Vicious wildfires in parts of Greece, the United States, and Canada. Deadly floods devasting Germany, India and Nigeria. Violent tropical storms in the Philippines and the Caribbean Islands. Climate impact undoubtedly rocked the world in 2021, no less during a deadly pandemic. 

Co-hosts Surabhi and Natalia speak to ISS students and faculty to discuss 2021 severe weather events, their takeaways of COP 26, and resolutions to reduce their carbon footprint in 2022.

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Voices:
Michelle Villerias - 2022 batch
Oane Visser
Guilianna Delgadillo-Parra - 2021 batch
Abhimanyu Chakravorty - 2022 batch
Shellan Saling - 2021 batch 
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Show notes:
- Learn more about the orchestral arrangement, Warming Worlds:  https://bit.ly/3A4NPbK
- Learn more about the KISS (Klimaat at ISS) group in this article: https://bit.ly/z1yh
- For information on the KISS faculty group, please message Oane Visser at visser@iss.nl

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Episode 4 | Weathering the storm

It's evident that ISS is home to intellectual rigour. But, it's also a place where the unexpected happens: incredible stories of love, companionship and community that last a lifetime.

In the fifth Global ISSues podcast episode, host Surabhi Srivastava leads brings us into the stories of couples unexpectedly falling in love and navigating cultural differences.

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Voices:
Constance Dupuis &  Melak Mengistab Gebresilassie (2014-2015 batch)
Laura Rincoin & Ahmad Faraz (2017-2018 batch)

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Episode 5 | Global (LOVE) @ ISS: Valentine's Day special

How do women at ISS define what it means to be a strong woman? How do they understand strength? Does it symbolize having it all? Does it mean a successful career? Does it mean challenging patriarchy? Or does it mean having the choice and freedom to take a break, rest and ask for help?

In the sixth Global ISSues podcast episode, host Surabhi Srivastava welcomes Brenda and Ezinne to the mic to unpack the tropes, narratives and conceptions of women's strength. You'll also have the pleasure of hearing the voices of MA students who contributed their stories for this episode.​

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Voices:
Brenda Rodriguez Cortes, ISS PhD researcher
Ezinne Aninwe, ISS MA Candidate (2021-2022)

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Episode 6 | Strength to strength: celebrating International Women's Day

🔎 Is the threat to safe, legal abortions in the United States a concern for reproductive justice worldwide?⠀
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In the seventh Global ISSues podcast episode, host Surabhi Srivastava welcomes guests to the mic to dive deep into their thoughts on abortion rights in a two-part special in honor of Human Rights Day. Next episode drops Tuesday, 6 December 2022. 
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Voices:
Chandreyi Guharay, ISS MA alum
Sarah Njoroge, ISS Staff
Amod Shah, ISS PhD Candidate
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Episode 7 | Reproductive rights are human rights

If you ask the ISS Community what our institute is like, 'international' and 'diverse' are amongst the first things said to describe our campus. However, where do we land with diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI)? 
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We invite you into this conversation in our eighth and final episode in season 1 of the Global ISSues podcast. Host Surabhi Srivastava is back for the last time to talk to guests on dimensions of DEI — from breaking caste barriers to fostering queer well-being and accessible learning. And, get to know more about Erasmus University Rotterdam's, IDEA Centre, with guest Semiha Denktaş.
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Voices:
Richard Toppo, PhD researcher at ISS
Matt Ang, ISS MA alum
Shellan Saling, ISS MA alum
Semiha Denktas, Professor and Chief Diversity Officer of Erasmus University Rotterdam's, IDEA Centre
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Episode 8 | The elephant in the room: diversity and inclusion at ISS

In the first episode of the podcast trilogy, Resisting Settler Colonialism, we share with you the first part of the archived recordings of 'Resisting Israeli Settler Colonialism’, a panel moderated by the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam together with Dutch Scholars for Palestine, back in April 2023 as part of Israeli Apartheid Week. 
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The podcast is hosted by Dr Dina Zbeidy, anthropologist and lecturer of social science.
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Panel guest speakers:
• Ahmed Abofoul: Research fellow at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, international lawyer, and Legal Research and Advocacy Officer at ‎Al-Haq Organisation
•Marisella de Cuba: Member of Kick Out Zwarte Piet and We Promise Foundation
• Roberto Clemente: Activist with the Amsterdam Autonomous Coalition & an activist with Extinction Rebellion, the UK-founded global environmental movement
• Roshan Dadoo: Former South African diplomat and the coordinator of the South African BDS Coalition
• Yolande Jansen, Professor of Humanism at the Free University of Amsterdam
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Panel moderators: 
• Dr Jeff Handmaker: Associate Professor of Legal Sociology at ISS
• Dr Christian Henderson: Assistant Professor at Leiden University and a member of Dutch Scholars for Palestine
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This podcast is supported by the Legal Mobilization Platform, hosted at ISS. The podcast was produced by Saleem Salameh (@saleem__salameh). 

• Video recording of the panel: https://www.iss.nl/en/events/resisting-israels-settler-colonialism-2023-03-24
• Al-Haq Organisation: https://www.alhaq.org/
• International Institute of Social Studies: https://iss.nl
• Dutch Scholars For Palestine: https://www.dutchscholarsforpalestine.nl/
• Kick Out Zwarte Piet: https://kozwartepiet.nl/
• Amsterdam Autonomous Coalition: https://amsterdamautonomouscoalition.hotglue.me/

Episode 9 | Resisting settler colonialism - Part 1

We continue with the second episode of this podcast trilogy in which we share with you archived recordings of "Resisting Israeli Settler Colonialism, a panel moderated by the International Institue of Social Studies together with Dutch Scholars for Palestine, back in April 2023 as part of Israeli Apartheid Week. 
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The podcast is hosted by Dr. Dina Zbeidy, anthropologist and lecturer of social science. 
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Panel guest speakers:
• Ahmed Abofoul: Research fellow at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, an international lawyer, and a Legal Research and Advocacy Officer at ‎Al-Haq Organisation.
• ​ Marisella de Cuba: Member of Kick Out Zwarte Piet and WePromise Foundation.
• Roberto Clemente: Activist with the Amsterdam Autonomous Coalition & an activist with Extinction Rebellion, the UK-founded global environmental movement.
• Roshan Dadoo: Former South African diplomat and the coordinator of the South African BDS Coalition.
• Yolande Jansen, Professor of Humanism at the Free University of Amsterdam.
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Panel moderators: 
• Dr Jeff Handmaker: Associate Professor of Legal Sociology at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam.
• Dr Christian Henderson: Assistant Professor at Leiden University and a member of Dutch Scholars for Palestine. 
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This podcast is supported by the Legal Mobilization Platform, hosted at ISS. The podcast was produced by Saleem Salameh (@saleem__salameh).
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Useful Links:
• Video recording of the panel: https://www.iss.nl/en/events/resisting-israels-settler-colonialism-2023-03-24
• Al-Haq Organisation: https://www.alhaq.org/
• International Institute of Social Studies: https://iss.nl
• Dutch Scholars For Palestine: https://www.dutchscholarsforpalestine.nl/
• Kick Out Zwarte Piet: https://kozwartepiet.nl/
• Amsterdam Autonomous Coalition: https://amsterdamautonomouscoalition.hotglue.me/

Episode 9 | Resisting settler colonialism - Part 2

In the final episode of this podcast trilogy, we move closer to the current time and discuss the plausible genocide case that South Africa filed against Israel at the International Court of Justice in the Hauge, over the war on Gaza. A lot of legal questions have arisen after the two hearings, and the announcement made by the ICJ. 

To answer some thoughts and look at the possibilities in the future of this case, Dr Dina Zbeidy sat down for a conversation with Dr Jeff Handmaker: Associate Professor of Legal Sociology at the International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Dr Giulia Pinzauti, Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies of Leiden Law School.

This podcast trilogy is supported by the Legal Mobilization Platform. The podcast was also produced by Saleem Salameh (@saleem__salameh).

Useful links:
• Video recording of the panel: https://www.iss.nl/en/events/resisting-israels-settler-colonialism-2023-03-24
• Al-Haq Organisation: https://www.alhaq.org/
• International Institute of Social Studies: https://iss.nl
• Dutch Scholars For Palestine: https://www.dutchscholarsforpalestine.nl/
• Kick Out Zwarte Piet: https://kozwartepiet.nl/
• Amsterdam Autonomous Coalition: https://amsterdamautonomouscoalition.hotglue.me/

Episode 9 | South Africa's plausible genocide case against Israel - Part 3

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