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A new capitalism for a big society
04 Feb 11 in Videos
We’re at a crossroads, and decisions about how to reshape a discredited capitalism will profoundly affect whether the coming years will be ones of depression, stagnation, or renewed prosperity. Instant analysis since the collapse of the financial system in the fall of 2008 has produced no end of ideas about what to do—ranging from those of free market ideologues (let...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/a-new-capitalism-for-a-big-society
Fiscal policy, fairness between generations, and national saving
16 Mar 11 in Videos
We assess fiscal policy from the perspective of fairness between generations and the relationship between this and national saving, in the context where the United Kingdom is one of the lowest saving of all the OECD economies. Cross-section and pooled data suggest that governments are in a position to influence national saving and we set out a simple overlapping generation...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/fiscal-policy-fairness-between-generations-and-national-saving
Cecil Summit: Outreach Session
07 Sept 16 in Videos
Watch the Cecil Summit's outreach session with University of Oxford academics, NGOs and international colleagues including ALWG and UNESCO. The summit, organised by by Oxford's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), together with Panthera, considered future initiatives to conserve the African lion. The topic is urgent because numbers of lions have plummeted over the last century from an oft quoted figure...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/cecil-summit-outreach-session
Cecil Summit: Public Session
07 Sept 16 in Videos
Watch the Cecil Summit's public session, held at Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government. The summit, organised by by Oxford's Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU), together with Panthera, considered future initiatives to conserve the African lion. The topic is urgent because numbers of lions have plummeted over the last century from an oft quoted figure of around 200,000 to nowadays closer...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/cecil-summit-public-session
James Martin Memorial Lecture "The global refugee crisis and what to do about it" with Rt Hon David Miliband
01 Mar 17 in Videos
At a time of heightened political tension and policy confusion about the refugee crisis, this lecture will explore why record numbers of people are fleeing their homes; what conditions they are living in; and what should be done to help them.
Rt Hon David Miliband will make the case that support for refugees is a global public good, which requires reform...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/the-global-refugee-crisis-and-what-to-do-about-it-with-rt-hon-david-miliband
"Stats and studies are not enough: how to gain people's trust in scientific authority" with Nicky Hawkins
07 Jun 18 in Videos
This talk is co-hosted by the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, to celebrate their 20th Anniversary
Are we really living in a post-truth world where everyone is addicted to fake news? If so, what are the implications for communicating science and expert knowledge? The Frameworks Institute has has harvested the most up-to-date understanding of how people...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/stats-and-studies-are-not-enough-how-to-gain-peoples-trust-in-scientific-authority
"Creating opportunities to think deeply about science" - Panel Discussion
15 Jun 18 in Videos
his talk is co-hosted by the Oxford Martin School and the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, to celebrate their 20th Anniversary
The growth of populism has led to a widening of rights and power of the people to question all elites – those holding leading positions not only in politics, but also in the media, arts and science. It is essential...
https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/videos/creating-opportunities-to-think-deeply-about-science-panel-discussion