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The (Im)possibility of Decolonizing the University begins with decolonizing the ‘self’

Monday, 23 Sep 2019

Opinion
Seminar by Sara Motta
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'Mining Industrialisation in the African Periphery: Disruption and Dependency in South Kivu, DRC'

Monday, 23 Sep 2019

PhD defence
Successful PhD defence by Ben Radley
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Populism, Identity and Illiberal Behaviour

Tuesday, 17 Sep 2019

Lecture
Public Lecture by Syed Mansoob Murshed at BRAC University, Bangladesh
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Politics of Knowledge: weaving stories of dehumanization, erasure and resistance in the highlands of Chiapas

Thursday, 12 Sep 2019

PhD defence
PhD distinction (Cum Laude for Paulina (Sat) Trejo Mendez
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Can technology 'decode' developmental problems?

Thursday, 12 Sep 2019

Blogpost
New post on ISS blog, BlISS
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Events

Upcoming events

Gender, empowerment and Syrian refugee women in the Netherlands

Wednesday, 25 Sep 2019, 13:00

Seminar
ISS Migration Seminar Series
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'Tiempo de Lluvia': Indigenous voices from Mexico

Friday, 27 Sep 2019, 16:00

Performance
Film screening and panel discussion
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'Evaluating Political Capture and Targeting Performance of the Benazir Income Support Program in Pakistan'

Wednesday, 2 Oct 2019, 16:00

PhD defence
PhD defence by Muhammad Saleem
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Politics, humanitarianism and migration to Europe

Wednesday, 9 Oct 2019, 16:00

Seminar
ISS Migration Seminar Series
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Collective Memory, Inter-ethnic interactions: the Politics of Becoming and Being ‘Sabaot’ in Kenya

Monday, 14 Oct 2019, 16:00

PhD defence
PhD defence by Bramwel Matui Namtal
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