Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

Between trade wars, pink tariffs and green trade: (how) can we promote the trade-environment-development nexus today? Speaker : Silke Trommer, University of Manchester Discussant : Kathy Hochstetler, Professor of International Development at LSE

The Parent Trap: School Choice and Majoritarian Politics in India Speaker : Ritika Arora , PhD candidate, LSE Discussant : Laura Mann, LSE ID 

Lives Counted: Measuring Mortality Through Revolution, Epidemic and War in Sudan Speaker : Maysoon Dahab , London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Discussant : Rosanna Le Voir , PhD candidate in Demography, LSE Chair : Professor Laura Mann This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Departm...

Historical Roots of the Crisis in Gaza Speakers: Anne Irfan, lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies at UCL | Myfanwy James, Assistant Professor in International Development, LSE Chair: Professor James Putzel This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE...

A feminist agenda for social change: from deregulated markets to the wellbeing economy Speakers: Naila Kabeer, is Professor Emeritus at the Department of International Development, LSE | Diane Elson, is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Essex | Ania Plomien, is an Associate Professor in Gender and Social Science, LSE Chair: Professor James Putzel This event is part of the Cutting Edge...

Infrastructure and Influence: China’s Digital Presence in the Global South  and Its Developmental Impact Speaker: Tin El-Kadi, is a political economy researcher, Oxford Discussant: Kenddrick Chan, Head of Technology and International Affairs project, LSE IDEAS Chair: James Putzel, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series host...

Rethinking the future of development aid Speakers: Clare Short is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003 Kevin Watkins is a former CEO of Save the Children UK and is a visiting professor at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa Deborah Doane is an ID alum and the Author of ‘the INGO Problem’ and a partner of Rights CoLab Chair: James Pu...

A New New International Economic Order (NNIEO) for a New Global Economy Speaker: Ha-Joon Chang, is an economist, author and lecturer on institutional economics and development, SOAS Discussant: Richard Kozul-Wright, is a development economist, SOAS Chair: James Putzel, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the In...

Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East Africa Speaker: Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, at the University of Oxford.  Discussant: Arbie Baguios, LSE ID Chair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted...

Competition, trade, and sustainability in agri-food markets in East & Southern Africa: a comparison of citrus and soy Speaker: Simon Roberts is Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg and Director of the Centre for Competition Economics, as well as Visiting Associate Professor at Wits University Discussant: David Luke, LSE ID Chair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is p...

A very light shade of green? Is the green transition perpetuating inequality? Speaker:  Annalisa Prizzon is a Principal Research Fellow at ODI. Her research interests are primarily focused on the reform of the architecture of development cooperation, as well as the policies and strategies of multilateral development banks Amir Lebdioui is an Associate Professor of the Political Economy of Developm...

The Sahelian Question: The ultra-periphery in a changing world Speaker: Rahmane Idrissa teaches international cooperation at the University of Niamey. His research focuses on the political economy of democratization, political Islam and the problems of the integration processes in the West African region. Discussant: Aoife McCullough, LSE ID Chair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cut...

What's at stake in the US-China Trade War? Speakers: Elizabeth Ingleson: is Assistant Professor Department of International History and is the author of Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global Trade Yeling Tan: is Professor of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government. She is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Econom...

Re-examining the History of the Industrial Revolution Speaker: Michael Mann is Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, UCLA and the author of The Sources of Social Power which covers the history of power in human societies from prehistory to the present. Discussant: James Putzel, LSE ID Chair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Pr...

The crisis of peace-keeping Speaker: Marsha Henry is the Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair in Women, Peace, Security and Justice at the Mitchell Institute Discussant: Myfanwy James, LSE ID Chair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

British Aid in a Changing World Speakers:  Clare Short is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003 Kevin Watkins is a former CEO of Save the Children UK and is a visiting professor at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa Chair: Laura Mann, LSE This event recording is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice...

What the Gene-Editing Revolution Means For Rural Welfare, Global Futures and Social Justice Speaker: Ronald Herring, Cornell University  Discussant: Aniket Aga, SUNY Buffalo Chair: James Putzel, LSE

'Industrial Policy Challenges in the Developing World'  Speakers:  Arkebe Oquaby , Gov of Ethiopia Richard Kozul-Wright , UNCTAD  Chair: Laura Mann, LSE 

'The debt and climate change precipice: How can the global majority cope?' Speakers:  Jayati Ghosh , Amherst Ndongo Samba Sylla , International Development Economics Associates Kevin Watkins , LSE Chair: James Putzel, LSE

'Bringing Cyberspace Down to Earth in China: From smart-cities to village digital projects' Speaker: Hong Yu , Mayling Birney Scholar from Zhejiang University Discussant: David Soskice , LSE Chair: Laura Mann, LSE

'Slavery and British Development'. Speakers:  Bronwen Everill , Cambridge University  Jennifer Adam, Bank of England.  Chair: Laura Mann, LSE

'Guest lecture on Palestine'. Speaker: Rafeef Ziadah, King's College London  Discussant: Mai Taha , LSE Chair: James Putzel, LSE

'Development or Dependence?: China's Investment and development finance in Africa'. Speakers:  Keyu Jin , LSE Yunnan Chen , Overseas Development Institute Weiwei Chen , Open University Chair: Tin Hinane El Kadi , LSE

The Latin American Left: Opportunities, challenges, and setbacks Speakers:  Ana Karine Pereira, Universidade de Brasília Geoff Goodwin, Leeds University Melany Cruz, Leicester University Chair: James Putzel, LSE

Gender and Work in Global Value Chains: Capturing the gains? Speaker: Stephanie Barrientos , Manchester University Discussant: Kate Meagher , LSE Chair: Laura Mann , LSE