Gearty Grillings: Recent Episodes
London School of Economics and Political Science
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.
Contributor(s): Craig Calhoun | Craig Calhoun, Director of LSE and world-renowned social scientist, discusses his research and the future of LSE.
Contributor(s): Vanessa Iwowo | Vanessa Iwowo, Fellow in the Department of Management, discusses her ideas on leadership in Africa.
Contributor(s): Matthew Connelly | Professor Matthew Connelly of LSE and Columbia University discusses official secrecy, data mining and why governments are not doing enough.
Contributor(s): Judy Wajcman | Judy Wajcman, the Anthony Giddens Professor of Sociology, discusses the impact of digital technology on our lives.
Contributor(s): Pauline Barrieu | Pauline Barrieu, Professor in Statistics, discusses her approach to modelling and changing trends in the financial markets.
Contributor(s): John Hills | John Hills, Professor of Social Policy, discusses inequality in the UK.
Contributor(s): Bridget Hutter | Bridget Hutter, Professor of Risk and Regulation, explains how risk can be managed but not eliminated.
Contributor(s): Naila Kabeer | Naila Kabeer, Professor of Gender and Development at LSE's Gender Institute, discusses the changing role of women in capitalism.
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.
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.
Contributor(s): Professor Tim Allen | Tim Allen, Professor of Development Anthropology, discusses the controversy surrounding his fieldwork in Africa.
Contributor(s): Fawaz Gerges | Fawaz Gerges, Professor of International Relations, discusses the Middle East after the Arab Spring.
Contributor(s): Francesca Klug | Francesca Klug, Professorial Research Fellow, discusses human rights and the Magna Carta.
Contributor(s): Jeremy Horder | Jeremy Horder, Professor of Criminal Law, discusses corrupt MPs and issues surrounding criminal law reform.
Contributor(s): Connson Locke | Connson Locke, Assistant Professor of Management, discusses her research which shows that organisations benefit from a more diverse workforce.
Contributor(s): Awol Allo | Awol Allo, Fellow in Human Rights, discusses the politicisation of justice in the courtroom.
Contributor(s): Sonia Livingstone | Sonia Livingstone, Professor of Social Psychology, discusses the challenges of keeping children safe online.
Contributor(s): Nigel Dodd | Nigel Dodd, Professor of Sociology, discusses the significance of money in society and explains his enduring interest in it.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Contributor(s): Emily Jackson | Emily Jackson, Professor of Law, discusses the ethics of assisted dying.
Contributor(s): Jon Danielsson | Jon Danielsson, Reader in Finance and Director of the Systemic Risk Centre, discusses financial risk and regulation.
Contributor(s): Professor Mary Morgan | Mary Morgan, Professor of History and Philosophy of Economics, discusses how economists work and think.
Contributor(s): Martin Knapp | Professor Martin Knapp discusses why we should prioritise spending on mental health.
Contributor(s): Lilie Chouliaraki | Professor Lilie Chouliaraki discusses the moral implications of the use of celebrities by humanitarian organisations.
Contributor(s): Paul Cheshire | Paul Cheshire, Professor Emeritus of Economic Geography, argues that green belt land should be used to solve the housing crisis.
Contributor(s): Eileen Barker | Eileen Barker, Emeritus Professor of Sociology, discusses accusations that she is a cult apologist."
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.