1,929 search results for “geopolitics in european and the world” in the Staff website
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Is there oxygen on exoplanets? New telescope finds out
To what extent does exoplanet Proxima b resemble our Earth? And is there some form of life present? Astronomers hope to find answers to these questions with the new European Extremely Large Telescope (ELT). An NWO research grant of €18 million will allow a Dutch consortium to continue building instruments…
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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Veni for Verena Meyer: 'Not every religious manuscript is meant to be digitised'
Now that it is becoming increasingly easy to digitise texts, it seems almost obvious to do that with everything that has ever been written. University lecturer Verena Meyer thinks that is too simplistic. ‘We need to look more closely at the political and cultural effects of digitisation.’
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Lecture, LUCIS Keynote
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Reflecting on Professor Carrie Vout's Masterclass on Classical Art
From March 27 to 31 Byvanck Professor Carrie Vout gave the intensive masterclass Classical Art - Definitions, Politics, Limits. This special lecture series was open to students and PhD candidates in Archaeology and Classics. One of the attendees, Nicky Schreuder, on the class: 'It was a critical and…
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Volgens hoogleraar Sarah Wolff zijn EU-migratiedeals een slechte oplossing voor een niet bestaand probleem
Nu in heel Europa rechtse partijen hoog scoren in de peilingen is de verwachting dat de discussie omtrent migratie flink opgeschud gaat worden. Desondanks maant hoogleraar Sarah Wolff tot kalmte.
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Casper Wits in Politico on Europe's relations with China
Europe must be prepared to stand up for its values in its relationship with China, argues University Lecturer Casper Wits in an article in Politico.
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Anthropologist Erik de Maaker on North Sentinel Island and 'Isolated Communities'
Erik de Maaker discusses stereotypical narratives of 'isolated communities' like the North Sentinels in De Telegraaf. He calls for a nuanced view by addressing the cultural, ethical, geopolitical and health dimensions behind their isolation.
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Simon Willmetts in the Leiden Security and Global Affairs podcast about the CIA
Simon Willmetts walks listeners through the founding of the CIA, its successes, controversies, portrayal in media and film.
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Swifties in PowNed video could take broadcaster to court
A controversial video in which PowNed asks Taylor Swift fans how far they would go for a meet-and-greet with the singer violates portrait rights according to Jeroen ten Voorde in Dutch newspaper ‘NRC’.
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61st Leiden-London Meeting on the EU’s strategic autonomy
On Saturday 25 June, the Europa Institute of Leiden University hosted the 61st Leiden-London Meeting, an annual event organized jointly by the Europa Institute and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL). This year’s meeting had “Interdependence, cooperation and strategic…
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Jan Vleggeert: Reservations about reduction in tax avoidance via the Netherlands
The Dutch Ministry of Finance says that new rules have significantly reduced tax avoidance via 'transit country' the Netherlands. Jan Vleggeert, Professor of Tax Law, has voiced his reservations about this claim in the media.
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LERU conference back in Leiden after 20 years
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) was launched in Leiden 20 years ago. LERU is a partnership of 23 leading research universities, including the universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Leiden, Leuven and Heidelberg. It celebrated this anniversary last week with a multi-day conference in…
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How seals point to an undocumented prehistoric language
Language can be a time machine: we can learn from ancient texts how our ancestors interacted with the world around them. But can language also teach us something about people whose language has been lost? PhD candidate Anthony Jakob investigated whether the languages of prehistoric populations left…
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Special Guest Lecture: Maps, manuscripts, and the colonial division of the Malay world
Guest Lecture | SSEALS
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How Brexit is bringing policymakers and researchers closer together
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and society. In this series of pre-retirement discussions, Stolker will talk one last time to people from within and without the University. This time he…
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‘Europe actually listens’: three Leiden political scientists about the responsiveness and effectiveness of EU policy
The image of the European Union (EU) as a remote law-making machine is widespread. Quite often journalists and politicians deliberately depict ‘Brussels’ as bureaucratic, even undemocratic, bypassing its citizens. And many of us buy into that image. Nikoleta Yordanova, Anastasia Ershova and Aleksandra…
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272717
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Alistair KeffordFaculty of Humanities
a.kefford@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009970
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272089
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Martijn van EtteFaculty of Humanities
m.van.ette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272713
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Heleen van AmerongenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
n.h.van.amerongen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael McCabe IIIFaculty of Archaeology
m.d.mccabe.iii@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marina den HoudijkerAdministration and Central Services
f.m.j.den.houdijker@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278118
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.m.t.d.tennapel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277710
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Arsjad MuradinFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.a.muradin@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277260
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Ymre SchuurmansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
y.e.schuurmans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Martijn MandersFaculty of Archaeology
m.r.manders@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 31612504382
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Lianne OttenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.a.otten@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Alejandra Roche RecinosFaculty of Archaeology
a.roche.recinos@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271138
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Theo Tsomidis
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
t.tsomidis@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272364
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Kartica van der ZonFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
k.a.m.van.der.zon@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276144
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Marcel PheijfferFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.pheijffer@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jo-Hannah PlugFaculty of Archaeology
j.plug@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Luc VerheijFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
l.f.m.verheij@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anne MeuweseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.c.m.meuwese@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lennart Kruijer
Faculty of Archaeology
l.w.kruijer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Claire AchmadFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.i.achmad@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Hermen Jan HupkesFaculty of Science
hhupkes@math.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275587
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Morgan RousselFaculty of Archaeology
m.b.roussel@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Anouk EvertsFaculty of Archaeology
a.e.everts@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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John BintliffFaculty of Archaeology
j.l.bintliff@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Michael KlosFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.klos@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271965
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Jaris DarwinFaculty of Archaeology
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Marijana Saraf
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.saraf@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Machteld Claessens
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
m.claessens@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Endri Mykaj
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
e.mykaj@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nina JaspersFaculty of Archaeology
n.l.jaspers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Vincent KolodziejakFaculty of Archaeology
v.w.c.a.kolodziejak@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dominique Rocha Mattos
Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
d.rocha.mattos@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727