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PhD defence by Doi Ra

The politics of land rush in Myanmar

PhD defence by Joan Njagi

ICTs and the navigation of socio-cultural tensions surrounding adolenscent girls' SRHR in Kenya

New €6.9m project addressing climate resilience in Africa

How does climate change impact African communities? This project addresses threats and uncertainties

Twelve months of ongoing genocide in Palestine
Open letter by members of the ISS community on one year of genocide in Palestine
- Wednesday 20 Nov 2024
- General
Successful PhD defence by Quang Nguyen Minh
On 15 November, Quang Nguyen Minh successfully defended his PhD thesis on the position of small-scale farmers in the volatile context of Vietnam's Mekong Delta
- Monday 18 Nov 2024
- PhD defence
Scholar-activist research method – challenging but indispensable
Lorenza Arango discusses the complexities of scholar-activism, distinguishing between political bias and scientific rigor in social science research
- Wednesday 13 Nov 2024
- Blogpost

ISS at COP29
ISS researchers and alumni will participate in COP 29, held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11-22 November
- Monday 11 Nov 2024, 11:00 - Friday 22 Nov 2024, 15:00
- Conference
Seeding futures
The Well-being, Ecology, Gender and cOmmunity project is hosting this webinar on the interconnectedness between feminist political ecology and agroecology
- Wednesday 20 Nov 2024, 13:00 - Thursday 21 Nov 2024, 16:30
- Webinar
The relevance of Development Studies
Join us at ISS in The Hague for an event showcasing the essential role of Development Studies in addressing global challenges
- Friday 22 Nov 2024, 12:30 - 18:00
- Symposium