The Hague Humanitarian Studies Centre was set up in 2023 by Professor Thea Hilhorst, following her Spinoza Prize award in 2022. We are an open organisation, committed to continued learning and the co-creation of knowledge around Humanitarian Studies from diverse sources and scholars. The HSC functions not only as a place for the creation of knowledge, but also as an engine for the dissemination of this knowledge, looking to connect researchers with Humanitarian, Development, and Peacebuilding practitioners, policy-makers, and professionals. The Centre is based at the International Institute of Social Studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam.

The HSC is a hive of transformative initiatives that seeks to enable a world of humanitarian justice: where affected communities, national agencies and local civil societies are central in preventing, preparing for, and responding to crises emanating from disaster, conflict, forced migration or fragility, and where they are supported by international actors.