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'LAB': interdisciplinary centre for research
20 June 2012
All the research facilities and advanced equipment of the University of Amsterdam’s Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG) – including a sleep lab, baby lab, fMRI brain scanner and virtual reality lab – ...
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Roads from Rio – Views from the World of Experts
18 June 2012
A documentary by Maarten Hajer in which he interviewed experts at Rio+20, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development.
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Jonathan Zeitlin named FMG Distinguished Research Professor
23 May 2012
Professor of Public Policy and Governance Jonathan Zeitlin has been named Distinguished Research Professor by Dean Edward de Haan of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, effective 1 May 2012.
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Neda Delfani wins the SER Thesis Prize
27 Apr 2012
For her thesis Neda Delfani examined the role of partisanship in the effectiveness of the European Strategy for Growth and Jobs (ESGJ).
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Hunderd citations ISI
27 Apr 2012
Last month two articles authored by AISSR members, originating from research carried out at the UvA have reached 100 citations in the ISI Web of Science database.
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Grant for three UvA projects concerning sustainable urban areas
11 Apr 2012
Three research projects of UvA academics will receive a grant as part of the research programmes Urban Regions in the Delta and Sustainable Accessibility of the Randstad organised by the Netherlands Organisation for ...
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Renewed funding IS Academie Education and International Development
29 Mar 2012
After a successful first phase (2006-2011) of the IS Academie cooperation between the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DSO-OO) and the research group on Education and Development (part of the AISSR Governance and ...
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Maarten Hajer appointed honorary professor in Copenhagen
14 Mar 2012
Maarten Hajer, Professor of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam and Director of the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), was recently appointed honorary professor at the University of ...
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ERC for research into the social and political aspects of sports migration
31 Jan 2012
UvA anthropologist Niko Besnier received an ERC Advanced Grant for his research into the consequences of sports migration.
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Dealing with feelings: the role of emotions in political communication
4 Jan 2012
Communication scientist Andreas Schuck recently received a Veni grant for his research into the mobilising/demobilising role of emotions in political news reporting.
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Marlies Glasius appointed on special chair at Vrije Universiteit
22 Dec 2011
As of January 1, 2012, our colleague Marlies Glasius has been appointed on the chair Citizens’ Involvement in War Zones and Post-Conflict Zones at the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. This special chair (bijzondere ...
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Transitieprocessen in Noord-Afrika en het Midden-Oosten
2 Dec 2011
Paul Aarts heeft van het WODC (Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek- en Documentatiecentrum van het ministerie van Veiligheid & Justitie) de opdracht gekregen tot een "Theoretische duiding van transitieprocessen in ...
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The emigrant influence on native-country politics
15 Nov 2011
Emigrants from politically unstable countries tend to maintain close ties with their country of birth. What influence do such - often lifelong - relationships have on political processes in those home countries? Dr ...
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Summer Programme on Urban Studies: International Housing, Policy and Planning
10 Nov 2011
In this three week programme in July 2012 students will explore housing, planning and policy issues in European cities as well as consider how these apply in other regions of the world.
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First results of the Provincial Globalisation research programme
11 Oct 2011
This WOTRO-NWO funded research programme focuses on the process of ‘provincial globalisation' in India. The first working papers can now be downloaded.
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Dr. Justus Uitermark wins the IMISCOE Maria Ioannis Baganha Dissertation Award 2011
25 July 2011
Dr. Uitermark obtained his PhD in 2010 from the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research at the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Entitled ‘Dynamics of Power in Dutch Integration Politics’, Dr. ...
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Prof. Jonathan Zeitlin has been granted a Jean Monnet Chair
18 July 2011
The Jean Monnet Chair project aims to strengthen and increase the visibility of European integration studies within the University and city of Amsterdam, and to stimulate excellence in research, teaching, and ...
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Social Science Research in Turbulent Times
25 Mar 2011
On March 14, 2011 the AISSR organized a debate on the future of social science research in the Netherlands. Questions were addressed like: what kind of impact will the increased importance of research priority areas ...
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The Pantheon of Public Values
3 Feb 2011
The focus on values in public governance has increased significantly in recent years. Mark Rutgers states in his inaugural lecture that normativity or the saturation of values in public governance should be a core ...
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Europe facing the challenge of a rising multipolar world
11 Nov 2010
China, India, Brazil, and other emerging economies are fast on their way to becoming leading players in the global economy. This may lead to the rise of a new multipolar world order. What effect will these ...
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Experimentalist Governance in the European Union: Towards a New Architecture
7 Apr 2010
Jonathan Zeitlin and Charles F. Sabel claim in their book book that the EU's regulatory successes rest on the emergence of a recursive process of framework rule making and revision by European and national actors ...
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IIAS thesis prize for UvA alumna
25 Mar 2010
University of Amsterdam (UvA) alumna Marloes van Houten has scooped the Master's thesis prize at the International Institute of Asian Studies (IIAS) for her MA thesis ‘Nepal's Civil War and its Impact'.
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The political power of mass media
2 Dec 2009
Dr Rens Vliegenthart who will be conducting research to assess whether the media's influence is really as pervasive as many believe, as well as determining the factors that play a key role in shaping this influence.
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FMG earmarks funds for interdisciplinary research projects
24 Nov 2009
Edward de Haan, dean of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG), has designated two interdisciplinary research focal areas. These research projects, Institutions and Inequality and The Entertainization ...
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Political scientist Mügge receives prestigious Jean Blondel Award 2009
19 Oct 2009
Daniel Mügge, university lecturer at the University of Amsterdam’s Department of Political Science, has won the Jean Blondel Award 2009. He received the award in recognition of his thesis "Widen the Market, Narrow ...
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Study of pan-Asian identity in the Netherlands
3 Sept 2009
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded UvA alumnus Reza Kartosen a Mozaïek grant. Kartosen received the € 200,000 grant, intended for talented young alumni from ethnic minorities, in ...
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‘Underhill Group’ makes key contribution to economic crisis debate
16 June 2009
A team of researchers gathered under Geoffrey Underhill, Professor of International Governance in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences (FMG), is making an important contribution to the financial crisis debate.
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Bringing nuance to the counter-terrorism ‘carnival’
27 Jan 2009
Society understandably is concerned about radicalism and potential attacks, but we must not overestimate the risks, says the new professor by special appointment in Radicalisation Studies Frank Bovenkerk. ‘My job is ...
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AIDS patients’ treatment endangered by drug patent monopolies
27 Jan 2009
New rules surrounding patent law have fuelled exorbitant price hikes for medicines, with potentially disastrous results in particular for AIDS patients in third world countries. Researcher Ellen 't Hoen argues for ...
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