International Development Seminars

Dr Rory Horner joined us to present: 'Between globalisation and nationalism: India and the search for COVID-19 treatments and vaccines'.

Carlo D'Ippoliti, Associate Professor of Economics at Sapienza University of Rome, joined us to present: "Econexit. Do we like economics so much that soon we will have two?"

Dr Helena Pérez Niño presented 'Migrant workers into contract farmers: processes of labour mobilization in colonial and contemporary Mozambique'

Dr Balihar Sanghera, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Kent, presented 'The other road to serfdom: 'shock therapy' and the rise of the rentier capitalism in Central Asia'

Dr Neeta Shah from the University of Westminster presented ‘Twice migrated Gujarati women: financialization and pensions'

Christina Laskaridis from the OU presents the findings of a recent paper which explores plans to fill a $2.5 trillion financing gap to combat COVID-19 and the subsequent financial crises

Dr William Brown, Senior Lecturer in Government and Politics, presents ongoing research into Labour’s international development policy.

The OU's Dr Jude Fransman explores the relationship between evidence and participation in research partnerships.

The OU's Dr Françoise Ugochukwu reveals Nollywood as both sounding board and political advisory platform.

Professor Kunal Sen (University of Manchester) puts forward a new framework, grounded in political economy, for understanding growth.