PhD Defences: December 2013

The year ends with four PhD defences at UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance. On 5 December, Marina Petrovic defends her thesis on “Social Assistance and Activation… Old Policy Solutions to Social Exclusion”. On 16 December, Kristine Farla presents her work on “Empirical Studies on Institutions, Policies and Economic Development”. And on 18 December we first have Flavia Pereira de Carvalho on “Brazilian Multinationals, Economic Structure and Innovation”, and then Anant Kamath on “Information Sharing through Informal Interaction in Low-tech Clusters”. See the events calendar for the abstracts and more details.

• EVENTS CALENDAR

  June 2019
  04	Trade in Intangibles and A Global Value Chain-based View of International Trade and Global Imbalance Prof. Xiaolan Fu, Oxford University category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: 1.23/1.24 time: 16:00 - 17:00 abstract
  05	Being Far Away From What You Need. The Impact of Dispersal on Resettled Refugees’ Home-making and Place Attachment in Small to Medium-Sized Towns in the Netherlands Dr. Ilse van Liempt, Utrecht University category: Migration seminar venue: 1.23/1.24 time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
  06	The Impact of Terminating Cash Support to Displaced Syrian Children in Jordan Dr. Jacob de Hoop, UNICEF category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: 0.16/0.17 time: 12:00 - 13:00 abstract
  13	Taste for science, academic boundary spanning and inventive performance of scientists and engineers in industry Prof. Reinhilde Veugelers, KULeuven category: Joint UNU-MERIT/School of Governance Seminar venue: 1.23 time: 16:00 - 17:00 abstract
  17	Institutional isomorphism and Policy transfer in Public management reforms: Three stories about public procurement agencification in Latin America Ana Cristina Calderon Ramirez, UNU-MERIT category: PhD defence venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6 time: 14:00 - 15:30 abstract
  17	Diamonds are a Woman’s Best Friend - Broadening Measures of Women’s Access to Formal Political Decision-Making Catie Lott, UNU-MERIT category: PhD defence venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6 time: 16:00 - 17:30
  18	Symposium: Diamonds are a woman’s best friend -- Gender representation in public policy Catie Lott, Petra Meier, Karen Celis, et al., UNU-MERIT category: Conference venue: Foyer, Eiffel Building, Petrus Regoutplein, Maastricht time: 09:00 - 13:30 abstract | More information
  18	Global Education Governance Louis Volante, Brock University category: PhD seminar venue: Room 0.16 time: 15:00 - 16:00 abstract
  19	Public Procurement of Innovation: Evidence from a German Legislative Reform Paul Hünermund, Maastricht University: School of Business and Economic category: PhD seminar venue: Room 0.17 time: 16:00 - 17:00 abstract
  19	Social Media, Democracy, and Elections Michael L. Best, Georgia Tech – Shenzhen category: PhD seminar venue: Room 2.22 time: 14:00 - 15:00 abstract
  19	The waves of change in English mathematics policy with Further Education Diane Dalby, Centre for Research in Mathematics Education, University of Nottingham category: PhD seminar venue: Room 0.16 time: 09:00 - 10:00 abstract
  20	Teachers' in-service training and student achievement: The effect of in-service training of Peruvian teachers on student achievement Camilo Carrillo Purin, UNU-MERIT category: PhD defence venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6 time: 15:45 - 17:15
  21	Cash Transfers, Child Nutrition and Intra-Household Dynamics: Unpacking the Causal Mechanisms Richard de Groot, UNU-MERIT category: PhD defence venue: Aula, Minderbroedersberg 4-6 time: 10:00 - 11:30
  26-27	3rd UNU-MERIT Internal Conference category: Conference venue: UNU-MERIT, all rooms time: 09:00 - 17:00 abstract
  July 2019
  05	Intellectual Property Rights Protection and Cross-border R&D Investments by Multinational Enterprises Jinhyuck (Joseph) Park, UNU-MERIT category: PhD defence venue: Minderbroedersberg 4-6 time: 13:45 - 15:15 abstract
  September 2019
  19-20	The Future of Industrial Work: New pathways and policies of structural transformation? category: workshop venue: Vienna, Austria abstract | More information
  October 2019
  08-10	CALL FOR PAPERS: 11th Conference on Model-based Evidence on Innovation and Development (MEIDE) category: Conference venue: Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire abstract | More information
  November 2019
  30	Master's Open Day category: Open day venue: UNU-MERIT, Boschstraat 24, Maastricht time: 12:00 - 16:00 abstract | More information

  
  
  
  
  

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