Kirk, Thomas, Pendle, Naomi and Vasilyeva, Anastasia (2024) Humanitarian protection activities and the safety of strangers in the DRC, Syria and South Sudan. Global Policy. ISSN 1758-5880

Shami, Mahvish (2024) What do brokers provide for urban slums? Journal of International Development. ISSN 0954-1748

Lewis, David, Bowers, Rebecca, Heslop, Luke and Tawfic, Simon (2024) From ecosystems to advicescapes: business, development and advice in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Journal of South Asian Development. ISSN 0973-1741

Kabeer, Naila (2024) Social protection, livelihoods and ‘structural gaps’: impact assessment as stories of social change. LSE Public Policy Review, 3 (2). ISSN 2633-4046

Faguet, Jean-Paul, Matajira, Camilo and Sánchez, Fabio (2024) Encomienda, the colonial state, and long-run development in Colombia.

El Kadi, Tin (2024) Learning along the Digital Silk Road? Technology transfer, power, and Chinese ICT corporations in North Africa. Information Society. ISSN 0197-2243

Strong, Joe (2024) “Even when you write with a pencil there is an eraser to clean it”: examining men’s conceptualisations of and involvement in emergency contraceptive use in Accra, Ghana. Social Science & Medicine, 344. ISSN 0277-9536

Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox, by Naila Kabeer

Out September 2024 via Open Access with LSE Press. This book will be free to read and download and has received advance praise from authors and academics including Monica Ali, Sherry B. Ortner, Jane Humphries, Craig Calhoun, and others.

“A brilliant and powerful book that gives voice to ordinary Bangladeshi women, a welcome antidote to ’top-down’ theories of development that shines a light on the crucial role that women play in how social change actually happens.” — Monica Ali, author of Brick Lane and Love Marriage.

Brazil’s G20 Summit in November 2024: High stakes, high drama
Professor Robert Wade discusses Brazil’s upcoming hosting of the G20 summit, outlining its challenges in navigating global governance dynamics, geopolitical tensions, and the quest for inclusivity and legitimacy within the forum. Read.

Reimagining FCDO’s Global Role: A blueprint for 2040
Professor in Practice Duncan Green explains why The World in 2040: Renewing the UK’s Approach to International Affairs is an example of good policy writing and could impact FCDO reform. Read.

Protest in a Time of Monsters: Media coverage of the London ceasefire marches

Professor Kate Meagher discusses the series of protest marches in London calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and adherence to international law. She highlights the disparity between the peaceful nature of the marches and their portrayal in mainstream media as extremist gatherings. Read.