Increasing social inequality, social unrest, climate change, influence of digital technology on society and public administration, new forms of organised (cyber) crime and a jammed healthcare system: societal challenges are the order of the day. Challenges that are so complex that they require cooperation and the bringing together of different perspectives, knowledges, and insights from different disciplines within practice and science.
VU Amsterdam's Institute for Societal Resilience (ISR) is a response to this need. Established in 2015, the ISR is the research institute of the Faculty of Social Sciences within which researchers, professionals and social partners work together and contribute to finding answers to these complex societal issues.
