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Academic values in times of conflict

Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones Responsible collaboration
On 27 May 2025, the Executive Board decided to establish a Committee on Human Rights / Conflict Zones.

A platform for a complex conflict: ‘Friction is good’ News - 17 February 2026
Yousef Sweid was called a ‘stinking Arab’ in the sandpit at his Jewish kindergarten in Haifa. In a packed lecture hall, the Palestinian-Israeli actor performed a powerful excerpt from his show ‘Between the River and the Sea’.

Valerie de Koeijer Assistant Professor in Conflict Resolution and International Organization
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

Adam Lichtenheld Assistant Professor in Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

One history, different memories. Does this always lead to conflict? News - 28 March 2023
Different groups can have different memories of the same historical event. This can lead to conflict but does not have to. How is this, and how can countries and people reconcile with the past?

Innovative research on impact of violent conflicts on food security in Chad News - 13 December 2021
Violent conflicts and civil wars in Chad impede most rural households' access to food security, agricultural activities and access to essential services such as health care. In her dissertation, Nakar Djindil Syntyche denounces this issue. She obtained her PhD on 24 November.

Reseach funding for 'Decoding Digital Media in African Regions of Conflict' News - 10 November 2021
Mirjam de Bruijn has received a funding from the Research Council of Norway for the research project called 'Decoding Digital Media in African Regions of Conflict (DDMAC)'. The project is a collaboration with colleagues from Oslomet and Simula, Norway, Utrecht University, University of Addis Abeba,…

How gas conflicts between Ukraine and Russia were the precursor to war News - 19 November 2024
The war between Ukraine and Russia is playing out not just on the battlefield but also on the geopolitical playing field of gas. Conflicts at the start of this century about this energy source were, says PhD candidate Ilia Barboutev, a precursor to today’s war.

Guram Odisharia: Literary responses to the Abkhaz-Georgian conflict Event - 5 December 2025
Arts and culture, Q&A

Radio Palestine/Israel Challenging Preconceptions: ‘A courageous step in a polarised debate’ News - 14 February 2025
The Israel-Palestine conflict regularly sparked intense debates in university lecturer Noa Schonmann's classes. She decided to start a podcast with journalist Rajaa Natour to teach her students to have deep and difficult conversations in a nuanced way.