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Vidi grant awarded to nine UvA and AMC-UvA researchers
30 May 2017
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded a Vidi grant worth 800,000 euros to nine researchers from the University of Amsterdam and Academic Medical Center (AMC). The grant will enable ...
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Mapping the New African Diaspora in China: Race and the Cultural Politics of Belonging
19 May 2017
When one thinks of African diasporas, it is likely that their mind will automatically drift to locations such as Europe and America. But how much is known about the African diaspora in East Asia and, in particular, ...
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When the spell is broken: gentrification, urban tourism and privileged discontent in the Amsterdam canal district
18 May 2017
In their new publication CUS members Fenne Pinkster and Willem Boterman explore the changing relationship between upper-middle-class residents residents and their neighbourhood, the Amserdam canal district, ...
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Academic freedom: the Central European University (CEU)
30 Mar 2017
One of the top universities in central and eastern Europe, the Central European University (CEU), may be forced out of Hungary under a draft law being prepared by the Hungarian government.
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New on the Social Science YouTube channel: Barak Kalir presents the work of Hannah Arendt
24 Mar 2017
At a time when the world takes a sharp turn to the right, and as millions of people escape their state in search of refuge in Europe and elsewhere, revisiting the work of Hannah Arendt could hardly be more timely for ...
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UvA Social Sciences in top 50 QS World University Ranking by Subject
9 Mar 2017
The Social Sciences as listed in the top 50 of the QS Ranking: Sociology in 14th place (same as in 2016), Anthropology 14th (was 15), Geography 16th (was 14), Social Policy & Administration 32nd (was 29), Politics & ...
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New videos on social science research online
17 Feb 2017
The Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR) published twelve short videos in which researchers present latest research results within the themes of Security Practices, Gender & Sexuality and Research ...
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Thirteen researchers to visit UvA with Marie Curie Fellowship
7 Feb 2017
Thirteen promising researchers have received a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to conduct research at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The projects focus, among other things, on the formation of ...
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Great Thinkers on YouTube-Nicky Pouw presenting the work of Amartya Kumar Sen
23 Jan 2017
Dr Nicky Pouw presents the work of Amartya Kumar Sen (1933-), Indian philosopher and economist and Nobel Prize winner for his theoretical contributions to the ethics of economics and his life-long work on poverty and ...
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Urban Europe - Fifty tales of the City
18 Jan 2017
In this unique book publication, urban researchers and practitioners based in Amsterdam, tell the story of the European city by sharing their knowledge and insights of urban dynamics in short, provoking pieces.
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Erika van Elsas and co-authors win the Gordon Smith and Vincent Wright Memorial Prize
17 Jan 2017
Routledge and the Editors of the journal 'West European Politics' issued the prize for their article on the nature and origins of Euroscepticism among left-wing and right-wing citizens.
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Farewell Lecture Willem Salet online
15 Dec 2016
The Farewell Lecture of Willem Salet on Public Responsibility held on the second of December is accessible online.
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Partnership between SPERI and PETGOV
14 Dec 2016
As of 28 October 2016, the Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute (SPERI) and PETGOV have formed an institutional partnership, fostering intellectual exchange and collaborative research across three primary ...
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Michelle Parlevliet wins the Max van der Stoel Award 2016
9 Dec 2016
On the occasion of World Human Rights Day on 10 December, the Max van der Stoel Human Rights Awards 2016 have been awarded at Tilburg University. UvA researcher Michelle Parlevliet and Lize Glas of Nijmegen ...
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Voter may be more mature than political parties
15 Nov 2016
What is the state of the Dutch voter? Are we seeing a crisis of confidence between people and politics? Are we on the verge of serious problems and will institutional reforms be inevitable if our country is to remain ...
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Sarah de Lange, professor by special appointment on the Dr J.M. den Uyl Chair
15 Nov 2016
Dr S.L. de Lange (1981) has been named professor by special appointment of the Dr J.M. den Uyl Chair at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The chair was established on ...
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Tom van der Meer, professor of Political Science
15 Nov 2016
Dr T.W.G. van der Meer (1980) has been appointed professor of Political Science, specialising in Legitimacy, Inequality and Citizenship, at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
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John Grin in Sustainability Top 100
4 Nov 2016
John Grin entered newspaper Trouw’s Sustainability Top 100, on the 89th position. Over the past 15 years, he has been teaching a post-graduate course on a method for ‘reflexive design’, attended by academic ...
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Big shift in corporate ownership
3 Nov 2016
Political scientists at the University of Amsterdam reveal a big change on the financial market. Through the analysis of business networks they make visible the massive growth of passive investments and the ...
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Daniel Mügge, professor of Political Arithmetic
29 Sept 2016
Dr D.K. Mügge (1977) has been named Professor of Political Arithmetic at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
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