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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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Geographical Diversions. Tibetan Trade, Global Transactions.
24 Apr 2013
Working at the intersections of cultural anthropology, human geography, and material culture, Tina Harris explores the social and economic transformations taking place along one trade route that winds its way across ...
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The Bangladesh Reader. History, Culture, Politics
23 Apr 2013
Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. It has more inhabitants than either Russia or Japan, and its national language, Bengali, ranks sixth in the world in terms of native speakers. Intended for ...
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Marieke de Goede is 2013's recipient of the International Political Sociology Book Award
19 Apr 2013
Marieke de Goede won this award for her book 'Speculative Security: The Politics of Pursuing Terrorist Monies' (University of Minnesota Press, 2012).
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EURISLAM publishes research results: Public discourses about Muslims and Islam in Europe
5 Apr 2013
EURISLAM is a European comparative research project that analyses how the incorporation of Islam in European Member States is influenced by national traditions of identity, citizenship and church-state relations.
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Marie Curie Pre-Doctoral Research Positions in the field of Integration and Migration Open call
26 Mar 2013
The Consortium of European institutions taking part in the project "INTEGRIM: Integration and international migration: pathways and integration policies" offers 8 full-time pre-doctoral research positions.
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Graduation ceremony - GSSS
1 Mar 2013
On 7 March there will be a graduation ceremony for students in English taught programmes of the Graduate School of Social Science. All are welcome to attend.
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Dr M. van Hees, professor of Political Theory
1 Mar 2013
Professor M. van Hees (1964) has been named Professor of Political Theory at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.
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Dr M. E. Glasius, professor of Political Science
29 Jan 2013
Dr M. E. Glasius (1969) has been appointed professor of Political Science, with a particular focus on International Relations at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of the University of Amsterdam (UvA).
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In memoriam: Jos de Beus (27 november 1952 – 16 januari 2013)
18 Jan 2013
Woensdag aan het begin van de avond is Jos de Beus na een lang ziekbed overleden. Hij was slechts zestig jaar. Jos was jarenlang een toonaangevende hoogleraar binnen de Nederlandse Politicologie.
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Orientation February 2013
17 Jan 2013
On Friday 1 February from 14:00 to 15:00, the Graduate School of Social Sciences (GSSS) officially welcomes its new students starting a Master’s or preparatory programme as of February 2013.
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New textbook on International Migration Studies
17 Jan 2013
Intended for advanced students of international migration, this book presents theoretical and empirical perspectives on a range of central topics. Its main focus is on European experiences, including Eastern Europe, ...
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Call for Papers- European Security Culture
26 Oct 2012
We invite paper proposals from scholars across the social sciences and humanities studying anticipatory security politics in Europe from multiple perspectives.
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Symposium on Experimentalist Governance
4 Oct 2012
The journal Regulation and Governance has published a symposium on Jonathan Zeitlin's work with Charles Sabel on Experimentalist Governance in the EU.
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UvA political scientists to host special event reacting to Dutch general election results
10 Sept 2012
On Wednesday, 12 September the Dutch public go to the polls in an early election seen by many as an indicator of future electoral trends in other European countries.
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Academic Culture Between Inspiration and Self-Congratulation
6 Sept 2012
Jan Willem Duyvendak reflected on what good teaching should be about during his speech at the opening of the academic year at the Graduate School of Social Sciences on 30 August 2012.
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University of Amsterdam one of top 150 universities in global ARWU rankings
17 Aug 2012
The University of Amsterdam (UvA) is ranked, just as previous years, in the top 150 of the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU). This ranking of the 500 best universities in the world is published annually ...
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Attend inspiring lectures by renowned UvA professors in the Glass House of Science and Scholarship
17 Aug 2012
This year marks the 380th anniversary of the University of Amsterdam (UvA). In honour of this 76th ‘lustrum’ (anniversary occurring every five years), the UvA will be celebrating the opening of the academic year on a ...
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Orientation September 2012
15 Aug 2012
On Thursday 30 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 2012.
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Veni grant for 19 researchers from the UvA and AMC-UvA
24 July 2012
Nineteen researchers who recently obtained their doctorates have been awarded a Veni grant from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Each researcher will receive up to 250,000 euros, which they ...
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AISSR-GSSS PhD Courses 2012-2013
6 July 2012
Hereby we announce the PhD Courses that will be organised by the AISSR and GSSS in the academic year 2012-2013. AISSR PhD Candidates can already register for these courses.
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Small Worlds of Corporate Governance
5 July 2012
Eelke Heemskerk contributed to various chapters in this edited volume in which 30 countries are compared on networks of corporate governance.
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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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John Grin at international Workshop on `Cooperation for a Green Transformation'
1 June 2012
This workshop takes up the challenges set in the report “World in Transition – a Social Contract for Sustainability” of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU), that argues for a profound societal change ...
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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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GSSS Career Event 2012
20 Apr 2012
Curious about career opportunities after you graduate? Unsure of which direction to take? You may find the answers at the GSSS Career Event, taking place at Prins Hendrikkade 189-B on Friday 8 June.
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Share the GSSS on Facebook and win a sweater of the University of Amsterdam!
12 Apr 2012
The Graduate School of Social Sciences is also on Facebook! And we’ve almost reached 1000 likes. When we hit 1000 likes, we will give away two sweaters (one sweater per person) for followers who share an image.
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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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Would you like to contribute to GSSS policy development?
13 Oct 2011
The GSSS is looking for student members for the Board of Studies (paid).
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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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