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Livestream PhD defence by Zhen Lu

The connectivities between the climate crisis and colonialism - PCC inaugural lecture

Research InSights Live

EADI General Conference - Solidarity, Peace and Social Justice

Analyzing local responses to COVID-19

KidsRights Index report 2021 - impact of pandemic on children

Counting the Dead on World Refugee Day
Marking UN World Refugee Day on 20 June, Dr Helen Hintjens describes the 'Counting the Dead' event held on Scheveningen beach
- Monday 21 Jun 2021
- Blogpost
Call on the EU to end its border regime
'Fortress Europe' has led to the avoidable deaths of over 44,000 refugees. What are the alternatives to fortifying borders and blocking migration?
- Monday 21 Jun 2021
- Blogpost
The decentralization paradox in Morocco
In this chapter in the Research Handbook on Democracy and Development, Dr Sylvia Bergh examines recent decentralization reforms in Morocco
- Monday 21 Jun 2021
- Publication

PhD defence by Zhen Lu
Zhen Lu will defend her thesis on The Role of Local Governments in Emerging Regional Business Systems: A comparative analysis of Zheijiang and Yunan Provinces
- Thursday 24 Jun 2021, 10:00 - 12:00
- PhD defence
Sticky Notes on the Wall – Digitalizing and Systematizing Research Workflows
In this Research in Progress seminar, Brandon Summer describes his research into Digitalizing and Systematizing Research Workflows
- Thursday 24 Jun 2021, 13:00 - 14:00
- Seminar
ISS PhD Alumni Association summer drinks
ISS PhD Alumni Association summer drinks with presentations by former PhD researchers, current PhD researchers and an update on current ISS research.
- Thursday 24 Jun 2021, 16:00 - 17:00
- Alumni