How do insurance products transform intimate and personal relations? What are the consequences of the classifications that insurance companies use and how do these affect solidarity, morality and inequality?

Audiovisual and Digital Ethnography is a state-of-the-art introduction to this dynamic and growing subject. The authors explain its fundamental aspects in a clear and systematic way.

'More than visual: The apprenticeship of skilled visions' is written by Cristina Grasseni and published in Ethos.

The double issue of kritisk etnografi – Swedish Journal of Anthropology, has a question: Is Europe skilling for sustainable food? The two guest editors, Professor Maris Boyd Gillette from the University of Gothenburg and Professor Cristina Grasseni from Leiden University, have convened an esteemed…

Collaboration, Mediation, and Comparison is a special issue edited by Cristina Grasseni and Federico De Musso.

During the autumn semester (September–December), NIMAR offers an English taught minor that focuses on the study of Morocco from both a social sciences and humanities perspective. The semester teaches ethnographic research skills in a Moroccan setting.

The secretary of the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology is located in room 3.A63.

Do you want to apply for the international bachelor’s programme in Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology at Leiden University? Find out how to apply by following the step-by-step guide below.

Deze PiP stage biedt de mogelijkheid tot het doen van Master onderzoek in Leiden Noord rond thema’s op het vlak van vitaliteit en gezondheid zoals bijvoorbeeld eenzaamheid, gezondheid en leefstijl, of manieren waarop de publieke ruimte gezond gedrag kan stimuleren. Het onderzoek zal gedaan worden met…

The artefacts that still remain from the traditional culture of the indigenous Yukon, Canada, are spread over dozens of museums throughout the world. Yukon Indian Ukjese van Kampen carried out research to bring this culture to light. This is the subject of his dissertation entitled ‘The history of Yukon…

To reach a larger audience beyond the academy, a number of activities in the cultural realm have been programmed over the years.

BSc Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology is a bachelor’s programme with a compulsory matching module.

When it comes to languages and cultures, Leiden University is the university. The global expertise present places our university at the top. In Leiden and The Hague, we study languages and cultures from all regions of the world and from prehistory to the present day. In this way we create a broad view…

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To get in touch with the 'Food citizens?' project, you can write us an email.

To get in touch with the 'Food citizens?' project, you can write us an email.

Democratic citizenship refers to the capacity and willingness of citizens to actively influence the functioning of state institutions. While considered a vital correlate of democratization and the rule of law, its largely western-oriented literature rarely studies the forms of democratic citizenship…

New article on popular culture influences on cybersecurity experts, available Open Access at Contemporary Security Policy, part of a special issue edited by dr. Myriam Dunn Cavelty.

Un)timely Crises explores how ‘crisis’—as a narrative, concept, grammar, and experience—structures time and space. This collectively written volume extends Bakhtin’s ‘chronotope’ to challenge mobilizations of crisis within neoliberal governmentality. The book explores how contemporary crises can trigger…

Part of ‘Moralising Misfortune: A Comparative Anthropology of Commercial Insurance’, an ERC Consolidator project of Erik Bähre.

Research on Inclusiveness and Diversity at the Faculty of Science at Leiden University

The project 'EmbRace: The Embodiment of Racialization: Running Muslim Women and the Sense of Non-Belonging' investigates the embodied and sensorial dimension of the racialization of Muslims and its intersections with gender, class and religion.

How are social structures of gender, religion and race/ethnicity learned and embodied in practices of movement?

This interdisciplinary study focuses on (trans)national ethnic and popular networks, combining historical-ethnographic and computational methods to understand the ‘workings’ of networked conflict interfering in the increasingly violent conflict in the Sahel (Africa) and beyond. The project focuses on…

Fancy burning off some calories after a day’s studying? Or perhaps you’d prefer to spend your evenings on the stage? Either way, the good news is that Leiden also has a lot to offer in the areas of sport and culture.

This project investigates diversifying and democratizing heritage through practices of “home-making”. We propose to research ‘home-making’ as a non-binary practice of combining memories of roots and routes, dwelling in the present, and desires for the future.

Leiden has so much to offer in the areas of sport and culture. Irrespective of whether you fancy burning off some calories after a day’s studying or perhaps spending your evenings rehearsing with an amateur drama group, you’re covered.

Blended and hybrid teaching are presented as crucial in promoting teaching innovation, as well as more flexible study approaches allowing students to develop their own tailor-made study programmes. While the strategy document focuses on the positive aspects of digital teaching tools, no systematic study…

To be eligible for Policy in Practice at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

To be eligible for Visual Ethnography at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

This book presents a new perspective on skateboarding, centred on the senses, skill acquisition, embodiment, and the concept of

There’s more to life than studying hard; sometimes you just need to relax. It’s good to know then that The Hague’s offering in the area of sport and culture is surprisingly extensive.

This project proceeds from the observation that since the second half of the twentieth century, forgiveness and reconciliation have become pervasive themes in western culture, both on a political level and in personal relations.

To be eligible for Global Ethnography at Leiden University, you must meet the following admission requirements.

The Netherlands is informal, friendly and welcoming. Everyone can feel at home here, regardless of religion, ethnic background or sexual orientation. The Dutch speak many languages and the countryside and cities are easy and safe to travel through, by any means of transport. No matter where you come…

Erik de Maaker, B. Ramila, Maaike Feitsma, Mayke Groffen, Ellen Haeser, Rachel Lee, M. Karthika, Leonie Sterenborg and Sanne van den Dungen

Research into the wishes and (care) needs of older migrants

Research practice, funding agencies and global science organizations suggest that research aimed at addressing sustainability challenges is most effective when ‘co-produced’ by academics and non-academics. Co-production promises to address the complex nature of contemporary sustainability challenges…

The specialisation Culture and Politics of the Master’s in International Relations at Leiden University encourages critical perspectives on complexities of culture as an inextricable part of global politics.

This is a facility where research groups or small companies can apply for space if they need to culture human or animal cells.

Studying one another’s languages and cultures fosters understanding between groups of people, which leads to more equality, along with increased economic, administrative, and cultural cooperation.