Public
Events (2006 - 2007)
Monday 19th February
 Prof
Rene Lemarchand of the University of Florida, a leading scholar on ethnicity and
clientilism and author of a large
body of work on the Great Lakes region, gave a public lecture entitled ' "From
Kabila to Kabila - what else is new ?". Prof Lemarchand
provided insights from his extensive research work in DR Congo and discussed
the intricacies of Congolese politics and the effects of shifting
neo-patrimonial alliances. Although DR Congo successfully held
elections in 2006, the new political order has yet to significantly improve
the social and economic situation for a population ravaged by over a decade of
war.
Thursday 30th November
 The Centre joined with LSEAIDS to host a lecture by the Rt.Hon. Hilary
Benn, MP on 'HIV/Aids: Prevention, Treatment and Care. How will the
world deliver universal access by 2010?' On the eve of World
Aids Day the LSE welcomed the Secretary of State for
International Development to speak on one of the world's greatest challenges
to health-care delivery.
(photo courtesy of EBRD)
 On Monday 6th November the Centre hosted the
Rt.Hon. Clare Short MP for a public lecture on 'The Long-term Implications for
Development of the War in Iraq'. Ms Short gave an overview of global politics in the post-Cold War era and offered her
own viewpoint on the reasons behind the ongoing war in Iraq. She also
spoke about the
enormous challenges posed by global warming which
threaten to impact most seriously on the poorest countries of the world. The lecture
was followed by a lively question and answer session.
A full transcript of the lecture is available here.
The Centre had a presence at the Development Studies
Association conference held at Reading University on Saturday 11th
November 2006. This year's
DSA conference had the
theme: The Private Sector, Poverty Reduction and International Development.
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