LSE Department of International Development

Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

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These podcasts are recordings from the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice lecture series 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22 and 2020/21, a visiting lecture series coordinated by Professor of Development Studies, Professor James Putzel and Dr Laura Mann. The Cutting Edge series provides students and guests with fascinating insights into the practical world of international development. Renowned guest lecturers share their expertise and invite discussion on an exciting range of issues, from climate change policy, to pressing humanitarian crises. In 2020, the series took place online,...

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LSE Department of International Development

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Society

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www.lse.ac.uk

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Mar 24, 2026

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Episodes

S1, E11 Yuen Yuen Ang – Unbundling Corruption: Why it Matters and How to Do It 16.09.2021

Guest lecturer, Yuen Yuen Ang joins us from Michigan to talk to us about "Unbundling Corruption: Why it Matters and How to Do It". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S1, E10 Akosua Adomako Ampofo – Decolonising Academia 09.09.2021

Guest lecturer, Akosua Adomako Ampofo joins us from Accra to talk to us about "Decolonising Academia". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series. 

S1, E9 Ha-Joon Chang – Building Pro-Developmental Multilateralism – Towards a ‘New’ New International Economic Order 02.09.2021

Guest lecturer, Ha-Joon Chang joins us from Cambridge to talk to us about "Building Pro-Developmental Multilateralism – Towards a ‘New’ New International Economic Order". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series. 

S1, E8 Danny Quah – Global Power Shift to Asia: Great Power Competition in the Marketplace for World Order 26.08.2021

Guest lecturer, Danny Quah joins us from Singapore to talk to us about "Global Power Shift to Asia: Great Power Competition in the Marketplace for World Order". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S1, E7 Clare Short – Reflecting on the demise of DfID 19.08.2021

Guest lecturer, Clare Short joins us to speak to us about "Reflecting on the demise of DfID". The lecture part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S1, E6 Nora Lustig – Inequality in Latin America: Markets, Covid-19 and Policies 12.08.2021

Guest lecturer, Nora Lustig joins us from Washington DC to talk to us about "Inequality in Latin America: Markets, Covid-19 and Policies". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S1, E5 Jimi Adesina – Why Development and Transformative Social Policy Matter: Lessons of COVID-19 in Africa 05.08.2021

Guest lecturer, Jimi Adesina joins us from Pretoria to talk to us about "Why Development and Transformative Social Policy Matter: Lessons of COVID-19 in Africa". The lecture is in honour of Prof Thandika Mkandawire and is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development.

S1, E4 Branko Milanovic – Capitalism Alone: The Future of the System that Rules the World 29.07.2021

Guest lecturer, Branko Milanovic joins us from New York to talk to us about "The Future of the System that Rules the World". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S1, E3 Panel on China in Africa 22.07.2021

Guest lecturers, Deborah Brautigam; Folashade Soule-Kohndou and Shirley Ze Yu talk to us about "China in Africa". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series. 

S1, E2 Saleemul Huq – Human Induced Climate Change: Dealing with Loss & Damage 15.07.2021

Guest lecturer, Saleemul Huq joins us from Dhaka to talk to us about "Human Induced Climate Change: Dealing with loss and damage". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S1, E1 Jayati Ghosh: The Pandemic and the Indian government’s response 08.07.2021

Guest lecturer, Jayati Ghosh joins us from New Delhi to talk to us about "The Pandemic and the Indian government’s response". The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

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