On Saturday, the first LSESU Future of Pakistan conference takes place in the New Academic Building. As the countdown to the event begins, President of the LSESU Pakistan Development Society Omar Bhatti introduces some of the key speakers and topics that will be discussed on Saturday.
Tickets for the conference are available here. You can view the full schedule and […]
In the 2015-16 academic year the LSE SU Pakistan Development Society ran a ‘Breaking Stereotypes’ photo campaign which provided students and staff with a thought-provoking taster of the inclusive debate culture that the society seeks to encourage. In this post, Raza Nazar discusses the recurring themes that cropped up in the campaign, and how they will be incorporated in […]
The LSE SU Pakistan Development Society recently co-hosted an event with Justice Ramday, who served as a judge in the Supreme Court of Pakistan for almost a decade. In this post Raza Nazar, who helped to organise the event, offers highlights from the wide-ranging discussion.
Earlier this year, the LSE SU Pakistan Development Society, in partnership with SOAS, organised ‘A […]
In March, Swetha Rao Dhananka visited LSE to discuss her doctoral research on social mobilisation in pursuance of housing rights for the poor. She considered the citizens’ rights created by the Indian post-colonial legal and policy framework and examined the strategies of differently-resourced civil society organisations in addressing housing issues. Sonali Campion offers an overview of the presentation.
Bangalore, India’s […]
Gender indicators in Bangladesh show significant improvement despite other development indices not displaying similar success. Juli Qermezi Huang recently spoke at an event hosted by the South Asia Centre, the LSE Gender Institute, and the Eva Colorni Memorial Trust entitled Tales of the Unexpected: Gender Equality and Social Progress in Bangladesh exploring this paradox, and here discusses the progress […]
On 31 May Dr Joyojeet Pal, Assistant Professor of Information at University of Michigan, gave a talk at LSE, where he discussed Modi’s rise on social media as an important example on political brand management, and how his specific outreach strategies have evolved overtime. Here, Saanya Gulati explores the key themes raised in the discussion.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s social media […]
On 10 May the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India gave a talk at LSE. He made the case for a new approach to global monetary policy that considers international responsibilities not just domestic mandates. The event was chaired by Professor Erik Berglof, Director of the LSE’s Institute of Global Affairs. Sonali Campion presents a summary of the […]
On 28 April 2016, UNDP Pakistan in collaboration with the LSE South Asia Centre held a talk at LSE to discuss a new report on the challenges and opportunities of Pakistan’s youth bulge. The speakers, Marc-André Franche, the Country Director of the UNDP Pakistan, and Emrys Schoemaker, Communications & Conflict Specialist and a PhD candidate at LSE, drew on […]
On 11 February the LSESU Nepalese Society hosted an expert panel to discuss Nepal’s long-awaited new Constitution, and to explore where the Himalayan nation is likely to go from here. Sangita Thebe Limbu, who chaired the event, offers an overview of the insights provided by Professor Michael Hutt, Dr Mara Malagodi, Dr Punam Yadav and Dr Chandra Laksamba.
In April […]
‘We live in a world where UBER, the largest taxi company, does not own taxis; Airbnb, the largest accommodation company, does not own rooms; Alibaba, the biggest retailer in the world, does not have a shop. In this world, the language of GDP, balance sheets, per capita income no longer make sense. We need a total redesign of how […]
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