304 search results for “welfare in pre-moderne societies” in the Student website
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Vici grant for Anouk de Koning for research on Prototyping Welfare in Europe
Leiden's cultural anthropologist Anouk de Koning is receiving a Vici research grant for her project ‘Prototyping Welfare in Europe: Experiments in State and Society’ to study welfare experiments in four countries and to examine what they tell us about the futures of European welfare states.
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Laura SchererFaculty of Science
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Bernard BernardsFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Thesis on animal welfare wins second prize at Leiden University award ceremony
Did you know that each year 18 billion animals die without making it to someone’s plate? Governance of Sustainability alumna Juliane Klaura has won the second prize for her thesis about the environmental impact of global food production. She won the prize at the university-wide master thesis award event,…
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Archaeology & Society
Changing the future, by understanding the past. Join Archaeology & Society and broaden your horizon!
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Emil WolffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Archaeologist Valerio Gentile investigates Bronze Age spear combat
How can we tell whether and how a prehistoric weapon was used? How can we better understand the dexterity and combat skills involved in Bronze Age spear fighting? A research team from Leiden and Göttingen University present a new approach to answering these questions: they simulated the actual fight…
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PhD research: Welfare benefits reduce criminal behaviour substantially
Receiving welfare benefits has a major impact on criminal behaviour. This has been demonstrated by Marco Stam, who defended his thesis on 20 January 2022.
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Maria Gabriela Palacio LudeñaFaculty of Humanities
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Science, Society and Self
This Honours College track empowers you to address societal challenges by enhancing new skills and competencies.
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LDE Space & Society Honours Programme
Do you want to contribute to society and do you have affinity with space? In the LDE Space & Society Honours Programme, you will learn how the two are connected and tackle a challenge in the space sector.
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Hester Bergsma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Susanne RoodhuijzenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Health, Ageing and Society Student-for-a-day
Study information, Student-for-a-day
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Clare FenwickFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Marieke AdriaanseFaculty of Medicine
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Evert Scholte
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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The Downsides of Equality Talk in the Welfare State 2.0 - Interview with Anouk de Koning on NIAS website
The new welfare state is said to be close to its citizens and does not dominate, but cooperate. “But this paradigm has a hard time to acknowledge the power relation that shapes the relation between state and citizens,” says Anouk de Koning in the interview 'The Downsides of Equality Talk in the Welfare…
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and Fiction, looking to the future: HSVL symposium supports child welfare through LUF
'Between Fact and Fiction' was the intriguing theme of this year's annual HSVL symposium, which took place on 7 May. This theme was the thread running through an evening of lectures and reflections on the boundaries between historical truth and imagination, fake news, and the role of interpretation…
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Paul CliteurFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jonathan LondonFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten van 't RietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Beatrice Gründler: ‘Literary text can help us understand Europe better’
'Consider languages in their shared context.' That is the message of Professor and Arabist Beatrice Gründler, who will receive an honorary doctorate from Leiden University on 8 February. ‘I would like people to learn that Arabic history has a close connection with Europe.’
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Inge van der WeijdenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nancy du PréFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Sharon van GeldereFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ludo WaltmanFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Claire WeedaFaculty of Humanities
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Wilco van DijkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Martin BergerFaculty of Archaeology
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Berthe JansenFaculty of Humanities
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Merlijn VeltmanFaculty of Archaeology
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Governing Polarized Societies (GPS): new research programme to be launched
Researchers from the Institute of Public Administration and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at FGGA are launching a new research programme: Governing Polarized Societies (GPS). The programme will focus on the way in which governments are dealing with the increasing polarisation in society.…
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Anne-Laura van HarmelenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Hoko HoriiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Rachel PlakFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Robots and Society (RO-SO) Tutorial at RO-MAN 2021 Conference
The University of Oslo and Leiden University have joined forces to organise a Tutorial on Robots and Society: Ethical, Legal, and Technical Perspectives on Integrating Robots in the Home and Healthcare Systems and Services at the IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communica…
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Renske JanssenFaculty of Humanities
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Stephan RaaijmakersFaculty of Humanities
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Diederik MeijerFaculty of Archaeology
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Sybille LammesFaculty of Humanities
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Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science: ‘I want to show how we’re finding alternatives to animal testing’
PhD candidate Sibel Bahtiri is one of the new Faces of Science. In videos and blogs, she will show what life is like as a young researcher.
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Online hate speech undermines society
International Day of Education 2024 is dedicated to the role of education in countering hate speech. Assistant Professor Michael Klos says, 'When people are constantly derided online and that goes unpunished, they may start to withdraw from public discourse.'
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'Society would flourish with new farming styles’
‘The climate crisis is the greatest threat we face,’ says Leiden University environmental scientist Paul Behrens. ‘And yet, there is hope. In the near future, I think we will wonder why we didn’t make these changes earlier.’
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A government that works with citizens brings hope, but also many dilemmas
Anthropologist Anouk de Koning about the tottering welfare state and the dilemmas of a government operating as a nearby, friendly partner.