1,378 search results for “political parties and social movements” in the Student website
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How worshipping your grandfather ensures your social status
In Ancient Egypt, prominent families engaged in ancestor worship to maintain their high standing. Renata Schiavo researched this link between religion and power for her PhD. ‘People were afraid that their ancestors would bring misfortune if the family’s prestige declined.’
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2024 - Peripheral Islam: Muslims on the Geographical, Normative, Political and Religious Margins
Education
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Participate in research social bonding and student well-being
Research
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…
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Wimar Bolhuis chief economist at research-based consultancy firm Ecorys
As chief economist, Bolhuis will conduct research on topical economic issues. Besides this position, he will remain active as a lecturer at the Department of Economics at Leiden Law School.
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Afshin EllianFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem van der DoesFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Rodrigo OchigameFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tom BuitelaarFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Anchrit WilleFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
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Mandy de WildeFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Reza Shaker ArdekaniFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Roel BekkerFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Bram EeninkFaculty of Humanities
- Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series
- Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series
- Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series
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Await AND anticipate. How the municipality of Amsterdam manages developments in the digital public domain.
The issue of how to deal with a development such as digitalisation in the public domain raises difficult questions for the municipality: who is responsible and when do you intervene?
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Declutter, disconnect, dismantle! Reflections on degrowth and cultural politics
Lecture
- Student Well-Being Week 2024
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Potentialities of bringing together anthropology and political science
Debate, Roundtable
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Damian PargasFaculty of Humanities
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Lotte van DillenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bart CustersFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Christine MertensFaculty of Humanities
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Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives'
As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectiveness of democratic checks and balances. In this conference on Friday 9 June, the aim is to explore multidisciplinary insights about what makes the checks…
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Thesis and papers
When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic.
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25 years Faculty of Archaeology: Lecture and Party
Lecture and Party
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Take part in group decision-making research at the social interaction lab
To easily take part in group decision-making research, Jörg Gross, Assistent Professor Social and Organisational Psychology, launched a platform that allows students at the social interaction lab. Sign up to receive invitations if you are interested in taking part in on-going scientific studies in the…
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As new Professor of Social Cognition and Decision, Lotte van Dillen studies how we make choices in an information-overloaded world
Due to technological and societal developments, we are being flooded with more information than our brains can process. How does this affect our decision-making, both as individuals and as a society? And can we learn to make better choices? This is what Lotte van Dillen will explore with her profess…
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Tahir Abbas in various media on radicalisation
Tahir Abbas, Associate Professor in Terrorism and Political Violence at ISGA, explained how polarisation and social exclusion were at the root of radicalisation around the world. Papers ‘The News’ and ‘Dawn’ wrote articles about it.
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Why avoid my gaze?
Individuals suffering from social anxiety disorder (SAD) consistently avoid eye contact. However, in a non-clinical population, gaze avoidance in socially anxious individuals depends on social situations, Jiemiao Chen saw in a series of experiments, for which she used wearable eye-trackers. On 25 April…
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Rogier Creemers in Schweizer Monat about China's social credit system
Rogier Creemers, assistent professor in Modern Chinese Studies, wrote an article about China's social credit system in the Schweizer Monat. In the article he argues that it is not the most dangerous among China's technology projects.
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Study associations
A study association is a good way to combine study-related activities with pleasure. Every faculty has one or more study association.
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Dehumanising: how students reject candidate housemates
Being rejected always hurts, but so does having to reject someone. Social psychologists have discovered that at interviews to select suitable housemates students dehumanise candidates to make it easier to reject them. That may sound harsh but, according to the researchers, it is also logical.
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Logging in tropical forests has a major social impact on local people
Exploring logging's real impact: Insights from Anthropologist Tessa Minter in the Solomon Islands.
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Climate activist Aniek Moonen to give Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture
Every year Leiden University holds the Annie Romein-Verschoor Lecture on or around International Women’s Day on 8 March.
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work for justice? Understanding the ethics and efficacy of the BDS movement
Panel discussion
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Go see the Student Exhibition “Social Critique in the 21st Century” @Schouwburgstraat
Social
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Researchers get free rein with new Social Sciences and Humanities Labs
There was a lot of interest. In front of nearly a hundred researchers, supporting colleagues and Martijn Ridderbos, the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Board, Lotte van Dillen, Research Director of Psychology and Saskia Goedhard, Director of Humanities Operations jointly opened the new lab with a classic…
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Een beetje agressie helpt kinderen in hun sociale ontwikkeling, ontdekte Simone Dobbelaar tijdens haar promotie
Is aggression always bad? PhD research by psychologist Simone Dobbelaar shows that it is not. In fact, children who occasionally fiercely defend themselves and stand up for their peers often feel better mentally.
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Agnieszka KazimierczukAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Carlos Felipe Blanco RochaScience
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Marleen DekkerAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Mirjam WeverFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Are you organising a social gathering? Take note of the following
Organisation
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Dutch people are understanding the term ‘violence’ to mean more and more
When do we say violence was used in an incident? The answer may seem obvious at first. But interim results from a study by Jolien van Breen show that Dutch people are labelling events in increasingly broad contexts as violent.