The Cutting Edge Issues in Development series is back, and this year we have another fantastic line up of guest speakers from around the world working in the field of International Development. The new academic year has just started, and this means we are back with our exciting lecture series ‘Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking and Practice’! This visiting lecture series, which is hosted by the International Development Department, provides students and guests with invaluable insights into the practical world of international development.

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S6 E7: The Parent Trap: School Choice and Majoritarian Politics in India

The Parent Trap: School Choice and Majoritarian Politics in IndiaSpeaker: Ritika Arora, PhD candidate, LSEDiscussant: Laura Mann, LSE ID 

S6 E6: Lives Counted: Measuring Mortality Through Revolution, Epidemic and War in Sudan

Lives Counted: Measuring Mortality Through Revolution, Epidemic and War in SudanSpeaker: Maysoon Dahab, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineDiscussant: Rosan...

S6 E5: Historical Roots of the Crisis in Gaza

Historical Roots of the Crisis in GazaSpeakers: Anne Irfan, lecturer in Interdisciplinary Race, Gender and Postcolonial Studies at UCL | Myfanwy James, Assistant Profe...

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

A feminist agenda for social change: from deregulated markets to the wellbeing economySpeakers: Naila Kabeer, is Professor Emeritus at the Department of International ...

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

Infrastructure and Influence: China’s Digital Presence in the Global South  and Its Developmental ImpactSpeaker: Tin El-Kadi, is a political economy researcher, Oxford...

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