Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice
By LSE Department of International Development
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, enabling us to host fantastic speakers from around the world and to stream the lectures on YouTube, opening them up to a global audience. Now we are back in person but still recording the sessions to share with our global audience.
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, enabling us to host fantastic speakers from around the world and to stream the lectures on YouTube, opening them up to a global audience. Now we are back in person but still recording the sessions to share with our global audience.
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S5, E8 Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East Africa
Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East AfricaSpeaker: Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, at the University of Oxford. … -
S5, E7 Competition, trade, and sustainability in agri-food markets in East & Southern Africa: a comparison of citrus and soy
Competition, trade, and sustainability in agri-food markets in East & Southern Africa: a comparison of citrus and soySpeaker: Simon Roberts is Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg and Director of th… -
S6, E5 A very light shade of green? Is the green transition perpetuating inequality?
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 dev… -
S5, E4 The Sahelian Question: The ultra-periphery in a changing world
The Sahelian Question: The ultra-periphery in a changing worldSpeaker: Rahmane Idrissa teaches international cooperation at the University of Niamey. His research focuses on the political economy of democratization, political Islam… -
S5, E3 What's at stake in the US-China Trade War?
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 TradeY… -
S5, E2 Re-examining the History of the Industrial Revolution
Re-examining the History of the Industrial RevolutionSpeaker: 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 fr… -
S5, E2 The crisis of peace-keeping
The crisis of peace-keepingSpeaker: Marsha Henry is the Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair in Women, Peace, Security and Justice at the Mitchell InstituteDiscussant: Myfanwy James, LSE IDChair: Laura Mann, LSE ID -
S5, E1 British Aid in a Changing World
British Aid in a Changing WorldSpeakers: Clare Short is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003Kevin Watkins is a former CEO of Save the Children UK and is a vis… -
S4, E14 What the Gene-Editing Revolution Means For Rural Welfare, Global Futures and Social Justice
What the Gene-Editing Revolution Means For Rural Welfare, Global Futures and Social JusticeSpeaker: Ronald Herring, Cornell University Discussant: Aniket Aga, SUNY BuffaloChair: James Putzel, LSE -
S4, E13 Industrial Policy Challenges in the Developing World
'Industrial Policy Challenges in the Developing World' Speakers: Arkebe Oquaby, Gov of Ethiopia
