Media Archive

Thursday 13 November 2014

Stuart Gordon features in a new BBC documentary about Britain's involvement in the Afghanistan conflict, 'Afghanistan: The Lions Last Roar?' See the BBC documentary page here >>

Monday 10 November 2014

Danny Quah writes on 'Chinese Lessons: Singapore's Epic Regression to the Mean' in the World Bank's Future Development blog. Read the article >>

Wednesday 29 October 2014

Opiniones Territoriales, part of the FAO's Spanish-language website, interviewed Jean-Paul Faguet about decentralization. Read the full interview >>

Wednesday 15 October 2014

In East Asia Forum, Jude Howell asks, 'Where are all the women in China's political system?' Read the article >>

Wednesday 17 September 2014

In The Independent, Jean-Paul Faguet asks whether David Cameron is becoming the worst prime minister in UK history. Read the article >>

Tuesday 16 September 2014

In the LSE British Politics and Policy blog, Elliott Green argues "Scottish nationalism stands apart from other secessionist movements for being civic in origin, rather than ethnic." Read the article >>

Friday 22 August 2014

Centennial Professor Carlota Perez writes about 'a new age of technological progress' in Policy Network. Read the article >>

Friday 15 August 2014

The Washington Post interviews Catherine Boone about the arguments in her latest book, Property and Political Order in Africa: Land Rights and the Structure of Politics.  Read the Q&A here >>

Friday 8 August 2014

In an op-ed article for The World Post, PhD candidate Alaa Tartir argues why the Sharm El-Sheikh donor conference in September offers an opportunity "to forge a new paradigm of aid politics" and must include Hamas. Read more >>

Wednesday 6 August 2014

Robert Wade, with Jakob Vestergaard, in a letter published in The Financial Times, explains why 'Brics bank ought to be welcomed by poorer countries'. Read more >>

Thursday 24 July 2014

In Global Policy Journal, Danny Quah argues why the world can learn from Malaysia's political and economic model. Read more >>

Thursday 24 July 2014

In FT Alphaville Carlota Perez responds to arguments set out by Bank of England chief economist Andrew Haldane at the launch of the Mission-Oriented Finance. Read more >>

Thursday 24 July 2014

Robert Wade takes the angle that capitalism can only work if it has more controls imposed on it in an Institute of Arts and Ideas debate, 'The End of Capitalism: A new global economics'. Watch the video >>

Friday 11 July 2014

World Finance speaks to Danny Quah about his views on the future of emerging markets. Watch the video here >>

Friday 4 July 2014

Mary Kaldor appeared on Newsnight (4 July 2014) to discuss Britain's new aircraft carriers with the former First Sealord Admiral Lord West. She argues that this enormous and costly ship, supposed to fly the American F 35 Lightning strike fighter, which is not yet available and has run into huge problems bot technical and financial, is a typical example of what she calls a 'baroque' military technology. Watch (from 20:46) >>

Friday 4 July 2014

'Prospero', a blog run by The Economist, features a Q&A with Tim Allen on the importance of fieldwork. Read more >>

Tuesday 17 June 2014

Danny Quah on CNBC's Squawk Box Europe discussing 'China-UK visit: Are great expectations justified?' and 'Are China slowdown fears a concern for the UK?'

Friday 6 June 2014

In the Amartya Sen Lecture 2014, Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of IMF, called for a 'greater focus on empowerment', according to IMF Survey Magazine. Read more >>

Tuesday 3 June 2014

Deborah Doane (DESTIN, 1996-97) writes in the Guardian's Poverty Matters blog, 'Inclusive capitalism must fairly reward those on the bottom rung of the ladder'. Read more >>

Friday 30 May 2014

Thandika Mkandawire joins Breaking Views with UNICEF to talk about the economic challenges in Africa and prospects of a better future. Watch here >>

Tuesday 27 May 2014

Tim Forsyth speaks to Al Jazeera about the coup in Thailand and its implications on the country's economy. Read more >>

Sunday 11 May 2014

Kristof Titeca writes about the US hunt for Kony in Al Jazeera. Read more >>