Watch all the lectures in the series

Our previous lectures have explored the question: How can the Humanities and Social Sciences contribute to the Peace Agenda?; delved into the theme of social justice in the humanities and social sciences and introduced the series by sharing Palgrave Macmillan's history and the place of the academic book in our contemporary media and information landscape.

Humanities and Social Sciences and the Peace Agenda 2022

The 2022 Palgrave Macmillan Lecture explored: How can the Humanities and Social Sciences contribute to the Peace Agenda? 

We are grateful to keynote speaker Professor Steven Ratuva, Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, for his expert insight. Watch the webinar

Humanities, Social Sciences and Social Justice 2021

In 2021, we looked at the theme of social justice in the humanities and social sciences with Sir Phil Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Springer Nature, Radhika Iyengar, Director of Education at the Center for Sustainable Development at the Earth Institute, Columbia University and our social sciences and humanities editorial directors. Watch the webinar.

Inaugural Lecture 2020

In 2020, we explored where Palgrave has come from, how we operate today and the place of the academic book in our contemporary media and information landscape. Watch the 2020 webinar.