The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre (HSC)
Based at the International Institute of Social Studies
The HSC is a hive of transformative initiatives around Humanitarian Studies
aimed at academic and applied research; teaching and
training; networking and impact.
Humanitarian Studies is:
“The study of societies and vulnerable communities experiencing humanitarian crises originating from disasters, conflicts, refugee situations, and/or political collapse. It studies the causes and impacts of crisis; how people, communities and authorities respond to them, including efforts for prevention and preparedness; how humanitarian action and other external interventions are organized and affect the recovery from crises; and the institutional changes that crises and crisis response engender. “
– Thea Hilhorst, Director, HSC
Participate in this survey on Knowledge & Training Needs, Humanitarian & Crisis Governance in the Netherlands.
16 April 2025
Dr Kaira Zoe Cañete talks about the Observatories in an interview with KUNO
19 February 2025
The HSC podcast ‘The Good Humanitarian’ has been released!
30 January 2025
The HSC-led consortium has been awarded €6.9 million for a project aimed at climate resilience in Africa
8 November 2024
Recap our 2024 one-day conference ‘Humanitarian Studies: Today and Tomorrow’
30 September 2024
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22
April
Space
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The State as a Humanitarian Actor: What will the post-liberal humanitarian system look like?
spa
29
April
Spac
Spa
KUNO: Funding shocks and the strategic impact on the humanitarian system
spa
21
May
Spac
Spa
Justice in times of artificial intelligence – 2nd IHSA Annual Lecture
spa
15-17
October
Space
Spa
IHSA Conference Istanbul – Humanitarianism in Crisis: New Realities in Practices and Knowledges
spa
Space
Monthly
Space
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Monthly Hum-Gov Webinars
Event
Based at the International Institute of Social Studies
Kortenaerkade 12
2518 AX The Hague
The Netherlands