Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice, 2023-2024


The Cutting Edge Issues in Development series is back, and this year we have another fantastic line up of guest speakers from around the world working in the field of International Development. 

The new academic year has just started, and this means we are back with our exciting lecture series ‘Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking and Practice’! This visiting lecture series, which is hosted by the International Development Department, provides students and guests with invaluable insights into the practical world of international development.

This year, we move the series back to in-person for our students and staff, but we will continue to offer our online audience the chance to watch the lectures back via our YouTube channel, listen via the podcast series and read student reflections on our blog

The series is convened by Professor James Putzel and  Dr Laura Mann

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View the full AT and WT schedule (Fridays from 4pm-6pm):

Autumn Term

Week/Date

Speaker + Discussant

Topic

Week 1; 29th Sept

 

Dirk-Jan Koch 
Chief Science Officer of the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Discussant: Clare Short, British politician

 

Book launch: Foreign aid and its unintended consequences

Week 2; 6th Oct

 

Ha-Joon Chang
SOAS

In conversation with James Putzel, LSE

 

Confronting multiple Crises: A conversation with Ha-Joon Chang on the state of the world economy

Week 3; 13th Oct

Rescheduled to Dec

 

Rafeef Ziadah
King's College London 

Discussant: Mai Taha, LSE


The Illusion of Disinterested Development: Exploring realities of militarism and aid in Palestine's captive economy

Week 4; 20th Oct

 

Rochelle Burgess
University College London

Discussant: Philipa Mladovsky, LSE


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

Week 5; 27th Oct


Mark Lowcock
UN, UK

Yuliya Yurchenko
Greenwich University

Anna Matveeva
King's College London

David Luke
LSE


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

Week 7; 10th Nov

 
Mushtaq Khan and Pallavi Roy
SOAS

Discussant: Jonathan Di John, SOAS

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

Week 8; 17th Nov


Stephanie Barrientos
Manchester University

Discussant: Kate Meagher, LSE


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

Week 9; 24th Nov


Ana Karine Pereira
Universidade de Brasília

Geoff Goodwin
Leeds University

Melany Cruz
Leicester University


The Latin American Left: Opportunities, challenges, and setbacks

Week 10; 1st Dec


Keyu Jin
LSE

Yunnan Chen
Overseas Development Institute

Weiwei Chen
Open University

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

Week 11; 8st Dec

 

Rafeef Ziadah
King's College London 

Discussant: Mai Taha, LSE

Guest lecture on Palestine 

Winter Term

Week/Date

Speaker + Discussant

Topic

Week 1; 19th Jan


Bronwen Everill
Cambridge University

Jennifer Adam  Bank of England

Slavery and British Development

Week 2; 26th Jan


Hong Yu
Mayling Birney Scholar from Zhejiang University

Discussant: David SoskiceLSE


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

Week 3; 2nd Feb

(Online)


Jayati Ghosh
Amherst

Ndongo Samba Sylla
International Development Economics Associates

Kevin Watkins
LSE

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

Week 4; 9th Feb

(Online)

 

Arkebe Oquaby
Gov of Ethiopia

Richard Kozul-Wright 
UNCTAD 

Industrial Policy Challenges in the Developing World

Week 5; 16th Feb

(Online)


Ronald Herring
Cornell University

Discussant: Aniket Aga, SUNY Buffalo


What the Gene-Editing Revolution Means For Rural Welfare, Global Futures and Social Justice


 For any questions related to the event series, please email d.patel20@lse.ac.uk.