International Institute of Social Studies

Part of Erasmus University Rotterdam

Students in lobby - waving - 2018

MA in Development Studies

Mundus MA in Public Policy

ISS PhD programme

ISS Research

PhD defence by Maria Dafnomili

The process of financialisation in the world economy: Unravelling the dynamics and crisis nexus

Best student essays of 2023-2024

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

Valedictory lecture by Professor Peter van Bergeijk

31 January 2025 - 'In praise of observations'

The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre launches ‘The Good Humanitarian’: A podcast delving into Humanitarian Studies
A new podcast series by the Humanitarian Studies centre delving into the dilemmas, issues around and big questions in Humanitarian Studies
- Tuesday 21 Jan 2025
- Podcast
Limits and possibilities of contemporary land struggles by Indigenous Peoples, Black Communities and Campesinxs in the Colombian Amazon
This paper critically examines the sectoral struggles for land by Black Communities, Indigenous Peoples and Peasants in the Colombian Amazon
- Wednesday 8 Jan 2025
- Publication
Resistance agriculture: Farmers, land and legal mobilisation in Palestine
Call for submissions to a symposium in May 2025 addressing resistance agriculture in Palestine
- Wednesday 8 Jan 2025
- Call

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
Resource frontiers after empire: Land, rivers and fossil fuels in decolonizing Asia
In this seminar, Dr Majed Akhter will dicuss how exploitation of natural resources shaped nationalist development and state power in decolonizing Asia
- Friday 24 Jan 2025, 12:45 - 13:45
- Seminar
PhD defence by Maria Dafnomili
In her PhD thesis, Maria Dafnomili investigates the impact of financialization on the emergence of growth volatility, leading to global economic crises.
- Monday 27 Jan 2025, 15:00 - 16:30
- PhD defence