Democracy, decency and devolution

Speaker: Dame Tessa Jowell
Chair: Professor Craig Calhoun

Recorded on 8 December 2014 in Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building.

Dame Tessa Jowell will draw on her experiences at the heart of government to discuss the role of capacity building and social integration in cities.

Tessa Jowell (@jowellt) has been an MP since 1992. She has served in a variety of ministerial and shadow ministerial roles including as Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport from 2001-2007.

Professor Craig Calhoun (@craigjcalhoun) is Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science.

LSE Cities (@LSECities) is an international centre at the London School of Economics and Political Science that carries out research, education and outreach activities in London and abroad. Its mission is to study how people and cities interact in a rapidly urbanising world, focussing on how the design of cities impacts on society, culture and the environment.

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