424 search results for “islam and the werkt” in the Staff website
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Vici grants for seven researchers from Leiden University
From research on stellar winds to sign language: an impressive seven researchers from Leiden University will receive a prestigious Vici grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
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Peace in the Middle East? Students seek solutions in Peace Academy
Finding solutions to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the not-inconsiderable task of the new Peace Academy in The Hague. Professor Maurits Berger and twelve students from different conflict zones are starting a creative thinking process that aims to discover the basic conditions for peace in the…
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Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained
In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…
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KNAW subsidy strengthens cooperation between Leiden religious scholars and secondary school teachers
Markus Altena Davidsen was 'extremely happy' when he heard that he and his colleagues had been awarded a grant from the KNAW pilot fund for science communication. Together with partners from all over the country, they are working on a book that should inspire secondary schools to renew their education…
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These were Leiden University’s interdisciplinary milestones of 2023
Connecting worlds, enhancing research and teaching, and providing innovative solutions to complex social issues: that is the idea behind interdisciplinary research. In that respect, a huge amount happened at Leiden University in 2023.
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Collegecolumn: Waarom onze samenwerking met Indonesië zo belangrijk is
Samen met een groep enthousiaste wetenschappers bezocht ik deze maand verschillende universiteiten en andere kennisinstellingen tijdens een kennismissie in Indonesië.
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‘American’ Black Power movement was also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
In the 60s and 70s, Black Power groups were also active in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This is what PhD candidate Debby Esmeé de Vlugt has discovered.
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Cybersecurity and the politics of knowledge production
Debate
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Sweden in NATO and the changing EU security architecture
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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NICA Mini Symposium 'Fernand Deligny on Cinema and the Image'
Conference
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ReCNTR Talk: The Deep Field ; Art and the Ecological Imaginary
Lecture
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Debate: Human Rights and the World Cup Qatar
Debate
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Violence and the State: Perspectives from Ancient India
Lecture, VVIK Lecture
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Binge- eating disorder in the Arabic world and the Netherlands
PhD defence
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The situation in Israel/Palestine and the role of courts
Inaugural panel discussion
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Memory ‘construction’ and the digital perpetuation of conflict in Mali
Lecture
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Executive Power and the Crisis of Modern American Democracy
Lecture
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History of Water Management in Yemen: An Interdisciplinary Study
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Terms of Exchange. Brazilian Intellectuals and the French Social Sciences
Conference, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Caribbeans and the National Assistance Act, 1948-1962
Lecture, research seminar
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The WPS Agenda and the Middle East: Progress or Procrastination?
Debate
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The CHP in local government: Democratic enclaves within authoritarian neoliberalism?
Lecture, Annual Roundtable on Contemporary Research Trends in Turkish Studies 2022
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ASCL Seminar: Girls’ Education, Neoliberal Subjectivity, and Sacrifice in Niger
Lecture
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India in the Making of the Global Esoteric: 1200-2000
Conference
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Chinese Assertiveness and the Rise of Xi Jinping
PhD defence
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Princes and Prophets: Democracy and the Defamation of Power
PhD defence
- Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Lorentz lecture by Emine Fetvaci
Lecture
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Border externalization and the benefits for peripheral countries
Van Vollenhoven Lecture 2023
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Roundtable: International Relations and the Idea of Merit
Conference, Roundtable
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PhD Info Session - docARTES, PhDArts and the Dual PhD Centre
Course, Information session
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Surface Temperature and the Dynamics of H2 on Cu(111)
PhD defence
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Getting on Famously: The Netherlands and the Shah of Iran
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Preferences and Beliefs in Behavior and the Brain
PhD defence
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Fifty years of teaching and research in Egypt: ‘Visit to Cairo a highlight for students’
The Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC) is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Thousands of students and researchers from eight partner universities in the Netherlands and Flanders have been able to gain valuable experience in Egypt through the institute. Good reason for a celebrat…
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Six questions about the book 'Ruminations' by Tahir Abbas
Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, is organising a book launch for his new book: 'Ruminations: Framing a sense of self and coming to terms with the other'. The book launch will take place on Thursday 15 December from 16.00-17.00 hrs. at…
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Reading list - our favourite books this summer
Did you also read a lot this summer? We made some real headway on our bookshelves. After all, nothing beats reading a beautiful or thrilling book outside. In this reading list, you'll find our favourite books for the summer of 2022. If you have any suggestions, let us know via Twitter, Facebook or I…
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Lithium-ion batteries and the transition to electric vehicles
PhD defence
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Colonialism and the Age of Revolutions (1780-1830)
Conference
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Book presentation ‘Building the League of Nations and the International Labour Organisation’
Book presentation
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Environmental Humanities LU: Species literacy and the cultural portrayal of animal biodiversity
Lecture
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Gig economy and digital labour in Iran: what space for workers’ rights between public discourses and legal practices?
Lecture, Research Seminar
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How to Study a Polymath
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Once upon a War: Truth and Subversion in Iranian War Literature
Lecture
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UMADA Project Launch
Conference
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ICCT Live Webinar on Report Launch: 'A Comparative Study of Non-State Violent Drone Use in the Middle East'
Lecture
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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On the Backlash: The Weimar Republic and the Contemporary World, UCDxLeiden
Lecture, INVISIHIST event
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Book Launch - The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain
Lecture
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Uprooting the Diaspora: Jewish Belonging and the "Ethnic Revolution" in Poland and Czechoslovakia, 1936-1946
Lecture, Book Launch