The Prince Claus Chair is proud to present its 2023-2024 Highlights Report, marking two decades of fostering academic excellence and international collaboration in equity and development. This year, we celebrate the impactful work of our Chairholders: Key achievements include: As we reflect on 20 years of impact, we remain committed to challenging current thinking on…

On 6 December, we celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Prince Claus Chair (PCC) with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands. The PCC anniversary event honours the life and legacy of Prince Claus (1926-2002), who, in his time, challenged thinking on North-South relations and equity. The event focused on climate transition, exploring where we…

Dr Sebastián Ureta has been appointed the next Prince Claus Chairholder (PCC) for a period of two years as of 1 September 2023. He will focus on Technology and Citizen Science: Connecting Local Environments with Climate Change. The date of his inaugural lecture is to be announced.

For the upcoming months, Sebastián has a clear vision for his tenureship. This ties in with the research he’s been doing for the last years.

At the conclusion of Prof Khayaat Fakier’s two-year appointment as Prince Claus Chair (2021-2023), Prof Wendy Harcourt, host of the PCC and Dr Agustina Solera, postdoctoral researcher of the PCC, visited the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa from 6-13 September at the invitation of Prof. Fakier.

Professor Couso was Chairholder from 2014 – 2016. His research focus was conducting comparative law. Javier is currently full professor at the Department of Public Law at the Universidad Diego Portales (UDP) in Santiago, Chile and Professor Global Trends in Constitutionalism at Utrecht University. The PCC Chairholder ship led to current work relations in Europe…

The Prince Claus Chair (PCC) for Equity and Development seeks to fill a postdoctoral research position starting in December 2023 (negotiable) in the field of the social sciences of the interrelations between climate change, technology and citizen science in the global south. The position is connected to the Prince Claus Chair, which for the 2023-2025 period will be held by Prof. Sebastián Ureta.

Dr Sebastián Ureta new Prince Claus Chairholder (PCC) for a period of two years from 1 September 2023.

Professor Bilgiç was a Chairholder between 2017 – 2019. His work focused on the relations between migration and the ‘human security approach’ to understand migration more comprehensively as a social, political and economic process. Ali is now a Reader (Associate Professor) in International Relations and Security and Director of Global Engagement at the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University i

Professor Honwana was Chairholder from 2007 – 2008 at ISS. Her research focus was on conflict and post-conflict social reintegration in specific regions in Africa. She’s currently Principal Inter-Regional Advisor on social development policy at the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) at the United Nations Secretariat in New York. A Pleasant Surprise Before…

As of 1 September 2022, Dr. Fatima Denton will formally start the Prince Claus Chair in Equity and Development at Utrecht University on ‘Just Transitions’. As the world seeks to address climate change and transition to new ways of life, there is an increasing demand for what is called a ‘just transition’; the need to…