International Institute of Social Studies

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MA in Development Studies

Mundus MA in Public Policy

ISS PhD programme

ISS Research

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

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Dirk-Jan Koch appointed in ISS Network Chair
As ISS' first professorial Network Chair in International Development Practices, Dirk-Jan Koch will focus on strengthening ISS' knowledge partnerships
- Monday 6 Jan 2025
- Appointment
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

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
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
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