UNESCO Launches the Inaugural Albert Hirschman Lecture with Daron Acemoglu

Register Now for the Inaugural Lecture with Daron Acemoglu

Date: 8 October 2014

Time: 6 - 8 pm

Location: UNESCO Headquarters, 125 Avenue Suffren, Paris, 75007

Please kindly note that in-person attendance at UNESCO Headquarters is limited to 300 places.

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Launch of the Albert Hirschman Lecture

On 8 October 2024, UNESCO will officially launch the Albert Hirschman Lecture, a novel and prestigious modality designed to promote interdisciplinary dialogue on pressing global challenges and catalyze intellectual exploration in the social sciences for future generations of scholars, policy-makers, civil society actors, and activists.

This honors one of the most diverse, influential and impactful scholars in the field of social sciences, Albert Otto Hirschman. Known for his foundational work in development economics and his unique approach to understanding social change, Hirschman's life is characterized by a deep commitment to academic rigor with pragmatic problem-solving. His contributions spanned economics, politics, social change, and global development, and he left a profound mark on the world through endeavors such as the Marshall Plan. The lectures will continue his internationalist spirit by fostering interdisciplinary conversations on some of the most pressing global challenges of our time.

Through the modality of an annual lecture, UNESCO presents a platform for high-caliber intellectuals and renowned scholars from various disciplines to discuss global issues in an interdisciplinary context. Reflecting Hirschman's diverse academic scope, the lectures will not only help unpack complexities in economic and political challenges but also spur broader reflections on multilateralism and social change.

Daron Acemoglu to Deliver the Inaugural Lecture

UNESCO is delighted to invite you to the inaugural session of the Albert Hirschman Lecture, featuring Daron Acemoglu, a distinguished professor of economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and one of the world's most prominent economists. Acemoglu's work focuses on political economy, institutions, and economic development, and is best known for co-authoring the influential book Why Nations Fail. The global impact of Acemoglu's empirical and theoretical work on institutions, culture, growth, inequalities - and more recently on innovation, labor, and automation - makes him an ideal speaker to kick off this lecture series.

How to get to UNESCO?

UNESCO headquarters is located at 7 Place de Fontenoy, 75007 Paris. The public entrance is located on 125 Avenue Suffren. All participants must register.

Contact us

Gustavo Merino, Director of Social Policies, Social and Human Sciences, [email protected]

Mathilde Rodrigues, Associate Programme Specialist, Management of Social Transformations (MOST), Social and Human Sciences, [email protected]