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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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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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On the Activism, Influence and Change blog, Hadija Bonaya shares how she helped end Female Genital Mutilation in her community in Northern Kenya.
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Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya: The Day My Community Chose a New Story - Activism Influence and Change
Last week, we had a blog writing workshop for LSE students, and asked them to submit their posts for publication. First up, this outstanding and very moving piece from Hadija Bonaya My name is Hadija,...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
On the Activism, Influence and Change blog, Hadija Bonaya shares how she helped end Female Genital Mutilation in her community in Northern Kenya.
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Shruti Nimbargi explores why calls for India to become a “Hindu nation” are growing louder today, questioning whether this trend stems from cultural pride or insecurity.
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Why is the idea of a Hindu Nation Growing Louder Today?
Shruti Nimbargi explores why calls for India to become a Hindu nation are growing louder today, questioning whether this trend stems from cultural pride or insecurity.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Shruti Nimbargi explores why calls for India to become a “Hindu nation” are growing louder today, questioning whether this trend stems from cultural pride or insecurity.
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✨ New @lseid.bsky.social editorial reframes ICT4D as “digital development,” arguing that digital tech and development are now inseparable. It calls for uniting ICT4D and information systems research to tackle global challenges through shared theories and methods.
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November 14, 2025 at 8:19 AM
✨ New @lseid.bsky.social editorial reframes ICT4D as “digital development,” arguing that digital tech and development are now inseparable. It calls for uniting ICT4D and information systems research to tackle global challenges through shared theories and methods.
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🎉We’re live🎉
Introducing #IDeaSphere, a new platform amplifying LSE ID alumni shaping international development 🌍
🎙️ Ep1: Meet Sara Gill, journalist (CNN, @aljazeera.com & DW) & founder of On Her Record, spotlighting women’s stories of war & resilience, from Sudan to Gaza.
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Introducing #IDeaSphere, a new platform amplifying LSE ID alumni shaping international development 🌍
🎙️ Ep1: Meet Sara Gill, journalist (CNN, @aljazeera.com & DW) & founder of On Her Record, spotlighting women’s stories of war & resilience, from Sudan to Gaza.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
🎉We’re live🎉
Introducing #IDeaSphere, a new platform amplifying LSE ID alumni shaping international development 🌍
🎙️ Ep1: Meet Sara Gill, journalist (CNN, @aljazeera.com & DW) & founder of On Her Record, spotlighting women’s stories of war & resilience, from Sudan to Gaza.
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Introducing #IDeaSphere, a new platform amplifying LSE ID alumni shaping international development 🌍
🎙️ Ep1: Meet Sara Gill, journalist (CNN, @aljazeera.com & DW) & founder of On Her Record, spotlighting women’s stories of war & resilience, from Sudan to Gaza.
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New🔥: Patriarchy starts young in Pakistan – so must equality
As #Pakistan continues to rank near the bottom of global gender equality indices, the urgency to address deep-rooted disparities has never been greater. LSE ID alum Mehrin Shah says the classroom may be our most overlooked tool for change
As #Pakistan continues to rank near the bottom of global gender equality indices, the urgency to address deep-rooted disparities has never been greater. LSE ID alum Mehrin Shah says the classroom may be our most overlooked tool for change
Patriarchy starts young in Pakistan – so must equality - LSE International Development
As Pakistan continues to rank near the bottom of global gender equality indices, the urgency to address deep-rooted disparities has never been greater. Drawing on her experience in the country’s devel...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
New🔥: Patriarchy starts young in Pakistan – so must equality
As #Pakistan continues to rank near the bottom of global gender equality indices, the urgency to address deep-rooted disparities has never been greater. LSE ID alum Mehrin Shah says the classroom may be our most overlooked tool for change
As #Pakistan continues to rank near the bottom of global gender equality indices, the urgency to address deep-rooted disparities has never been greater. LSE ID alum Mehrin Shah says the classroom may be our most overlooked tool for change
New 🔥: On 31 Oct, Tin El-Kadi and Kenddrick Chan joined James Putzel for the Cutting-Edge Issues series on China’s digital rise in the Global South.
MSc reflections by Natalia Colombo & Disha Ghosh explore its uneven benefits, trade-offs & calls for local agency.
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MSc reflections by Natalia Colombo & Disha Ghosh explore its uneven benefits, trade-offs & calls for local agency.
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Cutting-Edge Issues in Development with Tin El-Kadi and Kenddrick Chan on China’s digital presence in the Global South – student reflections - LSE International Development
On 31 October, Tin El-Kadi and Kenddrick Chan joined James Putzel on the Cutting-Edge Issues in Development series to discuss the developmental impact of China's digital presence in the Global South. ...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:58 AM
New 🔥: On 31 Oct, Tin El-Kadi and Kenddrick Chan joined James Putzel for the Cutting-Edge Issues series on China’s digital rise in the Global South.
MSc reflections by Natalia Colombo & Disha Ghosh explore its uneven benefits, trade-offs & calls for local agency.
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MSc reflections by Natalia Colombo & Disha Ghosh explore its uneven benefits, trade-offs & calls for local agency.
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Pakistan has recently launched the HPV vaccination campaign to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer. Zahra Valika and Anzal Abbas Jaffari share their reflections on why women’s health initiatives need dialogue, trust and community engagement.
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Why Women’s Health Conversations Still Need Trust, Not Just Treatment
Pakistan has recently launched the HPV vaccination campaign to protect adolescent girls aged 9–14 years from cervical cancer. However, the campaign has faced significant resistance due to distrust and...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Pakistan has recently launched the HPV vaccination campaign to protect adolescent girls from cervical cancer. Zahra Valika and Anzal Abbas Jaffari share their reflections on why women’s health initiatives need dialogue, trust and community engagement.
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MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies alumna Fatima Binte Umar reflects on her transformative Autumn term at LSE and her experience settling into life in London.
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Journey from Heathrow to LSE Houghton Street Exploring Readings, Retreats and Resilience
ID alumna Fatima Binte Umar reflects on her transformative Autumn term at LSE and her experience settling into life in London. Covering readings, retreats and resilience.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:17 AM
MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies alumna Fatima Binte Umar reflects on her transformative Autumn term at LSE and her experience settling into life in London.
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#Studentexperience
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🚀 Cutting edge issues in development thinking and practice from @lseid.bsky.social 💫
Catch up on Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright discussing a New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy.
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Catch up on Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright discussing a New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
🚀 Cutting edge issues in development thinking and practice from @lseid.bsky.social 💫
Catch up on Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright discussing a New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy.
All LSE news: buff.ly/vECJiQh
Catch up on Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright discussing a New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy.
All LSE news: buff.ly/vECJiQh
New🔥: Why Development?
After years of studying and practicing law, Eberechukwu Ezike made what many might see as a bold pivot, from corporate law to international development.
But as she shares in this reflection, the journey was less a detour and more a continuation.
#LSEID #AfCFTA #Africa
After years of studying and practicing law, Eberechukwu Ezike made what many might see as a bold pivot, from corporate law to international development.
But as she shares in this reflection, the journey was less a detour and more a continuation.
#LSEID #AfCFTA #Africa
How the promise of African trade inspired my journey into Development - LSE International Development
Eberechukwu Ezike, MSc Development Studies candidate at LSE, reflects on her journey from law to development, exploring how engaging with Africa’s free trade area has shaped her understanding of the c...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Latest open source paper from Dr Tine Hanrieder on “Contesting neoliberalism with human rights? Liberal exhaustion and exploitation in Colombia’s health system.” Journal of European Public Policy, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Contesting neoliberalism with human rights? Liberal exhaustion and exploitation in Colombia’s health system
The neoliberal reorganisation of social policy has provoked counterreactions worldwide. One genuinely liberal contestation of neoliberal restructuring is based on human rights mobilisation, and, in...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Latest open source paper from Dr Tine Hanrieder on “Contesting neoliberalism with human rights? Liberal exhaustion and exploitation in Colombia’s health system.” Journal of European Public Policy, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Humanitarian agencies have been urged to ‘localise’, shifting power to local actors and addressing North/South imbalances. But what does local really mean? Dr Myfanwy James explores this question for the LSE ID Blog
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The politics of local humanitarian recruitment in DRC - LSE International Development
There have been growing calls over the last decade for humanitarian agencies to ‘localise’— to address unjust and unequal power relations in the contemporary system by transferring power to local pers...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Humanitarian agencies have been urged to ‘localise’, shifting power to local actors and addressing North/South imbalances. But what does local really mean? Dr Myfanwy James explores this question for the LSE ID Blog
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On 17 Oct, our Cutting-Edge Issues lecture brought together Clare Short, Kevin Watkins, & Deborah Doane to explore the future of #development aid.
Student reflections now published offer insights into crisis, empathy, resilience & intergenerational solidarity
#Aid #LSE #CuttingEdgeIssues #Reform
Student reflections now published offer insights into crisis, empathy, resilience & intergenerational solidarity
#Aid #LSE #CuttingEdgeIssues #Reform
Cutting-Edge Issues in Development with Clare Short, Kevin Watkins, and Deborah Doane on the Future of Development Aid – Student Reflections - LSE International Development
On 17 October, Clare Short, Kevin Watkins, and Deborah Doane joined James Putzel on a Cutting-Edge Issues in Development lecture to discuss “Rethinking the Future of Development Aid.” The panel examin...
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October 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
On 17 Oct, our Cutting-Edge Issues lecture brought together Clare Short, Kevin Watkins, & Deborah Doane to explore the future of #development aid.
Student reflections now published offer insights into crisis, empathy, resilience & intergenerational solidarity
#Aid #LSE #CuttingEdgeIssues #Reform
Student reflections now published offer insights into crisis, empathy, resilience & intergenerational solidarity
#Aid #LSE #CuttingEdgeIssues #Reform
What if “good institutions” weren’t so good after all? Kate Meagher revisits Thandika Mkandawire’s powerful critique of settler colonialism and its lasting inequalities
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Thandika Mkandawire and the Decolonization of Settler Colonial Thinking - LSE International Development
Professor Kate Meagher highlights how Thandika Mkandawire’s work challenges the idea that settler colonialism produced “good institutions,” revealing instead how it entrenched racial hierarchies, disp...
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October 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What if “good institutions” weren’t so good after all? Kate Meagher revisits Thandika Mkandawire’s powerful critique of settler colonialism and its lasting inequalities
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In this reflective piece, Patrice M. de Guzman (MSc Environment & Development) shares insights from the LSE International Development retreat at Cumberland Lodge, where deep discussions met laughter and music.
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#LSE #CumberlandLodge #Development #InternationalDevelopment
Health, Politics, and “the Dancing Queen?” – Reflections from Cumberland Lodge - LSE International Development
What happens when global health, royal history, and ABBA’s “Dancing Queen” collide? Patrice M. de Guzman (MSc Environment & Development) joins fellow students from LSE’s Department of International De...
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October 21, 2025 at 12:25 PM
In this reflective piece, Patrice M. de Guzman (MSc Environment & Development) shares insights from the LSE International Development retreat at Cumberland Lodge, where deep discussions met laughter and music.
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#LSE #CumberlandLodge #Development #InternationalDevelopment
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#LSE #CumberlandLodge #Development #InternationalDevelopment
Tonight we welcome Padmashree Gehl Sampath to deliver a talk the trajectories of pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence, to show how weak policy and regulatory oversight can lead to technology capture and reduce the public interest benefits from technological innovation
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Tonight we welcome Padmashree Gehl Sampath to deliver a talk the trajectories of pharmaceuticals and artificial intelligence, to show how weak policy and regulatory oversight can lead to technology capture and reduce the public interest benefits from technological innovation
Tonight we welcome Clare Short, Kevin Watkins and Deborah Doane for our Cutting Edge Guest Lecture series. We'll discuss aid cuts, restructuring in the NGO sector and the new geopolitics of development funding.
🎦A link to the recording will be shared on Monday.
🎦A link to the recording will be shared on Monday.
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Tonight we welcome Clare Short, Kevin Watkins and Deborah Doane for our Cutting Edge Guest Lecture series. We'll discuss aid cuts, restructuring in the NGO sector and the new geopolitics of development funding.
🎦A link to the recording will be shared on Monday.
🎦A link to the recording will be shared on Monday.
🚨Part III of student reflections on the Cutting-Edge lecture with Ha-Joon Chang & Richard Kozul-Wright: “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy”
📷MSc students: Sumin Yu, Seulgi Hwang & Taiyo Kayira
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📷MSc students: Sumin Yu, Seulgi Hwang & Taiyo Kayira
@soaseconomics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
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Part III: Student Reflections on Cutting-Edge Issues in Development Lecture with Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright - LSE International Development
On 3 October, Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright joined James Putzel for a lecture on “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy,” part of the 2025/26 Cutting Edge Issues in ...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🚨Part III of student reflections on the Cutting-Edge lecture with Ha-Joon Chang & Richard Kozul-Wright: “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy”
📷MSc students: Sumin Yu, Seulgi Hwang & Taiyo Kayira
@soaseconomics.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social
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📷MSc students: Sumin Yu, Seulgi Hwang & Taiyo Kayira
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Duncan Green launches a new in-person LSE workshop, “Activism, Influencing and Change for Impact,” co-led with Jess Crombie, and Vivienne Francis, designed to help individuals develop practical influencing, storytelling, and media engagement skills.
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Training claxon: ‘Activism, Influencing and Change for Impact’, 18th November at the LSE - Activism Influence and Change
As I explained in this recent post, our training work on influencing has mushroomed over the last couple of years. Already this year, we have delivered bespoke courses for a widening range of institut...
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October 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Duncan Green launches a new in-person LSE workshop, “Activism, Influencing and Change for Impact,” co-led with Jess Crombie, and Vivienne Francis, designed to help individuals develop practical influencing, storytelling, and media engagement skills.
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🚨Part II of student reflections on the Cutting-Edge lecture with Ha-Joon Chang & Richard Kozul-Wright: “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy”
💡MSc voices: Johanes Jethro, Sherrie Hsueh, Manorma Pandey & Disha Ghosh
@soasuni.bsky.social #Development
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💡MSc voices: Johanes Jethro, Sherrie Hsueh, Manorma Pandey & Disha Ghosh
@soasuni.bsky.social #Development
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Part II: Student Reflections on Cutting Edge Issues in Development Lecture with Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright - LSE International Development
On 3 October, Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright joined James Putzel for a lecture on “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy,” part of the 2025/26 Cutting Edge Issues in ...
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October 15, 2025 at 9:35 AM
🚨Part II of student reflections on the Cutting-Edge lecture with Ha-Joon Chang & Richard Kozul-Wright: “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy”
💡MSc voices: Johanes Jethro, Sherrie Hsueh, Manorma Pandey & Disha Ghosh
@soasuni.bsky.social #Development
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💡MSc voices: Johanes Jethro, Sherrie Hsueh, Manorma Pandey & Disha Ghosh
@soasuni.bsky.social #Development
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“A U.S. bail-out will buy him time, but will not do anything for the underlying problems... In this sense, the US is like another naïve foreign investor that stumbles in when all the locals are fleeing.” Professor Faguet for Newsweek:
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Argentina Took a Chainsaw to Its Economy. It Now Needs US Help %%page%% %%sep%% %%sitename%% Argentina took a chainsaw to its economy. It now needs US help
President Trump has offered support to ally Javier Milei as he grapples with Argentina's current economic challenges.
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October 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“A U.S. bail-out will buy him time, but will not do anything for the underlying problems... In this sense, the US is like another naïve foreign investor that stumbles in when all the locals are fleeing.” Professor Faguet for Newsweek:
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Donald Trump's success at brokering a peace deal in Gaza has done little to dampen his appetite for waging war against his domestic political opponents.
✍ Robert H Wade @lseid.bsky.social
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✍ Robert H Wade @lseid.bsky.social
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Trump, Gaza and the US political maelstrom - EUROPP
Donald Trump's success at brokering a peace deal in Gaza has done little to dampen his appetite for waging war against his domestic political opponents.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Donald Trump's success at brokering a peace deal in Gaza has done little to dampen his appetite for waging war against his domestic political opponents.
✍ Robert H Wade @lseid.bsky.social
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✍ Robert H Wade @lseid.bsky.social
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Selen Özen, Amy Lim and Juliana Causin reflect on the first Cutting Edge Guest Lecture with Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright on" A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy"
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Cutting Edge Issues in Development with Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright – A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy - LSE International Development
On Friday 3 October, Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright joined James Putzel for a lecture on “A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy,” part of the 2025/26 Cutting Edge Iss...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Selen Özen, Amy Lim and Juliana Causin reflect on the first Cutting Edge Guest Lecture with Ha-Joon Chang and Richard Kozul-Wright on" A New New International Economic Order for a New Global Economy"
blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
Kayode Adeniyi explores how Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming global development. For African nations, this moment presents a strategic opportunity.
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The United Nation’s New AI Infrastructure Is Africa’s Strategic Edge
MSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation candidate, Kayode Adeniyi explores how Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming global development. For African nations, this moment...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Kayode Adeniyi explores how Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming global development. For African nations, this moment presents a strategic opportunity.
blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...
MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies alumna Fatima Binte Umar reflects on an LSE ID event held in April 2025, titled “The Looming Global Financial Crisis: Time to Re-think Development and Democracy 2.0.”
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The Coming Global Financial Crash Through an LSE Lens
Fatima Binte Umar reflects on an LSE International Development event; “The Looming Global Financial Crisis: Time to Re-think Development and Democracy 2.0.”
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October 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies alumna Fatima Binte Umar reflects on an LSE ID event held in April 2025, titled “The Looming Global Financial Crisis: Time to Re-think Development and Democracy 2.0.”
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