This doctoral thesis elaborates Langacker’s reference-point model by applying it to lexical semantics.

A growing amount of literature is being devoted to interrogating gendered dynamics in both violent extremism and terrorism, contributing to the integration of international and feminist security. This includes how such dynamics can shape differences in the motivations and participation of women and…

The ethics of ghosts, spectres, and mediums in postcolonial literature

On 27 June 2017, Daniel Dimov defended his PhD dissertation “Crowdsourced Online Dispute Resolution”. The supervisors are Professor H.J. van den Herik and Professor A.R. Lodder.

In this book, Vanessa Newby provides the first detailed examination of credibility’s essential place in peacekeeping.

Promotor: Prof.dr. A.W. van der Vaart

Promotores: R. Cramer, A.K. Lenstra, Co-Promotor: B.M.M. de Weger

This book explores the relationship between the production of new urban spaces and illiberal community-making in contemporary India. It is based on an ethnographic study in Noida, a city at the eastern fringe of the state of Uttar Pradesh, bordering national capital Delhi.

When combined and used by specific people located in time and place, words can express something more than, different from, or even the opposite of their dictionary meanings.

Source: J Med Chem (2015)

Cultural biographies of persons, objects and 'natural' places in the Bronze Age of the Southern Netherlands, c. 2300-600 BC.

Four different astronomical societies are active in the Old Observatory. We are very proud of the commitment these associations show to organize activities.

On this section of the website you can find more information about the Old Observatory and the current astronomy research institute.

How were (post) colonial migrants included in post-war welfare systems?

One of the effects of climate change is the phenomenon of desertification, a process that occurs in semi-arid and arid areas and causes land degradation as well as vegetation loss. Due to the lack of resources, vegetation self-organizes to sustain itself by forming large-scale spatial patterns.

Priya Swamy defended her thesis on 27 October 2016

How did common people write in the late eighteenth century? Little is yet known on this topic, since our knowledge is mainly based on printed texts written by a small part of the (male) elite population. This dissertation – written from a sociolinguistic point of view – gives us new insights into late-…

On Tuesday 14 January 2025 Milan Ismangil successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

Our current research focusses on the exploration of the Universe using the neutrino. This neutral, almost massless and only weakly interacting particle can open a window to the distant Universe and also dense regions from which photons cannot escape.

In this publication, the authors explore the reality of accessing and interviewing hard-to-reach populations such as extremists and terrorists

On Friday 7 March 2025 Adam Knight successfully defended a doctoral thesis and graduated.

Supervisor: P.J.J. Hooykaas Co-Supervisor: R. Offringa

Languages spoken around the world differ vastly from  the more familiar Indo-European languages. The courses in this theme aim to introduce you to the immense linguistic diversity still found in the world today. 

Quantum Information Science & Technology (QIST) encompasses the understanding, design, construction and investigation of quantum information processing systems, such as quantum computers, quantum communication networks, and quantum sensors.

On the 24th of May, Brenda Assendelft successfully defended a doctoral thesis. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Brenda on this achievement!

Promotores: J.N. Kok, H.J. Hoogeboom

Design of a Linguistic System for Interstellar Communication Based on Logic

This study by artist Jonas Staal explores the development of propaganda art from the 20th to the 21st century.

An investigation into how racial stereotypes were created and used in the European Middle Ages.

A tidal basin is an inland sea which is almost entirely enclosed by land and connected to the open sea by a tidal inlet. Through the tidal inlets interaction takes place between the tidal basin and the open sea.

The key characteristic of active matter is the motion of an emergent collection (such as a flock of birds), which is driven by the consumption of energy by its active components (i.e. individual birds).

On 7 December 2021, Georgina Kuipers defended the thesis 'Beschadigd vertrouwen'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. W. den Ouden and Prof. M.A. van der Steen (EUR).

The rationale, construction, and function of the imperial capitals of Assyria

How can innovation help or hinder public procurement processes?

This dissertation investigates A'-dependencies in Standard German, Zurich German and Dutch where the dislocated constituent is indirectly, i.e. not transformationally, related to the position where it is interpreted. The analysis is carried out within the Principles & Parameters framework.

Promotor: S.M. Verduyn Lunel, Co-promotores: M.F.E. de Jeu, B. de Pagter

A monthly seminar on complex networks, aimed at scientists from all disciplines.

Research combining a conceptual and practical perspective within the field of teaching and learning second languages.

Galaxies in the local Universe fall into two main categories of spirals and ellipticals. In this Thesis, we explore the structural evolution of galaxies into this bimodal distribution.

The main methodological aspects of the use of stepwise LCA estimators under different circumstances.

Pursuing Whiteness in the Colonies offers a new comprehension of colonial history from below by taking remnants of individual agencies from a whiteness studies perspective. It highlights the experiences and perceptions of colonisers and how they portrayed and re-interpreted their identities in Afric…

This volume publishes the proceedings of the eleventh annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute Seminar. It uses the sphere of legal institutions as a prism through which to consider gender relations in the ancient world, both in the Near East and beyond. It examines how similar issues were manifested…

This thesis deals with properties of Jacobians of genus two curves that cover elliptic curves.

This thesis investigates the syntax of object marking in Sambaa and the Bantu languages in general, with particular focus on Swahili and Haya, as points of comparison.

This study presents the findings of a laboratory-based experiment testing hypothesised processes implicated in the prevention of violent radicalisation through counter-narratives. The central aims of the study were to contribute to counter-narrative theory, whilst highlighting the value of experimental…

This book presents a new framework for regulating human-like machines designed for emotional and sexual engagement, often powered by AI.

The goal of our research is to analyze Natorp’s redefinition of the distinction between intuitions and concepts in relation to his conception of the method of philosophy. We will exhibit the connection between the way in which Natorp redefines the Kantian dichotomy and his conception of the method of…

Spaanse Water

This dissertation presents new cryptographic protocols, which can be divided into two families.