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, is hosted by the International Development Department, and provides students and guests with invaluable insights into the practical world of international development.

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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.

On the role of Law in African health data futures

Speaker: Professor Sharifah Sekalala, University of Warwick
Discussant: Sonali Silva, LSE

Between trade wars, pink tariffs and green trade: (how) can we promote the trade-environment-development nexus today?

Speaker: Silke Trommer, University of Manchester
Discussant: Kathy Hochstetler, Professor of International Development at LSE

The Parent Trap: School Choice and Majoritarian Politics in India

Speaker: Ritika Arora, PhD candidate, LSE
Discussant: Laura Mann, LSE ID

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

Speaker: Maysoon Dahab, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Discussant: Rosanna Le Voir, PhD candidate in Demography, LSE
Chair: 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.

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.

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, 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.