Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

About Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice

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.

Publisher

LSE Department of International Development

Category

news · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Jul 2021

Latest episode

5 Nov 2026

Latest episodes

64 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Nov 2026

   S7 E3: Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men

   Erased: A History of International Thought Without Men Friday 30 October 2026 Speaker: Professor Patricia Owens, University of Oxford Discussant: Aoife McCullough, LSE The Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice Lecture series (https://www.lse.ac.uk/international-development/events/cutting-edge-issues-in-development-thinking-practice), is hosted by the International Development Department, and provides students and guests with invaluable insights into the practical world of international development. Link from Ad: This week in Global Development (https://www.devex.com/focus/this_week_in_global_development)

2. 

   19 Oct 2026

   S7 E2: Age of Security: The rise of a global obsession

   Age of Security: The rise of a global obsession Friday 16 October 2026 Speaker: Professor Ruben Andersson, University of Oxford Discussant: Professor David Keen, LSE This event is part of the Cutting Edge Issues in Development Thinking & Practice guest lecture series hosted by the International Development Department at LSE.

3. 

   12 Oct 2026

   S7 E1: On the role of Law in African health data futures

   On the role of Law in African health data futures Speaker: Professor Sharifah Sekalala, University of Warwick Discussant: Sonali Silva, LSE

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Apple Podcasts (US)

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

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