International Relations and European Studies
Research in the International Relations and European Studies Team addresses the interconnections and interdependence of contemporary global political, economic and cultural affairs from a multidisciplinary perspective rooted in the humanities.
Our research is grounded in historical and regional contexts, taking a wide perspective towards a broad range of theories and concepts. Our time frame is flexible, but we mostly focus on the contemporary, post-World War II era. We value regional and linguistic expertise. Our researchers investigate issues and topics by synthesising contributions from different disciplines, particularly history, area studies, and international studies broadly defined. By doing so, we both emphasise the international dimension to historical and area studies research and develop variously a comparative, transnational and global dimension to our individual and collective research.
News
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Was Suriname expensive or not? ‘The economic situation has never been properly assessed’ -
80 Years of Peace in Europe? -
Leiden MAIR Hosts 2nd Humanities & International Relations Graduate Conference -
4 KIEM grants for Humanities -
Call for Papers: Humanities and International Relations Graduate Conference
In the Media
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Salvador Santino in various media outlets on tensions between USA and Venezuela: ‘Pressure helps Trump claim results’ -
Sarah Wolff on BBC: ‘Denmark is reshaping migration policy in Europe’ -
Santino Regilme in Public Seminar: 'Naked Oligarchy: How Billionaires Captured Power and Hollowed Out Democracy' -
Santino Regilme in EUobserver: 'The EU needs to research its own oligarchic capture' -
Salvador Santino Regilme in Transforming Society: 'Oligarchic Rivalry: US–China Tariffs and the Global Politics of Inequality'
Events
Major Publications
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The Labour Party and European Integration: A Biographical Approach -
Knowledge and Expertise in International Politics. A Handbook -
The Cambridge History of Strategy. Volume 2: From the Napoleonic Wars to the Present -
The Cambridge History of Strategy. Volume 1: From Antiquity to the American War of Independence -
Elite Rivalry, Mass Killing and Genocide in Authoritarian Regimes: Why Autocrats Kill