For the workshop, we invite PhD-students in sociology and political science to submit abstracts related to the topic of “Ageing Societies and the Welfare State”. The contributions may be qualitative, quantitative, or conceptual. Country-comparative studies are especially welcome.

The Conference constitutes an opportunity to bring together scientists from many disciplines to discuss the actual situation and future challenges of an industrialising agriculture close to urban metropolises. The seminar aims to provide a forum for reviewing the state of the art in research and...

The Development Dialogue is a yearly initiative of PhD Candidates at the Institute of Social Studies, in The Hague, The Netherlands. The objective is to exchange the results of recent and ongoing research by young scholars and PhD candidates in different fields of development studies. This year,...

The theme of the 2008-Conference is Leadership, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship in Chains and Networks. Therefore, the 8th International Conference aims to improve the understanding of: • systems innovations in agri-food supply chains and networks that need innovative governance, such as...