{"title": "Governing growth: the postwar transformations of capitalism and democracy", "start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/postwar", "society/politics"], "description": "A public lecture at the London School of Economics and Political Science on how capitalist economies change over time and what political consequences follow. Peter Hall presents his new book \"Governing Growth\", tracing interactions between politics and economics in Western democracies over the past eighty years. He identifies three postwar growth regimes - modernization, liberalisation and knowledge-based growth - each paired with a distinctive regime of political representation, with discussants Sara Hobolt and David Soskice and chair Cheryl Schonhardt-Bailey. The event is hosted by the Department of Government, takes place in the Malaysia Auditorium in the Centre Building, and is part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2026.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/governing-growth-the-postwar-transformations-of-capitalism-a-63365/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/governing-growth", "image": "https://noky.io/images/20dac47debd37308b826eec6afd967f4d52cd91b166a045cd08efb5c581c5707-2000.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-02T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "The Threat of Capitalism Without Democracy, with Martin Wolf", "start": "2026-11-12T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-12T20:30:00Z", "place": "Conway Hall", "address": "Red Lion Square 25, WC1R 4RL London", "price": "Premium Seating £49.99, Standard £34.99, Concession £19.99 (each +£2 venue levy)", "price_from": "34.99", "price_to": "49.99", "tickets_url": "https://conwayhall.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173677311", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/economics"], "description": "An in-person talk titled \"The Threat of Capitalism Without Democracy, with Martin Wolf\", part of the Intelligence Squared series at Conway Hall. Martin Wolf, the chief economics commentator at the Financial Times, marks the launch of an updated edition of his book The Crisis of Democratic Capitalism. He argues that democratic capitalism, the pairing of free markets and free elections, is under attack, citing Donald Trump's tariffs, Elon Musk's alignment with far right parties and the rise of extreme parties worldwide, and makes the case for why the combination of both democracy and capitalism is needed more than ever. 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The British Society for Middle Eastern Studies (BRISMES) presents its 2026 Annual Lecture with Rafeef Ziadah, co-hosted at SOAS by the Centre for Palestine Studies and the SOAS Middle East Institute, chaired by Dina Matar. It examines the political and economic projects being assembled around Palestine, including infrastructures of regional integration, energy, logistics, reconstruction and normalisation. 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It features Sri Mulyani Indrawati, former Minister of Finance of Indonesia, in conversation with Professor Andrés Velasco, and is chaired by Professor Tony Travers CBE. The discussion draws on her extensive experience in public policy and economic leadership, including strengthening Indonesia's economic stability, sustaining growth, creating employment, and reducing poverty and inequality. The event is hosted by the School of Public Policy.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/in-conversation-with-sri-mulyani-indrawati-74268/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/school-of-public-policy/events/2026-27/spp-annual-lecture-2026-in-conversation-with-sri-mulyani-indrawati", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7dc5403a65d6d219a9d5e99b06d7195151a8f81af9ee6e9f5f12977ba584a07d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "State of the sovereign transition 2026: from national targets to sector signals", "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-03T20:00:00Z", "place": "London School of Economics and Political Science", "address": "Houghton Street, WC2A 2AE London", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/finance"], "description": "A public panel discussion on the state of national climate transition planning in 2026, held in the week before COP31. It is hosted by the TPI Global Climate Transition Centre, an academic research centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and forms part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science 2026. Drawing on data from the ASCOR tool and the Centre's State of the Sovereign Transition 2026 report, panellists from investor and government perspectives will discuss sectoral transition planning and the financial instruments sovereigns use to raise transition finance. The chair is Professor Carmen Nuzzo of the TPI Centre, with speakers including Marjan Divjak of Slovenia's Ministry of Finance, Jana Harvey of RBC BlueBay, Maya Hennerkes of the EBRD and Setenay Hizliok of the TPI Centre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/state-of-the-sovereign-transition-2026-from-national-targets-63367/", "official_url": "https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/sovereign-transition", "image": "https://noky.io/images/cf12df2256ca374a678f8e339f440b3f1b2ddebfb4b0a9d8ef0916f6b7aaad7d-1200.webp"}, {"title": "'Logics of Dispossession: Governing By Eviction in Indian Cities'", "start": "2026-11-11T17:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/transcending-boundaries-translating-and-publishing-taiwans-humanities-and-social", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/colonialism", "society/urbanism"], "description": "A book launch for 'Logics of Dispossession: Governing By Eviction in Indian Cities'. 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The book traces the Indian government's power to evict from colonial times to today, arguing evictions are a historically entrenched tool of city governance in Indian cities aspiring to be world-class.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/logics-of-dispossession-governing-by-eviction-in-indian-citi-70408/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/logics-dispossession-governing-eviction-indian-cities", "image": "https://noky.io/images/2402756e820256789fc7eeb84d782ae778e45c4b290d07efc5e9156f9aaccac8-2000.webp"}, {"title": "How sustainable (or unsustainable) is China's miracle growth since Deng's reforms?", "start": "2026-11-02T17:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "SOAS University of London", "address": "", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/antiquity/china", "society/economics"], "description": "A free public seminar at SOAS University of London on China's economic miracle since Deng Xiaoping's reforms. Professor Kent Deng of the LSE presents his book 'The Rise and Fall of China's Economic Miracle, 1950-2030', charting China's economy from the 14th century to today. He explains how Deng's state-led model lifted China to the world's second largest economy, and argues that with doors now closing to its trade, China would need a new miracle to return to pre-2010 growth. The event, organised by the SOAS China Institute and chaired by Professor Steve Tsang, requires registration.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/how-sustainable-or-unsustainable-is-chinas-miracle-growth-si-43654/", "official_url": "https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/event/how-sustainable-or-unsustainable-chinas-miracle-growth-dengs-reforms", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3eb791279e5f36992d56d4d85d8a067823590262e821ed8b26cbc640b3b11810-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Conversation and performance: Voices of democracy", "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-04T20:30:00Z", "place": "Westminster Abbey", "address": "Dean's Yard 20, SW1P 3PA London", "price": "Free (booking required)", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy-tickets-1990646530359", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["music/classical/choral", "history/democracy"], "description": "An immersive evening of music, readings, and discussion about how individual voices have shaped the long story of democracy in the UK. It is hosted by Westminster Abbey Institute as part of its programme The Long Story of Democracy. Chaired by Josie Rourke, it features a panel including Professor Janina Ramirez, music from St Margaret's Choristers and Consort, and performances by Paul Chahidi and Miranda Raison. From Magna Carta to Nelson Mandela, it explores how those who tested the foundations of democracy inspire hope for its future.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy-49729/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-events/lectures-and-talks/2026/november/conversation-and-performance-voices-of-democracy/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/53d94d67ae2efff392b59ae48b41d6facbba64eefcc87e098a46f1b7e7869e32-2000.webp"}]}