PPE News and Events
Andrew Gamble: Tuesday, January 31
Andrew Gamble will talk about "Crisis Without End" at 6:30 pm in H0.51. Andrew Gamble is Professor and Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. His extensive work on British politics, political economy, and political thought and ideology has been recognized by prizes and fellowships. His most recent work, (2009), analyses the politics of recession and capitalist crises. It raised many issues, including the wider implications of the 2008 Financial Crisis and how far they will stretch out, and the impact on the balance of global power. Three years after the book was published, Prof. Gamble will give his views on the events that have unravelled now that we start to see these wider implications, and how the world order may be changing in response to the financial crisis.
Geoffrey Bindman and Sophie Farthing: Tuesday, Dec. 6
Sir Geoffrey Bindman QC will talk about "Enforcing Human Rights: What Can Lawyers Achieve?" and Sophie Bindman will talk about "Common Values: The State of Rights and Freedoms in Coalition Britain" at 6:30 pm on December 6 in H0.52. Sir Geoffrey Bindman is a human rights lawyer. He established Bindmans LLP in 1974 with the aim of "protecting the rights and freedoms of ordinary people." He is also chair of the British Institute of Human Rights. Sophie Farthing is a Policy Officer of Liberty. This is the third of this year's PPE Guest Lectures.
Theodore Zeldin: Thursday, Nov. 26
Theodore Zeldin will talk about "The Future of Work," at 6:30 pm in SO.21. Theodore Zeldin is a philosophy and historian. He is the author of many books, including An Intimate History of Humanity (Vintage 1995) and Conversation: How Talk Can Change Our Lives (HiddenSpring 2000). He is president of the Foundation. This is the second of this year's PPE Guest Lectures.
I'd like to announce that PPE has a forum. The Forum is for students and staff to discuss anything relevant to the past, present, and future curriculum and organization of PPE—Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, open to all students and staff in the three PPE Departments. To launch it, I've posted a comment on the PPE guest lecture by Oliver James. Everyone is welcome to join in. Mark Harrison
Oliver James: Thursday, Nov. 3
Oliver James will talk about "Why Our Country Is Mad – And How Political Economics Can Make It Saner," at 6:30 pm in LIB2. Oliver James is a psychologist, author, and broadcaster. His most recent book is Affluenza (Vermilion, 2007). His website is . This is the first of 2011/12.