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 Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

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 hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

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 Putzel, 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.

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 International Development Department at LSE.

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 by the International Development Department at LSE.

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 part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

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 Development at the University of Oxford. His research has focused on industrial policy, export diversification, natural resource management, green economic transformation and biodiversity-based innovation models

Discussant: Parth Bhatia, 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.