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Exploring the economic life of law with sociological imagination, visual methods and experimental attitude
Lecture
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Anoma van der Veere: ‘In Japan, the awkward little masks symbolise the government’s failure’
Leiden Asia Centre researcher Anoma van der Veere argues that the Japanese government has failed to respond properly to Covid-19. There were difficulties with implementing government measures aimed at limiting the spread of the virus – in some cases those measures were not even taken seriously. How…
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Sara Brandellero: 'the news coming from Brazil is chilling'
Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro called the COVID-19 disease “a minor illness”. With more than 200.000 confirmed corona cases today (May 18) however, Brazil is quickly becoming one of the world’s emerging coronavirus hot spots. How long can Bolsonaro continue to downplay the corona crisis? We asked…
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Halal Market: the Invention of a Tradition
LUCIS Annual Lecture
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Herenboeren Rotterdam: Farming for the Future
Consumers are encouraged to think of food production and consumption as amoral activities – Michiel Korthals in his book Goed Eten: Filosofie van voeding en landbouw (2019, 353)
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Equality as a driver for diversity: ‘Seek out contradiction and the unknown’
The freedom to be who you are – woman, man, homosexual, heterosexual, transgender, religious, atheist, and so on – is perhaps the Netherlands’ greatest attribute. The principle of equality and the right not to be discriminated against are in the very first article of our constitution. Yet there is a…
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Race against time: Helping the Netherlands secure almost 20 million Pfizer vaccines
The whole world is waiting anxiously for sufficient supplies of coronavirus vaccines. As Launch Navigator at Pfizer, alumnus Dennis de Mik must help ensure that the Netherlands receives 19.8 million doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. How is he going about this and how has his Bio-Pharmaceutical Sciences…
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COVID Radar is a good predictor of increasing infections
The COVID Radar app is citizen science at its best. More than 200,000 users in the Netherlands are answering questions about their health and behaviour to help predict the development of the pandemic. Niels Chavannes, Professor of General Practice at Leiden University Medical Center, explains how the…
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Why the western world was too late to respond to Covid
Almost all the western countries were too late responding to the outbreak of Covid. Why was that? Three governance experts, including Leiden professor Arjen Boin, have written a book about the response to the pandemic. ‘Our current system isn’t geared towards identifying and managing a long-term crisis,’…
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Rethinking Crime and Punishment
Van Vollenhoven Lecture 2019
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Modalities of Displacement in South Asia
Conference
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POSTPONED || Symposium ‘Money, Rationality, Solidarity’
Symposium
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The (un)willingness to reward cooperation and punish non-cooperation
PhD Defence
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SBB guest lecture Bosung Kim
Lecture
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Crime, punishment and harm: Asylum seeker narratives of the immigration and criminal justice system
Lecture
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What makes authorities legitimate in the eyes of citizens? An investigation of perceived legitimacy in different political regimes
PhD Defence
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Leiden Deaf Studies Lecture Series
Lecture
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Essays on wealth, health, and data collection
PhD Defence
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Liveable planet lunch meeting
Lecture
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'Little India' in China: Indian Traders in a Chinese Fabric Market
Lecture
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Jean Monnet seminar: European Values under Threat - the EU-Russia-US Triangle
Lecture
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Pieter's Corner: Confidence in the future?
After a long period of formation, the Rutte III cabinet presented itself on 26 October 2017. The coalition agreement on which ministers will build is called ‘Vertrouwen in de toekomst’ ('Confidence in the future'). But what impact will this new cabinet have on our future? We asked our researchers in…
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Peter Paul van Benthem and the Covid whirlwind
Peter Paul van Benthem is not only head of the ENT department at the LUMC but also chair of the Federation of Medical Specialists. ‘The value is in the mix.’
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Consortia awarded grant for research into pressing issues
Various consortia in which Leiden University is represented are beginning interdisciplinary research, which will bring scientific and societal breakthroughs within reach. Knowledge institutions, government and private parties are working closely together on the projects.
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A multi-disciplinary conversation about urban transformation in Turin The case of Mirafiori Sud
This blogpost reports on one of these conversations, which Alessandro Pisano, political science student at the University of Turin, and I had with regards to the transforming neighbourhood of Mirafiori Sud. Why did we both focus on this peripheral area? How did we approach the study of its transformation?…
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Beyond plastic: why humanities scholars study waste
In a new series of articles, we explore how the humanities study topics related to sustainability. First up: waste. How and why study waste as a humanities scholar? We asked Elena Burgos Martinez, University Lecturer South and Southeast Asian Studies, and Katarzyna Cwiertka, Professor of Modern Japan…
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FGGA Research Seminar: Out of Line: The Political and Distributive Salience of Queues, Lines, and Ordered Waiting
Lecture, Research Seminar
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Cognitive enhancement: Toward the integration of theory and practice
PhD Defence
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The Problem of Costly Concessions in Peace Negotiations
Lecture
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Bold strategy or irrational exuberance - Can China’s fiscal foundations support the Belt and Road Initiative?
Lecture, Seminar
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Disability: The MENA Region in the Modern Period Cairo
Conference, Cleveringa conference
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Publications
This is a list of scientific publications by our students and staff.
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CPP Colloquium with Christine Straehle: CANCELLED
Lecture
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CPP Colloquium with Beth Kahn; Global Poverty, Injustice and Collectivization
Lecture
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Many windows into the court: Socio-legal perspectives in family justice
Lecture
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Moral injury and intergenerational trauma
Webinar | Cleveringa Dallaire critical conversation series
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Faces of Leiden University College The Hague
Twenty-two year old student of Leiden University College The Hague, Sara Kemppainen on her role as European Union Delegate at the G(irls)20 Summit, founder of WIL, UWC Alumni, Summit Coordinator and Bachelor student committed to bringing human welfare to the center of tech policy.
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Research & Funding Opportunities
AMT’s mission includes encouraging innovative high-quality research in Leiden on Asia. On this page you will find an overview of AMT related research projects, grant possibilities, publications and vacancies.
- The Challenges of Researching Extremism Today
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Publications
Recent publications
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Sponsored Research
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