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UvA awarded record number of Vidi grants
26 May 2014
Nineteen UvA researchers have been awarded a Vidi grant as part of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Innovational Research Incentives Scheme. Having secured 19 of the 88 grant allocations for ...
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Summer School on Security Governance & Conflict Resolution
25 Apr 2014
This three-week programme will give students an in-depth look into the ways in which thinking and speaking about security have changed over time, and how stakeholders on various levels deal with conflicts and ...
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Rutgerd Boelens, professor by special appointment of the Political Ecology of Water in Latin America
24 Apr 2014
Dr R. A. Boelens (1965) has been appointed professor by special appointment of the Political Ecology of Water in Latin America at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The ...
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Darshan Vigneswaran joins IMES directorship
15 Apr 2014
Darshan Vigneswaran will join the IMES directorship as of 1 May 2014. Darshan will take over most tasks from Floris Vermeulen (such as communication, organising conferences/workshops and PR). This also means that the ...
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Wouter van der Brug appointed interim chair of the Political Science Department
20 Mar 2014
Wouter van der Brug has been appointed as chair of the Political Science Department for a period of six months. During this period, the department will be recruiting a new, permanent chair.
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Women on Board: Female Board Membership as a Form of Elite Democratization
6 Mar 2014
Eelke Heemskerk en Meindert Fennema consider female presence in corporate boards a sign of the democratization of elite social networks. Building on a case study of the Netherlands that covers the last four decades, ...
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Brian Burgoon appointed AISSR director
5 Mar 2014
On 1 June 2014, Prof. Brian Burgoon will be appointed director of the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR).
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Nine UvA subject areas listed in QS World University Rankings top 50
27 Feb 2014
In the QS World University Rankings by Subject, published on Wednesday 26 February, nine of the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) subject areas are in the top 50. Communication & Media Studies is the highest ranked ...
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In Memoriam Gerd Baumann (1953-2014)
11 Feb 2014
On January 15 Gerd Baumann died at the age of 60. Although his death was not unexpected – in his own style he informed his colleagues – it was still a shock.
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Join us on UvA Master's Day
24 Jan 2014
Have you chosen your Master's programme yet? Join us on 15 February to find out which programmes of the Graduate School of Social Sciences best match your skills and interests.
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UvA and VU pool knowledge on Europe
8 Jan 2014
The new Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European Studies (ACCESS EUROPE), run jointly by VU University Amsterdam (VU) and the University of Amsterdam (UvA), has been set up to gain a better understanding of the ...
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New research: Slum Tourism in the Americas
18 Dec 2013
This trilateral research project investigates slum tourism in Kingston, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Rio de Janeiro, theorizing the commodification of urban poverty and violence in the context of global mobilities ...
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Save the date: inaugural event of the Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European StudieS - ACCESS EUROPE
13 Dec 2013
On 22 and 23 January 2014, The Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European StudieS -ACCESS EUROPE will open its doors with the inaugural event ‘Europe in Crisis – Resilient Europe’ in Felix Meritis in Amsterdam.
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UvA and VU launch Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European Studies
13 Nov 2013
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) and VU University Amsterdam (VU) have jointly launched the Amsterdam Centre for Contemporary European Studies (ACCESS EUROPE). This joint centre is meant to stimulate collaborative ...
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Territory, Migration and the Evolution of the International System
5 Nov 2013
Contemporary international migration makes border controls, bounded citizenship, and sovereign jurisdictions appear increasingly outdated. These policy tools are poor responses to a world characterized by ...
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UvA brings together expertise on the Middle East
4 Nov 2013
The University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Amsterdam Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (ACMES) will officially open on Thursday, 14 November with presentations by prominent historian Joseph Massad of Columbia University and ...
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Soldiering under Occupation - Processes of Numbing among Israeli soldiers in the Al-Aqsa Intifada
1 Nov 2013
Often, violent behavior or harassment from a soldier is dismissed by the military as unacceptable acts by individuals termed, "rotten apples." In this study, the author argues that this dismissal is unsatisfactory ...
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UvA’s Social Sciences best in the Netherlands
8 Oct 2013
The discipline of Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) is the best in the Netherlands, according to the THE World University Ranking.
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UvA top Dutch university in QS World University Rankings
10 Sept 2013
For the fourth consecutive year, the University of Amsterdam is the highest ranked Dutch university in the QS World University Rankings. Previously ranked 62nd, the UvA has moved up four places and is now ranked 58th ...
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UvA in top 50 of ARWU Ranking for Social Sciences
10 Sept 2013
The University of Amsterdam has been placed in the top 50 for the discipline of Social Sciences by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). This ranking of the world’s 500 best universities is published ...
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GSSS Academic Opening
29 Aug 2013
On Thursday 29 August from 15:00 to 17:00h, the Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) officially welcomes the new students starting a Dutch or English language Master's programme as of September 2013.
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Terrorism financing barely traceable using data analysis
28 Aug 2013
Doctoral research by Mara Wesseling has shown that the data analyses being performed as part of the European fight against terrorism financing are of little use for preventing terrorism. Wesseling will receive her ...
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19 UvA and AMC researchers receive Veni grant
23 July 2013
Nineteen researchers who recently obtained their doctorate, will receive a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) for research at the UvA or the Academic Medical Center (AMC-UvA). ...
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Migration and Integration Research: Filling in Penninx's Heuristic Model
1 July 2013
Rinus Penninx's groundbreaking work has helped to systematise and classify existing research in the field of migration and ethnic studies.
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New research on election violence
1 July 2013
Political scientist Ursula Daxecker will collect and analyse data on election violence in Afghanistan, Kenya, the Cote D’Ivoire, Nigeria, and Pakistan with competitive elections for the 1990-2010 period. These ...
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Article on Urban Mobility, co-authored by Andrew Switzer, Luca Bertolini and John Grin
1 July 2013
This article examines the possible contributions that transition studies can make to better understand the problems that hinder attempts to deliver co-ordination between transport and land-use planning and better ...
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Three UvA professors appointed to the KNAW
30 May 2013
The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) has appointed UvA professors Eveline Crone, Martin van Hees and Annemarie Mol as members. Membership of the KNAW, which includes leading academics from every ...
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IMES Seed-Grant Announcement
17 May 2013
This year IMES will again award two seed grants of up to 2,500 EURO each. The aim of the IMES seed grant is to support research initiatives of the members of IMES, and to stimulate original research in the area of ...
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The Sexual History of the Global South: Sexual Politics in Africa, Asia and Latin America
3 May 2013
The Sexual History of the Global South explores the gap between sexuality studies and postcolonial, cultural critique. Featuring twelve original case studies, based on original historical and ethnographic research ...
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Christine Lagarde special guest in 'Room for Discussion'
2 May 2013
Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the IMF, will be the guest in Room for Discussion on Tuesday 7 May 2013. Room for Discussion is the debate and interview forum of Faculty of Economics and Business students.
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