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Politics, Society and Economy of Asia (MA) (60EC)
The MA in Politics, Society and Economy of Asia takes a social science approach to the study of one or more countries or regions in modern or contemporary Asia.
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Embodied borders: an ethnography of female migrants in Singapore
This ethnographic research is a joint project with the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology, Leiden University, and KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies. It aims to understand the experiences of social inclusion and exclusion of female migrants…
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Performing identity and buying love: self-expression and iyashi in the dansō escorting business
Lecture
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Why Leiden University
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Why Leiden University
Leiden University offers ambitious students a world-class academic environment in which to develop their area of expertise.
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Why Leiden University
Leiden University offers ambitious students the latest knowledge and the freedom to develop their own area of expertise.
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Rethinking Javanese Islam: Towards New Descriptions of Javanese Traditions
Jochem van den Boogert defended his thesis on 18 November 2015
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Erik-jan ZurcherFaculty of Humanities
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Elpine de BoerFaculty of Humanities
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Paolo Sartori will be the Central Asia Visiting Scholar in April 2018
Paolo Sartori is a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Iranian Studies of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna. In Leiden he will deliver one guest lecture on Twilight of the Persianate: The Vernacularization of Central Asia (18th - early 20th Centuries) on 12 April and a masterclass on How can we…
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Olga van MarionFaculty of Humanities
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Petra SijpesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Sallie Mae Student Loans
Bachelor, Master, Short Course, PhD
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Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam
The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Vietnam is a comprehensive resource exploring social, political, economic, and cultural aspects of Vietnam, one of contemporary Asia’s most dynamic but least understood countries.
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Leiden University Fund - Lutfia Rabbani Scholarship Fund
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Information activities
Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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Information activities
Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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Information activities
Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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Information activities
Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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How a global carbon price would weaken Eastern European and Asian economies
Although seen as the fastest and cheapest way to global climate protection, a uniform global carbon price would have major consequences for the economic competitiveness of countries. Hauke Ward, who recently joined Leiden University, showed in the journal Energy Economics that modern western countries…
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Roitman & Veenendaal, 'We Take Care of Our Own'
Jessica Vance Roitman and Wouter Veenendaal, researchers at the KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, investigate the origins, development, and consolidation of political oligarchy in the Caribbean island nation of St. Maarten.
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Two new volumes 'Dutch Sources on South Asia'
Volume 4 and 5 of the Leiden series 'Dutch Sources on South Asia' are now available, written by Markus Vink (vol.4) and Carolien Stolte (vol.5).
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Welcome at the Bachelor's Open Day
On this Bachelor's Open Day, you can attend online information sessions about some of our bachelor's programmes. On this page you will find all the presentations that are livestreaming today. Even if you have not registered, you can always attend a presentation if you have time to spare. And don't forget…
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Welcome at the Bachelor's Open Day
On this Bachelor's Open Day, you can attend online information sessions about some of our bachelor's programmes. On this page you will find all the presentations that are livestreaming today. Even if you have not registered, you can always attend a presentation if you have time to spare. And don't forget…
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Rights of the Relational Self: Law, Culture, and Injury in the Global North and South
Although official law generally conceives of personal injury victims as individual rights holders, the actual experience of physical injury and its consequences is relational. Indeed, many researchers in the global North as well as the global South have contended that the very concept of the Self should…
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Jonathan StöklFaculty of Humanities
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Bareez MajidFaculty of Humanities
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Alumni blog
Interested in studying Colonial and Global History at Leiden University? Find out what our alumni said about this master's programme.
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Buddhist and Hindu Metal Images of Indonesia: Evidence for shared artistic and religious networks across Asia (c.6th-10th century)
Mathilde Mechling defended her thesis on 28 january 2020.
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China’s long march to national rejuvenation: toward a Neo-Imperial order in East Asia?
In tracing the deeper historical roots of what Xi Jinping contemporarily frames as a “Chinese dream” of “wealth and power,” the article discerns key actors, events, and organizing principles in a long process toward restoring China’s deemed rightful place in the regional system.
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About the programme
The two-year research master in Middle Eastern Studies equips you with advanced and in-depth knowledge of a region and discipline within the field of Middle Eastern Studies. You are expected to spend the third semester of the programme doing research, either in the Netherlands or abroad. Blended and…
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Area Studies Week from 2-5 June: Join our live Q&As!
Interested in Area Studies? Then Leiden is the place to be! Join our Online Area Studies Week from 2-5 June to find out more. From Africa to Brasil and from Korea to Russia, Leiden covers all areas and fields, both in language, literature, history, politics and socio-economics. Join our live Q&As!
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Chinese Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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Admission requirements
To be eligible for Korean Studies at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.
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International student stories
We are convinced that you’ll have a wonderful time at Leiden University, but you don’t have to take our word for it. If you’re looking for objective opinions of what it’s like to study here, listen to what current students and alumni have said about it!
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Research
LIAS has a School of Asian Studies (SAS), a School of Middle-Eastern Studies (SMES) and a School of Religious Studies (LUCSoR). These designations, and the fields within them, remain foundational to our work. At the same time, the academic community benefits from the presence of cross-regional networks…
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Canonical Cultures network
Religion, Philosophy, and the Pre-modern World
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Adam BubenFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jos GommansFaculty of Humanities
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Kiri ParamoreFaculty of Humanities
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Admission requirements
Do you want to apply for the bachelor’s programme South and Southeast Asian Studies at Leiden University? First, check the admission requirements.
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Jessica RoitmanFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten KossmannFaculty of Humanities
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Michaël OpgenhaffenFaculty of Humanities
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Rieneke SonneveltFaculty of Humanities
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Geert WarnarFaculty of Humanities