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PhD defence by Dennis Penu

Regional Reorganisation, Communal Context and Conflicts in Ghana

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The role and conditions of migrant labour in the Netherlands
Investigating the precarious conditions of migrant labour from Central and Easter Europe in the Dutch agricultural sector.
- Monday 8 Aug 2022
- Publication
Gender, democracy and ethics: A critical realist analysis
What makes critical realism so valuable in these times? Researchers will gather ideas to discuss this question during an upcoming conference.
- Saturday 6 Aug 2022
- General
'The UN is under attack in eastern Congo, but DRC elites are also to blame for the violence'
The UN mission has been criticized for failing to stop decades of fighting in DRC. Delphin Ntonyoma argues that the DRC government shares responsibility
- Monday 1 Aug 2022
- Opinion

Realist Complexity between Causal and Complex Systems Conference
Conference and public presentations on what Critical Realism (CR) can contribute to the literature on complexity.
- Monday 8 Aug 2022, 09:00 - Friday 12 Aug 2022, 17:00
- Conference
PhD defence by Dennis Penu
Dennis Penu will defend this PhD thesis looking at the social conflict outcomes of the 2018 regional reorganization in Ghana.
- Tuesday 16 Aug 2022, 16:00 - 17:30
- PhD defence
'Iran and the turn of the century; Experiences, lessons and perspectives'
In a series of panels and conversations, the conference will delve into some of the political crises, challenges and tensions of contemporary Iran.
- Friday 26 Aug 2022, 10:00 - Saturday 27 Aug 2022, 19:00
- Conference