishoq and Halima, an Afghan refugee living in a hotel, about what it’s like to flee your country and policy ideas to help resolve the situation.

Research links:

Regulating humanitarian governance: humanitarianism and the ‘risk society’ by Stuart Gordon: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/105296/

The protection of civilians: an evolving paradigm? by Stuart Gordon: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/101979/

Afghan women’s storytelling and campaigning platform: https://chadariproject.com/about-chadari/

LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

In May 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Glenn Loury, Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics at Brown University, on the role of identity politics in the United States. In their discussion, they situated Black American experience within the context of identity politics, and how this has done little to correct existing racial inequalities in the United States. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan.

Contributors: Professor Glenn Loury (Brown University), Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

In November 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Taylor Fravel of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology about China’s Belt and Road Initiative. They discussed the history and recent developments of the Belt and Road Initiative, the political implications of this project, and the US’ responses to it. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Anderson Tan.

Contributors: Professor Taylor Fravel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre); Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

This podcast examines the contribution of the Pan - African University (PAU) in claiming greater autonomy over knowledge production and development polices within Africa. We talk with three PAU alumni, Sarpong Hammond Antwi, currently a PhD student at the Dundalk Institute of Technology in Ireland, Judy Ngungi, who works with the United Nations Environment Programme in Kenya and Chinedu Nevo Miracle, also a PhD student at the Open University Business school in the UK, about PAU’s achievements and challenges, and use these questions as a to explore broader issues about control over knowledge and skills.

By Venetia Asare and Abdul - Kudus Bukari

Borrowing is a fundamental part of our world, but with millions considered over-indebted before the pandemic and a deepening cost of living crisis fueled by stagnating wages and high inflation, for many the burden of debt looks only set to increase.

This month, LSE iQ asks “Do we always need to pay our debts?”, exploring the reasons people might find themselves with problematic levels of debt, the options open to those in financial trouble and how bankruptcy laws could be used more impactfully to the benefit of both individuals and society.

Jess Winterstein talks to: Dr Joseph Spooner, Associate Professor in the LSE Law School and author of Bankruptcy: the case for relief in an economy of debt, and Sara Williams, founder of debt advisory website Debt Camel. https://debtcamel.co.uk/

LSE iQ is a university podcast by the London School of Economics and Political Science.

On 25 January 2023, the Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson spoke with Marie Yovanovitch, who was the United States’ Ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019. She has also held posts as US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan and Armenia, and from 2001 to 2004 she was Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine. She is the author of the new book, Lessons from the Edge: A Memoir. They discussed US-Ukraine relations, the role of diplomacy in resolving the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and European security. This Extra Inning was produced by Anderson Tan. The theme, ‘Take me out to the Ball game’ by Ranger and the “Re-Arrangers” is used with permission.

Contributors: Marie Yovanovitch (former US Ambassador to Ukraine); Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre); Mohid Malik (Phelan US Centre)