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

2026/01/26

Lives Counted: Measuring Mortality Through Revolution, Epidemic and War in Sudan Speaker: Maysoon Dahab, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineDiscussant: Rosanna Le Voir, PhD candidate in Demography, LSEChair: Professor Laura Mann This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

S6 E5: Historical Roots of the Crisis in Gaza

2025/12/02

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.

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

2025/11/17

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, LSEChair: 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.

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

2025/11/04

Infrastructure and Influence: China’s Digital Presence in the Global South and Its Developmental Impact Speaker: Tin El-Kadi, is a political economy researcher, OxfordDiscussant: Kenddrick Chan, Head of Technology and International Affairs project, LSE IDEASChair: 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.

S6 E2: Rethinking the future of development aid

2025/10/20

Rethinking the future of development aid 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 AfricaDeborah Doane is an ID alum and the Author of ‘the INGO Problem’ and a partner of Rights CoLabChair: 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.

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

2025/10/06

A New New International Economic Order (NNIEO) for a New Global Economy Speaker: Ha-Joon Chang, is an economist, author and lecturer on institutional economics and development, SOASDiscussant: Richard Kozul-Wright, is a development economist, SOASChair: 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.

S5, E8 Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East Africa

2024/12/16

Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East Africa Speaker: Alexander Betts is Professor of Forced Migration and International Affairs, and Senior Fellow in Politics at Brasenose College, at the University of Oxford. Discussant: Arbie Baguios, 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.

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

2024/12/02

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.

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

2024/11/27

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.

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

2024/11/06

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.

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

2024/10/30

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.

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

2024/10/21

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.

S5, E2 The crisis of peace-keeping

2024/10/14

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.

S5, E1 British Aid in a Changing World

2024/10/07

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.

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

2024/02/19

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