International Institute of Social Studies

What does a seventeenth-century philosopher have to tell us about politics, development and everyday life today? Quite a lot, it turns out. Dr Karim Knio introduces The Ontology Lab podcast series

War, climate change, migration, democratic backsliding and the rapid rise of artificial intelligence can seem like separate crises demanding separate responses. But what if focusing on what is happening prevents us from understanding why it is happening?

Conversation between Dr Jeff Handmaker, Osama Al Shamleh and Emmylou Savage about their experiences of the current violence in Israel, Palestine and the broader region

The Crisis, Politics and Law Academic Team addresses systematic crises of governance, justice and urbanity

An annual global index ranking how countries adhere to and are equipped to improve children's rights

Crisis, Continuity and Change investigates the interaction between analyses of crisis in their own right and crises in/of something

This research project investigates legitimate means to resolve conflicts and redress rule of law and justice deficits. It takes a critical approach, studying law-based interventions in the Global South and North.