Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research / AISSR
AISSR research themes are highly pertinent to rapidly changing societies. Our mission is to contribute to public debates on key issues, to interventions that address pressing social problems and to engage with relevant stakeholders, like government agencies, NGOs and the private sector, at local, national and global levels.
Most - if not all - of the research conducted at the AISSR concerns urgent issues of social and political controversy – from migration and belonging, to global health, to environmental sustainability, to urban quality-of-life, to global terrorism. AISSR research and publications often inform new policy agendas in the Netherlands, Europe and the world.
We directly promote societal impact in four distinct ways:
If you want to know more about the work we do, please read one of our 'Impact Stories':