Roundtable Sessions

• "The metrics of illicit financial flows and financial transparency" convened by Aitor Perez (Elcano Royal Institute, Spain) and Alex Cobham (Tax Justice Network, UK)

• "The use of specific narratives to open civic space" convened by Nicole Walshe (Knowledge Hub Governance & Citizenship, Oxfam Novib, the Netherlands)

• "Building solidarity with young social justice activists" convened by Kristen Cheney (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Can donor commissioned development research be independent?" convened by Dirk-Jan Koch (Radboud University and Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Netherlands)

• "Aid and development: looking back, thinking ahead" convened by Geske Dijkstra (Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands) and Nadia Molenaers (University of Antwerp, Belgium)

• "Whose renaissance? Ways of seeing water and dams in Ethiopia" convened by Emanuele Fantini, (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands)

• "The legal mobilization project: analyzing law-based advocacy" convened by Jeff Handmaker (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Safety and security for university staff, students and research participants" convened by Thea Hilhorst and Linda Johnson (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Migration, refugees and conflict scenarios: virtual and real" convened by Helen Hintjens (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Knowledge for power: Does evidence-based policy-making work for social justice?" convened by Ondřej Horký-Hlucháň (Institute of International Relations Prague, Czech Republic), Katja Bender (International Centre for Sustainable Development, Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences, Germany) and Sven Grimm (German Development Institute, Germany)

• "Inclusive development and social justice: different understandings of water governance concepts and impacts" convened by Joyeeta Gupta (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands) and Klaas Schwartz (IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, the Netherlands)

• "Pedagogy of crisis and social justice" convened by Karim Knio (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Policy perspectives on frugal innovation" convened by Peter Knorringa (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands) and Greetje Schouten (Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands)

• "How do we academically reflect on how we "know" the world?" convened by Convivial Thinking Writing Collective (University of Leeds, UK) and Julia Schöneberg (University of Kassel, Germany)

• "The changing world of northern NGO sectors" convened by Lau Schulpen (CAOS – Anthropology & Development Studies, Radboud University, the Netherlands) and Nicola Banks (University of Manchester, UK)

• "Can global norms of gender equality create social justice?" convened by Lars Engberg-Pedersen, Adam Fejerskov and Signe Cold-Ravnkilde (all from Danish Institute for International Studies, Denmark)

• "Fostering global, progressive solidarity networks" convened by Marina Apgar and Marjoke Oosterom (both from Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex, UK)

• "Revealing hidden, multiple knowledges: solidarity in practice" convened by Mike Powell (Emergent Works Ltd., UK) and Sarah Cummings (Wageningen University, the Netherlands)

• "Globalization, inequality and conflict" convened by Mansoob Murshed (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands and Coventry University, UK)

• "Gender, sexuality and social justice: unpacking dominant development and policy discourses" convened by Silke Heumann, Ana Victoria Portocarrero Lacayo and Brenda Rodríguez Cortés (all from International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Author meets critics: "Business, Power and Sustainability in a world of Global Value Chains"" convened by Stefano Ponte (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark)

• "Partnership, participation and power in academia" convened by Shreya Sinha, Katarzyna Cieslik, Shashi Ratnaker Singh (all from University of Cambridge, UK)

• "The Potential of Human Security Approaches for Peaceful Development: the Devil is in the Details?" convened by Tamara Kool and Zina S. Nimeh (UNU-MERIT, the Netherlands) and Des Gasper (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Collaborative spaces for indigenous activism" convened by Richard Hemraj Toppo, Elizabeth Swartz and Brenda Rodriguez Cortes (all from International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "New digital technologies and sustainable rural development" convened by Oane Visser and Karin Astrid Siegmann (both from International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands)

• "Water, food and social justice" convened by Lyla Mehta (Institute of Development Studies, Unversity of Sussex, UK) and Deepa Joshi (International Water Management Institute, Sri Lanka)

• "International Accreditation Council (IAC) EADI: sharing experiences and building synergy power amongst IAC accredited MA programmes in Development Studies on solidarity, peace and social justice" convened by Joost Monks and Leo de Haan (both from International Accreditation Council – IAC-EADI)

• "Crowding out solidarity? - Indirect impacts of large-scale public health insurance schemes" convened by Zemzem Shigute (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands) and Christoph Strupat (German Development Institute, Germany)

• "Local economic development & Triple Helix" convened by Meine Pieter van Dijk (International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), the Netherlands) and Diederik de Boer (Maastricht School of Management, the Netherlands)

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