49 search results for “lethal violence” in the Library website
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Katharina KrüsselmannFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jeanette SatinkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ben WielstraScience
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Graig KleinFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ernst DijxhoornFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marieke LiemFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem MeilinkScience
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Sabine van der AsdonkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sheila van BerkelFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Edmund FrettinghamFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Manon de VisserScience
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Jennifer DowlingFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Dennis BosFaculty of Humanities
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May TamimováFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Lenneke AlinkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marina CalculliFaculty of Humanities
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Renate Buisman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Havar SolheimFaculty of Humanities
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Matthew HoyeFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ton LiefaardFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carlotta RigottiFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nina EggensFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Babak RezaeedaryakenariFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Eelco van der MaatFaculty of Humanities
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Sabine WittingFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Political Science
Overview of databases, reference works and websites for research in Political Science
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Valentine's Day - a reading list
Love. It makes people do the strangest things and at the same time it is a primary necessity of life. Over the centuries, writers and poets have filled up entire libraries with books on real and fictional relationships, and contemporary writers still like to delve into the complex, dramatic and at times…
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Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree: ‘It’s high time to discuss the ritualisation of the past’
The annual commemoration of the nation’s war dead on Dam Square and at Waalsdorpervlakte, the Dutch apologies for historical slavery and the Cleveringa Lecture itself: our relationship with history is often ritualistic, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree will say in his inaugural lecture on 27 Nove…
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Walkout on 13 May
A national walkout will be staged on Monday 13 May. Leiden Scholars for Palestine has called on students and staff from Leiden University to meet at 11.00 at the Lipsius building in Leiden and the Wijnhaven building in The Hague.
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Russia and the region – Reading List
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, now thirty years ago, Russia lost much of its former prestige, influence, and territory. The ascent of Vladimir Putin initiated a turning point: Russia has once again developed itself into a major player on the world stage, garnering ever more influence in its…
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Exhibition The Intolerant Republic
The Dutch Revolt or Eighty Years’ War and the Dutch Golden Age have traditionally been described in the national historiography as glorious periods; with the Dutch Revolt being depicted as a heroic battle for independence and the Dutch Golden Age as an unparalleled political, economic and cultural success…
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Literature on discrimination and racism from the Leiden University Library collections
After large scale protests in the United States following police violence against black American citizens, racism in the Netherlands, too, is once again being widely debated. This renewed and intensified interest in the problems surrounding racism is prompting many to (re)read important works by black…
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Japan Studies: Gender and Women's Studies
Overview of reference works, journals and website for research in Gender and Women’s studies of Japan
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'First Americans': exhibition on turbulent past and present of native Americans
The First Americans exhibition in the National Museum of Ethnology showcases the resilience and creativity of native Americans. Striking artworks, fashion and prints show that the past is never far away. Artist Jacob Meders was inspired by 16th-century prints from the Leiden University Library. The…
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Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Abdulrazak Gurnah - a reading list
The 2021 Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded to Tanzanian author Abdulrazak Gurnah. The Swedish Academy praises Gurnah's "uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents". The works in the reading…
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Ethics committee for partnerships launched
The ‘Committee for Assessing Ethical Aspects of Partnerships’ is being launched this month. This committee, created by Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl and consisting of former and present Leiden University researchers, has been tasked with assessing Leiden University’s institutional ties with organisations…
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American Politics and the 2020 Presidential Elections - A Reading List
The United States seems to be embroiled in one of the most contentious electoral battles in its history. In fact, presidential elections have become ever more contested over the past decades. In the past few years, and even centuries, researchers and authors have sought to explain issues that are currently…
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The Gulag Legacy - Memory of Stalinism in Today's Russia
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Friendship in poetry - a reading list
How do we view friendship? And how have writers throughout the ages described that unconditional bond of trust in poems and literature? It's Poetry Week! And you guessed it; this year's theme is 'Friendship'. For this reading list, we went through our collections in search of the many ways friendship…
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Climate fiction – the reading list
From rapidly rising global temperatures to the increasing frequency of catastrophic weather events, every year the effects of the climate crisis become more apparent. Can literature help us envision a life after climate change?
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Twenty years after the 9/11 attacks - a reading list
On Saturday 11 September, it will be 20 years since two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in the very heart of Manhattan. The images of smoking towers are etched into the memories of many, not only in the United States, but all over the world. September 11 became the subject of much research,…
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UN World Philosophy Day - a reading list
Today is World Philosophy Day. We asked three staff members from the Leiden Institute for Philosophy to name three of their favourite works from the Leiden University Library (UBL) collections. What is: the best introduction to philosophy, the best philosophical work published in the last few years…
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International Studies
This Subject Guide will provide you with an overview of useful databases and online resources available within and outside the University Library. This subject guide is your starting point, aiding you in finding sources for any research field within the field of International Studies and International…