Commentators:

Prof. Jonathan Wolff (Oxford, Blavatnik): Philanthropy and public policy
Prof. Katy Wells (Warwick): The philosophy of philanthropy
Prof. Frank Prochaska (Oxford, History): The recent history of female giving and the feminisation of philanthropy

Please note that copies of Rob Reich’s new book 'Just Giving: Why Philanthropy is Failing Democracy and How it can Do Better' (Princeton University Press) will be available for sale at the event.

Talk by Simon Usherwood, University of Surrey

Cyberspace is both a deeply technical and a deeply political space with daily reminders at all levels, from small businesses through to national institutions, as to how vulnerable we all are. The events of the past decade have served to show that cyber security is and will remain one of the world’s most pressing security concerns, yet in many ways our understanding of this space remains infantile and prone to hyperbole.

QMUL

Prescribing and policing gender norms and relations, in other words controlling society’s experiences of femininity and masculinity, along with social exclusion practices, is arguably at the very heart of the protracted and violent struggle for political and ideological power in today’s Somalia.