LSE Department of International Development

We would like to wish all our followers a joyful festive break! We will be back online in January 2025 🎄 🦌 🎁 ⛄ #partofLSE #HappyHolidays

In our final blog of 2024, Kinza Hanif shares her reflections on the Autumn term at LSE and living in London 🏙️ https://lnkd.in/gpsrWhWf

Congratulations to the ID Graduating Class of 2023-24! 🎓🎉 We hope you enjoyed your celebrations yesterday. As you step into the next chapter of your lives, we wish you success, fulfilment, and exciting opportunities ahead. May you continue to thrive and make a positive impact in your chosen paths. 🌟👏 Graduation is a time for reflection on the hard work and dedication of your studies, as well as the happy memories and friendships made along the way. We took this opportunity to ask our ID graduates if they had any advice for our current (and future) students. Once again, congratulations to the newest members of the LSE ID Alumni Community! #LSEAlumni #GraduationDay #NextChapter #CelebrateSuccess #PartofLSE

Our final lecture in the 2024 Cutting Edge Issues in Development Series took place last Friday. 🎓 Professor Alexander Betts gave a lecture titled 'Authoritarian Sanctuaries: Refugee Politics in East Africa’. The discussant was Arbie Baguios and the chair was Dr Laura Mann. 📑 Read MSc students Sattrawut Bunruecha and Mohamed Malin's reflections from the event here: https://lnkd.in/eYQFiTmc 💻 Watch the lecture back on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eJ36QHyz 🎧 Or listen as a podcast: https://lnkd.in/emT5k2eG #CuttingEdgeIssues

'Unmarried and need Family Planning in India? You are on your own!' MSc International, Social and Public Policy student Garima Agarwal explores India’s Family Planning programme and the impact on the unmarried individuals the programme excludes. https://lnkd.in/edQzZ3Ki #India #Familyplanning

Reflecting on a recent event at University College London MSc Inequalities and Social Science student Veronika Abdian examines the persistent contradictions within (critical) academic spaces and highlights the hypocrisies of these spaces and their audiences, who, on one hand, champion capitalism’s potential to address social inequalities, while on the other, perpetuating dynamics where prominent male speakers overshadow female voices. #gender #race #events #equality #academia

This week we held our Winter Party for staff and students in the Department of International Development ❄️🎄🍷 Our students have been working hard this Autumn term, and it was lovely to have a chance for our community to celebrate together. Mince pies, mulled wine and Christmas crackers had us all feeling festive! We hope you all have a wonderful and restful Winter Break! ⛄️ #partofLSE #happyholidays

'...for those who have realized or found their voice - grab onto it, don’t let it disappear, and keep raising it because without even knowing, you’re helping others find their voice or at least think about it.' MSc International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies student Fatima Aysha shares her experience of searching for a voice before and after the fall of Assad regime in Syria. https://lnkd.in/e3-P3neF

MSc student in International Development and Humanitarian Emergencies student Emmanuelle Louise Dyer-Melhado explores the roots of gang violence in Latin America, highlighting how extreme poverty, marginalization, and social inequality drive young boys into organized crime. Drawing on James Diego Vigil’s concept of “multiple marginality”, Emmanuelle argues that gang membership is a consequence of systemic oppression and a failure of development; consequently, she calls for a deeper understanding of the complex social factors behind gang violence and appeals to our responsibility in addressing poverty, inequality, and the structural factors that sustain cycles of (gang) violence. #latinamerica #poverty #inequality #gangviolence

🌍 What are the best development strategies for the developing world today? Join Ali Allawi and Shiping Tang for an engaging debate on current development strategies. They’ll explore key issues, including: The role of neoliberalism and institutions in driving growth The impact of globalization and the rise of China Strategies to address rising inequalities 🗓️ Date: Thursday, 23 January, 6pm 📍 Venue: PAN.G.01 🍷 Followed by a drinks reception This event is open to all – no registration required. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with thought leaders on one of the most pressing topics of our time! https://lnkd.in/exiqTQ8K #EconomicDevelopment #Globalization #Inequality #DevelopmentStrategies