[PHILOS-L] Online symposium with Thomas Piketty | Wellbeing State Network | Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Viktoria Huegel
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Dear colleagues,
Please be invited to the upcoming symposium co-organised by The Wellbeing State Network and CAPPE, featuring Professor Thomas Piketty.
Hosted by The Wellbeing State network, in collaboration with CAPPE. Registration required.
Date: Wednesday 23rd September 2026
Time: 12:00 – 16:00 (UK)
Location: University of Brighton, Grand Parade (BN2 0JY) – Room TBC // Online via Teams
Please follow the link to register for the event (in-person or online): https://www.ticketsource.com/booking/category/gmqnyllywjed
Thomas Piketty’s work stands out today as an optimistic vision of possibility and promise in a world where many lament the return of rampant inequality. Piketty insists that greater equality is possible and in fact is in progress already. He maps out a vision of social democratic politics that calls for an internationalist federalised welfare state that enables ordinary people to take back control from international finance and bring tech lords and billionaires to heel under new tax laws – and even proposes the introduction of a universal inheritance for all.
Yet does Piketty’s vision hold up to scrutiny in these days of authoritarian politics, the crisis of international law, climate catastrophe, and the advent of AI? Does his work take seriously the roots of welfare politics in the imbablance created by colonial violence and domination? In his talk, Thomas Piketty will update us on his proposals for a new welfare politics, and we will hear discussion and questions from guest speakers, including:
Professor Sam Chambers (Johns Hopkins)
Professor Prathama Banerjee (CDS, Dehli)
The event will be online and in person at the University of Brighton, Grand Parade, City Campus (BN2 0JY); and followed by a drinks reception. 12:00 – 16:00 (UK Time)
Provisional Programme
12:00 – Prathama Banerjee (CDSC DEhli) [4.30pm Dehli time]
13:00 – Sam Chambers (Johns Hopkins) [8am Maryland time]
14:00 – Thomas Piketty (LSE, Paris) [3pm CEST]
Online attendance via Teams is possible to attend the talks:
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38116400071573?p=iByZ8KVjlVe7Q5nACk
Meeting ID: 381 164 000 715 73
Passcode: TN9AD9ym
Best wishes
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