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MA in Development Studies

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Successful PhD defence by Dr Saba Al Kuntar
Dr Saba Al Kuntar successfully defended her PhD thesis on entrepreneurship in refugee contexts in Lebanon.
- Tuesday 1 Jul 2025
- PhD defence
The UN's role on the rights of children
Are children’s rights in conflict zones being protected at the institutional level? A recent event underscores the urgent need for stronger accountability
- Monday 30 Jun 2025
- General
ISS PhD Research Team together with Leiden Awarded the LDE GMD Seed Grant 2025
ISS PhD researchers have been awarded the LDE GMD Seed Grant for their co-interdisciplinary research project on diasporic aid and care in times of crises.
- Tuesday 24 Jun 2025
- General

'Refugees of Development’ and ‘Sacrifice Zones’: Humanitarian crisis in the Amazon, capitalist expansion and state intervention
In this Humanitarian Governance webinar, the speakers will reflect on humanitarian crises and development initiatives in the Amazon
- Thursday 3 Jul 2025, 14:00 - 15:00
- Webinar
PhD Defence by Maria Fernanda Morales Camacho
In her PhD thesis, Maria Fernanda Morales Camacho analyses Adaptation of Artisanal Fishers in the Context of Climate Change: The case of Costa Rica
- Friday 4 Jul 2025, 16:00 - 17:30
- PhD defence
Humanitarian Studies: Adapting and reworking in new times and contexts
ISS is hosting this one-day conference which will look at how global political currents affect the work of humanitarian actors and researchers
- Friday 12 Sep 2025, 09:30 - 18:00
- Conference