1,697 search results for “political parties and social movements” in the Staff website
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University diversity policy is alive and kicking: ‘We need to acknowledge each other’s experiences’
Leiden University has had a diversity policy since 2014. The aim is to create a diverse and inclusive learning and working environment for all students and staff. Diversity Officer Aya Ezawa updates us on the process and the results. It’s now 2022, what has already changed?
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Maxim Osipov - Public Interview By Michel Krielaars
Lecture
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Equality as a driver for diversity: ‘Seek out contradiction and the unknown’
The freedom to be who you are – woman, man, homosexual, heterosexual, transgender, religious, atheist, and so on – is perhaps the Netherlands’ greatest attribute. The principle of equality and the right not to be discriminated against are in the very first article of our constitution. Yet there is a…
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Rethinking Urban Renewal and Citizen Engagement: Insights from Turin
Maria Vasile's ethnographic fieldwork in Turin reveals that volunteering and citizen engagement may not empower residents or allow them to shape their cities. Her analysis of urban gardens, food markets, and food aid initiatives calls for a broader perspective on urban peripheral areas and a shift away…
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Meijersprijzen en scriptieprijzen uitgereikt tijdens nieuwjaarsreceptie
Op dinsdag 10 januari 2022 zijn tijdens de facultaire nieuwjaarsreceptie de jaarlijkse Meijersprijzen en de scriptieprijzen uitgereikt.
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Student Members discuss Faculty Council: You get to know the organisation from a different perspective
What does a student member of the Faculty Council do? What is it like to be a member of this representative body and how useful is it to be a member? Students Rassoul Coelen (FC 2020-2021 and presently member of the University Council) and Max Garcia Hoogland (FR 2021-2022) talk to us about their experiences.…
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Working together on a liveable planet
What can you do about sustainability in your immediate living environment? On Thursday afternoon, April 14, the Museum Volkenkunde in Leiden was filled with policymakers, researchers, entrepreneurs, citizens, students, and even the mayor of Leiden. Leiden University and the Association of Dutch Municipalities…
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Students become ‘change agents’ in Sustainability Challenge
Leiden students working to solve a sustainability problem at the request of an external party: that is the Sustainability Challenge. During a recent symposium, 28 groups of four to five students unveiled their solutions. The commisioners expressed great enthusiasm.
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Andrea Evers’ role in the new Executive Board of PsychologyAndrea Evers’ role in the new Executive Board of Psychology
The new Executive Board of the Institute of Psychology became effective on 1 February 2022. Scientific director Andrea Evers tells us where she gets her energy from.
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Recipients Meijers Grants 2023
At least six people are off to a good start of the summer, because they are the recipients of a Meijers grant. For the next few years, these researchers will be able to devote themselves to their PhD research. Let’s meet these new PhD candidates!
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Six questions about the book 'Ruminations' by Tahir Abbas
Tahir Abbas, Professor of Radicalisation Studies at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, is organising a book launch for his new book: 'Ruminations: Framing a sense of self and coming to terms with the other'. The book launch will take place on Thursday 15 December from 16.00-17.00 hrs. at…
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Children’s contact with police no clear precursor for criminal career
Children who come into contact with the police are not destined to become long-term offenders. This appears from research conducted by Babette van Hazebroek, who defends her dissertation on 30 September 2021.
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Angus Mol and Aris Politopoulos are the winners of the fourth LUCAS Public Prize 2022!
On Tuesday 12 April Angus Mol and Aris Politopoulos have been awarded the fourth LUCAS Publieksprijs.
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The added value of Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities: interview with Dean Wim van den Doel
Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities will celebrate its tenth anniversary in 2022. In recent years, the alliance has expanded to include centres and new programmes as well as a curriculum of its own. What do the next ten years have in store?
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Peter van Bodegom on sustainable horticulture
Dutch greenhouse horticulture is a world leader when it comes to innovative capacity and sustainability, but ‘the challenges are great in terms of energy, water, environment and biodiversity,’ says Peter van Bodegom, coordinator of AgriFood at the Centre for Sustainability of the Leiden, Delft, Erasmus…
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Conference on opportunities and dangers of AI: ‘Europe needs a daring vision’
The SAILS conference The Future of AI is Here (and Guess What … it’s Human) brought together researchers and policy makers to discuss the important issues in the area of artificial intelligence (AI). Where are the opportunities and what are the dangers?
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Diversity and inclusion: ‘Don’t avoid the subject'
The new online diversity and inclusion dossier combines all faculty initiatives on this topic. But what is the situation on diversity and inclusion at Humanities? An interview with Aurelie van ‘t Slot, policy advisor Internationalisation, Diversity and Inclusion.
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How does the government spend taxpayers’ money fairly?
Public procurement is not a hot topic for the average citizen. That’s a pity, says PhD candidate Erik Plas, who did research on the fair spending of public money: 'If a council project goes completely haywire, because it costs more than expected, it could even mean that local taxes will have to be r…
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Reading list - our favourite books this summer
Did you also read a lot this summer? We made some real headway on our bookshelves. After all, nothing beats reading a beautiful or thrilling book outside. In this reading list, you'll find our favourite books for the summer of 2022. If you have any suggestions, let us know via Twitter, Facebook or I…
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Terrorism and Foreign Fighters: Lecture by Dr. Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi
Lecture
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Reimaging Peace Democratization in Yemen: Women, Transnationalism and Activism in Exile
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Panel Discussion | A Hundred Years of Republican Turkey: A History in a Hundred Fragments
Debate, Panel Discussion
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Actio! Actio! Actio! European Acting Techniques in Historical Perspective
Arts and culture, Symposium
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EuroScience Open Forum Leiden
Conference, ESOF Conference
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Colonial and Global History Seminar
Lecture, COGLOSS
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Birth of a Pelagic Empire: Japanese Whaling and Early Territorial Expansions in the Pacific
Lecture
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SAILS Mini-Symposium on Legal Search Technologies
Lecture
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Playing with words
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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What Works in Suicide Prevention? Lessons from the 113 Helpline
Lecture
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Simposio Internacional Violencia, Género y Producción Cultural
Conference
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Queer migration: lessons from the past and present, thoughts for the future. A Blue-Sky thinking seminar
Conference, A Blue-Sky thinking seminar
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Travelers defense course for female staff members
Personal development
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Disentangling citizenship from nationality and inclusion from belonging in Chile
VVI Research Meetings 2023-2024
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Scions of Turan
PhD defence
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PhD workshop: Epistemologies in PhD Research
Workshop
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European defence cooperation in a time of renewed military activity
Lecture, Seminar
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Acting: play a monologue!
Arts and leisure, Arts and leisure
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with with Naja Hulvej Rod
Lecture
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Bosnian Hajj Literature: Multiple Paths to the Holy
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Seminar: POPNET Connects with Tamas David-Barrett
Lecture
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LUCAS 1st PhD In-House Symposium
Conference
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Embodied Imamate: Mapping the Development of the Early Shiʿi Community 700-900 CE
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Reimagining the State in Times of a Pandemic
Lecture, L-PEG Annual Lecture in Global Political Economy
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When Critical Thinking Goes Wrong: Civic Reasoning in a Polarised World
Lecture
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Unknown Past: Leila Murad, the Jewish-Muslim Star of Egypt
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Masterclass: The Lores of Flatbush: Dutch Storytelling in Colonial North America
Lecture, Histories Connected: Masterclass
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Book Launch and Discussion: Petitions and Petitioning in Europe and North America
Lecture, Book Launch and Discussion
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Difference and empire, or on the importance of thinking otherwise
Lecture
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EU' responses to the challenges of the platform economy
Lecture, Seminar