3,181 search results for “nabije american history” in the Public website
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Johanna Berkheij-DolFaculty of Humanities
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Cynthia VialleFaculty of Humanities
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Margaretha Kleijn
Faculty of Humanities
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Alette VonkFaculty of Humanities
- Volume 12 (2017)
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‘Plastic politics’: how ideological debate was supplanted by abstract jargon
Over the course of the 20th century, politicians increasingly came to rely on experts. Their language was peppered with terms like ‘policy pathways’ and ‘evaluation frameworks’. This made debates more abstract and less ideological.
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Meet History in Athens
Conference, Meet us in your country
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Meet History in Thessaloniki
Conference, Meet us in your country
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Meet History in Edinburgh
Conference, Meet us in your country
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Habsburg family pulled strings to bring raiders of English North Cape expedition to justice
Richard Chancellor, the English Willem Barentsz, discovered the North Cape during the first English expedition to attempt to find a northeast passage. But the ship, the Edward Bonaventure, was ‘robbed by Flemings on its return in 1554.’ Historian Louis Sicking and legal expert Remco van Rhee found the…
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What Trump's European visit didn't deliver
Professor Rob de Wijk (International Relations) monitored Donald Trump's recent visit to Europe. We discussed the outcomes of the different summits with the Leiden scholar. ‘This visit delivered exactly what I predicted: nothing!'
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Call for Papers - Monarchy in turmoil: princes, courts, and politics in revolution and restoration 1780-1830
For every period, it is a challenge to unearth the details of political trafficking; yet the effort needs to include all relevant persons, groups, and institutions – not only those wielding formal responsibilities. We hope to reinvigorate this effort by inviting specialists to present their research…
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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Alistair Kefford on French television on the future of European cities
What does the retail crisis mean for the future of Europe's urban centres? Assistant professor Alistair Kefford answers this very question in the French television programme 27.
- Technical Art History Days
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Ustadh Mau Digital Archive (UMADA)
Hifadhi ya Dijiti ya Ustadh Mau
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Henk te Velde on ABC Nightlife about Queen Wilhelmina
82 years ago Queen Wilhelmina fled to England. Henk te Velde tells about her on the Australian radio show 'Nightlife'.
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Wim van den Doel wins 2024 Boerhaave Biography Prize
Professor of Contemporary History Wim van den Doel has won the 2024 Boerhaave Biography Prize. Van den Doel receives the prize for his book 'Snouck: Het volkomen geleerdenleven van Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje'.
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Modern Academics and their networks: new perspectives on university history
Conference, Annual Conference of the Flemish-Dutch Society for Early Modern History
- History Institute Council Meeting
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ERC Grant for Cátia Antunes
Cátia Antunes received the prestigious ERC Grant for her Research Project
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Ghanaian Sign Language(s): History, Linguistics, and Ideology
PhD defence
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How Nelson Mandela became a Leiden Honorary Doctor
Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa, who died on 5 december 2013, received an honorary doctorate from Leiden University in 1999. Mandela’s response was modest: ‘It is not a personal achievement. It is a tribute to all those who emerged from underground, from prison, from exile...’
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Is it a fake or not? Time for a new kind of connoisseurship
If a forged Vermeer or Rembrandt is discovered, it is world news. Yet tracing fakes has long been a low priority in art history. University lecturer Anna Tummers will receive an ERC grant of almost two million euros to change that.
- Diplomacy & Foreign Policy
- Digital Diplomacy (incl. TechPlomacy and Mediatisation)
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Classics (800 BCE−600 CE)
This research cluster aims to analyse and interpret the formation and transmission of Graeco-Roman culture by exploring the relationships between cultural products (texts, objects, practices) and their societal and historical contexts.
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Genocide: Lessons from 20th Century History
Lecture, Seminar
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Writing Global History
Conference, Research Colloquium
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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Lydia Boer wins incentive prize for bachelor's thesis
History student Lydia Boer has won the Uitgeverij Verloren/Johan de Witt incentive prize. She receives the prize for her bachelor’s thesis The marriage between Johan de Witt and Wendela Bicker: a political affair?
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Introducing Sophia Hendrikx
Sophia Hendrikx started her PhD project at LUCAS in March 2015...
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Leiden based research confirms systematic and excessive violence in Indonesia
New research has confirmed that the Dutch military used systematic, extreme violence against Indonesians. In his book Soldaat in Indonesië (Soldier in Indonesia), to be released at the end of October, historian Gert Oostindie draws the same conclusions using different sources. He presents new findings…
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How a Dutchman contributed to the rapid development of Singapore
Frans Stoelinga defended his thesis on 19 November 2020.
- Week 5: 2–8 February, 2020
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Night Spaces: Migration, Culture and Integration in Europe (NITE)
How are night spaces imagined, produced, experienced and narrated by migrant communities in Europe? This research project considers this question in eight European cities: Aarhus, Amsterdam, Berlin, Cork, Galway, Lisbon, London, Rotterdam. Authorities have historically wrestled with the issue of night-time…
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Lotte van Hasselt
Faculty of Humanities
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Maartje van Dijk
Faculty of Humanities
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Babs van Eijk
Faculty of Humanities
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Karen van AstenFaculty of Humanities
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Tensions between China and Taiwan: what's behind it?
For a while, it was uncertain whether prominent American politician Nancy Pelosi would travel to Taiwan. But last Tuesday, she did visit – much to the displeasure of China. Asia expert Casper Wits explains why China reacted so strongly and what the consequences of the visit may be.
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Fadly RahmanFaculty of Humanities
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Pablo Merayo MontesFaculty of Humanities
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Hannelore BraekenFaculty of Humanities
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
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Edurne de WildeFaculty of Humanities
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Libraries as Links in Learning: Making the Meaning of Manuscripts
This project investigates the professionalisation of university libraries in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, through the lens of the medieval manuscript holdings. Taking Leiden University Library as a starting point, it sheds light on the changing practices surrounding the conservation,…
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The Enforcement of Offender Supervision in Europe. Understanding Breach Processes
This book provides a comparative analysis of the process of breach across ten different European jurisdictions by identifying and elaborating a number of key analytical themes through which the different systems can be compared and evaluated.
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Alumni's experiences
What's it like to participate in the Leiden Leadership Programme? Alumni share their experiences: 'You learn things about leadership and can immediately put them into practice.'