366 search results for “religious discourse and politics” in the Student website
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What Constitutes Being Muslim in Indonesia: Islamic Expressions, Politics of Contestation and Accommodation in Bima
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Cultural genocide: 'I see no scenario in which Uyghur culture can revive in Xinjiang'
Within just a few years, the Chinese government's policy towards the Uyghurs deteriorated sharply. From control and marginalisation, it shifted to violation of human rights. PhD candidate Elke Spiessens was right in the middle of it with her research. 'The fabric of the community is being completely…
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Afshin EllianFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
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Willem van der DoesFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Clare FenwickFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Benjamin Fogarty-ValenzuelaFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Rodrigo OchigameFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Patricio SilvaFaculty of Humanities
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Tom BuitelaarFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Anchrit WilleFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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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
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Robert ZwijnenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Noa SchonmannFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen DuindamFaculty of Humanities
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Interdisciplinary symposium on restitution policies seeks more diverse perspectives
Taking responsibility concerning colonial heritage and restitution is a pressing issue for countries and museums worldwide. On 23 and 24 May, a Leiden University interdisciplinary symposium will explore new perspectives as a basis for policies. Organising professors Carsten Stahn and Pieter ter Keurs…
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Casper Wits in POLITICO on the EU's China Policy
University lecturer Casper Wits wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the European Union and China for POLITICO. In this article, he argues that 'rather than shrinking from the fight, the EU must develop a China policy that prioritizes progressive values and human rights.…
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Antoaneta DimitrovaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jennifer DowlingFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Liesbet NyssenFaculty of Humanities
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How a Taiwanese organisation strengthens local communities through recycling
Most people think of waste as something dirty that needs to be disposed of as soon as possible, but Olivia Yun-An Dung's dissertation aims to show that this does not always have to be the case. For this purpose, she focuses on Tzu Chi recycling in Taiwan. There, an army of elderly volunteers has been…
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Paul CliteurFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Herman PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Sara BolghiranFaculty of Humanities
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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Which MPs have Leiden roots?
Twenty-two of the 150 newly elected members of the Dutch House of Representatives studied at Leiden University or did their PhD research here. But who are they and which degrees are most popular?
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Language both connects and divides
Author and political scientist Mounir Samuel has spent recent years delving into the many ways that language can exclude people and bring them together.
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
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Chibuike UcheAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Florian Schneider on China’s digital nationalism
In recent years, online platforms have been utilized more and more to spread Chinese nationalist discourse. In an interview posted on The Diplomat, director of the Leiden Asia Centre Florian Schneider gives his thoughts on how the digital environment has changed the way Chinese activists work.
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The Political Economy of an Enigma: Exploring Vietnam's Domestic Dynamics and International Role
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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European grant for research into Indian scriptures: ‘This is what our understanding of Hinduism is based on’
Professor Peter Bisschop has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant. He will invest the 2.5 million euros in his research into puranas: ancient texts, commonly written in Sanskrit, that are up to fifteen hundred years old.
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Europaeum - Call for Applications, September 2023
Education
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NWO grant for four humanities projects
The Dutch Research Council (NWO) has granted four grants to Leiden humanities scholars. They get to spend this money on research on a topic of their choice, without thematic preconditions.
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Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May
Students for Palestine – a group of students from Leiden and The Hague – are holding a panel discussion in the Leiden University in The Hague Wijnhaven building on Tuesday 24 May entitled ‘Silencing Palestine’.
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A quick call about Ukraine: 'Putin wants to be taken seriously'
Suddenly there they were, the Russian soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Since then, reports of tensions between Russia on the one hand and the United States and Europe on the other have dominated the news. What is going on? An interview with Russia expert André Gerrits.