New publications

New books authored or edited by ISS researchers.

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250 PhD graduates at ISS

Including interviews with past PhD candidates, research leaders and the most recent graduate, as well as facts and figures and a catalogue of all 250 ISS defences, the booklet provides a perfect overview of the ground-breaking and socially relevant PhD research at ISS.

Politico-religious extremism and violence against women in Sri Lanka

Dr Shyamika JayasundaraSmits argues that despite progressive national policies and becoming a signatory to numerous international conventions, there has been a steady increase of genderbased violence, especially violence against women, in Sri Lanka since 2009.

The state of accountability in the global south: Challenges and responses

Edited by Dr Sylvia Bergh, Professor Sonny Pellissery and Dr C. Sathyamala, this book investigates public accountability in the Global South, looking for ways in which people can seek redress and hold their public officials to account.

Outsourcing the polity in Myanmar: Non-state welfare, inequality, and resistance in Myanmar

Dr Gerard McCarthy examines how ideals and practices of non-state welfare in Myanmar can both sustain democratic resistance and undermine social reform over time.

Contours of feminist political economy

This book is an exploration of conversations in Feminist Political Ecology by feminist scholar-activists. It is an output of the recently concluded project Wellbeing, Ecology, Gender and community.

Cambridge Economics in the Post-Keynesian Era: The Eclipse of Heterodox Traditions

Emeritus professor Ashwani Saith chronicles the rise and especially the demise of diverse revolutionary heterodox traditions in Cambridge theoretical and applied economics.

Perspectives in development

A collection of the best essays written by MA in Development Studies students at ISS. The collection shows the rich variety of topics and themes dealt with during the MA programme.

After months of anticipation and years of collaborative learning among the members of the Platform, particularly between colleagues at the International Institute of Social Studies and Amsterdam Law School, the Legal Mobilization Platform (LMP) was launched on 12 January 2023. The launch took place both online and live from the Concordia, a cultural centre located in The Hague, the Netherlands. The launch event was centred around the Platform’s main goal: uniting people to explore the potential of mobilizing for a just world.