New research from Ken Shadlen, Adam Dean and Hannah Sworn challenges the idea that US trade pressure doesn’t work. By tracking early-stage pressure, they find targeted countries increased imports from the US by 26.6% within 5 years. Read: doi.org/10.1080/0969...

Child marriage remains a major barrier to gender equality in South Asia. In Pakistan, nearly 39% of women marry before 18. Does delaying mothers’ marriage reduce education gaps between sons and daughters? blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Professor Stuart Gordon argues that Lake Malawi should be seen as a key birthplace of “colonial humanitarianism,” showing how humanitarian concern became entangled with empire, governance and social transformation rather than just neutral relief. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

On Tuesday, Prof @jpfaguet.bsky.social delivered a keynote to Bolivian policymakers on the proposed Agenda 50/50—an ambitious reform to devolve 50% of the national budget to subnational governments. 👉Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

When funding shrinks, the sector’s instinct is to compete. But what if organisations chose collaboration instead? Nadira Saraswati (MSc IDHE), working with In-Sight Collaborative, explores what becomes possible when we stand in the gap together. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

The problem with focusing aid ‘where it’s most needed’ As Tariq Ambrose argues, new evidence shows that when development funding stops, instability rises and today’s aid priorities may be creating the conditions for tomorrow’s emergencies.

Praveena Makesh traces the quiet tensions between privilege, inherited trauma, and belonging during a visit to Dr B. R. Ambedkar’s London home. Moving through the rooms where Ambedkar once lived and worked, she confronts the subtle hierarchies that persist even in spaces built to honour resistance.

How the UK used ‘tough choices’ language to justify aid cuts that cost lives Jack Salmon argues that the cuts are enabled not by economic logic but by political language designed to obscure their human cost, and a democratic structure that excludes their victims from the debate altogether.

As legal and financial foundations crumble, humanitarianism is becoming narrower and more fragile. Professor Stuart Gordon calls this “survival humanitarianism,” a system built on triage and constrained access. #Humanitarianism #Principles #Aidcuts #Development

Speaking to LBC News on World Hunger Day, Prof Stuart Gordon examined how food insecurity can precede conflict, undermine public health and amplify global security risks , and why treating hunger as an early alarm, not an after‑effect, is now essential.

My new article examines the formation of a local humanitarian class in Goma, and the transformations and tensions that followed. Open access! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... @lseid.bsky.social

How do politics and past interventions shape responses to Ebola? Dr Myfanwy James (@myfanwyvjames.bsky.social) shares insights in The Continent and co-authors a new briefing for those working on the ground 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

How do politics and past interventions shape responses to Ebola? Dr Myfanwy James shares insights in The Continent and co-authors a new briefing for those working on the ground 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Last night we hosted a fantastic discussion on “Fragile States at the WTO: Why Accessions Matter for Peace and Development.” If you missed the event or would like to revisit it, you can watch the recording here: youtu.be/CH55FhZjOcs?...

Using data from the 2021–2022 Uzbekistan Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey, guest bloggers Khilola Dushamova, Rashid Javed, Gayrat Suyunov and Munira Zakirova find strong evidence that son preference in Uzbekistan. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

New research from Elliott Green and Robin Harding explores how elections shape development outcomes across Sub-Saharan Africa and how those dynamics change as countries democratise: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The first working paper in our Gender Justice & Wellbeing Economy sub-series has now been published! Naila Kabeer and Ania Plomien explore the interactions between economic inequality, climate change and gender injustice, making the case for a sustainable wellbeing economy. 🔗 buff.ly/GyYTYRt

Professor Gordon has highlighted the growing link between conflict and global food insecurity in a feature published by the Irish Examiner. He argues that modern famines are increasingly the result of political decisions rather than natural scarcity. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...

LSE ID student Louis Allport wins top prize in the LSE Photo Prize 2026 🎉 Louis, who’s studying for the MSc in Development Studies, has taken first place with “Facelift”, a double‑exposure image capturing the theme “LSE 130: past, present, future”. More on the Photo Prize ➡️ ow.ly/fGa150YXxwH

Is state-funded marriage assistance for marginalised women reinforcing patriarchy and old hierarchies in Kerala, India? Authored by Dr Ashraf Pulikkamath, a Post-Doctoral Visiting Fellow in the @lseinequalities.bsky.social. Full post 👉 ow.ly/7unr50YXrIc

Fragile States at the WTO: Why Accessions Matter for Peace and Development | Online Panel 🗓 Wed 20 May 2026 🕕 6–7.30pm Speakers: Alan Wolff & Axel Addy Chair: Professor Ken Shadlen 👉 Register: lse.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

'Children’s Lived Experience of Poverty and Vulnerability in Kenya' by Dr Elizabeth Ngutuku is a theoretically and historically grounded ethnography of childhood deprivation in Siaya, Kenya, writes Subhendu.

“The development sector, once rooted in altruism, is increasingly shaped by commercial logic — risking a hollowed‑out moral core.” In a new blog, Shubha Jain explores why fixing accountability is vital for meaningful impact. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Professor Ken Shadlen visited Argentina last month to advance research on pharmaceutical patents and the political economy of “generic” medicines markets. Read more about this trip here: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

🆕 Understanding development in the long run Today on VoxDev, Jean-Paul Faguet (@lseid.bsky.social) & Fabio Sánchez (Universidad de los Andes) challenge the consensus that extractive institutions always harm long-run development: voxdev.org/topic/instit...

Two new appointments in Development Economics for 2026/27 at LSE ID: Danial Lashkari joins as Associate Professor and Niharika Singh as Assistant Professor from September 2026. www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

LSE’s @gsos-lse.bsky.social has awarded funding for Living with Heat, a new research initiative led by Dr Sohini Kar and Dr Mahvish Shami exploring the impacts of extreme heat in South Asia. Read more: www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Samantha Wallace argues that the humanitarian field lacks conceptual vocabulary to understand what heritage destruction actually does. She draws on Buddhist philosophy and international humanitarian law, and makes a case for fundamental rethinking. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

NEW: A more ethical framework for understanding child poverty and vulnerability based on research from Kenya 🇰🇪 Children’s Lived Experience of Poverty and Vulnerability in Kenya by Elizabeth Ngutuku, reviewed by Subhendu. @africaatlse.bsky.social @lseid.bsky.social @routledgebooks.bsky.social

NEW: At a turbulent time for the international order, how are global frameworks around law, human rights and finance shaping development? John Patrick Groarke @lseid.bsky.social reviews International Development Law by Rumu Sarkar @springernature.com

Jessica Coria argues that the absence of financing for end-of-life treatment for electronics in Europe creates a mismatch between those who are paid to manage waste and those who ultimately bear the risks of e-waste in Côte d’Ivoire. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Prof @jpfaguet recently gave an extended interview (in Spanish) for Corresponsales en Línea, a South American current affairs programme, discussing the global economic impact of the Iran War. 🎧Listen here: radiocut.fm/radiostation...

Steve Gale and Steven Fondriest examine China’s shift away from infrastructure lending to the Global South and toward technology-focused investments in richer countries. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

From a civil‑war hospital in Cameroon to LSE, MSc candidate Solange Ngo Bama learned how a disease‑centred approach can miss people’s real lives. She says LSE’s MSc Health and International Development is reshaping how she thinks about health, power and people. #PartofLSE #Development #Health

LSE ID's Harshita Sinha on the blind spot in India’s migration governance, in today's Indian Express indianexpress.com/article/opin...

Our alum Merlyn Fernandes is featured in LSE’s 130th anniversary celebrations 🎉 Merlyn (MSc Dev. Mgmt. 2022) has spent a decade advancing education equity in India and now helps nonprofits scale sustainably to support underserved communities. 👉 ow.ly/kWqv50YIWpu #LSE@130 #Development #PartofLSE

Is war more profitable than peace? David Keen explains for @aljazeera.com www.aljazeera.com/video/talk-t...

Theatres, libraries, and community art centres across Ukraine are doing serious anti-corruption work. Dr David Jackson and Sophia Anders argue that international donors should recognise and support these efforts, as they offer a route to lasting change. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

📢 New for 2026/27: A teaching partnership between LSE ID and LSE Gender Studies Students will access cross-department courses and teaching, strengthening interdisciplinary learning on global challenges. Find out more 👇 www.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Jack Salmon argues that online child sexual exploitation is rooted in colonial power asymmetries and calls on governments and tech companies to act with the urgency the scale of the problem requires. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

📘 Join us for the launch of a bold new book exploring alternatives to mainstream development models, from degrowth to indigenous knowledge. 📅 31 March 2026, 5–7pm 📍 LSE, CBG.1.07 Speakers: Peter Sutoris & Uma Pradhan Discussant: Tine Hanrieder Chair: David Lewis Register: lnkd.in/eNveVTdE

The LSE Africa Summit 2026 is happening soon! We warmly invite everyone to attend in person and be part of the conversation shaping Africa’s future. 📅 Date: 28–29 March 2026 📍 Location: Old Theatre, Old Building, LSE, London Register here: eshop.lse.ac.uk/product-cata...

Steve Gale argues that China has gained a major strategic and economic advantage over the U.S. by expanding its global control of seaports and maritime infrastructure, posing growing trade and security risks that the U.S. is only beginning to address. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

Honore Johnson explains how Honduras solved the “last mile” problem in welfare payments by using biometric verification and QR codes to ensure cash transfers reach the right people transparently and accountably, even without bank accounts. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

What does principled humanitarian action really look like in Taliban-governed Afghanistan? MSc Candidate Louisa Steijger argues it demands a clear-eyed understanding of Afghanistan's deep-rooted crisis, and a shift from short-term relief to sustained investment. #Afghanistan #HumanitarianAction

Bangladesh’s growth story is undeniable, but who is being left behind? Guest blogger Atif Ahmed Choudhury highlights deep internal inequalities and calls for more inclusive nation-building. blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

🥑 From Super Bowl #guacamole to avocado toast, America’s love affair with a Mexican superfood runs deeper than brunch culture and health trends. Christina Tanner traces how a fruit became a mirror for US anxiety about #immigration, borders and the hidden human cost of our appetite.

Harshita Sinha argues that climate change and AI are creating parallel global disruptions that will lead to large-scale social and economic displacement, and that proactive state governance is necessary to manage these transitions blogs.lse.ac.uk/internationa...

What role does advice play in making entrepreneurs resilient? David Lewis @lseid.bsky.social @lseanthropology.bsky.social & Luke Heslop (Brunel U London) report on their @afsee-lse.bsky.social research on advice-giving in Sri Lanka, w/ Anush Wijesinha (CSF, Colombo). blogs.lse.ac.uk/southasia/20...

Is Net Zero an achievable target or a climate fantasy? MSc candidate Amanda da Cruz Costa examines the data, the geopolitical landscape and the uneven impacts on the Global South to assess what reaching net zero would actually require.