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869 search results for “africa philosophy” in the Staff website

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  Adam Buben University lecturer

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.j.buben@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Stephen Harris University Lecturer Indian and Comparative Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.e.harris@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278983

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  Wouter Kalf University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.f.kalf@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272232

• Trying to fight global warming with philosophy News - 16 November 2023

  In her inaugural lecture Susanna Linberg will ask how philosophy should respond to global warming.

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  Sine Bagatur University Lecturer Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Economics

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bagatur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005990

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  Douglas Berger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.l.berger@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276497

• Wouter Kalf appointed Education Director at the Institute for Philosophy News - 14 February 2022

  As of 1 January, Wouter Kalf has been appointed Education Director at the Institute for Philosophy.

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  Marie Louise Krogh University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.krogh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kebadu Gebremariam Postdoc / Marie Curie fellow

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.m.gebremariam@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marcel Mooijman PhD candidate

  ICLON

  m.f.m.mooijman@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274015

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  Annemie Halsema Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.halsema@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272028

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  Bastiaan Hoorneman Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.hoorneman@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278074

• From a technical bachelor in Delft to a master's in Philosophy: ‘We need each other’ News - 26 May 2025

  For three years, Wouter Schuit enjoyed studying Technology, Policy and Management at Delft University of Technology - only to switch to a master's in Philosophy in Leiden after his bachelor's. 'In both, you learn to tackle a problem in a structured way.'

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  Rozemund Uljée University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.uljee@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278986

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  Maria van der Schaar Senior researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.van.der.schaar@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kevin Zweeris Lecturer

  ICLON

  k.zweeris@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274023

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  Henk Blezer University Lecturer Buddhist Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.w.a.blezer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009950

• Visit to Ghana: Leiden University strengthens ties with partners in Africa News - 11 June 2024

  Leiden University will deepen its cooperation with knowledge institutions in Africa. During a trip to Ghana, a delegation spoke with several African knowledge institutions about intensifying their collaboration.

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  Mohamed Muse Guest Researcher

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.a.muse@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Arnold Mol PhD candidate / lecturer Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.w.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bastiaan Rijpkema Scientific Director / Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  b.r.rijpkema@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277229

• Former president South-Africa visits Campus The Hague News - 10 July 2023

  Former President Kgalema Motlanthe of South Africa gave a public lecture on Campus The Hague on 7 July. His story was about the economic transformation of Africa.

• New research programme for urgent challenges in Africa News - 6 November 2023

  Leiden University and four other Dutch universities will appoint 51 PhD candidates to conduct solution-oriented research for and with the African continent.

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  Claudia Bouteligier Traject coördinator Honours College Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.bouteligier@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277628

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  Andreas Kinneging Professor Philosophy of Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.a.m.kinneging@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277654

• Winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2024: Baleseng Maeneche News - 13 May 2025

  The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2024 prize has been awarded to Baleseng Maeneche, a graduate of the Faculty of Arts & Humanities at the University of the Western Cape, for her thesis 'Media Representations of Male Perpetrators of Violence against Women and Children:…

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273854

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  Thomas Fossen University Lecturer Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.fossen@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275244

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  Dorota Mokrosinska Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.m.mokrosinska@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278985

• Philosophy student Eline van Slijpe wins J.C. Baak Prize News - 16 February 2021

  Eline van Slijpe wrote her Master of Philosophy thesis on intergenerational justice: does the current generation have obligations towards future generations? With this thesis she won the biannual J.C. Baak Prize.

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  Marco Verschoor Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.verschoor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276778

• Look to Africa as a mirror of global developments News - 29 September 2025

  Western countries still tend to view Africa as the periphery, says anthropologist Mayke Kaag. In her inaugural lecture, she calls for a shift in perspective: to see Africa as a mirror of global developments.

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  Tim Meijers University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.meijers@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273553

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  David Ehrhardt Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.w.l.ehrhardt@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009313

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  Joris van de Riet Researcher/lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.t.j.van.de.riet@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277651

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  Frank Chouraqui Senior University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.chouraqui@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272006

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  Marijana Vujosevic University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.vujosevic@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274135

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  Herman Siemens Senior University Lecturer History of Modern Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.w.siemens@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277040

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  Bruno Verbeek Senior University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.verbeek@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272030

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  Alexandra Prégent PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.pregent@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerard Versluis External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.h.a.versluis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278515

• PhD candidate reveals link between North Korea and southern Africa News - 7 March 2022

  North Korea is generally thought to be an isolated country. But, according to PhD candidate Tycho van der Hoog from Leiden’s African Studies Centre, the opposite is in fact the case. North Korea actually has strong alliances with countries in southern Africa. Van der Hoog is trying to shed more light…

• Africa Thesis Award for Baleseng Maeneche News - 18 June 2025

  Baleseng Maeneche (University of the Western Cape) has won the Africa Thesis Award 2024 with a master's thesis on media representation of male perpetrators of violence against women and children in South Africa. Her research challenges dominant narratives and emphasises the need for fair media representation…

• Winner Africa Thesis Award 2025: Yonwaba Matshobotiyana News - 16 March 2026

  The jury of the Africa Thesis Award is delighted to announce that the 2025 prize has been awarded to Yonwaba Matshobotiyana of the University of the Free State, South Africa, with a thesis on Black women's poetry in South Africa.

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  Zhong Chua PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  z.x.chua@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Call for chapters: Sustainable development in Africa Announcement - 17 September 2025

  Research

• What does ‘human’ really mean? When Philosophy and archaeology join forces News - 30 June 2025

  Archaeology is the only science that allows us to study the material traces left by most of human evolution. But what happens when we bring philosophy into the picture? A new series of papers demonstrates how philosophical reflection can enrich archaeological research - especially when grappling with…

• Winner Africa Thesis Award 2023: Rachel Dubale News - 6 February 2024

  The winner of the Africa Thesis Award 2023 is Rachel Dubale, a graduate from the Research Master in African Studies at Leiden University, with her thesis “They think we can eat the condominium”. Chronicles of Economic, Social and Political Practices in Addis Ababa’s Condominiums.

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  Jesse Sarneel PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.t.sarneel@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727