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Posted 13 February 2020
If the rallying cry of feminism has been "empowerment," LSE's Professor Sarah Banet-Weiser asks, who—or what—has today's economy of visibility empowered? Part of the SPSC Lecture Series.
Posted 28 November 2019
In memory of a true internationalist influencing housing and urban renewal policy and practice. By David Mullins, Emeritus Professor of Housing Policy, Housing and Communities Research Group.
Posted 30 October 2019
Congratulations to Dr Gëzim Alpion from the School of Social Policy in the University of Birmingham who has been awarded the Albanian Nation's Ambassador award.
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