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How the Battle of Heiligerlee became a legend
The Battle of Heiligerlee, on 23 May 450 years ago, is famous as an epic battle in Dutch history. But was it really so momentous? Professor of Early Modern History Judith Pollmann unravels the myths about ‘Heiligerlee’ and the Eighty Years' War.
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Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America
Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…
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Autonomy and Objectivity
The aim of this project is to foster a historiography that does justice both to the realization that scientific knowledge is constructed by local, contingent, and contextual processes, and the claims of science to objective validity.
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Jan Wim BuismanFaculty of Humanities
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Paula HarveyFaculty of Humanities
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Rudi van MaanenFaculty of Humanities
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Thea HilhorstFaculty of Humanities
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Floris Plak
Faculty of Humanities
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Pieter EmmerFaculty of Humanities
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Ron Elkhuizen
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Beacons of Freedom: Slave Refugees in North America, 1800-1860
This project applies a social-historical approach to examine and contrast various groups of African-American slave refugees who sought freedom within North America between 1800 and 1860. It innovatively distinguishes between different “spaces of freedom” for runaway slaves, namely sites of formal, semi-formal,…
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Monitoring Migrations: The Habsburg-Ottoman Border in the Eighteenth Century
How old is the phenomenon of states attempting to control migrations on external borders? What were the motives and outcomes of these policies? In his dissertation, Jovan Pešalj examines how migration control on the southern Habsburg border emerged, how they functioned, and what impact they had on migrations.…
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Sander van der HorstFaculty of Humanities
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Farewell event for Mark Rutgers on a unique day in the university’s history
With the red flag flying proudly on the Academy Building (Leiden University was on strike for the first time in its history!), the farewell event for former dean Mark Rutgers was held in the Telders Auditorium. After eight years, he has passed the baton to the interim dean, Henk te Velde.
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Matthias Lukkes
Faculty of Humanities
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Intigam MamedovFaculty of Humanities
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Pam de GrootFaculty of Humanities
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Jessie van StraatenFaculty of Humanities
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Asier Hernández Aguirresarobe
Faculty of Humanities
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Sophie Rose
Faculty of Humanities
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Hendri Schut
Faculty of Humanities
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Sander Tetteroo
Faculty of Humanities
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Simon Kemper
Faculty of Humanities
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A country of immigrants no more? The securitization of immigration in the National Security Strategies of the United States of America
This article studies the securitization of immigration in the United States of America (U.S.), through the analysis of the National Security Strategies (NSS) published between 2002 and 2017, using a two-layered analytical framework that combines securitization theory and agenda setting theory.
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Graduate School of Governance and Global Affairs
A warm welcome to the Graduate School of FGGA at Leiden University.
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European foreign policy in times of crisis: a political development lens
EU foreign policy has become increasingly politicised over the past years, amongst others as a consequence of the succession of crises. Crises may engender processes of crisis framing and contestation. This article focuses on how the policy demands being voiced in these processes of contestation are…
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The Body and Embodiment: A Philosophical Guide
Perfect for use at advanced undergraduate and graduate level, this is the first text to offer students a unified narrative regarding the place of the body in Western thinking. The book investigates the ways in which the fact of human embodiment makes the notion of ambiguity central to all major areas…
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Beyond borders: Toward an archaeology of Middle America
Inaugural lecture
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Presidential use of diversionary drone force and public support
During times of domestic turmoil, the use of force abroad becomes an appealing strategy to US presidents in hopes of diverting attention away from internal conditions and toward a foreign policy success.
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Social Dimensions of Privacy: Interdisciplinary Perspectives
Written by a select international group of leading privacy scholars, Social Dimensions of Privacy endorses and develops an innovative approach to privacy.
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Bulldozed and Betrayed: Louisiana and the Stolen Elections of 1876
Prior to the 2020 presidential election, historians considered the disputed 1876 contest—which pitted Republican Rutherford B. Hayes against Democrat Samuel J. Tilden—the most controversial in American history.
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Read about science & research
Scientific research is the main focus of our program. We expect new students to understand what it is and how it works.
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Marijke KooijmanFaculty of Humanities
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Emma Sow
Faculty of Humanities
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Patricia KretFaculty of Humanities
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Jamel BuhariFaculty of Humanities
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Sjoerd RamackersFaculty of Humanities
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Martijn StormsLeiden University Libraries
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Dennis Worst
Faculty of Humanities
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Ajeng Arainikasih
Faculty of Humanities
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Juliette Staüdt
Faculty of Humanities
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Vacancy for PhD at LUCAS/LUIH
Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS) and the Leiden University Institute for History (LUIH) are looking for a PhD in the History and Culture of Ancient Judaism and Early Christianity.
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Ruling Overseas: Connected Practices of Governance of Law
Ruling Overseas: Connected Practices of Governance of Law
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Regulating Relations: Controlling Sex and Marriage
Regulating Relations: Controlling Sex and Marriage
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Why Iran’s economy is not ‘collapsing’
President Trump believes that Iran’s economy is collapsing, and that this will leave Iranians no choice but to surrender to the demands of the United States. But these expectations might not come true, says Arash Pourebrahimi at the website of the Harvard Kennedy School.
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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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Tsolin NalbantianFaculty of Humanities
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The Spirit of the Page: Books and Readers at the Abbey of Fécamp, c.1000-1200
This dissertation examines how Benedictine monks at the Abbey of Fécamp designed, produced, and read books over the course of the eleventh and twelfth centuries.
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Towards a historical contextualisation of Ancient Egyptian perspectives of the inner body, sickness, and healing
On Tuesday 30 April 2024 Jonny Russell successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.