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Masterclass 4: Inequality: Why is it happening and where is it going?

Social Sciences November 28-30, 2016 Madrid

General information

Venue: Fundación Ramón Areces, Vitruvio, 5. 28006. Madrid
Language: English

Organized by:

Fundación Ramón Areces

In cooperation with:

London School of Economics (LSE)

Description
Programme

The programme is aimed at professionals who possess at least an undergraduate qualification and who are working in business, academia, national and local governments in Spain, and research centres. Places are limited to 25 participants for the 3 days programme and will be taught in English, for which each candidate must have a high level. Successful candidates will be offered a place on merit by a Selection Committee consisting of representatives of LSE and Fundación Ramón Areces who will meet by 10th November.

Inscription

Persons wishing to register for this programme must make their registration online through this website, before 6th of November. They should send the following documents by e-mail to: i.medrano@lse.ac.uk

Curriculum Vitae with photograph (in Spanish or English)
Personal statement, in English, on why you want to attend the programme (maximum 400 words)

Introduction

The last Masterclass for Fundación Ramón Areces of 2016 will focus on the inequality and the reasons why it's happening, as well as its consequences. Throughout the three days, participants will examine inequalities through a lens which places national specificity in a wider international frame to understand its impact on individuals, society and the economy. The first day will focus on inequality and the contemporary capitalism. It'll debate which ones are the elites in this new capitalism, and the opposite on precarity and austerity. The second day will focus on the political decentralization existing in the current political parties and how this can affect the society. To finalise the Masterclass, the final day will explore the new trends on inequality to fully understand where it is going, it'll focus on its drivers and causes why, and possible solutions.

Monday, 28

Social class in the 21ST Century

10:00

Session 1: Accumulation and Inequality

Mike Savage
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

11:30

Break

12:00

Session 2: Elites in Contemporary Capitalism

Mike Savage

13:30

Break

15:30

Session 3: Precarity and Austerity

Mike Savage

Tuesday, 29

Inequality and political decentralization

10:00

Session 1: Inequality and Political Decentralization I

Jonathan Hopkin
Profesor en la London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

11:30

Break

12:00

Session 2: Inequality and Political Decentralization II

Jonathan Hopkin

13:30

Break

15:30

Session 3: Inequality and Political Decentralization III

Jonathan Hopkin

Thursday, 30

Inequality: Trends, drivers and solutions

10:00

Session 1: Trends in Inequality

Aaron Reeves
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

11:30

Break

12:00

Sesión 2: Drivers of Inequality

Aaron Reeves

13:30

Break

15:30

Sesión 3: Addressing Inequality

Aaron Reeves

17:00

Programme Close and Certificates

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