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PhD defence Cynthia Embido Bejeno

'On the frontlines: peasant women and land reform struggles in the Philippines'

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Successful PhD defence by Natacha Bruna

'Extractivism, rural livelyhoods and accumulation in a "ClimateSmart" world'

'Not our menu: False solutions to hunger and malnutrition
This report addresses key issues of power and exposes the structural violence that degrades both women and the environment.
- Monday 18 Oct 2021
- Publication
Studio Erasmus: Peter van Bergeijk on the next pandemic
The Professor of International Economics talks his latest book 'De volgende pandemie - Een delta plan voor overliving' during this event.
- Friday 15 Oct 2021
- General
Migrants and Access to Health Care in Costa Rica
About three-quarters of the Costa Rican population think migrants misuse public health services. Academics & NGOs disagree. Which claim has empirical evidence?
- Thursday 14 Oct 2021
- Publication

Hosting Zapatistas at ISS
Live event sharing stories of struggles and experiences of radical practices of autonomy and building other worlds. Come meet the Zapatista delegation at ISS.
- Tuesday 26 Oct 2021, 17:00 - 20:00
- General
PhD defence by Cynthia Embido Bejeno
Cynthia Embido Bejeno will defend her thesis the role of peasant women in land reform struggles. Find out more.
- Friday 29 Oct 2021, 13:30 - 15:00
- PhD defence
Realist Complexity between Causal and Complex Systems Conference
Conference and public presentations on what Critical Realism (CR) can contribute to the literature on complexity.
- Wednesday 26 Jan 2022, 00:00 - Friday 28 Jan 2022, 00:00
- Conference