
Applying political philosophy to public service in today's polarised politics
The LSE School of Public Policy will host an online event “Haldane and LSE: applying political philosophy to public service in today's polarised politics” on 10 June 2021. Richard Haldane pioneered cross-party and cross-sector cooperation. How might Haldane's approach - that of the philosopher-statesman - be applied to politics today? A close friend of Beatrice and Sidney Webb, Haldane was involved in the founding of LSE and his visionary thinking also laid the foundations fo


Could online platforms help shift informal workers to formal work?
A new paper in the Socio-Economic Review, co-authored by Johanna Mair, Professor of Organization, Strategy and Leadership at the Hertie School, evaluates shifts in emerging market economies. In recent years, a host of apps have emerged that connect service users directly with providers – like taxi drivers, cleaners or tutors. People who provide such services have traditionally often worked informally – that is, they are a labour force that tends not to participate in the form