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Since the June 2016 referendum result in favour of leaving the European Union, questions have arisen regarding the role of courts in the process of exiting the EU, as well as their future role once the United Kingdom ...
The Anthro Screening Room invites you to the screening of: Empty Home
14 Feb 2019
17:00 - 19:00
Lecture
We are happy to invite you to the screening of Empty Home, a project by Sanderien Verstappen & Willy Sier. The screening of the film will be followed by a discussion on the text they are currently writing.
Bergrede door Amade M’charek: het spoor van het zout
12 Feb 2019
20:00 - 22:00
Lecture
UvA-hoogleraar Amade M’charek spreekt op deze avond de Amersfoortse Bergrede uit. De invloedrijke antropoloog en expert in forensisch onderzoek neemt ons mee naar de randen van Europa.
Two paths for the creation of an EU political identity: cultural heritage policy
8 Feb 2019
16:00 - 17:30
Lecture
Political identity has become a central question in European politics. A key issue is that whilst the EU has greatly expanded its powers in key policy domains that traditionally have been the preserve of nation ...
The politics of measuring poverty in South Africa
7 Feb 2019
16:00 - 17:30
Lecture
Charles Meth (Southern Africa Labour and Development Research Unit, University of Cape Town) on the politics of measuring poverty in South Africa.
The Impact of Populist Parties on EU Institutions and Civil Society Organizations
7 Feb 2019
13:00 - 15:00
Lecture
This presentation focuses on how the ‘populist turn’ of recent years has affected EU institutions and the non-state actors interacting with them. On the basis of a set of in-depth interviews and text analyses, it ...
Lucio Baccaro: Political Economy of Growth in Europe
6 Feb 2019
15:00 - 17:00
Lecture
Based on ongoing research, this presentation will provide an overview of the "Growth Models Perspective" in political economy. Growth models are characterized by different demand drivers, which map onto various key ...
Violence, Stigma, Trauma & Resilience – How to open spaces to address intergenerational legacies of violence?
4 Feb 2019
13:00 - 17:00
Workshop
The University of Humanistic Studies (co-applicant) and the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR, UvA) have received the KNAW-Anticipation Grant Indonesia-The Netherlands (ANGIN). The grant provides ...
Hopes for Unity, Self-Articulation and Sustainability of a Group
31 Jan 2019
17:00 - 19:00
Lecture
The AnthroScreeningRoom is happy to invite you to the first screening of 2019; a work by visual artist Eamonn Harnett. Join for film, discussion and drinks!
Call for Papers: Multiple Materialities of Muslim Marriages
28 Jan 2019 - 15 Feb 2019
09:00 - 17:00
Workshop
This workshop is organized as part of the ERC-funded research project on ‘Problematizing “Muslim Marriages”: Ambiguities and Contestations’ hosted by the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research and the ...
Beate Volker presents the work of Diego Gambetta
22 Jan 2019
15:00 - 16:30
Lecture
Beate Volker on the work of the Great Thinker Diego Gambetta.
Populism and Liberal Democracy: 10 Summary Takeaways
15 Jan 2019
15:00 - 17:00
Lecture
Based on the conceptual, empirical, and theoretical framework developed in his forthcoming Populism and Liberal Democracy: A Comparative and Theoretical Analysis (Oxford University Press, April 2019), Takis Pappas ...
UvA Masterweek
20 Dec 2018 - 15 Feb 2019
14:17 - 00:00
Event
Wil jij verder studeren na je bachelor of overweeg je een 2e master? Kom dan naar de UvA Masterweek van Graduate School of Social Sciences op dinsdag 12 februari 2019.
Change making event
29 Oct 2018
16:30 Event
In a panel discussion with plenty of time for Q&A, they will share their experiences and tips and tricks based on how they moved from social science studies to making a real impact on the world. The panel discussion ...
Workshop on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
10 Jan 2018 - 17 Jan 2018
09:30 - 17:00
Workshop
This intensive workshop on negotiation and conflict resolution combines skill building with the developing of a command of analytic theory in a ‘hands-on’ format. It follows what is sometimes referred to as the ...
International Day for Universal Access to Information
28 Sep 2017
10:00 - 18:00
Event
UNESCO is hosting a day-long event 'IPDCtalks: Powering Sustainable Development with Access to Information' on September 28th, 2017 in Paris.
Workshop on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
10 Jan 2017 - 17 Jan 2017
09:30 - 17:00
Workshop
This intensive workshop on negotiation and conflict resolution combines skill building with the developing of a command of analytic theory in a ‘hands-on’ format. It follows what is sometimes referred to as the ...
Career Day Social Sciences
12 May 2016
14:30 - 19:30
Event
The Graduate School and the College of Social Sciences of the University of Amsterdam are organizing a Career Day for both master and bachelor students.
Why does education pay off?
8 Mar 2013
14:00 PhD defence ceremony
Thijs Bol investigates how the institutional context influences the importance of three mechanisms that explain the educational payoff in the labor market: productivity enhancing skills, positional good, and social ...
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