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Nov 2023
29m 25s

Can we change the world?

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Contributor(s): Faiza Shaheen, Duncan Green, Dr Jens Madsen | Experts will discuss how change isn't as straightforward as we'd like it to be – How it can be all in the timing and that, at times, you just need to wait for the right moment to make change happen. We’ll hear from an academic striving to become a Member of Parliament and make change from within t ... Show More
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