Dr Laura Mann

This course is compulsory on the MSc in Development Studies and MSc in Economic Policy for International Development. This course is available on the MSc in Development Management (Political Economy), MSc in Development Management (Political Economy) (LSE and Sciences Po), MSc in Health and International Development and MSc in Political Economy of Late Development. This course is freely available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. It does not require permission. This course uses controlled access as part of the course selection process. For information on controlled access courses, including eligibility, application processes, deadlines, and departmental contact details, please refer to the Controlled Access Courses webpage.

How to apply: Places will be allocated with priority to ID and joint-degree students. If there are more ID and joint-degree students than DV455 can accommodate, these places will be allocated randomly. Non-ID/Joint Degree students will be allocated to spare places by random selection with the preference given first to those degrees where the regulations permit this option.

It is a compulsory course for all ID students.

The objective of the course is to introduce students to some of the most important and innovative voices and ideas in contemporary development debates, both from the academic and practitioner communities, which will both facilitate their `career paths’ and also contribute to learning in courses and consultancy projects. Each week speakers from different disciplines, development organisations or research institutes will speak to students about a “hot topic” in development policy and research work. Previous speakers have included senior economists, serving and former Government Ministers, NGO chief executives and senior staff, innovative academic researchers and consultants, among others.

10 hours of lectures in the Autumn Term.

This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Autumn and Winter Term.

Additional lectures throughout WT and ST.

Lectures will be followed by open discussion and debate.

This course is not assessed.