London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Events at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

• Amandine Catala: Secession, Legitimacy, and Territorial Justification at London School Of Economics and Political Sciences

  Special Event

  6 Mar 2012

  Do secessionists have a valid claim to the territory they are taking? Dr Catala argues that in order to answer this we need to go beyond the question of what makes a state legitimate. Amandine Catala is an LSE fellow in the Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method.

• A Moment of Mishearing at London School Of Economics and Political Sciences

  Music

  2 Mar 2012

  An eclectic stage production with an exploration of the modern literary and musical ideas of celebrated Indian writer Amit Chaudhuri, accompanied by a live musical performance. The two-hour performance brings together the raag with jazz-rock, blues and a story. Amit Chaudhuri is one of India's leading novelists. He has written and published five novels, three works of non-fiction, a volume of poetry and he is the editor of the Picador Book of Modern Indian Literature. He is also an accomplished composer trained in the Hindustani classical tradition and is a songwriter, singer and leader of the Amit Chaudhuri Band.

• Pierre Dinan: African Development - The Miracle of Mauritius? at London School Of Economics and Political Sciences

  Special Event

  16 Feb 2012

  Unlike other African economies since independence, Mauritius has experienced long term sustained economic growth and development. What explains this success? Pierre Dinan is an economic consultant and external member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Mauritius.

• Rahel Jaeggi: Re-thinking Alientation at London School Of Economics and Political Sciences

  Special Event

  13 Mar 2012

  Does modern society cause us to be alienated from ourselves? This lecture will argue that a re-thinking of the philosophical concept of alienation can provide us with an important resource for social critique. Rahel Jaeggi is professor for practical philosophy in the Department of Philosophy at the Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin.