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MA in Development Studies

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Inaugural lecture by Professor Andrew Fischer

Scaling up redistribution to deal with the global challenges of an inequal world

Andrew Fischer

Cities and climate change

Professor Portraits - Meet Shuaib Lwasa, Professor of Urban Resilience and Global Development

Professor Shuaib Lwasa

PhD defence by Mahardhika Sjamsoeoed Sadjad

Dhika will defend her thesis looking at representations of refugees in Indonesia

Mahardhika Sjamsoe’oed Sadjad

Silvia Hernández named Chief of Staff for ECLAC
ISS alumna appointed to key role in the prominent economic think tank in Latin America.
- Thursday 24 Nov 2022
- Appointment
M23: Four things you should know about the rebel group’s campaign in Rwanda-DRC conflict
Delphin Ntanyoma sets out the four things you should know about the M23 rebel insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Cong.
- Thursday 24 Nov 2022
- Publication
Politico-religious extremism and violence against women in Sri Lanka
In this report, Shyamika Jayasundara-Smits analyses the steady increase of gender-based violence, especially violence against women, in Sri Lanka
- Tuesday 22 Nov 2022
- Publication

ISS Physical and Online Education Fair 2022
Want to do your MA in Development Studies at the International Institute of Social Studies? Join us at our education fairs for information about our programme
- Saturday 5 Nov 2022, 14:00 - Thursday 8 Dec 2022, 14:35
- Open day
Collective action for transformative social policy
What are the negative impacts of commercialization of the German healthcare system on patients and healthcare workers?
- Monday 28 Nov 2022, 11:00 - 13:00
- Lecture
Lessons of Indigeneity: Adivasis and Sámis
This conference aims to facilitate a conversation between two indigenous communities from different parts of the world
- Tuesday 29 Nov 2022, 11:00 - Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, 12:00
- Conference