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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Ben Arps receives Indonesian Culture Award -
COIn grant enables Leiden researchers to improve their research infrastructure. -
In memoriam: Takamitsu Muraoka (1938-2026) -
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
In the media
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Rogier Creemers on CNN about Sundance 2.0: ‘The more capable these apps become, the more potentially harmful they become’ -
David Henley on NBC News: ‘Suharto was never completely disgraced’ -
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
Events
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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
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Forum Shopping from Below: The Global Political Economy of Transnational Migrant Advocacy Networks
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Modal phrase reduplication in Xiangzhou Mandarin
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Manga and Militarism
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Keynote lecture: The quest to be (trans)nationals: Experiences of being Asian in Europe
