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Broaden your horizons this January with the British Academy

What is effective climate justice? Can economics be a force for good? What are the pathways for stable governance in the Middle East? These are just a few of the big questions the British Academy are delving into this month, and you're invited to get involved.

The UK's national academy for humanities and social sciences has drawn upon the latest thinking from across the field to create a stellar programme of in-conversations, panel discussions, and author events — all of which you can access for free this January from the comfort of your own home.

Each event takes place on Zoom Webinar, with live captioning across the board. Read on to see what you've got to look forward to and if an event tickles your fancy don't forget to click the relevant link to book your free place while you can.

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Ethical Economics

Professor Imran Rasul FBA joins Professor of Human Rights Law, Conor Gearty FBA, for the latest event in the British Academy's Leaders in SHAPE series at 5pm on 11 January. Rasul, who was awarded an OBE for his services to social sciences in 2020, will discuss his life, his career, and how economics can be a force for good.

Reform And Repression

Why history? The Son King: Reform and Repression in Saudi Arabia, by Professor Madawi Al-Rasheed FBA, examines the contradictions behind Saudi crown prince Muhammad bin Salman's divisive reforms. Join the author at 6pm on 14 January as she counters Orientalist narratives that despotism and authoritarianism are the only routes to stable governance in the Middle East.

A Tale Of Two Islands

Author Hazel V. Carby joins The Guardian's Claire Armitstead to discuss her prize-winning book, Imperial Intimacies: A Tale of Two Islands at 6pm on 26 January. In the book, Carby draws on her own mixed-race family history to construct a haunting, evocative history of the British Empire.

Effective Climate Justice

Climate change is occurring at an alarming rate and, though all of us will be impacted, Indigenous Peoples — and those in countries with lower-carbon outputs — will disproportionately suffer. This panel discussion, which takes place at 5.30pm on 28 January, explores how we can ensure marginalised voices are heard in the global conversation on climate injustice.

Image: Kiliii Yuyan (b. 1979), Boreal Forest Dash. Archival inkjet print, 2019. © Kiliii Yuyan

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