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Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research (AISSR)

Journal Maritime Studies (MAST) becomes Open Access

Maritime Studies (MAST) is an international journal devoted to maritime issues. The journal has received a generous subsidy from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) to become an Open Access Journal.

Invitation to teach at a methods workshop in Amsterdam

At the Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR) we organize a workshop on longitudinal interpretive or mixed methods research. Risk research should be a large part of the workshop, but contributions from other fields are welcome too. For this workshop we are looking for one or two speakers / teachers. Please read more about it below.

ERC for research into the social and political aspects of sports migration

UvA anthropologist Niko Besnier received an ERC Advanced Grant for his research into the consequences of sports migration.

Images as scientific source: video tutorials for scientists

Cultural anthropologist John Kleinen and three of his students have received grants to study the use of images as scientific source. The results of the study will be translated in video tutorials for anthropologists, sociologists, political scientists and social geographers.

Research Priority Area 'Global Health' launches new website and centre name

The Centre for Global Health and Inequality (CGHI) has changed its name to Centre for Social Science and Global Health (SSGH). SSGH builds on a long tradition of multidisciplinary social science research on health and illness at the same university.The website provides information on the activities of the centre and affiliated reseachers and projects.

Artists’s impressions of the boundaries of gender

The Amsterdam Research Centre for Gender and Sexuality (ARC-GS) has started a unique cooperation with Ronit Eden Concept and Spatial Design. Ronit Eden is currently organising the exhibition 'The Gatewatcher' (Spring 2012 in Arti et Amicitiae, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) where international artists address the boundaries of gender. ARC-GS has published photo's of their artworks on the ARC-GS website and thereby supports this exhibition.

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For Staff AISSR

Information for the staff of the AISSR

IDS Lecture Series

This years topic is Social Justice and Development. Go to the website including literature and online lectures (Open Access).

Seminar Series: Ir/relevance of Race in Science and Society

The relevance and irrelevance of race as an object and concept of research in order to explore ways to talk about race without naturalizing differences.