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  • Refugees of Development’ and ‘Sacrifice Zones’: Humanitarian crisis in the Amazon, capitalist expansion and state intervention

    Photo by Callum Blacoe on Unsplash In this Humanitarian Governance webinar, Professor Marcel Hazeu (Federal University of Para, Brazil) for a discussion on various humanitarian crises unfolding in the Brazilian Amazon. Santiago del Hierro Kennedy (PhD Researcher, ETH Zurich)will follow the presentation with a reflection on how development initiatives interact with resource extraction, widescale agriculture and encroachment on Indigenous territory […]

  • Humanitarian Studies: Adapting and reworking in new times and contexts

    The International Institute of Social Studies is hosting the third edition of The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre’s One-Day Conference which will look at how global political currents affect the work of humanitarian actors and researchers. Global political currents are buffeting humanitarian action and humanitarian studies in multiple contexts across the world, with decisions taken in […]

  • Gender Justice and International Criminal Law 2025 Conference

    On 29 and 30 September 2025 in The Hague, the Gender and International Criminal Law Conference will bring together legal practitioners, scholars, activists, survivors, and policymakers to critically assess and respond to emerging challenges at the intersection of gender justice and international criminal law (ICL). As obstacles to gender justice escalate in conflict and post-conflict zones around the world and […]

  • Celebrating ISS’ 73rd Dies Natalis

    International Institute of Social Sciences Kortenaerkade 12, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

    Professor Dirk-Jan Koch will give his inaugural lecture investigating the changes to Dutch development cooperation during the 73rd anniversary celebration of the International Institute of Social Studies.   The title of the inaugural lecture is 'The Rise & Fall of Dutch Commitment of Development. What next?' More information will follow soon.   Register here

  • The Politics of Dry Feet: The political economy of flood risk management in Indonesia

    Online

    Floods represent one of the most persistent and damaging disasters in Indonesia, a nation highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Despite significant investments in flood management infrastructure, several Indonesian cities continue to grapple with flooding issues, while others have effectively reduced their risks. In Politics of Dry Feet, Dr Yogi Permana explores the reasons behind […]