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 online, which means we can host speakers from around the world, and also stream the series online, opening up further to a global audience!
The series is convened by Professor in Practice, Duncan Green and Professor James Putzel.

Full event schedule (Fridays from 4pm-6pm):
Week/Date
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Speaker (Joining from)
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Topic
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Michaelmas Term |
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Week 2; 9 th Oct |
Jayati Ghosh New Delhi (watch back)
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The Pandemic and the Indian government’s response Discussant: John Harriss
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Week 3; 16th Oct |
Danny Quah Singapore
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RE-SCHEDULED TO 11 DEC
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Week 4; 23th Oct |
Saleemul Huq Dhaka
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Human Induced Climate Change: Dealing with loss and damage Discussant: Kathy Hochstetler
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Week 5; 30th Oct |
Deborah Brautigam; Folashade Soule-Kohndou and Shirley Ze Yu Baltimore, Oxford and London
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Panel on China in Africa Chair: James Putzel
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Week 7; 13th Nov |
Branko Milanovic New York
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Capitalism Alone: The Future of the System that Rules the World Discussant: Duncan Green
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Week 8; 20th Nov |
Jimi Adesina Pretoria
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Why Development and Transformative Social Policy Matter: Lessons of COVID-19 in Africa. A Lecture in honour of Thandika Mkandawire Discussant: Kate Meagher
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Week 9; 27th Nov |
Nora Lustig Washington DC
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Inequality in Latin America: Markets,Covid-19 and Policies Discussant: Jean-Paul Faguet
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Week 10; 4 th Dec |
Clare Short London
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Reflecting on the demise of DfID Discussant: James Putzel
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Week 11; 11th Dec |
Danny Quah Singapore
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Global Power Shift to Asia: Great Power Competition in the Marketplace for World Order Discussant: Robert Wade
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Lent Term |
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Week 1; 22th Jan |
Ha-Joon Chang Cambridge
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Building Pro-Developmental Multilateralism – Towards a ‘New’ New International Economic Order' Discussant: Richard Kozul-Wright
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Week 2; 29th Jan |
Akosua Adomako Ampofo Accra
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Decolonizing Academia Discussant: Rishita Nandagiri
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Week 3; 5th Feb |
Yuen Yuen Ang Michigan
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Unbundling Corruption: Why it Matters and How to Do It Discussant: Mushtaq Khan
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Week 4; 12th Feb |
Kate Raworth Oxford
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Doughnut Economics: turning a radical idea into irresistible practice Discussant: Michael Jacobs
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Week 7; 5th March |
Mariana Mazzucato
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A Mission Oriented Approach to Stakeholder Value Discussant: Jonathan Di John
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Week 8; 12th March |
TBC
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For any questions related to the online event series, please email d.patel20@lse.ac.uk.