Assistant Professor in Development Studies: LSE are especially interested in candidates who conduct field-based research on gender and development, China (including China’s own experience of development or China’s role in international development), and/or food systems and livelihoods within development. The closing date for receipt of applications is 3 November 2024. Apply now.

Lewis, David  (2024) Clarifying confusion between development as ‘change’ and ‘intention’. In: The Companion to Development Studies. Taylor and Francis, pp. 57-61. ISBN 978036724423

Kar, Sohini (2024) Who benefits? On welfare and accumulation. Global Social Policy. ISSN 1468-0181    

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

Majid, Hadia and Shami, Mahvish (2024) Targeting the centre and (least) poor: evidence from urban Lahore, Pakistan. Urban Studies. ISSN 1742-1759

Strasser, Julia, Ouedraogo, Ramatou, Baird, Sarah and Coast, Ernestina (2024) Global workforce implications of Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The Lancet, 403 (10445). pp. 2669-2671. ISSN 0140-6736

Kirk, Thomas and Pinnington, Rose (2024) Introduction: development practice, power, and public authority. Global Policy, 15 (S4). pp. 5-10. ISSN 1758-5880

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

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

Finance, economic stability, and green growth in Ethiopia
Basil Oberholzer and Dawit Ayele Haylemariam, June 27th 2024
Guest bloggers Basil Oberholzer and Dawit Ayele Haylemariam argue for maintaining Ethiopia’s developmental financial system and implementing economic reforms to address inflation, currency shortages, and slowing growth while promoting green development. Read.

The trouble with men: masculinities in health and development
Professor Ernestina Coast and Dr Joe Strong, July 24th 2024
Professor Ernestina Coast and Dr Joe Strong reflect on the 9th African Population Conference which highlighted the need for comprehensive research and nuanced engagement with men in health and development. Read.

Surpluses, Growth and Development in Southeast Asia over 150 Years
Gregg Huff, June 11th 2024
In a new article in World Development, Gregg Huff shows the importance of land and labour surpluses in understanding rapid growth in Southeast Asia during two periods of globalization, the first from 1870 and stretching to 1929 and a second beginning in 1970. Read.

Echoes from Past Financial Crises: The risks of India’s market surge
Valentina Olave Agudelo, June 5th 2024
Valentina Olave Agudelo discusses the rapid growth of the National Stock Exchange of India to the fifth-largest equity market globally, driven by economic factors and foreign investments, and warns of potential instability reminiscent of past financial crises, emphasising the need for balanced regulatory measures. Read.

Is it ‘time up’ for the resilience narrative in Development and Humanitarian stories?
Aggrey Nyondwa, June 4th 2024
MSc in Media, Communication and Development alum and multimedia journalist Aggrey Nyondwa reflects on Shakuntala Banaji’s latest paper critiquing Resilience. Read.

Re-thinking the relationship between environmental stress and migration
Ashni Shah. Read.

Migrants as threats to national security. Who benefits?
Sofia Abecassis Saldanha. Read.

Refugee Resilience: The Experiences of Somali Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya
Ariam Negash and Estefanía Cortés Camilo de Sales. Read.

Fortress Europe’s ‘Migration Crisis’: A Man-Made Phenomenon
Emma Lang. Read.

The Rise of Digital Border Surveillance and the Militarization of Migration Control
Sara Cavrel. Read.

Why ‘Climate Refugee’ is a Misleading Label
Jose Luis Ortega Moreno. Read.