Cohesive Capitalism Event
Programme on Cohesive Capitalism Annual Summit
Tim Besley (LSE), Daniel Chandler (LSE), Heather Boushey (Harvard Kennedy School), Heather Boushey (Harvard Kennedy School)
Thursday 14 May 2026 09:30 - 17:00
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About this event
The programme will include a panel on Building a New European Political Economy. This session will explore Europe’s economic, technological, and political challenges, and the institutional responses required to support long-term growth and sovereignty.
Following this there will be a panel on Deliberation and Cohesion will examine how deliberative processes shape moral judgement, collective decision-making, and the cohesion of democratic and economic systems, drawing on experimental, theoretical, and institutional perspectives.
The focus wil then turn to Alternatives to Capitalism, with a discussion of the democratic institutions, work relations, and global practices needed to support feasible, stable, and democratically legitimate post‑capitalist futures.
The day will a keynote lecture by Heather Boushey, Middle Out Economics: The Blueprint We Need for the Economy We Want, addressing how economic systems can deliver equitable growth, fairer markets, and stronger outcomes for the middle class.
This event is organised by the LSE Programme on Cohesive Capitalism
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For further information please contact Lubala Chibwe by email: l.chibwe@lse.ac.uk.