Lester B. Pearson Inaugural Lecture: Passions, Preferences, and the Politics of Self-Binding

Join us on 12 November for Professor Krzysztof Pelc's Inaugural Lecture as the Lester B. Pearson Professor in International Relations.

We make plans and then sabotage them – and so do governments. What can the study of politics teach us about managing these competing impulses? When are self-imposed constraints a source of greater freedom, and when do they become a form of domination?

Tackling these questions can help us design institutions that balance prudence and passion – and perhaps teach us to do the same for ourselves.

A drinks recepiton will follow. Registration required