Monday 4th April - 05:15 PM BST
Big Sofa Interview - Frank Furedi
How Fear Controls Our Lives
Expert on the sociology of fear, Frank Furedi, sits down for an exclusive interview and audience discussion on how our fear response is used to influence our societies, our politics and our daily lives.
The IAI's very own Alexis Papazoglou will be asking the difficult questions and getting to the heart of the psychology and politicisation of fear.
This is an interactive interview - don't miss your chance to put your questions to an expert.
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5.00pm - Documentary Screening - DOKBOX Cinema
The Term: Opposing Putin
5.15pm - Big Sofa Interview - The Lounge
How Fear Controls Our Lives with Frank Furedi
6.00pm - Headline Debate - The Arena
The Enemy At The Gates
7.00pm - Meet The Speakers- The Lounge
Ian Shapiro, Jennifer Nadel, Frank Furedi
7.00pm - Documentary Screening - DOKBOX Cinema
Steven Spielberg presents Spell Your Name
7.30pm - Solo Talk - The Arena
The Truth About The Nuclear Threat
7.30pm - Music - The Lounge
George Cheetham
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Frank Furedi
Frank Furedi is a emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent. Since the late 1990s, he has been widely cited about his views on why Western societies find it so difficult to engage with risk and uncertainty. His book Invitation to Terror: expanding the empire of the unknown explores the way in which the threat of terrorism has become amplified through the ascendancy of precautionary thinking.
Alexis Papazoglou
Managing editor for the LSE's British Politics and Policy blog. He was previously the senior editor for the online magazine of the Institute of Art and Ideas and taught philosophy at the University of Cambridge and Royal Holloway, University of London. He has written on the intersection of philosophy and current affairs for The New Republic, The Atlantic, The Guardian, WIRED, The Philosopher, and other publications.