UvA Social Sciences in top 50 QS World University Ranking by Subject
The Social Sciences as listed in the top 50 of the QS Ranking: Sociology in 14th place (same as in 2016), Anthropology 14th (was 15), Geography 16th (was 14), Social Policy & Administration 32nd...
View ArticleNew on the Social Science YouTube channel: Barak Kalir presents the work of...
At a time when the world takes a sharp turn to the right, and as millions of people escape their state in search of refuge in Europe and elsewhere, revisiting the work of Hannah Arendt could hardly be...
View ArticleAcademic freedom: the Central European University (CEU)
One of the top universities in central and eastern Europe, the Central European University (CEU), may be forced out of Hungary under a draft law being prepared by the Hungarian government.
View ArticleNew on YouTube: Ria Reis presents Mary Douglas
Ria Reis presents the work of Anthropologist Mary Douglas (1921-2007). In her work Mary Douglas focused on ordinary life allowing her to refocus her anthropological gaze from the small scale societies...
View ArticleImpact story: informing the politicised debate on deportation
Anthropologist Barak Kalir unravels the highly politicised context in which deportation takes place. He offers policymakers and practitioners in the field a critical perspective on current deportation...
View ArticleMapping the New African Diaspora in China: Race and the Cultural Politics of...
When one thinks of African diasporas, it is likely that their mind will automatically drift to locations such as Europe and America. But how much is known about the African diaspora in East Asia and,...
View ArticleNew Article by Jan Rath Explores the Idiosyncracy of Amsterdam's Chinatown
In "Chinatown 2.0: The Difficult Flowering of an Ethnically Themed Shopping Area", Jan Rath et al. challenge orthodox perspectives on 'ethnic enclaves', approaching Amsterdam’s Chinatown as a themed...
View ArticleE-version of 'Broken Limbs, Broken Lives' Ethnography
An e-version of Shahaduz Zaman's 'Broken Limbs, Broken Lives: Ethnography of a Hospital Ward in Bangladesh' was released this month. The ethnography was originally published in 2005 as the outcome of...
View ArticleERC awards Starting Grant to six UvA researchers
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded Starting Grants to six researchers from the University of Amsterdam (UvA). A Starting Grant is a personal grant of about 1.5 million euros and gives...
View ArticleThe Anthropology of Sport: Bodies, Borders, Biopolitics
Sport brings together physicality, emotions, politics, money, and morality. In Brazil’s stadiums, Cuba’s baseball diamonds or Fiji’s rugby fields, human beings test their physical limits, invest...
View Article'I am not a spy!'
Through an Open Access book and comic strip series UvA political scientists share their fieldwork experiences in authoritarian contexts. They offer their insights into this particularly challenging...
View ArticleUvA subjects ranked highly in latest QS Rankings
Several subject areas at the University of Amsterdam (UvA) have a high ranking in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject. Communication & Media Studies is ranked the best in the world...
View ArticleEight researchers to conduct research at UvA with Marie Curie Fellowship
Eight talented researchers have been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship to conduct research at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). The awarded projects include research on border...
View ArticleGreat Thinkers on YouTube-Ewald Engelen presenting the work of Karl Marx
Financial Geographer Ewald Engelen traces the renewed relevance of the writings of Karl Marx. He will also discuss what Marx failed to tell us.
View ArticleERC Advanced Grants awarded to Hal Caswell and Dennis Rodgers
The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded prestigious Advanced Grants to UvA professors Hal Caswell and Dennis Rodgers. The grants, totalling 1.2 million euros and 2.5 million euros respectively,...
View ArticleSocial sciences and humanities researchers contribute to global HIV response
There is increased need for critical scholarship in the social sciences and humanities related to HIV/AIDS. The largest gathering of scientists, researchers and activists focused on social sciences and...
View ArticleVeni grant awarded to 27 UvA and AMC-UvA researchers
The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) has awarded Veni grants worth up to €250,000 to 27 UvA and AMC-UvA researchers who recently obtained their doctorate. The grants give...
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