International Institute of Social Studies

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Join our one-year MA in Development Studies and take the next step in your career.

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Launch of the REISS Scholarship

A new partnership supporting Arab Master’s students

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Highlights

2024-25 MA batch write about development

Best student essays on society, gender, conflict and decoloniality

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Development Studies - is this the MA for you?

Develop a critical understanding of major debates, theories and interventions in development studies

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  • ISS Education Fairs 2025

    Meet ISS online to learn more about our study programmes. Drop by the virtual booths to have a chat, watch the videos and download the information materials.
    Edu fair 2021
  • Looking back at Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories

    Rewatch the talk given by the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, on 14 February
    Francesca Albanese during lecture on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories
  • Labour movements, part 2: Sex work

    Dr Karin Astrid Siegmann and advocate Wendy van der Jagt explore sex work through a labour rights lens, challenging stigma and advocating for protections
    Decriminalize sex work - poster

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