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Amazonian indigenous communities in Ecuador, Brazil, and Peru use drones and satellites to monitor and collect evidence of environmental damage.

The International Humanitarian Studies Association (IHSA) is a network engaged with the study of humanitarian crises caused by disaster, conflict or political…

The International Centre for Frugal Innovation carries out research and knowledge exchange on the effective use of frugal innovations and technologies

Social development is about putting people at the centre of development. Since the 1990s there has been growing recognition that social development is critical…

The Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development was established by Utrecht University and the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in early 2003 in…

PhD researchers are embedded in the ISS Global Development and Social Justice research programme, working closely with colleagues in one of the Research Teams

Joint PhD programmes with universities in Germany, Ethiopia, Vietnam and South Africa.

As a member of CLACSO, ISS can showcase its research across the Spanish, French and Portuguese speaking world. Find out more about this collaboration.

ISS is a founding member of EADI, a leading European network in the field of Development Studies. EADI welcomes individual and institutional membership.

The Emancipatory Rural Politics Initiative is focused on the social and political processes in rural spaces that are generating alternatives to regressive, auth