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Global Aid Rethink

by Ivica Petrikova and Melita Lazell
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About the show

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.

Latest episodes

  • Climate Finance and Social Justice: The Reality of a Just Transition

    June 29, 2026 · 30 min

    Given that the nations least responsible for global emissions bear the heaviest burdens of the climate crisis, how can global aid be restructured to deliver genuine climate justice? This episode interrogates the complex relationship…

  • Development Finance in a New Era: The Financialisation of Global Aid

    June 15, 2026 · 27 min

    As traditional overseas aid drops to historic lows, is the growing reliance on private sector instruments a genuine solution or a geopolitical pivot? This episode investigates the increasing financialisation of development cooperation…

  • Development Aid After the Cuts: Navigating a Post-Aid World

    June 1, 2026 · 31 min

    Following the catastrophic funding drops of 2025, what does the immediate future hold for international development cooperation? This episode investigates the immediate impacts of deep aid cuts on the ground, addressing the driving forces…

  • 6. The Future of Aid

    June 30, 2025 · 33 min

    With global funding at its lowest in decades and the Sustainable Development Goals significantly off-track, what does the future look like for the global aid landscape? This concluding episode synthesises insights from across the series…

  • 5. Aid in Practice

    June 16, 2025 · 34 min

    Beyond theoretical debates, what are the tangible, on-the-ground impacts of development projects, and what barriers do practitioners face when implementing them? This episode moves into the realities of aid in practice, exploring the…

  • 4. Aid as Extraction

    June 2, 2025 · 28 min

    Does the growing reliance on private sector markets and financial logic in delivering international development assistance lead to capital being extracted from the Global South? This episode interrogates the critical and often overlooked…

  • 3. Aid as Neocolonialism

    May 19, 2025 · 35 min

    Do contemporary development aid systems and institutions simply perpetuate old forms of colonial control and dependency? This episode critically examines one of the most contentious aspects of international assistance - aid as…

  • 2. Aid as Soft Power

    May 5, 2025 · 32 min

    As international assistance is increasingly deployed to achieve foreign policy objectives, where does the line fall between humanitarian intent and strategic influence? This episode leads a crucial discussion on the complex concept of aid…