Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

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Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

These podcasts are recordings from the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice lecture series 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22 and 2020/21, a visiting lecture series coordinated by Professor of Development Studies, Professor James Putzel and Dr Laura Mann. The Cutting Edge series provides students and guests with fascinating insights into the practical world of international development. Renowned guest lecturers share their expertise and invite discussion on an exciting range of issues, from climate change policy, to pressing humanitarian crises. In 2020, the series took place online, enabling us to host fantastic speakers from around the world and to stream the lectures on YouTube, opening them up to a global audience. Now we are back in person but still recording the sessions to share with our global audience.

  1. S5, E7 Competition, trade, and sustainability in agri-food markets in East & Southern Africa: a comparison of citrus and soy

    1 HR AGO

    S5, E7 Competition, trade, and sustainability in agri-food markets in East & Southern Africa: a comparison of citrus and soy

    Competition, trade, and sustainability in agri-food markets in East & Southern Africa: a comparison of citrus and soy Speaker: Simon Roberts is Visiting Professor of Economics at the University of Johannesburg and Director of the Centre for Competition Economics, as well as Visiting Associate Professor at Wits University Discussant: David Luke, LSE IDChair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

    1h 50m
  2. S6, E6 A very light shade of green? Is the green transition perpetuating inequality?

    5 DAYS AGO

    S6, E6 A very light shade of green? Is the green transition perpetuating inequality?

    A very light shade of green? Is the green transition perpetuating inequality? Speaker: Annalisa Prizzon is a Principal Research Fellow at ODI. Her research interests are primarily focused on the reform of the architecture of development cooperation, as well as the policies and strategies of multilateral development banks Amir Lebdioui is an Associate Professor of the Political Economy of Development at the University of Oxford. His research has focused on industrial policy, export diversification, natural resource management, green economic transformation and biodiversity-based innovation models Discussant: Parth Bhatia, LSE IDChair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

    1h 53m
  3. S5, E5 The Sahelian Question: The ultra-periphery in a changing world

    6 NOV

    S5, E5 The Sahelian Question: The ultra-periphery in a changing world

    The Sahelian Question: The ultra-periphery in a changing world Speaker: Rahmane Idrissa teaches international cooperation at the University of Niamey. His research focuses on the political economy of democratization, political Islam and the problems of the integration processes in the West African region. Discussant: Aoife McCullough, LSE IDChair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

    1h 53m
  4. S5, E4 What's at stake in the US-China Trade War?

    30 OCT

    S5, E4 What's at stake in the US-China Trade War?

    What's at stake in the US-China Trade War? Speakers: Elizabeth Ingleson: is Assistant Professor Department of International History and is the author of Made in China: When US-China Interests Converged to Transform Global TradeYeling Tan: is Professor of Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government. She is also a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics. Discussant: Robert Wade, LSE IDChair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

    1h 53m
  5. S5, E3 Re-examining the History of the Industrial Revolution

    21 OCT

    S5, E3 Re-examining the History of the Industrial Revolution

    Re-examining the History of the Industrial Revolution Speaker: Michael Mann is Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology, UCLA and the author of The Sources of Social Power which covers the history of power in human societies from prehistory to the present. Discussant: James Putzel, LSE IDChair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

    1h 52m
  6. S5, E2 The crisis of peace-keeping

    14 OCT

    S5, E2 The crisis of peace-keeping

    The crisis of peace-keeping Speaker: Marsha Henry is the Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton Chair in Women, Peace, Security and Justice at the Mitchell Institute Discussant: Myfanwy James, LSE IDChair: Laura Mann, LSE ID  This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

    1h 52m
  7. S5, E1 British Aid in a Changing World

    7 OCT

    S5, E1 British Aid in a Changing World

    British Aid in a Changing World Speakers: Clare Short is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003Kevin Watkins is a former CEO of Save the Children UK and is a visiting professor at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa Chair: Laura Mann, LSE This event recording is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

    1h 52m
  8. S4, E14 What the Gene-Editing Revolution Means For Rural Welfare, Global Futures and Social Justice

    19 FEB

    S4, E14 What the Gene-Editing Revolution Means For Rural Welfare, Global Futures and Social Justice

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

    1h 25m
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These podcasts are recordings from the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice lecture series 2023/24, 2022/23, 2021/22 and 2020/21, a visiting lecture series coordinated by Professor of Development Studies, Professor James Putzel and Dr Laura Mann. The Cutting Edge series provides students and guests with fascinating insights into the practical world of international development. Renowned guest lecturers share their expertise and invite discussion on an exciting range of issues, from climate change policy, to pressing humanitarian crises. In 2020, the series took place online, enabling us to host fantastic speakers from around the world and to stream the lectures on YouTube, opening them up to a global audience. Now we are back in person but still recording the sessions to share with our global audience.

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