Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

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.

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. Discussant: Arbie Baguios, LSE IDChair: 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.

12-16
01:53:21

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 the Centre for Competition Economics, as well as Visiting Associate Professor at Wits UniversityDiscussant: David Luke, LSE IDChair: 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.

12-02
01:50:02

S6, E6 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 development cooperation, as well as the policies and strategies of multilateral development banksAmir 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 modelsDiscussant: Parth Bhatia, LSE IDChair: 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.

11-27
01:53:28

S5, E5 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 and the problems of the integration processes in the West African region.Discussant: Aoife McCullough, LSE IDChair: 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.

11-06
01:53:16

S5, E4 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 TradeYeling 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 Economics.Discussant: Robert Wade, LSE IDChair: 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.

10-30
01:53:20

S5, E3 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 from prehistory to the present.Discussant: James Putzel, LSE IDChair: 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.

10-21
01:52:26

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

10-14
01:51:52

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 visiting professor at the Firoz Lalji Institute for AfricaChair: Laura Mann, LSEThis event recording is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

10-07
01:52:19

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

02-19
01:25:01

S4, E13 Industrial Policy Challenges in the Developing World

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

02-12
01:58:00

S4, E12 The debt and climate change precipice: How can the global majority cope?

'The debt and climate change precipice: How can the global majority cope?'Speakers: Jayati Ghosh, AmherstNdongo Samba Sylla, International Development Economics AssociatesKevin Watkins, LSEChair: James Putzel, LSE

02-05
01:54:26

S4, E11 Bringing Cyberspace Down to Earth in China: From smart-cities to village digital projects

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

01-29
01:49:12

S4, E10 Slavery and British Development

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

01-23
01:51:34

S4, E9 Guest lecture on Palestine

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

12-11
01:45:10

S4, E8 Development or Dependence?: China's Investment and development finance in Africa

'Development or Dependence?: China's Investment and development finance in Africa'. Speakers: Keyu Jin, LSEYunnan Chen, Overseas Development InstituteWeiwei Chen, Open UniversityChair: Tin Hinane El Kadi, LSE

12-04
01:52:24

S4, E7 The Latin American Left: Opportunities, challenges, and setbacks

The Latin American Left: Opportunities, challenges, and setbacksSpeakers: Ana Karine Pereira, Universidade de BrasíliaGeoff Goodwin, Leeds UniversityMelany Cruz, Leicester UniversityChair: James Putzel, LSE

11-27
01:49:15

S4, E6 Gender and Work in Global Value Chains: Capturing the gains?

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

11-21
01:46:18

S4, E5 Making Anti-Corruption Real: A strategy for feasible reform in adverse contexts

Making Anti-Corruption Real: A strategy for feasible reform in adverse contexts.Speakers: Mushtaq Khan and Pallavi Roy, SOASDiscussant: Jonathan Di John, SOASChair: James Putzel, LSE

11-13
01:51:31

S4, E4 The Russia-Ukraine War: Consequences for global security and development

The Russia-Ukraine War: Consequences for global security and development.Panel: Mark Lowcock, UN, UKYuliya Yurchenko, Greenwich UniversityAnna Matveeva, King's College LondonDavid Luke, LSEChair: James Putzel, LSE

10-31
01:39:46

S4, E3 In search of repair: The necessity of community development to mental health improvements in contexts of adversity

In search of repair: The necessity of community development to mental health improvements in contexts of adversity.Speaker: Rochelle Burgess, University College LondonDiscussant: Philipa Mladovsky, LSEChair: Laura Mann, LSE

10-23
01:48:34

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