Network

We are actively building a network of Humanitarian Studies researchers and practitioners. Network members will be invited to present their work at HSC events, and contribute to HSC publications.

Joining the network is both voluntary and free! Join our mailing list.

Events

15 – 17 October

IHSA Conference Istanbul

Humanitarianism in Crisis: New Realities

in Practices and Knowledges

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Now more than ever, as conflicts, disasters, and systemic inequalities intensify, both humanitarian work and academic studies play a crucial role in shaping more just, effective, and inclusive responses. Attend the International Humanitarian Studies Association 8th biennial conference.

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13 November

Masterclass on ‘Anticipating and responding to disasters‘

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Through interactive sessions, participants will acquire a deeper, hands-on understanding of the practice of anticipatory action. The masterclass organised by KUNO, the University of Twente (UT)/ITC, the Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre-ISS, the Netherlands Red Cross, and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam is designed for humanitarian practitioners, policy makers, academics and students.  

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22 November

Erasmus Master Open Day

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Do you want to learn more about our new master’s programme in Humanitarian Studies ‘Societies in Crisis: Humanitarian Action and Policy Responses’? You can meet up with ISS and ESSB at the Erasmus Master Open Day to learn more and ask all your questions!

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Every month

Monthly Hum-Gov

Webinars

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From protecting aid and medical workers, to contributions from experts around the world, join us for monthly dives into the latest in Humanitarian Studies with our Humanitarian Governance webinars.

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2025 events archive

Monthly Humanitarian Governance Webinars

2 October | Micro wins, Macro failures: The governance-cohesion gap in Northern Mozambique’s youth-led transformation

1 October | Future of Solidarity-Based Partnerships in a Declining Development Sector, a joint event with KUNO

3 July | Hum-Gov webinar on ‘Refugees of Development’ and ‘Sacrifice Zones’: Humanitarian crisis in the Amazon, capitalist expansion and state intervention

18 June | Hum-Gov webinar on ‘Concurrent Challenges: Responding to Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar’s Rakhine State’

16 June | KUNO Conference with Clingendael Institute: The Changing World Order and its Impact on Humanitarian Action

7 June | #NoNaturalDisasters 2nd Conference: Taking stock and looking ahead

21 May | 2nd IHSA Annual Lecture on ‘Rapid Changes Ahead: Technology and Evidence Gathering relating to Allegations of International Crimes in times of War’ by Judge Fergal Gaynor co-organised with the HSC, LMP and KUNO

15 May | Crisis in Gaza: Protecting the Population and Those Who Support Them, the Case of UNRWA with a keynote by Sam Rose, Acting Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza

12 May | Sharing Ways of Knowing with Santiago del Hierro, PhD fellow at the HSC and the Political Ecology (PE) group of ISS, in collaboration with the Nieuwe Institute, Rotterdam

22 April | The State as a Humanitarian Actor: What will the post-liberal humanitarian system look like?: A hybrid seminar by Dr Oscar A. Gómez

1 April | Children in armed conflict: The protective role of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Children and other institutional responses co-organised by Save the Children Nederland and the Legal Mobilization Platform

26 March | Hum-Gov webinar on ‘Protecting Culture in Times of Crisis’ with Cultural Emergency Response (CER)

26 February | Ensuring humanitarian accountability: Lessons in success and failure from climate-related displaced communities in Bangladesh

19 February | USAID freeze: Impact and consequences

14 February | Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories: Conversation with UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese

2023-2024 events archive

Monthly Humanitarian Governance Webinars

21 October 2024 | On ‘Making Strange’ for Development- and Humanitarian- Studies: A dialogue with Raymond Apthorpe and Des Gasper

17 October 2024 | Guest Seminar by Dr Yvonne Su on ‘Reimagining Humanitarian Practice: Local Solutions for LGBTQ+ Refugees in Brazil’ with a discussion by Dr Elissaios Papyrakis and Dr Nanneke Winters

2 October 2024 | Brown Bag Lunch with Maja Janmyr on ‘Humanitarian action and visual storytelling’ with examples from the graphic novel ‘Cardboard Camp: Stories of Sudanese Refugees in Lebanon’

13 September 2024 | HSC Annual One-Day Conference ‘Humanitarian Studies: Today and Tomorrow’

20 June 2024 | Guest Dialogue with the Embassy of Chile and the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and Toxics, Marcos Orellana, on ‘Warfare and toxic remnants: Adverse effects on human health and the environment’

13 June 2024 | Guest Lecture by Professor Juan Ricardo Aparicio on ‘Latin American and the Caribbean Critical Thought Contributions to Understanding Crises’

12 June 2024 | The 15th Hague Roundtable on Climate & Security ‘Sustainable climate diplomacy and cooperation for disaster resilience – inclusive pathways with civil society, governments and more: special focus on Latin America and the Caribbean’

23 May 2024 | Next Level Nexus hosted in collaboration with Plan International

3 May 2024 | Brown Bag Lunch with Nazanin Zadeh-Cummings and Nadine Voelkner on’ What impact has international humanitarian engagement had in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, or North Korea) in the post-famine era?’

17 April 2024 | Guest Lecture by Professor Terry Canon on ‘The myth of the “community”: bogus concepts and distracted knowledge in disaster reduction and climate change’

11 December 2023 | Brown Bag Lunch with Pieter Dronkers on ‘Care Ethics in Palestine’

30 November 2023 | Peace&Justice Café #9: Humanitarian Innovation ‘Creating change from “the grassroots” and localizing decisions: Humanitarian Observatories in Context’

31 August 2023 | Launch of the HSC