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 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...

S6 E2: Rethinking the future of development aid

Rethinking the future of development aidSpeakers: Clare Short is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for International Development from 1997 to 2003K...

S6 E1: A New New International Economic Order (NNIEO) for a New Global Economy

A New New International Economic Order (NNIEO) for a New Global EconomySpeaker: Ha-Joon Chang, is an economist, author and lecturer on institutional economics and deve...

S5, E8 Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East Africa

Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East AfricaSpeaker: Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and Senior Fellow in Pol...

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