Brasília, 28 February 2021.
Dear colleagues,
This is the selection of free webinars for this week about political economy, public policy and business-government relations.
Please, observe the time zones, and thanks for all the suggestions.
Best regards,
Arthur Wittenberg.
Monday, 1 March
3:30pm – 5:00pm (GMT) – UCL – Inequality and COVID-19 in Brazil and the U.S.
Tuesday, 2 March
9:30am – 10:30am (EST) – Atlantic Council – The global economy in 2021: A conversation with the chief economists of Goldman Sachs and Citibank
1:00pm – 2:00pm (GMT) – Oxford – Black Gold and Blackmail: Oil and Great Power Politics
2:00pm – 3:00pm (GMT) – LSE – How Can Policy Makers Use Behavioural Science?
6:00pm – 7:00pm (EST) – Harvard – What’s Next in Rural Politics? A Conversation with Women in Agriculture Leadership (Women in Power Conference Kick-off Event)
6:00pm – 7:30pm (GMT) – King’s – The Work of Politics: Making a Democratic Welfare State
Wednesday, 3 March
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST) – Harvard – Agent Sonya: Moscow’s Most Daring Wartime Spy
3:00pm – 4:30pm (EST) – Atlantic Council – The long fuse: Misinformation and the 2020 election
4:00pm – 6:00pm (GMT) – King’s – Neoliberalism and Empire: Latin American and East Central European Perspectives
5:00pm – 6:00pm (GMT) – Cambridge – Political Economy Seminar with Dr Scott James: The UK and Multi-Level Financial Regulation: From Post-Crisis Reform to Brexit
5:30pm – 6:30pm (EST) – Georgetown – The Role of the Fourth Estate: A Conversation with Marty Baron
Thursday, 4 March
12:00pm – 1:00pm (EST) – Harvard – Bespoke Regulatory Review
2:00pm – 3:00pm (GMT) – Chatham House – Latin America’s Looming Debt Crisis?
4:00pm – 5:30pm (GMT) – LSE – Identity Politics, Conflict and the Political Marketplace
5:00pm – 6:00pm (GMT) – LSE – Breaking the Inequality Mould in Latin America
Friday, 5 March
1:00pm – 2:00pm (EST) – Harvard – Who’s Regulating Uber? How States are Preempting Cities on New Transportation Tech
4:00pm – 5:00pm (EST) – Harvard – Leadership Lessons in Crisis Communications by Juliette Kayyem (Women in Power Conference Kick-off Event)
5:00pm – 6:00pm (GMT) – LSE – Health Policy in a Post-COVID World
Arthur Wittenberg 