Security, Risk, and the Urban Imagination, LSE, 7 June 2016, 6-8pm, Shaw Library, Old Building

On the panel: Prof Matthew Gandy, University of Cambridge; Prof Gareth A Jones, LSE; Dr Kate Maclean, Birkbeck, University of London
Introduction:  Dr Austin Zeiderman, LSE
Chair: Dr Claire Mercer, LSE

This event is free and open to all, however registration is required. Register now

Security and risk have become central to how cities are imagined in the twenty-first century. In a forthcoming book, Endangered City, LSE Geography and Environment’s Austin Zeiderman critically examines this new political imperative to govern the present in anticipation of future harm. To mark the book’s publication, this event brings together an interdisciplinary panel of scholars to discuss the intersection of security, risk, and the urban imagination. Panelists will reflect on the central theme, offering reflections on the book and drawing on their own research.
A drinks reception will follow and copies of the book will be available for purchase.

Sponsored by the LSE’s Department of Geography and Environment and Latin America and Caribbean Centre.