Dr. Adil Sait

Biography

Adil Sait is a PhD candidate specializing in Economic Geography at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). His research focuses on the intersection of mining, African development, and decolonial perspectives, with a projected submission date in September 2025. Sait has conducted fieldwork in Namibia and has also engaged as a visiting fellow at the Institute for Land, Livelihoods, and Housing (ILLH), Namibia University of Science and Technology. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from University College London and a Master’s degree in Local Economic Development from LSE, where he was awarded the Firoz Lalji Institute Africa Dissertation Prize for his outstanding master’s thesis on livelihoods and urbanization in Monrovia, Liberia. Sait has experience in various research roles, contributing to projects with UN ECLAC, the World Bank, and Technical University of Munich, and has taught at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels at LSE. His research interests include rethinking development theory and practice, critical resource geography, and the implications of academic methodologies. With publications addressing topics from land rights to economic development, Sait actively engages in discussions surrounding sustainable practices and policy in Africa.

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