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International Institute of Social Studies (ISS)

As an international academic agency the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) accumulates and exchanges knowledge and know-how on human aspects of processes of economic and social change. The ISS works with and for a multicultural community, in a critical and pluralistic, interdisciplinary and comparative approach based on a rich experience with development and transition processes. The ISS aims at widening civil participation in the process towards just and sustainable development in the context of global change. ISS is active in teaching, research and projects and advisory services.

Latest Publications

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Blog: Are You Oversimplifying? Research Dilemmas, Honesty and Epistemological Reductionism
2019/01 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Rodrigo Mena
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Blog: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: A Study of Witchcraft Accusation in Northern Ghana by Issah Wumbla - The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice
2019/01 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Issah Wumbla
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Blog: What Determines Societal Relevance? By Roy Huijsmans and Elyse Mills - The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice
2019/01 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Roy Huijsmans, Elyse Mills
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Blog: Development Dialogue 2018 - Who Decides Who Gets Social Protection?
2018/12 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Maria Klara Kuss
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Financial Services in the EU : Is There a Problem of Financial Exclusion?
2018/12 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); ISS Working Paper Series / General Series; Author(s): Meskoub, Mahmoud
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Blog: Insiders, Outsiders, and the Rise of Populism in Gated Communities by Cathy Wilcock - The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice
2018/12 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Cathy Wilcock
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Blog: Globalisation, International Law and the Elusive Concept of ‘Global Justice’ by Jeff Handmaker and Karin Arts - The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice
2018/11 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Jeff Handmaker, Karin Arts
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Blog: Social Cash Transfers: The Risk of Malawi’s Donor Dependence
2018/11 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Roeland Hemsteede
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Blog: Development Dialogue 2018 | Blue Economy: A New Frontier of an African Renaissance?
2018/11 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Johan Spamer
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Blog: 11 Tips for Better Blogging by Duncan Green - The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice
2018/10 – International Institute of Social Studies (ISS); blog post; Author(s): Duncan Green
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Development Dialogue 2018 | Social acceptance of oil activities in the Ecuadorian Amazon: a long way to go by Alberto Diantini
Oil companies are coming to realise that they need a ‘Social Licence to Operate’—the acceptance of locals—to reduce social risk associated with their activities. But how do they achieve this community acceptance, especially in areas of the Amazon forest inhabited by indigenous peoples? The post Development Dialogue 2018 | Social acceptance of oil activities in the Ecuadorian Amazon: a long way to go by Alberto Diantini appeared first on The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice.

Questioning the ‘local’ in ‘localisation’: A multi-local reply by Samantha Melis
The localisation agenda, which aims to localise funds and responsibilities to local actors in humanitarian responses, retains an ambiguous concept of ‘the local’. The inclusion of power relations at multiple local governance levels in the localisation debate is needed for a more realistic approach to locally led responses to disasters, argues Samantha Melis. The post Questioning the ‘local’ in ‘localisation’: A multi-local reply by Samantha Melis appeared first on The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice.

Are we ready for the robotic revolution? by Oane Visser and Pieter Medendorp
Japan has a hotel where guests are served by robots, and in Australia self-driving tractors autonomously harvest crops, day and night. Robots help with care for residents in some Dutch nursing homes; once in your house, they can order you a taxi, order your food, or mow your lawn. Robots of all shapes and sizes are beginning to penetrate our lives. Do they generate smarter, happier lives? What are the implications of a robotic revolution for our freedom and autonomy?  The post Are we ready for the robotic revolution? by Oane Visser and Pieter Medendorp appeared first on The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice.

Religion within development, or development within religion? by Fernande Pool
Religion should not be considered one among many wellbeing dimensions that development enables people to engage in, but one among many ontological sources that enables people to engage in development, Fernande Pool, postdoctoral researcher at the ISS, argues. A truly inclusive and respectful dialogue on development would go beyond a secular/religious binary and allow for alternative sources and conceptualisations, whether embedded in religious or non-religious sources. The post Religion within development, or development within religion? by Fernande Pool appeared first on The ISS Blog on Global Development and Social Justice.