1,712 search results for “conflict and violence” in the Public website
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(Non)recognition of legal identity in aspirant states: evidence from Abkhazia, South Ossetia and Transnistria
Ramesh Ganohariti will examine legal identity in three post-Soviet aspirant states and outline four common scenarios in this article.
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Within the broader scope of the interdisciplinary programme 'Social Resilience and Security', we seek to provide a broad and deep understanding of the dimensions and etiology of transgressive behaviours, the effects of interventions, and resilience against such behaviours.
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The Sung home : narrative, morality, and the Kurdish nation
This dissertation gives an ethnographic account of Kurdish dengbêj narrative from a theorethical perspective.
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Social Resilience and Security
As our society becomes increasingly complex, it is critical that we better understand how we can deal with fundamental issues such as societal and personal security, and resilience against threats to our security.
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Education
Members of LUCIR contribute to various education programmes in the sphere of international relations, exchanging expertise with both bachelor’s and master’s students.
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Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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Continuing your studies
A bachelor’s in International Relations and Organisations gives you a good start for a further career. Deepening your knowledge and sharpening your skills by taking up a master’s programme, is a logical, and smart, next step.
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Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology
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Violent extremism
This online advanced summer programme, organised together with the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism – The Hague (ICCT), provides insight into the opportunities and challenges of various approaches to prevent, detect and respond to violent extremism.
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Access to Justice in Libya (A2JiL)
This 48-month project is to contribute to a solid, accessible, domestically owned knowledge base for people-centred interventions aimed at strengthening access to justice in Libya (A2JiL), and to disseminate such knowledge among stakeholders, enhancing awareness and the capabilities required to provide…
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The Practitioner’s Guide to the Galaxy – A Comparison of Risk Assessment Tools for Violent Extremism
This paper critically compares seven widely used risk assessment tools for violent extremism, including the VERA-2R, the ERG 22+, the SQAT, the IR46, the RRAP, the Radar, and the VAF.
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Does Terrorism Dominate Citizens’ Hearts or Minds?
Terrorism only poses a small risk to people but tends to be a major source of public fear. Through fear, terrorism has far-reaching implications for public governance.
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Citizens and governance in Nigeria
In countries with complex domestic situations, citizens have little opportunity to exercise influence on governance and policy. Leiden academics research these situations and share their insights with the public, such as in Nigeria for instance. This enables the people and their communities to improve…
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Eelco van der Maat
Faculty of Humanities
e.van.der.maat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1739
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Institutions for Conflict Resolution Skills Lab on 29 March 2022
PhD students in the Institutions for Conflict Resolution (COI) research group attended a PhD Skills Lab to develop empirical legal publication expertise.
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Conflict between Turkey and Greece about territorial waters
Thanks to modern technology, it is now possible to extract more gas and oil in the eastern part of the Mediterranean than in the past. As a result, a conflict has once again erupted between Turkey and Greece, in which Turkey is making claim to part of the Mediterranean Sea around Cyprus.
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Geerten Boogaard not concerned about conflict of interests at BBB
The fact that a significant number of seats in the Dutch provincial councils are now occupied by members of the Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement (BoerBurgerBeweging, BBB) who have an agricultural background need not lead to conflicts of interest when voting on, for example, nitrogen emissions. This is…
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Wild versus domestic prey in the diet of tigers
A recent study on reintroduced tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve in India reveals that risks from tigers increased more because of human behaviour and people's livestock husbandry practices.
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Occupational health in the Emergency Department: A study on work-related factors and health/well-being in nurses and doctors in 19 Emergency
Occupational health in the Emergency Department
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‘Good’ Parenting?
Evidence and Care-work in a home visiting program to promote maternal sensitivity and parental reflective functioning in Alexandra township, Johannesburg, South Africa.
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The co-occurrence of child maltreatment and parental separation
Parental divorce or separation is for many children an adverse experience in itself. Particularly the transitional period just before and after the separation between parents, during which parents and children have to adapt to the disruptions in family life is stressful. Previous studies showed that…
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Politically motivated crime in light of current migration flows
This project addresses the occurrence of political and ideological biased crimes in light of the recent migration influx in European countries.
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Effective Protection of Fundamental Rights in a pluralist world
What opportunities and threats flow from the existence of institutional and normative diversity in the area of fundamental rights for the effective protection of those rights in a pluralist world?
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Hagar Taha
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.a.m.taha@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Gerald Acho
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
g.a.acho@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Ingrid Samset
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
i.samset@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Carolien Jacobs
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4698
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Angelo Romano
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
a.romano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Saskia Postema
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.p.s.postema@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Eric van Dijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3709
- Is the WPS Agenda Working? Preventing Conflict Related Sexual Violence and Beyond
- Is the WPS Agenda Working? Preventing Conflict Related Sexual Violence and Beyond
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Project 2: From Disorder to Order
One of the current research projects funded by the profile area Political Legitimacy is the research group From Disorder to Order: Conflict and the Resources of Legitimacy.
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Research projects
Research within the centre is broad and pluralistic, ranging from the history of political thought to contemporary analytic and continental political philosophy and critical social theory. Members of the CPP also participate in the Research Profile Area on Political Legitimacy. The Centre is the proud…
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Preventing Future Ukraines: Conflict Prevention in Europe
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Masullo & Morisi, The Human Costs of the War on Drugs
Citizens in multiple crime-ridden countries strongly support the militarization of security—that is, placing the military in charge of traditional policing duties. Yet, we know little about the determinants of such support. Do people approve of militarization even in the face of human fatalities? Political…
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Religion and Trade: Cross-Cultural Exchanges in World History, 1000-1900
This book published by Oxford University Press discusses religion and trade in world history.
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‘You see a peak in violence straight after an Islamophobic statement’
Fear and hatred of Muslims are rising rapidly to the surface in the United Kingdom, Assistant Professor Tahir Abbas writes in his new book. British politicians and journalists play an insidious role in this, he says.
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Volume 1 (2018)
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The Policy of ‘Total Peace’ in Colombia: Challenges and Opportunities
This project maps the policy of ‘Paz Total’ (Total Peace) and ongoing peace negotiations between non-state armed groups and the government of Colombia under the presidency of Gustavo Petro (2022-2026).
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Reflections on the Russia-Ukraine War
Bas Rietjens and his colleagues researched the Russia-Ukraine war, exploring this multitude of facets and their interconnections.
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Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique
Why do communities form militias to defend themselves against violence during civil war? Using original interviews with former combatants and civilians and archival material from extensive fieldwork in Mozambique, Corinna Jentzsch (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) explains the timing,…
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Heritage and Climate Governance: Potentials and Pitfalls
This pilot project will initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilized to address climate change governance in Himalayan Asia. Climate adaptation strategies frequently include the sourcing of heritage, encompassing landscapes, built environments 4 and cultural practices. However, effective…
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Transborder Governance of Forests, Rivers and Seas
Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.