Politics of power and wealth have had a huge impact on the structuring of inequalities across the globe. As the racial and ethnic inequalities that we see today stem from centuries of discrimination and marginalisation, in order to tackle them, we will need to understand how they have been embedded in the very structures of our societies.
We discuss examples of racial and ethnic inequalities from the 19th century to the present day in an attempt to unravel the legacy of past injustices and investigate the link between power, politics, and belonging.
This hybrid public event is free and open to all, but registration is required. The event is organised by the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity as part of the LSE Festival: Power and Politics.
Speaker
Dr Maël Lavenaire
Maël Lavenaire is a Research Fellow in Racial Inequality at the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme where he contributes to fellowship curriculum development, teaching, and mentoring. He also undertakes research on the AFSEE/III research programme Politics of Inequality.
Speaker
Leah Eryenyu
Leah Eryenyu is an Atlantic Fellow for Social and Economic Equity and a feminist political economy analyst with more than 10 years’ experience working on women’s rights and gender justice issues across Africa. Her work engages with macro-level economic policy in the fields of public finance and labour. She is currently the Lead for the Gender Just Economy Learning Community at the Trust Accountability and Inclusion Collaborative.
Speaker
Professor Neil Cummins
Neil Cummins is Professor of Economic History in the Department of Economic History at LSE. He works at the intersection of "big data" and economic history to exploit recently digitised historical genealogical data and answer questions about the origin of modern economic and demographic behaviour.
Chair
Dr Fabricio Mendes Fialho
Fabricio Mendes Fialho is a Research Fellow at the Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity programme where he contributes to fellowship curriculum development, teaching, and mentoring. He also undertakes research on the AFSEE/III research programme Politics of Inequality.
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