Can we change the world?

我们能改变世界吗?

LSE IQ podcast

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2023-11-07

29 分钟
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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 the political system, rather than by lobbying from the outside. And an author and strategic advisor to Oxfam will explain how change is built around communities and groups of people rather than the individual. Mike Wilkerson talks to: Faiza Shaheen, an author and a Labour candidate running to become an MP; Dr. Jens Madsen an Assistant Professor at LSE’s Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science; and Dr. Duncan Green a Professor in Practice and Senior Strategic advisor to Oxfam. Contributors Faiza Shaheen Duncan Green Jens Madsen   Research How change Happens: Duncan Green
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  • And we are a protest, we will be noisy, a protest is about sound and vision.

  • That's Steve Bray.

  • If you've walked past Parliament in London, you may have seen or heard him before.

  • I was walking through central London the other day with a friend.

  • It was pouring with rain and I heard his voice.

  • My friend told me this guy's been stood outside Parliament every day since 2019.

  • It's just one man trying to make a change in the world and if you agree with him or not,

  • you have to recognise the persistence.

  • But it got me thinking.

  • It seems that every day there are news stories about different groups and communities protesting for change.

  • If you think about it, you have the doctors, nurses, train drivers, teachers,

  • people that deliver the post to the big ones, like stopping oil and climate change.

  • People are out there doing what they believe will affect change.

  • But where does change actually happen?

  • Who are they trying to convince, us the public, the media, or is it like Steve Bray,

  • who's literally standing outside in the rain, trying to talk directly to those in power?

  • Welcome to LSEIQ, the podcast where we ask social scientists and other experts to answer one intelligent question.

  • I'm Mike Wilkerson from the IQ team,

  • where we work with academics to bring you their latest research and ideas and talk to people affected by the issues we explore.

  • We're going to hear about how change isn't as straightforward