Zooming in with ID

LSE Department of International Development

Welcome to Zooming in with ID, a podcast by the Department of International Development at LSE. In this series, Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms In with Department's scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Episodes

  1. Zooming In With: Professor in Practice Duncan Green | Critical junctures and Covid-19

    06/18/2020

    Zooming In With: Professor in Practice Duncan Green | Critical junctures and Covid-19

    In this episode, tables turn and Professor Jean-Paul Faguet Zooms In with Professor in Practice, Duncan Green, to find out what he has been up to in lockdown and how his research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. Professor Green tells us how his background in physics helps him understand structures of power between citizens and the state, and explains why he thinks Covid-19 is a critical juncture that could lead to a re-evaluation of the care economy. Full transcript here: https://wp.me/p3MVmW-1W7

    16 min
  2. Zooming In With: Professor Naila Kabeer | Social protection and Covid-19

    06/10/2020

    Zooming In With: Professor Naila Kabeer | Social protection and Covid-19

    Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms in with department scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fifth Zooming In episode is with social economist, Professor Naila Kabeer who tells us how an interdisciplinary approach to economics helps her find answers to social problems, and why social protection could be a key solution to tackling future global pandemics. Full transcript of interview: https://wp.me/p3MVmW-1VF

    18 min
  3. Zooming In With: Professor Jean-Paul Faguet | Decentralisation, health systems and Covid-19

    06/04/2020

    Zooming In With: Professor Jean-Paul Faguet | Decentralisation, health systems and Covid-19

    Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms in with department scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. The fourth Zooming In episode is with Professor Jean-Paul Faguet, who looks at examples of decentralised and centralised states around the world and compares the varying degrees of success they have had in dealing with Covid-19.

    20 min
  4. Zooming In With: Dr Sohini Kar | Economic Anthropology, microfinance in India and Covid-19

    05/29/2020

    Zooming In With: Dr Sohini Kar | Economic Anthropology, microfinance in India and Covid-19

    Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms in with department scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. The third Zooming In episode is with Economic Anthropologist and Assistant Professor in International Development, Dr Sohini Kar, who tells us how Economic Anthropology helped her understand how microfinance institutions capitalise on the poor in India, and the impact this is having on migrant workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.

    16 min
  5. Zooming In With: Professor Kathy Hochstetler | Governments and technocrats during Covid-19

    05/19/2020

    Zooming In With: Professor Kathy Hochstetler | Governments and technocrats during Covid-19

    Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms in with department scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. The second Zooming In episode is with incoming Head of Department, Professor Kathy Hochstetler, who uses the case of renewable energy in Brazil and South Africa to shed some light on Governments and their relationship with technocrats in providing advice on heated topics like Covid-19. Read highlights from the interview here: wp.me/p3MVmW-1Uk.

    16 min
  6. Zooming In With: Professor Ken Shadlen | IPs, pharmaceuticals and a cure for Covid-19

    05/12/2020

    Zooming In With: Professor Ken Shadlen | IPs, pharmaceuticals and a cure for Covid-19

    Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms in with department scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first Zooming In episode is with Head of Department, Professor Kenneth Shadlen, who sheds some light on the important role Intellectual Property plays in pharmaceuticals and how this feeds into the search for Covid-19 vaccines and treatment. Read highlights from the interview here: https://wp.me/p3MVmW-1TX.

    18 min
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Welcome to Zooming in with ID, a podcast by the Department of International Development at LSE. In this series, Professor in Practice, Duncan Green Zooms In with Department's scholars to find out what they're up to in lockdown and how their research relates to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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    LSE Department of International Development
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