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Introducing: Randal Sheppard 13 November 2018Randal Sheppard recently joined the Institute for History as a lecturer in International Relations. He introduces himself.
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Midterm elections: surprising results, or not so much? 07 November 2018In the midterm elections in the United States on 6 November, the Democrats won the majority in the House of Representatives, thus regaining control of...
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Call for Papers - Conflict Management in the Atlantic, the North Sea and the Baltic, 1200-1600: Actors, Institutions and Practices of Dispute Settlement 06 November 2018From the late Middle Ages onwards, maritime conflict has developed hand in hand with international trade. Over time, specific institutions were establ...
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‘It’s time to breathe new life into the United Nations’ 01 November 2018Historian Alanna O’Malley has been appointed to a brand-new Professorial Chair in United Nations Studies in Peace and Justice in The Hague. This extra...
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Catholics in the Dutch Republic were creative directors of their own lives 24 October 2018The Catholics were by no means pitiable victims over the two centuries that they had to practise their religion underground, Caroline Lenarduzzi write...
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Paul van Trigt and Anna Derksen receive grants 02 October 2018Paul van Trigt and Anna Derksen, both researchers in the project 'Rethinking Disability', received grants for research abroad.
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Lecture Adam Zamoyski - What were the Napoleonic Wars really about? 28 September 2018On 27 september historian Adam Zamoyski held a captivating lecture on his new book Napoleon: the Man behind the Myth. During this lecture, which was a...
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Introducing: the students of Cosmopolis Advanced 20 September 2018Last July saw the start of the new master programme Cosmopolis Advanced, an initiative of the Institute for History at Leiden University in partnershi...
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Mexican drugs world pans out into hybrid war 12 September 2018Drugs-related violence in Mexico is similar in terms of dynamics and strategy to the IS hybrid war in the West. This is the claim made by Teun Voeten....
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Call for Papers: Criptic Identities. Historicizing the identity formation of persons with disabilities across the globe 12 September 2018On 21 and 22 March 2019 the workshop 'Criptic Identities. Historicizing the identity formation of persons with disabilities across the globe' takes pl...
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Cosmopolis Advanced: Call for International MA/PhD Applications 12 September 2018The Institute for History is pleased to announce the second call for the research program Cosmopolis Advanced, an initiative of the Institute for Hist...
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VOC and WIC were not above the law 11 September 2018The powerful Dutch East India Company and West India Company were summoned before the High Court more often than historians have assumed. The complain...
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Why did wealthy Romans dine with whole cities? 04 September 2018In some parts of the Roman Empire public meals were the norm: the wealthy treated the whole city to a meal. This phenomenon that suddenly arose and di...
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The 2018 Teaching Prize for the Humanities 30 August 2018Who will win this year’s Teaching Prize in the Faculty of Humanities? Who will the students honour with this coveted token of their appreciation? Read...
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Carolien Stolte awarded Veni grant 17 July 2018Carolien Stolte lectures at the Institute for History within the Faculty of Humanities in Leiden. She intends to use her Veni grant to research the in...