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Alumni Newsletter No. 23, October 2011
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Contents
Alumni news & careers
ISS news
Alumni meetings
Alumni associations
PhD defences
New publications
Open access and free resources
Alumni news & careers |
ISS alumna Johanna Debora Imelda (from Indonesia), now Debby Tobing, obtained her PhD degree on 14 September 2011 at the University of Amsterdam. Congratulations!! Her thesis is entitled: Mobilizing Motherhood: A Case Study of Two Women's Organizations Advocating HIV Prevention Programs in Indonesia. The thesis is available through this link: http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/391852 |
Roy Huijsmans (Population and Development 2003/2004) has started work at ISS as lecturer in the Children, Youth and Development programme. After his graduation from ISS, Roy Huijsmans did a PhD at Durham University. He then went on to work at the University of Amsterdam as lecturer in Development Studies (Children's Rights Track). |
Peter Kibet Kiptilil Arapbiwott (MA Development Economics 2008/2009) has a new job since 1 October 2011. He will be moving to the 5th largest city of Kenya called Eldoret after his appointment as Chief Manager in charge of Planning, Research and Development at Kerio Valley Development Authority. The authority deals with poverty and Development issues in underdeveloped areas in Northern Kenya faced living in the desert |
Wiley Job Network
Wiley Job Network at http://www.wileyjobnetwork.com/ is a new job site for professionals, academics, researchers and scientists. You can find jobs in the following sectors: Arts and Humanities, Law and Criminology, Business and Finance, and Science and Technology. Browse by sector or region, or search by keywords, jobseeker type, salary band, organization type, contract type, hours, and employer type. |
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ISS news |
ISS Honorary Fellow Martha Nussbaum delivers pre-conference lecture at ISS
On 5 September 2011 Martha Nussbaum spoke about her new book 'Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach'. The lecture preceded the Human Development and Capability Association conference held in The Hague on 6-8 September 2011. Professor Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at Chicago University, USA. She received an honorary fellowship from ISS in 2006. Listen to the lecture and view photos of the event here. |
Opening MA Programme 2011
172 new students started their MA Development Studies at ISS in September. These new students come from 48 countries in all regions of the world: 68 students from Asia, 51 from Africa, 26 from Central and South America and 23 from Europe and North America. Their average age is 30 years. The opening ceremony of the MA Programme was held on Thursday 8 September 2011 at ISS. After the introduction and welcome by Dr. Jos Mooij, Deputy Rector Education, ISS Rector, Professor Leo de Haan introduced Mr Hans van Baalen MEP, a Dutch politician and leader of the liberal party VVD in the European Parliament who gave the keynote speech. A summary of Mr van Baalen's speech and photos of the event are here. |
New set-up to ISS Masters programmeISS has decided to cluster the existing specializations into five new Majors. This creates greater coherence in the programme and provides more scope for attuning the programme to students' specific interests and needs. Applicants for the 2012-13 MA Programme in Development Studies will now be able to select one of the following Majors:
More information about the Majors and the MA programme in general is available from the on the Teaching pages of the ISS website |
59th Anniversary celebrations at ISS
On Thursday 13 October, ISS celebrated its 59th Dies Natalis with a lecture entitled' Who will own the countryside? Dispossession, rural youth and the future of farming' which was delivered by Professor Ben White who is retiring this year from ISS. |
We need your input and cooking skillsIn October 2012 the ISS celebrates its 60th anniversary. For this occasion we are organizing several activities, of which you will no doubt hear more about in due course.
The cookbook-team Annet, Karen & Karin |
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Alumni meetings |
Upcoming meetings |
Namibia, Windhoek, 28 October 2011 Date: 28 October 2011 The meeting will behosted by professor Mohamed Salih and professor Wil Hout. Further details will be announced. |
Montreal, Canada, 18 November 2011 Dr. Kristen Cheney and Professor Ben White of ISS would like to meet with ISS alumni in Montreal on Friday 18 November 2011. The gathering will include drinks and a buffet dinner. The dinner / meeting will start at 18.00 hours and will last until approximately 21.00 hours. Further details of the venue will be communicated asap. Please spread the word and share these announcements with other ISS alumni you are aware of as we unfortunately do not have email addresses of all alumni. |
Recent meetings |
Maputo, Mozambique, 25 August 2011 On the 25th of August an alumni meeting was held in Maputo, Mozambique, hosted by professor Leo de Haan, Rector of ISS-EUR. During the meeting an interesting discussion unfolded on the role alumni can play for ISS-EUR, and what the ISS-EUR can do to inform alumni on ISS-EUR initiatives. Alumni indicated that they would be willing to assist ISS-EUR to attract students, and some ideas were discussed in how ISS-EUR could facilitate this. But - all in all - it was not only serious discussions that marked the evening: everyone enjoyed the superb seafood, drinks and especially the good company of former students and staff of ISS-EUR. |
Amman, Jordan, 8 September 2011 Dr. Kristin Cheney of ISS has hosted a small alumni meeting in Amman in Jordan. On this picture you see her with Yoshino Suzuki, who lives in Amman currently. |
Tehran, Iran, 21 September 2011 11 ISS alumni participated in the alumni gathering in the Homa Hotel in Tehran. Apart from the host, Dr. Mahmood Messkoub, also the Dutch ambassador in Iran, mr. Cees Kole, attended the great gathering. |
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Alumni associations |
NANC meeting in China
ISS alumni in China are invited to attend the NANC Annual General Event (AGE) 2011 on Saturday December 10 in Beijing! This year, NANC AGE goes Orange!! To attend this event, you are kindly requested to dress up with an orange color! Details of the gathering: |
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PhD defences |
Public Defence by Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng
On 29 August, 2011 Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng of Ghana successfully defended his thesis entitled: Private Sector Involvement in Urban Solid Waste Collection. Performance, capacity and regulations in five cities in Ghana |
Essays on Schooling and Child Labour in Portugal
On 16 September, Mr Pedro Veiga Vaz da Silva Goulart from Portugal successfully defended his thesis |
Public Defence by Ms Xiao Liang, China
On 5 October, Xiao Liang successfully defended her thesis entitiled: The Economics of Sustainable Urban Water Management: The Case of Beijing
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New publications |
The ISS libarary maintains a depository of publications by ISS staff and current and former students. The library also highlights ISS publications on its webpages. ISS Working Paper 521.: One is not enough! Understanding world trade collapses. P. van Bergeijk. Full text available here. ISS Working Paper 522: Laos: a state coordinated frontier economy. E. Andriesse. Full text available here. ISS Working Paper 523: Local economic development and migrant remittances in rural Zimbabwe: building on sand or solid ground? Ncome G., Gomez, G.M. Full text available here. ISS Working Paper 524: Solidarity economy in Brazil: movement, discourse and practice. Analysis through a Polanyian understanding of the economy. A.H.J. Helmsing. Full text available here. Religion and Development: Ways of Transforming the World edited by Gerrie ter Haar Children as ethnographers: reflections on the importance of participatory research in assessing orphans’ needs by Kristen Chaney Marital Violence and Women's Employment and Property Status: Evidence from North Indian villages by Bhattacharyya, M.,Bedi, A.S.and Chhachhi, A. The PRS approach and the Paris agenda: Experiences in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua by Dijkstra, A.G.and Komives, K. "Ein bisschen weniger arm": Die Logik der Subsistenzunternehmer by Berner, G.E., Gomez, G.M. and Knorringa, P. 21 jaar VN-verdrag voor de Rechten van het Kind : een volwassen bijdrage aan kinderrechten in de wereld? by Arts, C.J.M. Strengthening Whom? the role of international migration for women and men in Northwest Pakistan by Siegmann, K.A. Beware the Fallacy of Productivity Reductionism, European Journal of Development Research 23: 521-526 by Fischer, A. M. Resilience in an Unequal Capitalist World, by Andrew M. Fischer and Uma Kothari Introduction to special virtual issue of Journal of International Development, co-edited with Uma Kothari, in preparation for the upcoming DSA-EADI conference from 19-22 September 2011, in York, UK A Challenge for Research in Development Studies on Values, Ethics and Morals, by Andrew M. Fischer and Uma Kothari You can also subscribe to ISS' free email notification service for the ISS Working Paper Series. Just supply your email address and you will receive a message each time a new issue is published, including the abstract and the link to the online version. |
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Open access and free resources |
RePEc: top 25 ISS Working papers for September 2011Find out the top 25 ISS Working Papers by file downloads for the month of September at http://logec.repec.org/scripts/seritemstat.pl?h=RePEc:dgr:euriss |
Palgrave: free sample articlesPalgrave Macmillan and the journals editorial teams have selected papers from the archives of the journals to give a representative sample of the best of their content. The free articles can be found at http://www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/information/free_articles.html |
Climate Compatible Development Tools: A guide for national planningThis new, interactive users’ guide to tools for climate and development planning contains resources and methodologies to help decision-makers through the challenges of development planning in a changing climate. The guide covers over 30 tools for climate compatible development building and planning, from the donor, private sector, NGO and country-led communities. It was created by Ecofys and IDS, with the support of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). Access the guide at http://www.climateplanning.org/ |
UN Publications online
The United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) is the food and nutrition policy harmonization forum of the United Nations. All SCN's publications are available on-line in PDF format, downloadable for free. |
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Join the ISS alumni groups on Facebook and Linkedin |
Contact the Alumni Office at alumni@iss.nl for any questions, address updates, suggestions etcetera. Disclaimer ISS |
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Alumni Newsletter No. 23, October 2011
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Contents
Alumni news & careers
ISS news
Alumni meetings
Alumni associations
PhD defences
New publications
Open access and free resources
Alumni news & careers |
ISS alumna Johanna Debora Imelda (from Indonesia), now Debby Tobing, obtained her PhD degree on 14 September 2011 at the University of Amsterdam. Congratulations!! Her thesis is entitled: Mobilizing Motherhood: A Case Study of Two Women's Organizations Advocating HIV Prevention Programs in Indonesia. The thesis is available through this link: http://dare.uva.nl/en/record/391852 |
Roy Huijsmans (Population and Development 2003/2004) has started work at ISS as lecturer in the Children, Youth and Development programme. After his graduation from ISS, Roy Huijsmans did a PhD at Durham University. He then went on to work at the University of Amsterdam as lecturer in Development Studies (Children's Rights Track). |
Peter Kibet Kiptilil Arapbiwott (MA Development Economics 2008/2009) has a new job since 1 October 2011. He will be moving to the 5th largest city of Kenya called Eldoret after his appointment as Chief Manager in charge of Planning, Research and Development at Kerio Valley Development Authority. The authority deals with poverty and Development issues in underdeveloped areas in Northern Kenya faced living in the desert |
Wiley Job Network
Wiley Job Network at http://www.wileyjobnetwork.com/ is a new job site for professionals, academics, researchers and scientists. You can find jobs in the following sectors: Arts and Humanities, Law and Criminology, Business and Finance, and Science and Technology. Browse by sector or region, or search by keywords, jobseeker type, salary band, organization type, contract type, hours, and employer type. |
ISS news |
ISS Honorary Fellow Martha Nussbaum delivers pre-conference lecture at ISS
On 5 September 2011 Martha Nussbaum spoke about her new book 'Creating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach'. The lecture preceded the Human Development and Capability Association conference held in The Hague on 6-8 September 2011. Professor Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at Chicago University, USA. She received an honorary fellowship from ISS in 2006. Listen to the lecture and view photos of the event here. |
Opening MA Programme 2011
172 new students started their MA Development Studies at ISS in September. These new students come from 48 countries in all regions of the world: 68 students from Asia, 51 from Africa, 26 from Central and South America and 23 from Europe and North America. Their average age is 30 years. The opening ceremony of the MA Programme was held on Thursday 8 September 2011 at ISS. After the introduction and welcome by Dr. Jos Mooij, Deputy Rector Education, ISS Rector, Professor Leo de Haan introduced Mr Hans van Baalen MEP, a Dutch politician and leader of the liberal party VVD in the European Parliament who gave the keynote speech. A summary of Mr van Baalen's speech and photos of the event are here. |
New set-up to ISS Masters programmeISS has decided to cluster the existing specializations into five new Majors. This creates greater coherence in the programme and provides more scope for attuning the programme to students' specific interests and needs. Applicants for the 2012-13 MA Programme in Development Studies will now be able to select one of the following Majors:
More information about the Majors and the MA programme in general is available from the on the Teaching pages of the ISS website |
59th Anniversary celebrations at ISS
On Thursday 13 October, ISS celebrated its 59th Dies Natalis with a lecture entitled' Who will own the countryside? Dispossession, rural youth and the future of farming' which was delivered by Professor Ben White who is retiring this year from ISS. |
We need your input and cooking skillsIn October 2012 the ISS celebrates its 60th anniversary. For this occasion we are organizing several activities, of which you will no doubt hear more about in due course.
The cookbook-team Annet, Karen & Karin |
Alumni meetings |
Upcoming meetings |
Namibia, Windhoek, 28 October 2011 Date: 28 October 2011 The meeting will behosted by professor Mohamed Salih and professor Wil Hout. Further details will be announced. |
Montreal, Canada, 18 November 2011 Dr. Kristen Cheney and Professor Ben White of ISS would like to meet with ISS alumni in Montreal on Friday 18 November 2011. The gathering will include drinks and a buffet dinner. The dinner / meeting will start at 18.00 hours and will last until approximately 21.00 hours. Further details of the venue will be communicated asap. Please spread the word and share these announcements with other ISS alumni you are aware of as we unfortunately do not have email addresses of all alumni. |
Recent meetings |
Maputo, Mozambique, 25 August 2011 On the 25th of August an alumni meeting was held in Maputo, Mozambique, hosted by professor Leo de Haan, Rector of ISS-EUR. During the meeting an interesting discussion unfolded on the role alumni can play for ISS-EUR, and what the ISS-EUR can do to inform alumni on ISS-EUR initiatives. Alumni indicated that they would be willing to assist ISS-EUR to attract students, and some ideas were discussed in how ISS-EUR could facilitate this. But - all in all - it was not only serious discussions that marked the evening: everyone enjoyed the superb seafood, drinks and especially the good company of former students and staff of ISS-EUR. |
Amman, Jordan, 8 September 2011 Dr. Kristin Cheney of ISS has hosted a small alumni meeting in Amman in Jordan. On this picture you see her with Yoshino Suzuki, who lives in Amman currently. |
Tehran, Iran, 21 September 2011 11 ISS alumni participated in the alumni gathering in the Homa Hotel in Tehran. Apart from the host, Dr. Mahmood Messkoub, also the Dutch ambassador in Iran, mr. Cees Kole, attended the great gathering. |
Alumni associations |
NANC meeting in China
ISS alumni in China are invited to attend the NANC Annual General Event (AGE) 2011 on Saturday December 10 in Beijing! This year, NANC AGE goes Orange!! To attend this event, you are kindly requested to dress up with an orange color! Details of the gathering: |
PhD defences |
Public Defence by Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng
On 29 August, 2011 Sampson Oduro-Kwarteng of Ghana successfully defended his thesis entitled: Private Sector Involvement in Urban Solid Waste Collection. Performance, capacity and regulations in five cities in Ghana |
Essays on Schooling and Child Labour in Portugal
On 16 September, Mr Pedro Veiga Vaz da Silva Goulart from Portugal successfully defended his thesis |
Public Defence by Ms Xiao Liang, China
On 5 October, Xiao Liang successfully defended her thesis entitiled: The Economics of Sustainable Urban Water Management: The Case of Beijing
|
New publications |
The ISS libarary maintains a depository of publications by ISS staff and current and former students. The library also highlights ISS publications on its webpages. ISS Working Paper 521.: One is not enough! Understanding world trade collapses. P. van Bergeijk. Full text available here. ISS Working Paper 522: Laos: a state coordinated frontier economy. E. Andriesse. Full text available here. ISS Working Paper 523: Local economic development and migrant remittances in rural Zimbabwe: building on sand or solid ground? Ncome G., Gomez, G.M. Full text available here. ISS Working Paper 524: Solidarity economy in Brazil: movement, discourse and practice. Analysis through a Polanyian understanding of the economy. A.H.J. Helmsing. Full text available here. Religion and Development: Ways of Transforming the World edited by Gerrie ter Haar Children as ethnographers: reflections on the importance of participatory research in assessing orphans’ needs by Kristen Chaney Marital Violence and Women's Employment and Property Status: Evidence from North Indian villages by Bhattacharyya, M.,Bedi, A.S.and Chhachhi, A. The PRS approach and the Paris agenda: Experiences in Bolivia, Honduras and Nicaragua by Dijkstra, A.G.and Komives, K. "Ein bisschen weniger arm": Die Logik der Subsistenzunternehmer by Berner, G.E., Gomez, G.M. and Knorringa, P. 21 jaar VN-verdrag voor de Rechten van het Kind : een volwassen bijdrage aan kinderrechten in de wereld? by Arts, C.J.M. Strengthening Whom? the role of international migration for women and men in Northwest Pakistan by Siegmann, K.A. Beware the Fallacy of Productivity Reductionism, European Journal of Development Research 23: 521-526 by Fischer, A. M. Resilience in an Unequal Capitalist World, by Andrew M. Fischer and Uma Kothari Introduction to special virtual issue of Journal of International Development, co-edited with Uma Kothari, in preparation for the upcoming DSA-EADI conference from 19-22 September 2011, in York, UK A Challenge for Research in Development Studies on Values, Ethics and Morals, by Andrew M. Fischer and Uma Kothari You can also subscribe to ISS' free email notification service for the ISS Working Paper Series. Just supply your email address and you will receive a message each time a new issue is published, including the abstract and the link to the online version. |
Open access and free resources |
RePEc: top 25 ISS Working papers for September 2011Find out the top 25 ISS Working Papers by file downloads for the month of September at http://logec.repec.org/scripts/seritemstat.pl?h=RePEc:dgr:euriss |
Palgrave: free sample articlesPalgrave Macmillan and the journals editorial teams have selected papers from the archives of the journals to give a representative sample of the best of their content. The free articles can be found at http://www.palgrave-journals.com/pal/information/free_articles.html |
Climate Compatible Development Tools: A guide for national planningThis new, interactive users’ guide to tools for climate and development planning contains resources and methodologies to help decision-makers through the challenges of development planning in a changing climate. The guide covers over 30 tools for climate compatible development building and planning, from the donor, private sector, NGO and country-led communities. It was created by Ecofys and IDS, with the support of the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN). Access the guide at http://www.climateplanning.org/ |
UN Publications online
The United Nations System Standing Committee on Nutrition (UNSCN) is the food and nutrition policy harmonization forum of the United Nations. All SCN's publications are available on-line in PDF format, downloadable for free. |
Join the ISS alumni groups on Facebook and Linkedin |
Contact the Alumni Office at alumni@iss.nl for any questions, address updates, suggestions etcetera. Disclaimer ISS |
