Public Panel
Europe and the Global Battle of the Narratives
- Date
- Friday 14 February 2025
- Time
- Explanation
- Welcome from 16:45, Keynote from 17:15, Roundtable from 17:45
- Address
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Anna van Buerenplein
Anna van Buerenplein 301
2595 DG The Hague - Room
- LUC The Hague: room 2.21 (Auditorium)
About the event:
The concept of “narrative” is increasingly prominent in the foreign policy thinking in several great powers and in the European Union, boosted further by heightened geopolitical tensions and standoffs. However, the concept and the dynamics that actively shape “narratives” are still poorly understood. Therefore, Leiden University College The Hague and the Europa Institute of Leiden Law School are hosting an event on the topic of “Europe and Geopolitics of Narrative”. Following a closed workshop, the event will conclude with a public lecture and expert roundtable discussion with leading scholars, policy experts, and practitioners.
The event aims to highlight and critically investigate the growing importance of “narrative power” and the global “battle of the narratives” from different disciplinary and professional perspectives, including in relation to Europe’s alleged “geopolitical awakening”.
This event is organized in the framework of, and with generous funding from the Leiden Europe Hub.
Speakers
Welcome & Introduction:
- Prof. Giles Scott-Smith (Dean of Leiden University College The Hague), Dr. Joris Larik (Leiden University)
Keynote:
- Prof. Luuk van Middelaar (Leiden University and Brussels Institute for Geopolitics)
Expert roundtable:
- Moderation: Ties Dams (Leiden University and Clingendael)
- Pieter Smidt van Gelder (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands)
- Tony van der Togt (Leiden University)
- Prof. Sarah Wolff (Leiden University)
- Prof. Giles Scott-Smith (Leiden University)