International Development Seminar
Lent Schedule, 2017
Wednesday, 12:30-2pm, CON 6th Floor Lounge
Coordinators: Tasha Fairfield & Sohini Kar
Jan. 11
Ian Shapiro, Sterling Professor of Political Science, Yale University
"Business and the South African Transition" (with Itumeleng Makgetla)
Jan. 18
Teddy Brett, Professor of International Development, LSE
"Building Security, Justice and Public Authority in Fragmented States:
Contested Transitions, Unstable Social Orders and Institutional Hybridity"
Jan. 25
John Sidel, Sir Patrick Gillam Chair in International and Comparative Politics,
LSE
"Advocacy Coalitions and Reform Campaigns in Southeast Asia"
Feb. 1
Gokce Baykal, Research Associate, Development Analytics
"Giving Money to the Poor: The Politics of Allocating Conditional Cash
Transfers in Turkey"
Feb. 8
James Staples, Head of Anthropology, Brunel University
"Disability in South Asia"
Feb. 15
Kate Meagher, Associate Professor in Development Studies, LSE
"Cannibalizing the Informal Economy: Frugal Innovation and Economic
Inclusion"
Feb. 22
Tariq Thachil, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science,
Vanderbilt University
"Crime and Prosperity: The Latin American Paradox" (with Adam Auerbach)
March. 1
Mayling Birney, Assistant Professor in The Department of International
Development, LSE
"Dodging Authoritarian Risks: Tactical Deception on Surveys in China" (with
Pierre Landry and Jie Yan)
March. 8
Marcelo Bergman, Associate Professor in the Department of Legal Studies,
Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero
"Crime and Prosperity: The Latin American Paradox"
March. 15
Maria Lopez Uribe, Research student, LSE
"Threat of Revolution, Peasant Movements and Redistribution. The Colombian
case 1957-1975"
March. 23
Evan Lieberman, Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
"Validated Participation, Efficacy, and Active Citizenship: Evidence from a
Phase I RCT in Tanzania"
Special seminar - joint with CP/CPE seminar, location - 32L.G.17