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ISR-ISC WEBINAR: Ethnographic Encounters with Morality, Crisis and Extractivism in Venezuela
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ISR-ISC WEBINAR: Ethnographic Encounters with Morality, Crisis and Extractivism in Venezuela

Posted on January 25, 2021 by joost

Double-digit inflation, over 5 million refugees, and a political deadlock with no easy solutions: The humanitarian crisis in Venezuela boggles the mind. In this ISR webinar, Iselin Åsedotter Strønen (University of Bergen), Eva van Roekel (Vrije Universiteit), Marjo de Theije … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainability and Commons

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS

Posted on January 25, 2021 by joost

15 PhD positions for Early Stage Researchers Within the ADAPTED project, 15 PhD positions for Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) who are interested in working on the projects overall research focus “Eradicating Poverty: Pathways towards Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals” are … Continue reading →

Posted in Sustainability and Commons

Johan Hoorn en Elly Konijn receive Huibregtsen Prize 2020

Posted on December 2, 2020 by joost

On October 6th 2020, Johan Hoorn and Elly Konijn received the Huibregtsen Prize for their research project ‘Alice’. This prize is intended for a recent research project that combines scientific quality and innovation with a special social added value. Read … Continue reading →

Posted in Societal Impact of Digital Media (SIM) lab

Message from the Refugee Academy

Posted on October 17, 2019 by joost

Are you actively involved in improving the lives of refugees in the Netherlands? Are you doing any type of advocacy work on refugees and migration policies? If so, we want to hear from you and we want to involve you! … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Refugee Academy

‘Switchen en Klimmen’ on the switching behavior of students and climbing the school ladder in a metropolitan environment.

Posted on September 24, 2019 by joost

On Monday September 23rd the study ‘Switchen en Klimmen’ by Iliass el Hadioui of the expertiselab Transformations in Urban Education was presented on the iPabo in Amsterdam West. The book deals with the topic of the switching behavior of students … Continue reading →

Posted in General

Report ‘Civic Integration as a Key Pillar in Societal Resilience for Newcomers’ presented to the National Ombudsman

Posted on May 16, 2019 by joost

Integration must be better tailored to newcomers. That is one of researcher Nikki Scholten’s recommendations, presented to the National Ombudsman, in an effort to improve integration policy in the Netherlands. Scholten compiled the report ‘Civic Integration as a Key Pillar … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Refugee Academy

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