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The Local Impact of a Global Court: Assessing the Impact of the International Criminal Court in Situation Countries
On 9 January 2019, Marieke Wierda defended her thesis 'The Local Impact of a Global Court: Assessing the Impact of the International Criminal Court in Situation Countries'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. C. Stahn en Prof. dr. L.J. van den Herik.
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Mobility Control in and between Empires and Nation-States | Studies in Global Migration History, Volume: 46/14
In a modernist interpretation of migration controls, nation states play a major role. This book challenges this interpretation by showing that comprehensive migration checks and permanent border controls appeared much earlier, in early modern dynastic states and empires, and predated nation states by…
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A Tale of One City: Actors of Globalization versus Bakufu Hegemony in Early Modern Nagasaki, c. 1571-1800
On 24 October 2023 Jurre Knoest successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.
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MOOC The Changing Global Order
mooc Global Order Machtsverhoudingen International
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Global Democracy Speech at NIMD
On 25 April, GTGC Chair Prof. Jan Aart Scholte, spoke on global democracy at the Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy (NIMD).
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Global Governance: Fit for Purpose?
Past event: On 21 April 2023 Jan Aart Scholte and colleagues presented their report Global Governance: Fit for Purpose? to 80 policy practitioners in Stockholm at the headquarters of SNS, Center for Business and Policy Studies.
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Valerio Barbarossa
Science
v.barbarossa@cml.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5656
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Arthur van Buitenen
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.c.j.van.buitenen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400
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Jeroen Touwen
Faculty of Humanities
l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6416
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Sarah Wolff
Faculty of Humanities
s.wolff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2698
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Daan Weggemans
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
d.j.weggemans@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9375
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Workshop: Interdisciplinary Research Design for Global Studies
What does it mean to do “global research”? Global studies is an emerging field that focuses on transboundary, international, and global processes and systems, such as climate change, global social media, and globalization. These issues call for researchers to think beyond conventional state actors or…
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Official Launch of the Global Abolitionisms Network in Baltimore
To mark the official launch of the network, Maartje Janse and Peter Stamatov have organized a roundtable on Global Abolitionisms at the Annual Meeting of the Social Science Historical Association, November 2015 in Baltimore.
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Global Interactions welcomes five new postdocs in 2016
In November of last year Global Interactions made offers to five out of nearly 90 applicants for our grant-writing postdocs. We are pleased to announce that all have accepted and will be joining various Leiden institutes this year. The five postdocs are Katia Hay, Johannes Müller, Maria-Paz Peirano,…
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Half minor Global Health a great success!
The pandemic has challenged us to revisit the way we structure education and how to reach out to students remotely. It almost seems fitting that a course devoted to a topic so closely related to the context of the corona crisis, that of global health, would explore the possibilities of making the course…
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Lunch Seminar: Transformations in Global Climate Finance
On 8 April, Michael Sampson and Shiming Yang, from the new GTGC Seed Grant project 'Transformations in Global Climate Finance' presented on their research set-up and engaged in a discussion with the audience.
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2011 Leiden Centre for Global Heritage
A Centre for Global Heritage will be set up at Leiden University, that integrates the unique global breadth and quality of academic expertise at the University and the Leiden Museums with the global infrastructure of practical consultancy expertise built up over the past years by the Centre for International…
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GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights Seminar
On 28 October 2021, Matthew Hoye presented his paper during a seminar organized by the GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights group. His paper was about the Remittances and Global Justice: Paradoxes and Potentials.
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Future Directions in Global Legitimacy Research
Jan Aart Scholte was lead organizer of a conference on ‘Future Directions in Global Legitimacy Research’, held in Stockholm on 21-22 June 2022. The gathering assembled 50 leading scholars on this subject to reflect on future research concerning the sources, processes, and consequences of legitimacy…
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Launch The Hague Global Futures Hub
On 10 June, GTGC Chair Prof. Jan Aart Scholte, together with Soledad Garcia Ferrari of the University of Edinburgh, spoke at the launch of The Hague Global Futures Hub.
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GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights Seminar
On 25 November 2021, Jelena Belic presented her paper during a seminar organized by the GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights group. Her paper was about the Right to Withdraw from International Treaties: A Normative Analysis.
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GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights Seminar
On Thursday 2 June 2022, Olivia Serrano, a guest researcher in the GTGC programme, gave a presentation to the GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights stream. Olivia's presentation was about the Role of Independent Expert Committees in the Interpretation of Human Rights Treaties: the Right to Health as…
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Global Governance Legitimacy Paper Presentation at EUI
On 10 May, GTGC Chair Prof. Jan Aart Scholte, presented the paper ‘Legitimacy in Global Governance: A Cross-Level Analysis’ at the European University Institute (EUI) in Florence, Italy.
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Kick off Honours Programme Tackling Global Challenges
During the honours programme’s start of the year event of September the 15th, Pierre van Eijl and Albert Pilot were invited to talk about their research on talent development in honours programmes and the honours laboratory for 21st century skills. The honours programme with a new name is ‘Tackling…
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Street children have rights too! Problems faced by street children globally and in the Philippines and why their rights need protection
To what extent are the rights to street children violated en how can their rights be protected?
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Rave reviews of anniversary exhibition 'Global Imaginations'
The Dutch press has given the anniversary exhibition in the Leiden Meelfabriek some rave reviews: ‘Global Imaginations is amusing and confrontational.’ The exhibition celebrates the 440th anniversary of Leiden University and can be seen until 5 October.
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Leiden involved in global science communication study
Launched in early March, GlobalSCAPE is an EU-funded project seeking to understand the current state of science communication globally, especially in non-western countries. Through the Department of Science Communication & Society, Leiden University is one of the main partners of the project, which…
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Summer School Global and European Labour Law
This summer the department of Labour Law at Leiden University will start a new tradition of an annual summer school addressing current issues in labour law from an international, transnational and European point of view. With a mixture of lectures, seminars and a field trip, topics will be explored…
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Leiden University seventh in global sustainability ranking
Leiden University has taken seventh place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities. Almost 1,000 universities from all over the world participate in the ranking.
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Leonard Blussé van Oud Alblas
Faculty of Humanities
j.l.blusse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2766
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Jean Yves Ndzana Ndzana
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
j.y.ndzana.ndzana@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Leiden University 14th in global sustainability ranking
Leiden University has taken 14th place in the UI Green Metric, a global sustainability ranking for universities.
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The Netherlands becomes global player organ-on-chip technology
Organ-on-chip technology is used in drug research and customized treatments for patients. Research Institutes and industry join forces within the Institute for human Organ and Disease Model Technologies (hDMT) that was officially launched on May 18. Combining facilities, people and expertise will allow…
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New dean Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
The Executive Board of Leiden University has decided to nominate Prof. Dr. Kutsal Yesilkagit dean of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, from 1 January 2016 on for a period of 3 years.
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New name: Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
From 1 January 2016 Faculty Campus The Hague will have a new name: the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). This new name is a logical blend of the elements that make up the faculty.
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Leiden conference to look for emerging trends in global governance
Global challenges require global governance answers. For that reason, between 5 and 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) has selected 'Emerging trends in global governance' as the theme of its annual conference. Researchers, students…
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JUSTREMIT
JUSTREMIT is an ERC-funded project that brings together political theory, ethnography, and security studies in an interdisciplinary study of remittances and global justice.
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Sheltering 10 billion people in a warming and resource-scarce world: challenges and opportunities
Sheltering is an immediate human need and determines well-being andhealth.
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Policy brief on 'Deepening G20-UN System Cooperation to Foster Socio-Economic Recovery from the Pandemic and Reduce Inequality Worldwide'
This Think20 (T20) policy brief recommends the introduction of a
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Dr. Amy Strecker receives Global Interactions BREED Grant
Dr Amy Strecker (Heritage Dept., Faculty of Archaeology) has recently been awarded a LGI BREED grant to develop her project on property and spatial justice in international law. Building on her previous research into landscape protection from cultural heritage, environmental and human rights perspectives…
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Legitimacy and Legitimisation of Global Governance in Crisis
On 4 November 2022, Jan Aart Scholte presented a paper on 'Individual Sources of Legitimacy in Multistakeholder Global Governance at ICANN' at a workshop at the Global Policy Institute, University of Durham on 'Legitimacy and Legitimisation of Global Governance in Crisis'. Click here to find out more…
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Roberta D'Alessandro appointed member of Global Young Academy
Professor Roberta D'Alessandro, from the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics, has been appointed a member of the Global Young Academy (GYA) from 20 January 2014. The GYA, consisting of 155 members, provides a rallying point for outstanding young scientists from around the world.
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Habitats of freshwater fish species are threatened by global warming
The habitats of freshwater fish species are threatened by global warming, mainly due to rising water temperatures. This is the conclusion of a study led by Radboud University, in collaboration with Utrecht University, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Leiden University and others. The…
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Citizens, Elites, and the Legitimacy of Global Governance
On 13 December 2022, Jan Aart Scholte and Soetkin Verhaegen presented to the German Institute of Global and Area Studies on 'Citizens, Elites, and the Legitimacy of Global Governance'. Click here to find out more about the event.
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Yvonne Erkens appointed as Global Law professor in Leuven
Yvonne Erkens, Associate Professor of Labour Law, has been appointed as a Global Law professor at the Catholic University of Leuven.
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GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights Research Seminar
On 24 February 2022, Melanie Fink from the Europe Institute at the Leiden Law School presented her research to the Global Justice and Human Rights thematic area during a research seminar.
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Book Launch Global Digital Data Governance at University of Groningen
On 31 May, GTGC Chair Prof. Jan Aart Scholte, together with Carolina Aguerre and Malcolm Campbell-Verduyn, launched their book 'Global Digital Data Governance: Polycentric Perspectives' at the University of Groningen.
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - China and global climate change
On 21 October 2021, Shiming Yang joined the liveable planet lunch meeting. She talked about China’s international commitment and domestic climate policies. She examined a small yet important sector –the cooling sector. As Global Warming continues, the demand for cooling systems increases, but the main…
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GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights & Identities and Inequalities seminar
On Monday 9 May 2022, GTGC Visiting Researcher Derin Atiskan presented her work to the GTGC Global Justice and Human Rights and the GTGC Identity and Inequalities groups. The presentation was titled: "The Puzzle of International Norm Transfer: Exploration of Women’s Rights Recommendations Made through…