Kevin Featherstone
Kevin Featherstone
Director, Hellenic Observatory, LSE; Professorial Research Fellow, European Institute, LSE
United Kingdom
Professorial Research Fellow and Director of the Hellenic Observatory, London School of Economics. He was previously the Eleftherios Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies until 2022. In 2021 has was bestowed the award of 'Grand Commander, Order of the Phoenix' of the Hellenic Republic.
In 2023, he was made an Honorary Citizen of the Hellenic Republic. He has held visiting posts at the University of Minnesota, NYU, Harvard, and the European University Institute. He has written extensively on EU politics and on Greece and is a frequent contributor to international media.
Thursday 11
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13.30 - 14.15
Must Government Be Bigger? | By invitation only
Ianthi Room | Amalia Hotel
Programming Partner: London School of Economics (LSE)
Many of the big issues facing governments in the future – climate change; energy supply; security; welfare with an ageing population, for example – seem to require governments to do more, prompted by public expectations about delivery. But, with huge public debts, lower economic growth, and high borrowing costs, can we sustain big government? And, should we?
Friday 12
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09.00 - 09.45
Why is the US Growing Faster than Europe? And, Must Europe Change Course?
Artemis Hall | European Cultural Centre of Delphi
Programming Partner: London School of Economics (LSE)
The US is recording higher economic growth rates than Europe. Why? The two have pursued different economic strategies in response to the COVID crisis, while having, of course, different capitalist cultures and systems. Can Europe grow and compete with its current macro-economic policy mix, governance, and welfare systems?