Past events
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Workshop: Interdisciplinary Research Design for Global Studies 17 April 2023
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 any individual disciplines. Global studies represent a holistic approach that aims to understand contemporary global issues from multi-disciplinary, multi-level, and interactive perspectives.
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GTGC lunch seminar: Sarah Giest on Digital Access, Data-Driven Policymaking and Public Service Delivery 03 April 2023
Dr. Sarah Giest presented her paper on Digital Access, Data-Driven Policymaking and Public Service Delivery during a research feedback seminar.
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GTGC lunch seminar: Transformation and connections through food/waste in Dutch cities 20 March 2023
As part of the GTGC Lunch Seminars (Spring 2023), Elena Burgos Martinez, Jyothi Thrivikraman and Daniela Vicherat Mattar presented their work on Food Solidarity as part of a GTGC seed grant project.
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Inclusive Peace in Ukraine 17 March 2023
On 17 March 2023, GTGC co-organized an event on Inclusive Peace in Ukraine together with Leiden University College, the Institute of Global Affairs at Leiden University, the UN University of Peace, and Peace Analytics. The event discussed the peace process in Ukraine and uncovered views from both theory and the field, and the potential role of international organizations in those processes. Afterwards, a discussion was opened on the question how to move forward with the peace process in an inclusive form? After opening remarks by Prof. Dr. Joachim Koops, a discussion was held with Prof. Dr. Richard Caplan (University of Oxford) and Robert Serry (Peace Process Expert and first ambassador of the Netherlands to Ukraine), moderated by Dr. Arlinda Rrustemi (Director of Peace Analytics and Advisor to NIMD). The session was closed by reflections from Dr. Maja Vodopovic, Assistant Professor at Leiden University.
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GTGC lunch seminar: Santino Regilme on Global Drug Wars 06 March 2023
On the 6th of March 2023, Santino Regilme presented his work-in-progress titled 'Global Drug Wars: Contested Normative Orders of Peace, Security, and Human Rights'. If the battle against illegal drugs is construed as a war, how is victory in such a war defined and constructed? If the oppositional concept of violence is peace, then how is peace attained in a society besieged by illegal drugs? Which competing normative orders constitute distinctive policy approaches towards illegal drugs? How are drug wars justified by their perpetrators within and beyond the state apparatus? This book project focuses on why state leaders and societal elites in constitutional liberal democracies invoke morally appealing and seemingly anti-violence concepts despite widespread state violence in the context of global drug wars. The comparative case study includes a wide range of militaristic and less militaristic approaches: the US, the Philippines, and Colombia as primary cases; and Germany, Netherlands, and Portugal as secondary cases.
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GTGC lunch seminar: Chris Wensink & Midas van Dijk on Regionalizing Eurasia 20 February 2023
As part of the GTGC Lunch Seminars, Chris Wensink and Midas van Dijk presented their book 'Regionalizing Eurasia'. The COVID-19 pandemic restricted travel and placed free trade under scrutiny. Then, the war in Ukraine triggered unprecedented economic sanctions and severing of trade ties. By contrast, this book demonstrates that the causes of deglobalization have been growing for decades. The future, however, is not the end of globalism nor a return to nationalism, but a regionalization in which the EU, ASEAN, EEAU, Mercosur and other blocs will become the new focal points of economics and world politics. A regionalizing world will offer exciting new opportunities - but only to those who grasp them. This book can help you achieve a better understanding of these possibilities.
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GTGC lunch seminar: Nina Hall on Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era 06 February 2023
On the 6th of February 2023, Nina Hall from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies presented her book titled 'Transnational Advocacy in the Digital Era, Think Global, Act Local'. The book explores the role of digital advocacy organizations, a major new addition to the international arena.
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Reinvigorating the United Nations 27 January 2023
Valentina Carraro gave a presentation titled "Strengthening the Human Rights Council and the UN Treaty Body System" at the 'Reinvigorating the United Nations' Conference organized by the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna on January 27th and 28th. During the conference Valentina presented her research on human rights in the UN Human Rights Council and Treaty body systems. One of the most practical recommendations she offered was to create a shared database of recommendations delivered to each state by UN human rights bodies.
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Is the WPS Agenda Working? Preventing Conflict Related Sexual Violence and Beyond 25 January 2023
On Wednesday 25 January, the British Embassy, the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) programme at Leiden University and Women in International Security Netherlands (WIIS-NL) were hosting a round table with Professor Bina D’Costa to discuss the prevention of conflict related sexual violence (CRSV).
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Citizens, Elites, and the Legitimacy of Global Governance 13 December 2022
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.