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.
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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A platform for a complex conflict: ‘Friction is good’ -
Ben Arps awarded Indonesian Cultural Award 2025 -
Bastiaan Rijpkema elected as a member of the KHMW -
Six Leiden professors elected as members of the KHMW -
Call for Papers: Third Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference -
What could bring about change in Iran?
In the media
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Vincent Chang on East Asia Forum: ‘China globalises its pantheon of national heroes and martyrs’ -
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
Events
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Mandarin shì and Vietnamese là: A Tale of Two Complementizers
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How to end the war in Ukraine?
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Worship without Image: Gaurī in her aniconic Pañcapiṇḍī form
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When did Bureaucrats become “Christian"? Religious Identity as a lens for the Social and Economic backgrounds of Administrators during the Umayyad Caliphate (ca. 661-750 C.E.)
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Mathematical Instruments and their Use: Circulation of Knowledge and Imperial Appropriation in Early and Mid-Qing China
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Daoism on the Irrelevance of Books
