Leiden Institute for Area Studies (LIAS)
The Leiden Institute for Area Studies consists of the School of Asian Studies, the School of Middle-Eastern Studies and the School of Religious Studies, with international staff and student populations.
The institute is committed to a present-day vision of area studies, integrating (inter)disciplinary and regional-historical perspectives on a solid foundation of excellent language skills.
News
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Aya Ezawa honoured for volunteer work with Japanese-Indonesian war children: 'Recognition of the importance of reconciliation' -
Gabrielle van den Berg: 'We can put ourselves more in the spotlight' -
What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch elections -
Internal Research-Internship: Into the Archives -
Do’s and don’ts for an effective immigration policy -
Word from the LUCSoR Chair: September 2025
In the media
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Marian Klamer on Science: 'Language is regularly used to legitimize a shared cultural history' -
Svetlana Kharchenkova on The Diplomat about decreased number of U.S. books in China -
Vincent Chang in various media outlets on Chinese commemoration of World War II -
Colleagues on The Conversation -
Research by Willemijn Waal in various media -
Henk Schulte Nordholt on BBC News Indonesia: 'Nyepi is about giving nature a moment to rest'
Events
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Growth Models, Carbon Pathways, and the Geopolitics of the Green Transition
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Utagawa Hiroshige: The Landscape Artist as Pathfinder
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Film screening: The Last Accord: War, Apocalypse, and Peace in Aceh
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The Meaning of Mandarin Repetition Adverb chóngxīn ‘again’
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Sunni constitutional theory in light of an early hadith about obedience
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Beyond Academic Freedom: The Palestinian Condition and the Production of History
Books and journals
PhD Dissertations
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Rethinking digital nationalism in China: state propaganda and public discourse during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic
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Marriage traditions and the stem family in ancient Egypt: a study of marriage contracts, social structure and family life
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The cultural network: Javanese imaginings of Indonesia, 1918–1966