Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
Key themes up for discussion in the series include recent developments in the UK and US, aid as soft power, as neocolonialism, as extraction and in practice.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
Key themes up for discussion in the series include recent developments in the UK and US, aid as soft power, as neocolonialism, as extraction and in practice.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
In the final epiosde of the series, Ivica and Melita are discussing the future of aid.
They are joined by Dr Jack Taggart, a researcher in critical approaches to international political economy, the politics of international development and the dynamics of global governance. Jack is based at Queen’s University Belfast.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
Episode credits:
Presenters: Ivica Petrikova, Royal Holloway, University of London and Melita Lazell, Portsmouth University
Guests: Jack Taggart
Producer: Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts
Music: MFCC via Pixabay
Artwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
In the fifth epiosde of the series, Ivica, Melita and their guests are discussing aid in practice.
The guests are Tamsin Bradley, Professor in Development Studies in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Portsmouth. And Olusola Adeyemo, African Lead in Sustainable Farming, Distribution and Extension at AGRA.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
Episode credits:
Presenters: Ivica Petrikova, Royal Holloway, University of London and Melita Lazell, Portsmouth University
Guests: Tamsin Bradley and Olusola Adeyemo
Producer: Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts
Music: MFCC via Pixabay
Artwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
In the fourth epiosde of the series, Ivica, Melita and their guests focus on aid as extraction.
Joining them to discuss this is Professor Emma Mawdsley, Head of the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge and an expert in the politics of global development.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
Episode credits:
Presenters: Ivica Petrikova, Royal Holloway, University of London and Melita Lazell, Portsmouth University
Guests: Professor Emma Mawdsley
Producer: Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts
Music: MFCC via Pixabay
Artwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
In the third epiosde of the series, Ivica, Melita and their guests focus on aid as neocolonialism.
Joining them to discuss this are Professor Sophia Price, Head of the School of Social Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London, and Aude Darnal, Research Analyst and Project Manager at the Stimson Center and Founder of the Global South in the World Order project.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
Episode credits:
Presenters: Ivica Petrikova, Royal Holloway, University of London and Melita Lazell, Portsmouth University
Guests: Professor Sophia Price and Aude Darnal
Producer: Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts
Music: MFCC via Pixabay
Artwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
In the second epiosde of the series, Ivica and Melita lead the discussion on aid as soft power.
Joining them to discuss this are Stephen Brown, Professor at the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa, where he is also affiliated to the School of International Development and Global Studies; and Rose Worden, a Senior Analyst, and Public Affairs and Policy Advisor.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
Episode credits:
Presenters: Ivica Petrikova, Royal Holloway, University of London and Melita Lazell, Portsmouth University
Guests: Professor Stephen Brown and Rose Worden
Producer: Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts
Music: MFCC via Pixabay
Artwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
In this, the first episode in the series, Ivica and Melita respond to the aid cuts announced in the UK and the US in the Spring of 2025 and ultimately ask is this the end of aid as we know it?
Joining them to discuss this are Helen Stawski, Head of Policy at Oxfam GB and Tamsyn Barton, who was recently Chief Commissioner at the Independent Commission for Aid Impact and currently sits on the Boards for the Institute for Development Studies and the Centre for Global Development.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
Episode credits:
Presenters: Ivica Petrikova, Royal Holloway, University of London and Melita Lazell, Portsmouth University
Guests: Helen Stawski and Tamsyn Barton
Producer: Catherine McDonald, Research Podcasts
Music: MFCC via Pixabay
Artwork and Audiograms: Krissie Brighty-Glover and Lauren White, Research Podcasts
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Global Aid Rethink aims to rethink the current global aid landscape; politically, historically and ideologically. With funding for development aid at its lowest for decades and the sustainable development goals related to aid significantly off-track, the question of whether we should give aid at all remains divisive as ever – and this podcast is not afraid to ask the difficult questions.
Hosted by Ivica Petrikova, an Associate Professor in Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, and Melita Lazell, Associate Professor in Political Economy and Development at the University of Portsmouth, delivers in-depth conversations with policymakers, practitioners and academics.
Key themes up for discussion in the series include recent developments in the UK and US, aid as soft power, as neocolonialism, as extraction and in practice.
Global Aid Rethink publishes fortnightly, on Tuesdays, from 22nd April 2025 to 1st July.
This podcast was generously funded by the ESRC-funded Royal Holloway Social Science Impact Accelerator
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
