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Leonard Blussé wins ‘Special Book Award of China’ 22 November 2016
Professor emeritus Leonard Blussé of the Leiden University Institute for History has won the ‘Special Book Award of China’. The Chinese government awa...
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Introducing: Andrew Gawthorpe 22 November 2016
Andrew Gawthorpe recently joined the Institute for History as a lecturer in Contemporary Military History and Security Studies.
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Under the spell of right and wrong 07 November 2016
Today, radical right-wing parties like the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) are full partners in debates in the political arena. In the 1980s and 1990s, ...
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Professor Willem Otterspeer on his retirement: ‘My career is like the Danube.’ 01 November 2016
University historian Willem Otterspeer is about to retire, and he will give his farewell lecture on 4 November. Although... it is really a farewell? ...
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Alanna O'Malley on the election of new United Nations secretary-general António Guterres 13 October 2016
The election of a new secretary-general of the UN has reinvigorated the discussion on reform of the institution. Criticism on its functioning often fo...
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Elsevier: Five Leiden humanities degree programmes rated best 10 October 2016
The Humanities Faculty bachelor’s degree programmes in History, and Greek and Latin language and culture were rated by students as the best. The maste...
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Wim Willems and Hanneke Verbeek are the winners of the Die Haghe prize of 2016 10 October 2016
Wim Willems and Hanneke Verbeek were awarded with the Die Haghe Prize of 2016 for their book ‘Hier woonden wij. Hoe een stad zijn Joodse verleden hero...
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Colm O'Flynn wins Best Thesis Award at SAIS Bologna 07 October 2016
Leiden alumn Colm O'Flynn joined the second MA programme at SAIS Bologna in 2015, and with good result: his final thesis was named the best of the ye...
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Call for papers 'Whose Welfare? Fresh Perspectives on the Post-war Welfare State and its Global Entanglements' 06 October 2016
This workshop will be held at the Institute for History, Leiden University, on 19-20 January, 2017. Keynote speaker during the workshop will be Profes...
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Stefano Bellucci on ENIUGH Steering Committee 12 September 2016
Stefano Bellucci has been nominated member of the Scientific Steering Committee of the next European Network in Universal and Global History (ENIUGH) ...
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How Chilean exiles revalued democracy 08 September 2016
During Pinochet’s dictatorship (1973-1990) numerous left-wing Chileans fled to Europe. In exile some of their political views became more moderate. Ma...
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Kim Beerden wins 2016 LUS Teaching Prize 05 September 2016
Kim Beerden, lecturer in Ancient History, has won the 2016 LUS Teaching Prize.
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Jeff Fynn-Paul wins European History Quarterly Prize 30 August 2016
Jeff Fynn-Paul, lecturer at Leiden University’s Institute for History, was recently awarded the European History Quarterly’s 2016 Prize for his articl...
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Summer Institute on Culture, Propaganda and Intelligence in Cold War History 30 August 2016
During the week of 27 June - 2 July, the Institute of History was host to the first SHAFR Graduate Summer Institute held outside of the United States....
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Louis Sicking receives NWO grant for Maritime Conflict Management in Atlantic Europe 30 August 2016
Louis Sicking's Maritime Conflict Management in Atlantic Europe was awarded an 'Internationalisation in the Humanities' grant from NWO. What can we le...