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Emile Smidt successfully defended his PhD thesis 'Beyond Militarized Conservation: The policy labour regime and its effects in the Kruger National Park'

Louis Thiemann graduated with a distinction for his thesis 'The Third Class: Artisans of the world, unite?'

An investigation into agricultural production, the management of common resources and the effects of ICT on rural development.

On 12 May 2022, Delphin Ntanyoma successfully defended his thesis investigating why individual combatants engage and disengage with armed groups in Eastern DRC

Who or what defines a woman's strength? This new episode of the Global ISSues podcast explores conceptions and narratives around the 'strong woman' trope.

On 7 April 2022, Seohee Kwak successfully defended her PhD thesis on 'Public action in Vietnam: Between toleration and repression'

Dr Rosalba Icaza discusses the colonial legacy of universities and pedagogical practices. Listen to the full podcast.

It's evident that ISS is home to intellectual rigour. But it's also a place of love, companionship and community. Listen to these stories of love at ISS

Rewatch Zahra Zarepour's defence introduction, read the full thesis or download the abstracts and take a look at some photos taken during the defence.

Cum Laude for Sergio Coronado's PhD thesis examining the trajectories and the implications of changes in allocation of property rights over land in Colombia