News - AISSR - University of Amsterdam

Registration open for AMCIS Educational Inequality Conference (July 5-6)

26 Mar 2018

With this academic conference on 5 and 6 July 2018, AMCIS aims to bring together researchers working on educational inequalities by socioeconomic background, ethnic background and/or gender, from various disciplines, ...

Great Thinkers on YouTube-Ewald Engelen presenting the work of Karl Marx

8 Mar 2018

Financial Geographer Ewald Engelen traces the renewed relevance of the writings of Karl Marx. He will also discuss what Marx failed to tell us.

UvA subjects ranked highly in latest QS Rankings

28 Feb 2018

Several subject areas at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have a high ranking in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. Communication & Media Studies is ranked the best in the world (up from 2nd spot ...

Second cartoon on research ethics and risks in the authoritarian field

15 Feb 2018

Fictional heroine Alice encounters challenges when conducting fieldwork in authoritarian states. This time she has to navigate between research opportunity and harassment. What to do when key informants try to get ...

Democracy and Displacement in Colombia’s Civil War

23 Jan 2018

'Democracy and Displacement in Colombia's Civil War' is one of few books available in English to provide an overview of the Colombian civil war and drug war.

'I am not a spy!'

9 Jan 2018

Through an Open Access book and comic strip series UvA political scientists share their fieldwork experiences in authoritarian contexts. They offer their insights into this particularly challenging area of field ...

Cities & Mobilities Seminar with Jennie Germann Molz is online

19 Dec 2017

The guest lecture given by Jennie Germann Molz during the third Cities & Mobilities Seminar 'Cities, Tourism & AirBnB' is now available online.

Adrian Favell's Cities & Mobilities lecture is online

30 Nov 2017

The recording of Adrian Favell's guest lecture on 'Mobility and Diversity' is now available online.

Controlling the Electoral Marketplace

28 Nov 2017

This book studies how established political parties react to the far left and far right parties that have surged in many democracies worldwide.

European Journal of International Relations: UvA Editorial team takes over

28 Nov 2017

From 1 January 2018 a new editorial team from the University of Amsterdam will take over the editorship of the European Journal of International Relations, ranked globally among the top ‘all-round’ journals in ...

First Cities & Mobilities Seminar with Tim Cresswell is online

23 Nov 2017

The guest lecture given by Tim Cresswell during the first Cities & Mobilities Seminar 'Mobility and Place' is now available online.

New Article by Marieke de Goede Develops the Notion of a Chain of Security

21 Nov 2017

This article develops the notion of the Chain of Security in order to conceptualise the ways in which security judgements are made across public/private domains and on the basis of commercial transactions.

Awarded Seed Grants for promising initiatives

6 Nov 2017

There have been three promising initiatives awarded with a seed grant by the Centre for Urban Studies.

New article by Reza Shaker Ardekani and Jan Rath explores common characteristics of coffee people

24 Oct 2017

Reza Shaker Ardekani and CUS member Jan Rath have published the article: Coffee people in Tehran, Glasgow and Amsterdam.

Frank Takes (AISSR-PETGOV) wins Young eScientist Award

23 Oct 2017

The prize aims to stimulate a young scientist demonstrating excellence in eScience: the development or application of digital technology to address scientific challenges.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu attends lecture of Michael Eze on a philosophy of dialogue and reconciliation

9 Oct 2017

Michael Eze presented his lecture during the conference on 'Botho/Ubuntu: A Dialogue on Spirituality, Science and Humanity' organized by Mind and Life in Botswana, Africa.

Urban Studies Seed Grants XL for promising initiatives

3 Oct 2017

This academic year, the Centre for Urban Studies launched – in addition to the regular Seed Grants – a special round of Seed Grants XL.

Call for Visiting Scholar

19 Sept 2017

This academic year, the Centre for Urban Studies launches a call for a visiting scholar award. The aim of this award is to institute a visiting scholar program, going beyond the existing formats supporting short ...

Save the Date and Call for Presenters: Cities & Mobilities Seminar Series

12 Sept 2017

In 2017-2018 the Centre for Urban Studies will host a seminar series “Cities and Mobilities”, organised by Anna Nikolaeva. The aim of the seminar series is to develop a conversation on how mobilities shape cities as ...

Images are not always worth a thousand words

11 Sept 2017

A powerful image can evoke a strong emotional response. But can it also influence and change an individual’s political opinion? Not on its own, according to communication scientist Tom Powell, who will be obtaining ...