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Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

Written by: LSE Department of International Development
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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.© 2025 LSE Department of International Development Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences
Episodes
  • S6 E5: Historical Roots of the Crisis in Gaza

    S6 E5: Historical Roots of the Crisis in Gaza
    Dec 2 2025

    Historical Roots of the Crisis in Gaza

    Speakers: Anne Irfan, lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies at UCL | Myfanwy James, Assistant Professor in International Development, LSE

    Chair: Professor James Putzel

    This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • S6 E4: A feminist agenda for social change: from deregulated markets to the wellbeing economy

    S6 E4: A feminist agenda for social change: from deregulated markets to the wellbeing economy
    Nov 17 2025

    A feminist agenda for social change: from deregulated markets to the wellbeing economy

    Speakers: Naila Kabeer, is Professor Emeritus at the Department of International Development, LSE | Diane Elson, is Emeritus Professor of Sociology, University of Essex | Ania Plomien, is an Associate Professor in Gender and Social Science, LSE
    Chair: Professor James Putzel

    This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.
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    1 hr and 52 mins
  • S6 E3: Infrastructure and Influence: China’s Digital Presence in the Global South and it's Developmental Impact

    S6 E3: Infrastructure and Influence: China’s Digital Presence in the Global South and it's Developmental Impact
    Nov 4 2025

    Infrastructure and Influence: China’s Digital Presence in the Global South and Its Developmental Impact

    Speaker: Tin El-Kadi, is a political economy researcher, Oxford
    Discussant: Kenddrick Chan, Head of Technology and International Affairs project, LSE IDEAS
    Chair: James Putzel, 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.
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    1 hr and 40 mins
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