Public Authority Podcast

London School of Economics and Political Science•www.lse.ac.uk

The Public Authority Podcast asks how governance and humanitarianism in conflict-affected areas actually functions. Inviting experts to discuss the ways public authorities beyond state actors shape daily lives, political control and economic activity across Africa, the podcast examines aid delivery, development initiatives, localisation, access to justice and service provision. It presents original thinking about the structures necessary for, and barriers to, thriving economic, political and social life. The Public Authority Podcast is created by LSE’s Centre for Public Authority and International Development at the Firoz Lalji Centre for Africa.

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Episodes

Public Authority Podcast | Changing the course of a landmark trial at the ICC

Contributor(s): | The episode talks to Professor Tim Allen and researcher Jacky Atingo to understand how this research aided the successful prosecution of former LRA commander Dominic Ongwen at the International Criminal Court in 2021.

Jul 21, 2022•34 min

Public Authority Podcast | Episode 2

Contributor(s): Dr Naomi Pendle, Dr Lydia Tanner, Mr Malish John Peter, Alice Robinson, Syerramia Ohene | In the second of two episodes on the ‘localisation agenda’, this episode examines the barriers to the localisation of aid in South Sudan, including the assumptions made by donors and international agencies about South Sudanese NGOs. It explores how South Sudanese NGOs deal with security risks and how they secure funding to carry out their activities. Dr Naomi Pendle focuses on public authori...

Feb 22, 2021•30 min

Public Authority Podcast | Episode 1

Contributor(s): Dr Naomi Pendle, Dr Lydia Tanner, Mr Malish John Peter, Alice Robinson, Syerramia Ohene | In the first of two episodes on the ‘localisation agenda’ in humanitarianism and international development, we explore commitments made at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016 towards localisation, and the progress made on these commitments in South Sudan. The episode looks into the histories of NGOs in the country, the challenges faced by NGO founders and the importance of working with and...

Feb 22, 2021•29 min

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