OECD-LSE Debating Aid Seminar: Locally led development in the evolving international aid system
Wednesday 27 March 2024 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Online Via Zoom, please register here.
The Development Co-operation Report 2023 finds that debates are crystalising around the need for a fundamental rethinking of the international aid system. The report proposes ideas for action to overcome roadblocks to existing financial and other commitments; support locally led transformation in partner countries; modernise business models and financial management practices; and rebalance power relations in international decision-making and partnerships.
Against the backdrop of overlapping crises, unprecedented strain on international development budgets, and geopolitical tensions, there is a growing recognition of the imperative for locally led development. Critique of the roots, rationale and operations of the international aid system is resulting in calls for fundamental change, manifesting, for example, in the movements to address colonial legacies and racism in the sector. The report flags the need to address power imbalances that impede local leadership, ownership, and legitimacy. Building upon the report’s insights, the webinar provides a platform for an engaging discussion on the evolving landscape and future trajectory of international development. Join us as we collectively reflect on how locally led development can be a promising pathway forward for development cooperation, examining its implications, challenges, and potential bottlenecks.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Chilande Kuloba-Warria, Founder and Managing Director, Warande Advisory Centre
- Ida Mc Donnell, Senior Policy Analyst and Head of Development Co-operation Research Unit, OECD
- Joëlline Benefice, Policy Analyst, OECD
- Valentina Papú, MSc student discussant
- Alice Robinson, PhD student discussant
- Jeongyeon Cho, student moderator
️ID Football Tournament
Contact the team captain from your course to join the team. Teams in bold won the match.
Team Captains:
DM - Renzo Guillén Hernández
IDHE- Colm McDaniel
HID/ ID Society- Malik Takreem Ahmad
DS- Kerem Uzdiyen
EPID- Michaela Ho
Monday 22 January 2024 | Tournament | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm = HID/ ID Soc vs. DS
- 4.30pm - 5.00pm = DM vs. IDHE
Tuesday 30 January 2024 | Tournament | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm = EPID vs. DS
- 4.30pm - 5.00pm = IDHE vs. HID/ ID Soc
Monday 5 February 2024 | Tournament | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm = DS vs. IDHE
- 4.30pm - 5.00pm = EPID vs. DM
Tuesday 13 February 2024 | Tournament | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm = HID/ ID Soc vs. EPID
- 4.30pm - 5.00pm = DS vs. DM
Monday 26 February 2024 | Tournament | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm = EPID vs. IDHE
- 4.30pm - 5.00pm = HID/ ID Soc vs. DM
Tuesday 5 March 2024 | Semi-final 1 | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm = DS vs. DM
- 4.30pm - 5.00pm = IDHE vs. EPID
Monday 11 March 2024 | Semi-final 2 | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 4.30pm = DS vs. DM
- 4.30pm - 5.00pm = IDHE vs. EPID
Tuesday 26 March 2024 | Final | Marshall Building Sports Hall
- 4.00pm - 5.00pm = DS vs. IDHE
International Development Spring Ball
Friday 22 March 2024 | 6.30pm - 11.30pm | Le Gothique, Wandsworth
Current students please check your email or the ID Bulletin for the link to purchase your ticket.
Tickets cost £60 per person! Places are limited, please make sure to purchase yours as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Please note that this event is for Department of International Development students only. Tickets are limited to one per person.
A welcome drink on arrival. Alcoholic and non alcoholic options will be available
️ A three course sit down meal
- Starter: Burrata with heritage tomatoes and a balsamic glaze.
- Main: Chicken Parmigiana, Creamy mashed potatoes and French green beans
- Dessert: Authentic homemade Tiramisu
Half a bottle of wine per person or soft drinks during dinner
A photographer capturing the evening
A DJ and a dancefloor
The dress code is formal so dress to impress.
Ethical Development Initiative: Roundtable Discussion on “Gatekeeping Development"
Thursday 21 March 2024 | 5.00pm - 6.00 pm | LSE Community Space - SAW 3.02
Join the Ethical Development Initiative for a casual, honest roundtable discussion on “Gatekeeping Development.” How have you witnessed gatekeeping? Are development practitioners paid too well? How do you stop private consulting from poaching the best and brightest? These are just some of the questions they'll touch on. They look forward to hosting an open space for you to share your personal experiences, questions, and insights! Snacks and Caprisun included!
Ethical Development Initiative: How to Start Thinking Ethically About Development
Thursday 29 February 2024 | 6.00pm - 7.30pm | CKK 1.15
The EDI will be holding a panel on the topic “How to Start Thinking Ethically About Development” with three amazing LSE professors, Professor Putzel, Dr. Pailey, and Dr. Ngutuku. Bringing stories from their careers studying and working in ethically complicated spheres, these panelists will discuss career considerations, research considerations, and reflect on their own career paths.
About the Panelists:
- Professor Putzel is the Programme Director of Development Studies and Research at the LSE. His research covers a range of themes, from comparative politics of development in East and Southeast Asia, to problems of institutional change, to the role of politics and governance in development. He also has extensive experience in consultancy and advisory roles for development-oriented organisations.
- Dr. Pailey’s research focuses on how structural transformation is conceived and contested by local, national and transnational actors from ‘crisis’-affected regions of the so-called ‘Global South’.
- Dr. Ngutuku is a scholar-activist working on development issues from a critical decolonial perspective and has been part of a movement aimed at decolonizing research and development practices in Africa. Her multidisciplinary work investigates children and young people’s lived experience of poverty, education, citizenship claims and sexual and reproductive health.
Ethical Development Initiative Introductory Social
Thursday 8 February 2024 | 5.00pm - 6.30pm | CBG 1.04
Do you like sweet treats? Salty snacks? Maybe you’re a cheese person? How about ethics? The Ethical Development Initiative is hosting an introductory social event to break the ice and get to know each other better. We’re a group of students looking to bring ethical conversations to the forefront of our work on development. We hope to facilitate honest conversations among peers, alumni and working professionals.
Pub Quiz style social with the ID Society
Thursday 7 December 2023 | 5.00pm - 7.00pm | CKK 1.15
Calling all Postgrads! Join the ID Society and ID Student Organisers for a Pub Quiz style social. Register yourself or your team. Free snacks provided.
ID Winter Party
Monday 4 December 2023 | 6.30pm - 8.00pm | Senior Dining Room, Old Building
Mulled wine, minced pied and Christmas crackers will be provided - all we ask if that you don something festive (although not manditory). We look forward to celebrating the end of AT with you. Please note, this event is for core MSc and Research students only. Unfortunately, we cannot open this up to joint-degree students due to capacity limitations.
ID Student Social: Pizza Party
Friday 1 December 2023 | 6.30pm - 8.00pm | CLM 4.02
Come and celebrate the end of Autumn term and grab a slice of pizza.
'For Sama' Documentary Film Screening
Wednesday 15 November 2023 | 6.00pm - 8.00pm | MAR 1.10
An epic and intimate journey filmed through five years of the uprising in Aleppo, Syria. Waad al-Kateab tells the story of how she fell in love, married and gave birth to her daughter Sama.
ID Movie Night Halloween Special: Scary Movie 2
Thursday 2 November 2023 | 6.00pm | Sumeet Valrani Lecture
A Halloween themed film night for students in the Department of International Development on Thursday 2 November where we will screen the comedy horror Scary Movie 2.
ID Summer Boat Party
Thursday 8 June 2023 | 6.30pm - 11pm | Thames River cruise
Tickets cost £22 and include entry to the boat party cruise on the Thames, a reception drink, a light buffet-style meal and a DJ+dance floor! See you there.
ID End-of-term potluck dinner
Thursday 30 March 2023 | 7.00pm - 9.00pm | CLM 4.02
Please join us to celebrate the end of term with a potluck dinner – a chance to share your favourite dishes with students and staff in LSE ID, as well as share the recipe and story of your dish! It will be a great occasion to share food from different cultures and unwind after a really demanding Lent Term. Drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic), cups, plates, cutlery and napkins to be provided by the department.
ID Alumni-Student Networking Mixer
Tuesday 14 March 2023 | 5.00pm - 7.00pm | Staff Common Room, 5th Floor, OLD
This event was a fantastic opportunity for current students to socialise with ID alumni and find out what career paths they have pursued since graduating! Students had the chance to network with alumni working in financial consulting, environmental think tanks, infrastructure and transport consulting, democracy advocacy and the charity/NGO sector. Light refreshments provided.
Ethical Development Initiative: Short-term internships in developing countries
Thursday 9 March 2023 | 6.00pm | CBG.1.06
The Ethical Development Initiative was set up by some of our MSc Development Management students to bring awareness to the ethical implications of working in the development industry. They are hosting a small-group discussion on the ethics of short-term internships in developing countries where you can share your own experiences and thoughts with fellow ID students, followed by some casual drinks and snacks.
India: The Modi Question (ep.2) | Documentary Screening & Discussion
Tuesday 7 March 2023 | 6.00pm | CLM.4.02
The BBC released a documentary series on 17 January 2023 investigating the current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the Gujarat riots in 2002 which led to over a thousand fatalities. The documentary has been banned in India and several university students in the country’s capital have been arrested for conducting screenings.
After a packed screening of part one last month, join us pn Tuesday 7th March at 6pm in CLM.4.02 for a screening of the second episode of the two-part documentary followed by an open discussion.
The Backbone | Documentary Screening & Discussion
Friday 3 March 2023 | 6.00pm | CLM.5.02
A partial screening of the documentary film The Backbone created by DM student Hannah White followed by a discussion on race, inclusion and inequality embedded and experienced within academia's institutional structures.
Architecture, Art & Development: Film Screening & Discussion
Friday 17 February 2023 | 5.30pm | MAR.2.04
Can architecture function as an intermediary between the arts and economic development by creating high quality spaces of learning, culture, housing, health, and political participation?
Join LSE Department of International Development's DESTIN student organisers and guest speakers Marlene Rutzendorfer (Wonderland Architecture) and Professor David Lewis (LSE ID) for a screening of two short films about the work of pioneering architect Diébédo Francis Kéré, followed by an open discussion. Refreshments will be provided.
ID Valentine's Film Night: 10 Things I Hate About You
Monday 13 February 2023 | 6.00pm | CLM.2.02
A festive Valentine's film night for students in the Department of International Development on Monday 13 February where we will screen the classic rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You.
India: The Modi Question | Documentary Screening & Discussion
Thursday 2 February 2023 | 6.00pm | CLM.5.02
The BBC released a documentary series on 17 January 2023 investigating the current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s role in the Gujarat riots in 2002 which led to over a thousand fatalities. The documentary has been banned in India and several university students in the country’s capital have been arrested for conducting screenings.
Join us this Thursday, 2nd February at 6pm in CLM.5.02 for a screening of episode one of the two-part documentary followed by an open discussion!
Save the date! ID Christmas party on 9 December 2022
Save the date for the LSE ID Christmas Party: Friday 9 December, from 6-8pm. Please note, this event is for core ID students only. Unfortunately, we cannot open this up to joint-degree students due to capacity limitations.
ID Festive Film Night: Love Actually
Thursday 8 December 2022 | 7.00pm | CLM.3.02
A festive film night for students in the Department of International Development on Thursday 8 December where we will screen Love Actually. Drinks and snacks will be provided! And a bottle of wine will be given to the programme with the most attendees.
ID Career Student Roundtable
Thursday 1 December 2022 | 9.00am | MAR.2.05
Considering the fact that so many students within ID already have multiple years of experience working, we thought it might be interesting to organise a roundtable where students had the chance to ask their peers about their career experience. We had a student from each of the four MSc programmes, Romana, Carol, Maya and Kanika, to provide representation for the various pathways a career in development can take. Coffee, tea and pastries provided.
ID Thanksgiving Dinner
Tuesday 29 November 2022 | 7.30pm | CLM.3.02
This Thanksgiving dinner, organised by Zachary Cheek and supported by the student organisers and the Department, is open to postgraduate students and staff in LSE Department of International Development. Guests are welcome to bring dishes which speak to their individual backgrounds and cultures.
Made in Bangladesh film screening and Q&A
Thursday 17 November 2022 | 6.00pm - 8.00pm | CLM.5.02
Luc Bitterli (DS) invites you to a screening of his film which critically reflects on the connections between the Global North and Bangladesh and exposes critical issues and challenges for development including environmental destruction and extreme inequality that are products of our global capitalist system.
The screening will be followed by a Q&A/ discussion session exploring some of the questions the film poses. Drinks and nibbles will be provided.
Roundtable coffee morning: Careers in academia with ID professors
Wednesday 9 November 2022 | 9.00am - 10.00am | CBG.1.07
On the morning of Wednesday 9 November the ID student organisers hosted a roundtable coffee morning with Prof Jean-Paul Faguet, Dr Elliott Green and Prof Kathy Hochstetler where students in the Department of International Development had the chance to ask professors about their life experiences, choices, and even fears they had to overcome to become who they are today. Coffee, tea, pastries and biscuits were provided.
ID Halloween Film Night: Hocus Pocus!
Tuesday 25 October 2022 | 7.00pm | PAN.G.01 (Pankhurst House, Clement's Inn)
With Halloween just around the corner, ID's student organisers are hosting a spooky film night for students in the department! At 7pm on Tuesday 25th October in room PAN.G.01, we'll be screening the all-time-favourite Hocus Pocus! Some snacks and drinks will be provided, so all you need to bring is your spooky self!
Online Career Networking Event: Atkins, Tetra Tech & WFP
Monday 13 June 2022 | 5.00pm - 6.30pm | Zoom
An online career information and networking event for students in the Department of International Development taking place next week on Monday 13 June 2022 from 5 - 6.30pm BST. The event will be an informal 90-minute session where you will have the opportunity to hear from professionals working in the development sector and to ask questions directly in breakout rooms, from how to decide which career path will be the best fit for you to practical advice on job searching and preparing for interviews.
Confirmed speakers:
Full speaker bios and Zoom joining details will be sent to attendees on the morning of the event.
LSE ID Summer Picnic in the Park
Friday 17 June 2022 | 1.00pm - 3.00pm | Lincoln’s Inn Fields
The Department of International Development is hosting a summer social event – a potluck picnic in the park – on campus from 1-3pm on Friday 17 June. We hope to see many of you there to celebrate the end of the term – stay tuned for details!
Career Insight Event: Pursuing a PhD in International Development
Monday 11 April 2022
The ID student organisers and the Department of International Development held an online event on what it's like to do a PhD in International Development. Current PhD candidate in the Department Sophie Legros and 2020 alumnus Max Gallien, who is now a research fellow at the Institute of Development Studies at the University of Sussex, spoke about their experiences on the PhD programme in ID and pursuing careers in academia. There was an opportunity for students to ask questions.
ID End-of-Term Boat Party
Friday 1 April 2022
The ID student organisers and the Department of International Development hosted a boat party for students in the Department to celebrate the end of Lent Term. The event was a formal-dress cruise on the Thames with a light buffet-style meal, drinks and a dance floor.
DESTIN Dissertation Coffee Hours
Thursday 3 March and Tuesday 22 March 2022
Academic reps organised informal dissertation coffee/tea chat between students and academic staff! This event offered the opportunity for students to ask questions, and share and spark dissertation ideas with their peers and diverse academic staff.
Each featured a number of members of the ID and Methodology faculties: Dr Ian Madison, Dr Eleanor Power, Dr Arjan Gjonça, Dr Elliot Green, and Dr Ivan Deschenaux, Professor Ernestina Coast, Professor Kathryn Hochstetler and Professor David Keen.
DESTIN Coffee Hours with an alum
Tuesday 15 Febuary and Wednesday 3 March 2022
Career reps organised two coffee with an alumn sessions during lent term: one with Beatrice Smorto and Alejandra Finotto and one with Anusha Raghav. Each speaker shared insight about finding work after graduating and answered questions from students.
LSE Careers Information Session
Thursday 20 January 2022 | 12.00pm - 1.00pm | Zoom event
On Thursday 20 January at 12pm (noon) the Department of International Development and ID student organisers hosted a Zoom information session on services and resources available from LSE Careers.
ID's Winter Wednesdays
Wednesday 1 December 2021 to Wednesday 5 January 2022
ID student organisers coordinated a number of events across December to help students get into the festive mood.
ID Winter Party
Date and Time: Wednesday 8 December, 5.00pm - 6.15pm & 7.15pm - 8.30pm
Staff Common Room, 5th floor Old Building
Christmas lights in London
Date and Time: Wednesday 15 December, 4.00pm
Winter Wonderland
Date and Time: Wednesday 22 December, 1.00pm
Hyde Park
Ice Skating
Date and Time: Wednesday 29 December, 8.00pm
Somerset House
ID Careers Month Virtual Networking events
Monday 12 April to Friday 30 April 2021
ID student organisers coordinated a series of six virtual networking events for students in the Department of International Development during ID Careers month, 12-30 April 2021.
We invited speakers from a range of organisations including IOM, UNDP, WFP, UNICEF, Dalberg, FCDO, IRC, Ecorys, ADB and many more. The event format was informal 90-minute sessions which gave students a chance to hear from professionals (including many ID alumni), ask questions and get career inspiration about different areas of work in the development sector.
EVENT 1: AID, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Date and Time: Wednesday 14 April, 2.30pm - 4.00pm
Organisations represented:
- International Organisation for Migration x2
- International Council of Voluntary Agencies
- Choose Love
EVENT 2: AID, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Date and Time: Thursday 15 April, 11.00am - 12.30pm
Organisations represented:
- Norwegian Refugee Council (Germany)
- International Committee of the Red Cross (Switzerland)
- UNICEF (Myanmar)
- Ipas (Pakistan)
EVENT 3: AID, ADVOCACY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Date and Time: Friday 16 April, 4-5:30pm BST
Organisations represented:
- World Food Programme (Ethiopia)
- UNRWA (Jerusalem)
- UNICEF (Syria)
- Tahaddi (Lebanon)
EVENT 4: CONSULTING
Date and Time: Tuesday 20 April, 6:30-8pm BST
- ECORYS
- Development Reimagined
- Development Pathways
- Dalberg
EVENT 5: CONSULTING
Date and Time: Wednesday 21 April, 6-7:30pm BST
- MOPAN
- PwC
- Dalberg
EVENT 6: FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Date and Time: Tuesday 27 April, 5:30-7pm BST
- African Development Bank
- British Red Cross
- Acumen
- MBC Group
ID Quiz Night
Thursday 1 April 2021 7pm (GMT)
DESTIN society hosted another quiz night for all students and staff in the Department on the last day of Lent term, Thursday 1 April, at 7-8.15pm (GMT). This was a lovely way of celebrating the end of term together before breaking for the Easter recess. Well done to the winning teams!
ID Department Evening flow Yoga
Thursday 18 March 2021, 8:30-9:15pm (GMT)
The Department hosted a free Zoom Yoga session for both students and staff led by fantastic Yoga instructor Meghan Bonhomme.ID de-stress yoga sessions are back! As we start to head towards the end of Lent Term, DESTIN and ID have invited back the fantastic yoga instructor Meghan Bonhomme who hosted two wonderfully relaxing sessions last term. All levels of practice including beginners are welcome at this session.
Virtual Coffee Morning for Students & Staff in ID
Wednesday 10 March 2021, 10-11am (GMT)
DESTIN society hosted a virtual coffee/tea morning for all students (including MRes and PhD) and staff in ID on Wednesday, featuring some tea trivia.
ID Spyfall Game Night
Thursday 25 February 2021, 6-7pm (GMT)
DESTIN society held a virtual Spyfall game night on Thursday 25 February for all students (including MRes and PhD) and staff in ID are welcome to attend.
We split up into breakout rooms to play Spyfall, a game where all players are FBI detectives, but one person is randomly selected as a spy. Players are all given the same location, except for the spy, who has to guess the location while other players have to identify the spy.
Virtual Coffee Morning for Students & Staff in ID
Wednesday 10 February 2021, 10-11am (GMT)
DESTIN society hosted a virtual coffee/tea morning for all students (including MRes and PhD) and staff in ID on Wednesday, featuring some coffee trivia.
Virtual Catch-up for Students & Staff in ID
Thursday 28 January 2021 – 6-7pm (GMT)
A virtual informal catch-up DESTIN society for all students (including MRes and PhD) and staff in ID to start off the term.
ID Department De-Stress Yoga Sessions
Wednesday 25 November and Friday 4 December 2020, 8:30-9:15pm (GMT)
The Department hosted two free Zoom Yoga classes for both students and faculty led by certified Yoga instructor Meghan Bonhomme.
ID Quiz Night
Wednesday 9 December 2020, 8-9pm (GMT)
DESTIN society hosted a Who's Who quiz as part of the MT 2020 social events series, which involved fun trivia about International Development staff, general knowledge and great prizes for the winning teams.
International Development Pizza Party!
Thursday 10 December 2020, 7-8pm (GMT)
The DESTIN society hosted an end-of-term online social event: International Development Pizza Party! ID students and staff got creative in making their own pizzas, competing and chatting with others and competing for prizes.