Lse Department Of International Development

The LSE's Department of International Development promotes interdisciplinary research and post-graduate teaching on processes of social, political and economic development and change. Formerly the Development Studies Institute (DESTIN).

The Department of International Development is dedicated to understanding problems of poverty and late development within local communities, national political and economic systems and in the international system.

Our staff have considerable experience in living and working in the developing world and most have engaged in policy relevant research and consultancy work with international development agencies or non-governmental organisations. Students in our MSc and research programmes come from all over the world and upon graduation have successfully found employment in a wide variety of government, non-government, academic and private sector organisations working in the developing world.