Events

A Short History of Europe

Tuesday 12 February 2019 6.30pm to 8.00pm

Hosted by the European Institute

Old Theatre, Old Building

Speaker

Sir Simon Jenkins

Chair

Professor Simon Glendinning

Simon Jenkins discusses his latest book, A Short History of Europe and the lessons to be learned from European history.

Simon Jenkins is a Guardian columnist, author and BBC broadcaster.

Simon Glendinning (@lonanglo) is Head of the European Institute and Professor in European Philosophy.

The LSE European Institute (@LSEEI) is a centre for research and graduate teaching on the processes of integration and fragmentation within Europe. In the most recent national Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014) the Institute was ranked first for research in its sector.

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