What the Gene-Editing Revolution Means For Rural Welfare, Global Futures and Social JusticeSpeaker: Ronald Herring, Cornell University Discussant: Aniket Aga, SUNY BuffaloChair: James Putzel, LSE

S4, E13 Industrial Policy Challenges in the Developing World

Feb 12th, 2024 1h 58m

'Industrial Policy Challenges in the Developing World' Speakers: Arkebe Oquaby, Gov of EthiopiaRichard Kozul-Wright, UNCTAD Chair: Laura Mann, LSE

S4, E12 The debt and climate change precipice: How can the global majority cope?

Feb 5th, 2024 1h 54m

'The debt and climate change precipice: How can the global majority cope?'Speakers: Jayati Ghosh, AmherstNdongo Samba Sylla, International Development Economics AssociatesKevin Watkins, LSEChair: James Putzel, LSE

S4, E11 Bringing Cyberspace Down to Earth in China: From smart-cities to village digital projects

Jan 29th, 2024 1h 49m

'Bringing Cyberspace Down to Earth in China: From smart-cities to village digital projects'Speaker: Hong Yu, Mayling Birney Scholar from Zhejiang UniversityDiscussant: David Soskice, LSEChair: Laura Mann, LSE

S4, E10 Slavery and British Development

Jan 23rd, 2024 1h 51m

'Slavery and British Development'.Speakers: Bronwen Everill, Cambridge University Jennifer Adam, Bank of England. Chair: Laura Mann, LSE

S4, E9 Guest lecture on Palestine

Dec 11th, 2023 1h 45m

'Guest lecture on Palestine'.Speaker: Rafeef Ziadah, King's College London Discussant: Mai Taha, LSEChair: James Putzel, LSE

S4, E8 Development or Dependence?: China's Investment and development finance in Africa

Dec 4th, 2023 1h 52m

'Development or Dependence?: China's Investment and development finance in Africa'. Speakers: Keyu Jin, LSEYunnan Chen, Overseas Development InstituteWeiwei Chen, Open UniversityChair: Tin Hinane El Kadi, LSE

S4, E7 The Latin American Left: Opportunities, challenges, and setbacks

Nov 27th, 2023 1h 49m

The Latin American Left: Opportunities, challenges, and setbacksSpeakers: Ana Karine Pereira, Universidade de BrasíliaGeoff Goodwin, Leeds UniversityMelany Cruz, Leicester UniversityChair: James Putzel, LSE

S4, E6 Gender and Work in Global Value Chains: Capturing the gains?

Nov 21st, 2023 1h 46m

Gender and Work in Global Value Chains: Capturing the gains?Speaker: Stephanie Barrientos, Manchester UniversityDiscussant: Kate Meagher, LSEChair: Laura Mann, LSE

S4, E5 Making Anti-Corruption Real: A strategy for feasible reform in adverse contexts

Nov 13th, 2023 1h 51m

Making Anti-Corruption Real: A strategy for feasible reform in adverse contexts.Speakers: Mushtaq Khan and Pallavi Roy, SOASDiscussant: Jonathan Di John, SOASChair: James Putzel, LSE

S4, E4 The Russia-Ukraine War: Consequences for global security and development

Oct 31st, 2023 1h 39m

The Russia-Ukraine War: Consequences for global security and development.Panel: Mark Lowcock, UN, UKYuliya Yurchenko, Greenwich UniversityAnna Matveeva, King's College LondonDavid Luke, LSEChair: James Putzel, LSE

S4, E3 In search of repair: The necessity of community development to mental health improvements in contexts of adversity

Oct 23rd, 2023 1h 48m

In search of repair: The necessity of community development to mental health improvements in contexts of adversity.Speaker: Rochelle Burgess, University College LondonDiscussant: Philipa Mladovsky, LSEChair: Laura Mann, LSE

S4, E2 Confronting multiple Crises: A Conversation with Ha-Joon Chang on the State of the world economy

Oct 11th, 2023 1h 53m

Professor Ha-Joon Chang and Professor James Putzel discuss the state of the world economy. Speaker: Ha-Joon Chang, SOASChair: James Putzel, LSE

S4, E1 Book launch: Foreign Aid and its Unintended Consequences

Oct 3rd, 2023 1h 51m

Dirk-Jan Koch and Clare Short discuss Dirk-Jan Koch's new book 'Foreign aid and its unintended consequences' (Open access). Foreign aid and international development frequently bring with it a range of unintended consequences, both negative and

S3, E5 Panel on Platforms for deliberation or disinformation? social media and development

Dec 5th, 2022 1h 31m

This panel examines the record of digital technologies and asks what we might do to re-engineer them to fulfil their early promise.Fibre optic internet cables have now connected almost every part of the world into a giant web of networks. Pundi

S3, E4 Jayati Ghosh on Why Inequality is the Basic Driver of the Climate Crisis

Nov 23rd, 2022 1h 28m

National and global approaches to climate change alleviation are very inadequate because they ignore the important role played by wealth, income and consumption inequalities. Reducing these will be essential for humanity to meet the climate cha

S3,E3 Naomi Hossain on The Popular Politics of 21st Century Food and Fuel Riots

Nov 15th, 2022 1h 26m

Development studies frames food and fuel riots as the crowd response to the stimulus of price changes, as indicators of impact of economic shocks or policy reforms. In this dashboard view of the world, the masses respond automatically to spikes

S3,E2 Dr Rafeef Ziadah - Working Palestine: COVID-19, labour and de-development in Palestine

Oct 25th, 2022 1h 25m

This presentation explores the impact of the pandemic on workers across four key sectors of the Palestinian economy: health, education, agriculture, and construction. As with elsewhere around the world, Palestinian workers have experienced mult

S3,E1 Ha-Joon Chang – Economics vs Science Fiction – what can each learn from the other?

Oct 18th, 2022 1h 19m

Economics and science fiction share many interrelations that are rarely recognised.Firstly, a lot of economics is science fiction. Many economists believe in the fiction that they are practising ‘science’, while many also believe in the fiction

S2,E13 Isabella Weber – How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate

Feb 16th, 2022 1h 23m

Isabella Weber on How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate. The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S2,E12 Lise Grande – Peacebuilding in Today's World

Feb 9th, 2022 51m 57s

Lise Grande on Reflections on Peacebuilding in Today's World. The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S2,E11 Irungu Houghton – Human rights organising in Africa during a global pandemic

Feb 2nd, 2022 1h

Irungu Houghton on Human rights organising in Africa during a global pandemic: Trends and Insights. The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S2,E10 Tasneem Essop – Outcomes of COP26 and Where Next on Climate?

Jan 26th, 2022 56m 53s

Tasneem Essop on Outcomes of COP26 and where next on Climate? The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S2,E9 Terhas Clark and Mosharraf Hossain – Disability, Development, Rights and Inclusion

Dec 8th, 2021 58m 40s

Terhas Clark and Mosharraf Hossain on Disability, Development, Rights and Inclusion. The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.

S2,E8 Ingrid Srinath – COVID-19, Corporatisation and Closing Space: The Triple Threat to Civil Society in India

Dec 1st, 2021 1h 5m

Ingrid Srinath on COVID-19, Corporatisation and Closing Space: The Triple Threat to Civil Society in India. The lecture is part of the LSE ID Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice series.