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LSE International Development promotes interdisciplinary postgraduate teaching and research.
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We are 3rd place in the QS World University Rankings for Development Studies 2025, for a third consecutive year 🎉

We are immensely proud of our Department and its exceptional contributions to research and teaching, as demonstrated by this esteemed ranking!

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🌿 At COP30 in the Amazon, climate diplomacy felt different.

LSE’s Amanda Costa, UN Young Ambassador & Forbes Under 30, reflects on watching diplomacy, resistance and rainforest reality collide.

For her generation, climate justice is lived in real time.
Walking through COP30 with a young voice for climate justice - LSE International Development
Experiencing COP30 in the Amazon was a reminder that climate diplomacy feels very different when you’re standing in the forest itself. Amanda Costa, LSE MSc Candidate, UN Young Ambassador, TEDx speake...
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February 2, 2026 at 10:39 AM
Drawing on Crime and Punishment, Rafael Zhansultanov argues that despite a century of progress since the Baby Boomer era, today’s young people face levels of debt and precarity disturbingly similar to those of Dostoevsky’s troubled protagonist.
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Crime and Punishment is relevant (again) – and it is a problem - LSE International Development
Drawing on Crime and Punishment, MSc Political Economy of Late Development alum Rafael Zhansultanov argues that despite a century of progress since the Baby Boomer era, today’s young people face level...
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January 30, 2026 at 5:45 AM
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🌏 What does it mean to return home?

Join us for a public conversation with author Tareq Baconi, Dr Mai Taha, and @aycacu.bsky.social on personal and political journeys, displacement and belonging, and identity.

📅 16 Feb | 🕕 6pm | 📍 LSE
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#Sociology #HumanRights #memoir
Fire in every direction | Public conversation with author Tareq Baconi
6pm Mon 16 Feb | Tareq Baconi | Free public event at LSE
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January 21, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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🌏 Upcoming event | Governing with nature: towards transformative change?

Find out how nature‑based solutions are reshaping urban governance and what this means for climate action, social justice, and cities.

📅 11 Feb | 🕡 6.30pm | 📍 In person & online

#LSEEvents #Sociology
Governing with nature: towards transformative change? | Professor Harriet Bulkeley
6.30pm Wed 11 Feb | Harriet Bulkeley | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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January 7, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Counting the dead in #Sudan is never just technical. It’s political. It’s human.

At LSE, Dr Maysoon-Dahab (LSHTM) showed how mortality data in Sudan becomes a form of resistance in a “lights‑off” conflict, where what isn’t counted is easier to ignore.

Our MSc reflections captured the stakes 👇
Cutting-Edge Issues in Development – Student Reflections on Measuring Mortality Through Revolution, Epidemic and War in Sudan - LSE International Development
Last Friday, Maysoon Dahab, an infectious disease epidemiologist from LSHTM, joined discussant Rosanna Le Voir for a session chaired by Laura Mann to examine the political and methodological challenge...
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January 28, 2026 at 1:48 PM
🌟New: New book extract: Worlding Home by Maren Larsen explores how #UN #peacekeeping camps shape everyday urban life in Goma, DRC -- not apart from the city, but within it.

If you’d like to learn more, sign up to attend the book launch 👉 👉 ow.ly/m7o350Y3CVL

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What Peacekeeping Camps teach us about Urbanism - LSE International Development
The United Nations (UN) has launched 71 peacekeeping operations since 1948, 11 of which are active today. Approximately 200 cities currently host UN peacekeeping operations. How do these missions shap...
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January 26, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Fatima Husain questions assumptions about infrastructure-led development and argues for a shift toward context-specific and locally grounded solutions over one-size-fits-all strategies.
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January 19, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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📢 Public Event Announcement

Join us for Professor Hertog's inaugural lecture: "How oil rents fuel populist foreign policy" on 21 January 2026 at 6.30pm

In-person and online tickets available 👇

www.lse.ac.uk/events/21-ja...

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Natural resource rents and radical policy | Steffen Hertog
6:30pm Wed 21 Jan | Steffen Hertog | Ticket Required | Free public event at LSE
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December 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The world’s economic centre of gravity is moving East - what does that mean for global power?

Katia Konopelko notes that as US–China rivalry deepens, middle powers like Singapore gain leverage through flexible diplomacy. The question remains: who will adapt fastest?

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The Rise of GMT+8: Why the Future May Belong to Southeast Asia - LSE International Development
Drawing on Danny Quah’s lecture at LSE, MSc candidate Katia Konopelko explores how Southeast and East Asia’s rising influence is reshaping global power. Weaving her own regional experience with Quah’s...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:33 AM
✨ From Chemistry to African Development to Documentary Film

MSc African Development alum Noble Nazzah shows how curiosity, culture and storytelling shaped his path, from chemistry to development and now a PhD in history.

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From Chemistry to Culture – How one LSE alum is weaving old ropes into new stories of African development - LSE International Development
MSc African Development alum Noble Kofi Nazzah reflects on his journey from chemistry to African development and documentary filmmaking, sharing how lived experiences, cultural heritage, and intellect...
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January 2, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Our students joined Al Jazeera’s Head to Head, where Mehdi Hasan challenged Oxford’s Lord Nigel Biggar on how the #empire should be remembered.

Anandini Gupta reflects on how the debate exposed Britain’s ongoing struggle with selective memory, where “balance” can blur into denial.
Al Jazeera’s ‘Head to Head’ – Reckoning with empire or just rebranding colonialism? - LSE International Development
Following a tense Head to Head exchange, Anandini Gupta, MSc Development Studies candidate and guest at the debate, relays how Mehdi Hasan challenged Lord Nigel Biggar’s attempts to recast Britain’s c...
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December 22, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Our 35th anniversary event offered more than a celebration, it prompted a critical reflection on the future of development. MSc Development Studies student Mya A. shares her reflections on the discussions.
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35 Years of ID: Reflecting on the Past, Reimagining the Future of Development - LSE International Development
The ID Department’s 35th anniversary event offered more than a celebration, it prompted a critical reflection on the future of development. As global norms shift and long-standing models are disrupted...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Anne Irfan & @myfanwyvjames.bsky.social joined James Putzel to unpack the historical roots of the crisis in Gaza.

Student reflections by Mahrukh Nisar & Piyush Mane trace today’s violence to long histories of displacement, structural exclusion & the enduring legacy of the Nakba

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Cutting-Edge Issues in Development –Student Reflections on the Historical Roots of the Crisis in Gaza with Anne Irfan and Myfanwy James - LSE International Development
Anne Irfan and Myfanwy James joined James Putzel for the Cutting-Edge Issues in Development series to discuss the historical roots of the crisis in Gaza. In the MSc candidate reflections, Mahrukh Nisa...
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December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Kayode Adeniyi explains Genesis as the newest chapter in America’s long tradition of state-led “big science” missions.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:52 AM
New: 🔥 Universities reflect the same polarisation shaping society

MSc candidate Katia Konopelko reflects on a panel with leaders from LSE, @universitypress.cambridge.org and SOAS on free speech, #activism and rebuilding community through dialogue.

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When universities become battlegrounds for ideas - LSE International Development
Universities today are grappling with the same divisions that shape wider society, from the erosion of moderation to the challenges of free speech and activism. In this reflection, Katia Konopelko, MS...
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December 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
New🔥: In the latest episode of Voices from IDeaSphere, our alum Indranil Chakrabarti shares how experiences from Kolkata to 1980s Liverpool shaped his 30-year commitment to equity, solidarity and inclusive growth.

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From Liverpool to LSE to the world – 30 years in International Development - LSE International Development
Three decades into a global career, MSc Development Studies alum Indranil Chakrabarti shares the personal roots and professional experiences, from a childhood witnessing Liverpool’s industrial decline...
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December 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
MSc candidate, Fatima Umer Madani reflects on an event featuring Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), volunteer-led networks that emerged from the 2019 revolution to provide life-saving support during Sudan’s ongoing crises.

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Listening to Sudan’s Frontline Volunteers: Reflections on an LSE Event with the Emergency Response Rooms
MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies candidate, Fatima Umer Madani reflects on an event featuring Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms (ERRs), volunteer-led networks that emerged fro...
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December 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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In a decade #China has gone from being the world’s factory to its laboratory. The government’s control over economic & industrial policy has driven huge technological #innovation & growth.

Robert H. Wade @lseid.bsky.social argues China’s does not yet threaten America’s dominance @lsebr.bsky.social
Despite its stunning innovation record China is not yet a challenger to American hegemony - LSE Business Review
How did China become a leading global innovator? And how significantly do its achievements threaten American hegemony?
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December 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Across the humanitarian sector burnout is becoming the norm. Nadira Saraswati explores why the sector is at a breaking point and what it will take to reimagine a culture of care.

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What Happens When There’s No One Left to Burn Out?
Across the humanitarian sector burnout is becoming the norm. Nadira Saraswati explores why the sector is at a breaking point and what it will take to reimagine a culture of care.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Turbulent economic conditions worldwide have contributed to waning support for democratic systems. Zachary Wahab-Cheek argues that democracy remains a powerful force for good, and is the very mechanism through which these challenges can be addressed.
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Growing Dissatisfaction with Democracy is Almost Understandable, Albeit Misguided - LSE International Development
Turbulent economic conditions worldwide have contributed to waning support for democratic systems. Yet MSc Development Studies alum Zachary Wahab-Cheek argues that the evidence is unequivocal: democra...
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December 8, 2025 at 3:56 PM
New🔥: Navigating post‑LSE job hunting & finding strength in community 🌍

In Voices from IDeaSphere, alum Mia Fraser (MSc Health & Int’l Dev) shares how resilience, empathy & community shaped her journey from the Caribbean to Amnesty International UK.

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Navigating post-LSE job hunting and finding strength in community - LSE International Development
MSc Health and International Development alum Mia Fraser reflects on her journey from the Caribbean to LSE and Amnesty International UK, sharing how lived experiences of natural disasters, resilience,...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Did the US win the trade war with China, or did it simply declare victory and retreat? Georgio Moussa dismantles the capitulation narrative
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Beyond Brute Force: The US-China Trade War and the New Rules of Economic Power - LSE International Development
Did the US win the trade war with China, or did it simply declare victory and retreat? MSc Political Economy of Late Development alum, Georgio Moussa dismantles the capitulation narrative by detailing...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Deepfakes are rapidly undermining digital trust. Rachel Ntow argues that fragmented regulation is failing to address their harms, leaving institutions increasingly vulnerable to eroded accountability and credibility.
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The Deepfake Blindspot in AI Governance - LSE International Development
Deepfakes are no longer just a novelty or disinformation threat — they're reshaping digital trust. Despite mounting evidence of their harms in multiple domains, regulatory responses remain fragmented ...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Our students joined @aljazeera.com Head to Head with @mehdirhasan.bsky.social interviewing Getachew Reda who once accused Ethiopian PM Abiy of atrocities in Tigray but now he serves as his adviser.

Ruth Otim argues his contradictions reveal Ethiopia’s deeper leadership failures

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Al Jazeera’s ‘Head to Head’ – How former Tigrayan leader Getachew Reda went from accusing Abiy of atrocities to advising his government - LSE International Development
Getachew Reda, former TPLF leader and now Adviser to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, sat down with Al Jazeera’s Mehdi Hasan on Head to Head. The interview exposed the paradox of his political car...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:27 AM
New🔥: On Nov 14, Naila Kabeer, Diane Elson & Ania Plomien delivered a Cutting‑Edge Issues lecture on "A Feminist Agenda for Social Change."

MSc reflections by Buntita Chai‑ut, Fatima Binte Umar & Rythm Setia spotlight the links between economic, climate & gender injustices.

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November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM