1,779 search results for “conflict” in the Public website
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Global Conflict in the Modern Era at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Marieke Liem on juvenile delinquents
A juvenile suspect has been apprehended for the murder of 15-year old Megan from Breda last Monday. A highly unusual situation, according to Marieke Liem, Associate Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs in The Hague. She gave an interview to Dutch newspaper AD.
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Autonomy and Objectivity
The aim of this project is to foster a historiography that does justice both to the realization that scientific knowledge is constructed by local, contingent, and contextual processes, and the claims of science to objective validity.
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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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Nature and wild animals in Africa and Indonesia
Leiden University investigates biodiversity not only in the Netherlands, but also abroad, with the goal of improving global nature conservation. We do so in collaboration with local universities. Education is also high on our agenda.
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World Politics (BA Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)
The World Politics Major at Leiden University College The Hague examines the big ideas and the powerful forces – political, military, economic, social and cultural – that shape the world at every level, from the global to the local and everything in between. Political conflict is a key driver of many…
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Programme structure
The specialisation consists of a core course in political theory, a methods course, and several optional modules, including political theory options on themes such as Contemporary Theories of Justice, Human Rights Theory, Borders and Migration, and Environmental Ethics. The specialisation concludes…
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PhD Candidate: Strategic Violence by Non-State Actors (1,0 FTE)
Governance and Global Affairs, Institute of Security and Global Affairs
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Deciphering the UN's Multidimensional Approach to the Israel - Arab Conflict (1967 - 1982)
PhD defence
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Balance between an Emerging Regional Legal Order and Inter-regional Cross-border Insolvency – Challenges Faced by CICIA
In pursuit of solutions to China’s inter-regional cross-border insolvency cooperation, my doctoral dissertation provides 10 original recommendations accompanied with comments, which are entitled “China’s Inter-regional Cross-border Insolvency Arrangement” (CICIA).
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Inclusive teaching at European Universities
The aim of this EU+ project is to study and develop instructional tools for inclusive pedagogies in higher education.
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War in Ukraine
Information about the situation in Ukraine
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Group interests: rights of indigenous peoples
Industrialised countries extract natural resources in the territories of indigenous peoples, and appropriate the knowledge and culture of these peoples. Leiden anthropologists work to protect the rights of indigenous peoples. Their knowledge and advice enable governments to source sustainable produc…
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Military Necessity
On Thursday, 11 May 2017, Nobuo Hayashi defended his PhD dissertation entitled “Military Necessity”. A brief summary provided below.
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Conference 2022
On July 8 and 9, 2022, Leiden University hosted the second conference of the research group on Institutions for Conflict Resolution, in collaboration with Radboud University Nijmegen and Utrecht University.
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Two new volumes 'Dutch Sources on South Asia'
Volume 4 and 5 of the Leiden series 'Dutch Sources on South Asia' are now available, written by Markus Vink (vol.4) and Carolien Stolte (vol.5).
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Friends when you have autism; challenge or asset?
Positive friendships are characterised by understanding mutual wishes and intentions, respect for each other’s boundaries and pro-social behaviour. Qualities that might be more challenging for autistic adolescents.
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Inclusion and exclusion
How do inclusion and exclusion affect people?
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Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges (BA/BSc)
How do countries collaborate to impact climate change? How does inequality affect life expectancy? How can diplomacy help reduce international conflict? These are the types of questions you get to explore in the Liberal Arts & Sciences programme at Leiden University College through the central theme…
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Intelligence and National Security (MSc)
In the track Intelligence and National Security you will be introduced to intelligence and security services in their political, societal, and bureaucratic contexts. The track will give you a thorough understanding of the modus operandi of these agencies, their interaction with the surrounding world,…
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Career prospects
Your theoretical knowledge and hands-on research experience fit very well with current labour market demands.
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About this minor
In the minor Global Affairs, students will explore the practical side of International Relations from a variety of perspectives, such as diplomacy, geo-economics, geopolitics, international organizations, international security, and global governance.
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War and Peace Studies (MSc)
In the track War and Peace Studies, you will gain a thorough understanding of the history, theories as well as the contemporary and future policy challenges related to war, warfare, and the multidimensional promotion of peace.
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About this minor
This minor critically examines the complexities of food sustainability through ecological, socio-economic, political, and cultural systems.
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Representation and Political Parties
This research cluster is a part of the Institute of Political Science’s research programme ‘Institutions, Decisions and Collective Behaviour’. Its members focus on the democratic role of citizens and the representative links between voters and politicians.
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Rob de Wijk discusses the Dutch situation in the geopolitical fight between the USA and China about ASML's chip machines in Dutch newspaper 'NRC'
The article that was published on 21 January 2020 claims that chip maker ASML wants to be able to export to China but has been unable to obtain the necessary permits. Last summer, the application by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BZ) was suddenly frozen after pressure from the USA, according…
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The Decade of Revolt? Class Conflict and the State of Permanent Crisis in the Post-2011 Middle East
Conference, Roundtable
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Access to remediation
When companies violate women’s human rights.
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Political Muslims: Understanding Youth Resistance in a Global Context
An interdisciplinary collection of the best international scholarship on Muslim youth.
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De prioriteitsregel in het vermogensrecht
On 25 November 2018, Laurens de Hoog defended his thesis 'De prioriteitsregel in het vermogensrecht'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. mr. W.G. Huijgen.
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Many objective optimization and complex network analysis
This thesis seeks to combine two different research topics; Multi-Objective Optimization and Complex Network Analysis.
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Aria of the Dutch North Sea
Promotores: C. J. ten Cate; M. A. Ainslie. Co-promotor: W. Slabbekoorn
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Moscow's Heavy Shadow: The Violent Collapse of the USSR
Moscow's Heavy Shadow tells the story of the collapse of the USSR from the perspective of the many millions of Soviet citizens who experienced it as a period of abjection and violence.
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The right to health of the child : an analytical exploration of the international normative framework
Large numbers of children all over the world face significant health risks, such as infectious and chronic diseases, malnutrition, injuries and the consequences of natural disasters, protracted armed conflicts and poverty.
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Secret Intelligence and Public Diplomacy in the Ukraine War
In this article, Thomas Maguire, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, examines why states use intelligence to influence external audiences.
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Heritage
The head of MCS is also Director of the Leiden-based LDE Centre for Global Heritage and Development, President of LeidenGlobal, and staff member of the Heritage and Museums department of the Faculty of Archaeology. Joint activities are being developed at the interface between heritage and museum stu…
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Work for third parties by professors
Leiden University publishes an overview of the ancillary positions of its professors.
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Cautious communicators: Strategic communication of European Union commissioners in regulatory decision-making
Müller, Braun & Fraussen examine the conditions under which commissioners appear in the news and which communication strategies they pursue.
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Protagonists of War: Spanish Army Commanders and the Revolt in the Low Countries
A new vision on the Revolt of the Low Countries through the eyes of Spanish commanders
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Anticipating a changing world
The world we live in is changing in many aspects at an ever-increasing speed. And it will continue to do so. How do we anticipate these changes, such as the increase in atmospheric CO2, the extinction of species and industrialisation?
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Other publications
Other COI publications can be found on Leiden Law Blog, the Leiden Law Methods Portal, and in the drop-down tabs below.
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Research
The research within the Private International Law Department covers private international law, with a particular focus on the fundamental principles of formal private international law.
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Unequal Land Relations in North East India: Custom, Gender and the Market
Presenting case studies by both senior and emerging scholars, it makes mandatory reading for anyone interested in the challenges of governance, citizenship and development faced by the people of India’s North East.
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Memory and Identity
Memory and Identity is one of the six research themes of the LUCAS Modern and Contemporary cluster.
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Public Reason Secularism: A Defense of Liberal Democracy
On 25 October 2018, Tu Zhang defended her thesis 'Public Reason Secularism: A Defense of Liberal Democracy'. The doctoral research was supervised by prof. P. Cliteur.
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Destination Syria: An Exploratory Study into the Daily Lives of Dutch 'Syria Travellers'
What does the daily life of those who travelled to Syria to join jihadist groups look like? Destination Syria, a new ISGA report, provides answers to this question
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About the conference
The Co-Align Conference 2023 will be held on 16 May 2023 at Leiden University.
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Rebels and Legitimacy: Processes and Practices
Legitimacy is generally a term that is associated with the state. The term surfaces when there are problems with state legitimacy—when it is lacking or absent. This present volume attempts to think through the relevance of the concept of legitimacy for other political actors than the state.
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Institutional trust
Trust in public institutions in the Tata Steel case and beyond