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Mar 2025
1h 27m

Agents of change? The challenges of unde...

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE
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Contributor(s): Professor Jo Sharp | Join us for the Sylvia Chant Lecture which this year will be delivered by Jo Sharp, Geographer Royal for Scotland. Over the 25 years that Professor Sharp has been working on international development projects, the concept of empowerment has become mainstreamed. As participatory approaches have become more commonplace, the ... Show More
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