Newsletter AISSR | Issue 31 | Oct 2011
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21 Oct, 11:00: Mieke Lopes Cardozo Future Teachers and Social Change in Bolivia– Between decolonisation and demonstration, De Aula, Amsterdam
11 Oct: IDS LectureStrategizing Against Injustice: a Bottom-Up Perspective, by Dr. Joop de Wit, Institute of Social Studies
14-15 Oct: Emancipatie en integratie: ruim vijftig wetenschappers presenteren laatste inzichtenEmancipatie beoogt bevrijding en gelijkwaardigheid, maar leidt in de praktijk niet zelden tot sociale uitsluiting. Wetenschappers uit verschillende disciplines discussieren met elkaar tijdens het congres ‘Uitsluitend Emancipatie’.
17 Oct: PhD SeminarJohanna Debora Imelda on 'Mobilizing Motherhood: A Case Study of Two Women’s Organizations Advocating HIV Prevention Programs in Indonesia'.
19 Oct: Indiase migranten en film: verschuivende visies en ambivalente gevoelensOnder het thema 'Expats' vertelt Mario Rutten over de verhouding van Indiase migranten met hun thuisland.
28 Oct: Cuba: A Revolution in Sexuality, Genders and BodiesARC-GS Lecture by Dr. Mariela Castro Espín
9/11 de dag die de wereld veranderdePaul Aarts, Jean Tillie en Meindert Fennema aan het woord in deel 3 VARA/VPRO Serie
Als iemand de boel bij elkaar wil houden ben ik het welPaul Scheffer in Vrij Nederland
De angst van straatcoach Diederik SamsomPaul Mepschen in NRC Next
Die rampenscenario's dienen slechts de bancaire belangenEwald Engelen in NRC Handelsblad
Had Wilders niet een beetje gelijk?Meindert Fennema in De Volkskrant
Het einde van de euro Eurozone valt uit elkaar als Italië of Spanje eruit staptEwald Engelen in NRC Handelsblad
PVV heeft zetels zo weer terugMeindert Fennema in De Metro
Vakbeweging hangt al jaren in de touwen; Crisistijd is slecht voor ledenaantalJelle Visser in De Telegraaf
Verantwoordelijkheid? Goed voor de burenColumn Evelien Tonkens in De Volkskrant
Summer Institute on Global Poverty & Inclusive Development To be held at the Graduate School of Social Sciences, University of Amsterdam from June 18th-June 22, 2012. This specialised programme is open to to postgraduate and PhD students, in relevant fields, and development practitioners and policymakers engaged in research and policies on poverty and development.
PHD Workshop Science, Technology and DevelopmentCall for registration. This workshop explores issues of space and mobility in connection to science, technology and development.
Isa Baud is new EADI PresidentIsabelle Baud, Professor in International Development Studies, University of Amsterdam, is the new President of the European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI). She was elected unanimously by the EADI General Assembly held on 21 September 2011 in York.
Dr. Bart van Heerikhuizen receives AUC excellent teacher award 2010-2011During AUC’s second Dies Natalis on 22 September 2011 the AUC excellent teacher award for the academic year 2010-2011 was awarded to Dr. Bart van Heerikhuizen. He teaches sociology at AUC.
Dr. Klarita Gërxhani receives Aspasia grantDr. Klarita Gërxhani received this award for her NWO-VIDI research proposal “CITEwomen: Changing Institutions – Theory and Empirics applied to women in the top”.
Sebastien Chauvin receives Le prix du livre RH 2011Sébastien Chauvin received the prize for his work 'Les agences de la précarité. Journaliers à Chicago' (Le Seuil).
Prof. Douglas Massey (Princeton University) visits AMCISProf. Douglas Massey will give a workshop for PhD students and give an Amsterdam Inequality Lecture.
Social Sciences rank 39 in the QS World University Rankings 2011/2012QS World University Rankings 2011/2012 were released in September 2011 and offer people the chance to see who are the top universities in the world.
Financial Satisfaction and (in)formal Sector in a Transition CountryArticle by Ada Ferrer-i-Carbonell and Klarita Gërxhani that examines the relationship between working in the formal or informal sector and self-reported individual financial satisfaction in a country in transition.
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