4,581 search results for “conflict and peace studies” in the Public website
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Institutions for Conflict Resolution Skills Lab on 29 March 2022
PhD students in the Institutions for Conflict Resolution (COI) research group attended a PhD Skills Lab to develop empirical legal publication expertise.
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Conflict between Turkey and Greece about territorial waters
Thanks to modern technology, it is now possible to extract more gas and oil in the eastern part of the Mediterranean than in the past. As a result, a conflict has once again erupted between Turkey and Greece, in which Turkey is making claim to part of the Mediterranean Sea around Cyprus.
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The UN and I: What can the UN mean for My Future?
What is the first thing you think of when you hear the word UN? Is it just the Security Council and the ‘blue helmets’ or is there more to it? These are some of the questions tackled by the Chair’s research group.
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help absorb global food shocks, such as during the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A plant-based diet could improve the resilience of our food system. Moving to such a diet in the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) alone could replace almost all the production losses from Russia and Ukraine. That’s what an international team of researchers conclude in Nature Food. Leiden…
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Beyond the Myth of Westphalia: States, International Law, and the Monopolization of the Right to Wage War
States, we are told, have monopolized the legal right to wage war since the seventeenth century and this arrangement has provided some basic stability in international relations. But is this really true? This project challenges this classic account and opens the way for rethinking the contemporary laws…
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Geerten Boogaard not concerned about conflict of interests at BBB
The fact that a significant number of seats in the Dutch provincial councils are now occupied by members of the Dutch Farmer-Citizen Movement (BoerBurgerBeweging, BBB) who have an agricultural background need not lead to conflicts of interest when voting on, for example, nitrogen emissions. This is…
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Minerva in her Study
Following its foundation in 1575, Leiden University was quick to incorporate Roman goddess Minerva in its coat of arms. This explains why Rembrandt’s Minerva from 1635 can be seen on the façade of the Academy Building, which has been in use by the University since 1581. This is where, in the Senate…
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Project 2: From Disorder to Order
One of the current research projects funded by the profile area Political Legitimacy is the research group From Disorder to Order: Conflict and the Resources of Legitimacy.
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Research projects
Research within the centre is broad and pluralistic, ranging from the history of political thought to contemporary analytic and continental political philosophy and critical social theory. Members of the CPP also participate in the Research Profile Area on Political Legitimacy. The Centre is the proud…
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Study programme
In the International Studies programme, you will develop the knowledge as well as the critical insights needed to gain regional expertise within a global context. In addition, you will acquire the practical and professional skills that will assist you in setting out on your career, whether you want…
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Wild versus domestic prey in the diet of tigers
A recent study on reintroduced tigers in Panna Tiger Reserve in India reveals that risks from tigers increased more because of human behaviour and people's livestock husbandry practices.
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Why Leiden University
We'll give you 10 reasons why you should study the specialization Peace, Justice and Development of the master Public International Law at Leiden University
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Eric van Dijk
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hagar Taha
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Carolien Jacobs
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Angelo Romano
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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May Tamimová
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Saskia Postema
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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International Justice (BA Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)
Home to the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, The Hague is the perfect backdrop to explore conceptions of justice in our global society. Questions of human rights, peace, security and the environment present legal and policy challenges for governmental and non-governmental…
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Preventing Future Ukraines: Conflict Prevention in Europe
Debate
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Volume 1 (2018)
Issue 1
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Erik-jan Zurcher
Faculty of Humanities
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Elpine de Boer
Faculty of Humanities
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The Unforeseen 2012 Crisis in Mali: The Diverging Outcomes of Risk and Threat Analyses
The 2012 crisis in Mali, where the state collapsed and terrorist groups took over the north, came as a surprise to many. Mali had been considered a poster-child for democracy and was judged as considerably more stable than its neighbors by leading quantitative indices of state fragility. This article…
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Towards a political ontology of violence: reality, image and perception
The aim of this project is to study what makes an act or form of violence a specifically political reality.
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Transborder Governance of Forests, Rivers and Seas
Natural resources often stretch across borders that separate modern nation states. This can create conflict and limit opportunities for regulated consumption of their goods and services, but also provide opportunities for joint multinational efforts that exceed single country capabilities.
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Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy
How do crises produce changes in specific European Union foreign policy areas, and how should we conceptualise these policy changes?
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Heritage and Climate Governance: Potentials and Pitfalls
This pilot project will initiate research on how heritage has been and can be mobilized to address climate change governance in Himalayan Asia. Climate adaptation strategies frequently include the sourcing of heritage, encompassing landscapes, built environments 4 and cultural practices. However, effective…
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Dynasty: A Very Short Introduction
For thousands of years bloodlines have been held as virtually unassailable credentials for leadership, with supreme political power perceived as a family affair across the globe and throughout history. At the heart of royal dynasties, kings were inflated to superhuman proportions, yet their status came…
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How Terror Evolves: The Emergence and Spread of Terrorist Techniques
This book contextualizes the use of terror as part of wider movements of political contention, demonstrating that terroristic innovation occurs as part of wider historical processes rather than in a vacuum.
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Education
BSc degrees: ‘Political Science’, ‘International Relations and Organisations’. MSc degree: Political Science, with specialisations ‘International Organisation’; ‘Dutch Politics; ‘Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Development’; ‘International Politics’; ‘Political Legitimacy and Justice’; ‘Democracy…
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Why Leiden University?
Leiden has a lot to offer, both inside and outside its lecture rooms. The city hosts the oldest, largest and best ranking Political Science department of the Netherlands, as well as a wide variety of cultural, sports, and leisure activities.
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About the programme
This political theory specialisation focuses on the concepts of legitimacy and justice—political philosophy’s core themes. These concepts lie at the heart of questions of politics and analyzing them conceptually and theoretically gives us tools to engage and assess political practice.
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- Heritage and Climate Governance: Potentials and Pitfalls
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Saying goodbye to Prof Carsten de Dreu on 18 June
After eight years as professor at the Institute of Psychology, Carsten de Dreu is making the move to the University of Groningen, where he has been appointed to the chair ‘Foundations of Cooperation and Social Organisation’. On 18 June, he will bid farewell to colleagues at Leiden University.
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Olga van Marion
Faculty of Humanities
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Nicolas Rodriguez Idarraga
Faculty of Humanities
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Anne Gerritsen
Faculty of Humanities
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Globalizing Regionalism and International Relations
Building on the recent initiative to truly globalize the field of international relations, this book provides an innovative interrogation of regionalism.
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Germany and Maillol
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Career prospects
The combination of academic and professional skills taught in the CSM prepares you for a wide variety of careers in the rapidly expanding domain of security and crisis management, including public or private sector and policy-making positions.
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Student life
As well as being a vibrant student city, with numerous housing possibilities and sports clubs, and one of the greenest cities in Europe, The Hague also hosts several important international organisations. It is the ideal place to start your future career.
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Career prospects
The combination of academic and professional skills taught in the CSM prepares you for a wide variety of careers in the rapidly expanding domain of security and crisis management, including public or private sector and policy-making positions.
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Information activities
Get to know us through our online and in-person events for prospective students!
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International Students
By choosing Leiden University, you’ll be choosing to broaden your personal and academic horizons. You’ll be in excellent company too because you’ll be part of an inspiring community of students, lecturers and professors from all over the world. Founded in 1575, ours is the oldest university in the N…
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Career prospects
The combination of academic and professional skills taught in the CSM prepares you for a wide variety of careers in the rapidly expanding domain of security and crisis management, including public or private sector and policy-making positions.
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Career prospects
The combination of academic and professional skills taught in the CSM prepares you for a wide variety of careers in the rapidly expanding domain of security and crisis management, including public or private sector and policy-making positions.
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Career prospects
The combination of academic and professional skills taught in the CSM prepares you for a wide variety of careers in the rapidly expanding domain of security and crisis management, including public or private sector and policy-making positions.