International Institute of Social Studies

Part of Erasmus University Rotterdam

MA in Development Studies

Mundus MA in Public Policy

ISS PhD programme

ISS Research

Happy holidays from ISS

ISS will be closed from 25 December 2024 until 2 January 2025

Best students essay of 2023-2024

An Exercise in Worldmaking showcases the best student-written works, curated for and by students

Successful PhD defence by Lorenza Arango Vasquez

The contemporary land rush in the Altillanura, Colombia

Best MA student essays from the class of 2024
An Exercise in Worldmaking is a collection of best MA student essays written, selected and edited by students
- Friday 20 Dec 2024
- General
Advocating for a connected economy
Prof. Irene van Staveren challenges the myth of free markets and advocating for sustainability and collective responsibility
- Thursday 19 Dec 2024
- General
Beyond the data: Migrants’ experiences in research
On International Migrants Day, AspirE, DYNAMIG and PACES – three EU-funded projects on migration decision-making – honor and reflect on migrant voices
- Wednesday 18 Dec 2024
- General

Storytelling afternoon
What Inspires You? (Even though the World is On Fire..), with a.o. authors Rešoketšwe Manenzhe (South-Africa) and Rosabelle Illes (Aruba)
- Thursday 23 Jan 2025, 16:00 - 18:00
- Performance
Valedictory lecture Professor Peter van Bergeijk
Observations on missing Erasmian Values in academic discourse, the unscientific nature of economics and the critical connection between ares and science
- Friday 31 Jan 2025, 15:00 - 16:00
- Valedictory lecture
Conference on Global Financial Inclusion
The International Institute of Social Studies and Oikocredit the Netherlands are hosting a conference on Global Financial Inclusion on 20 March 2025.
- Thursday 20 Mar 2025, 13:00 - 17:00
- Conference