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This project develops methods for ensuring the anonymity of individuals in social network data.

At the Sport Data Center, five research themes are explored.

Arab Identity and the Rise of Islam

The Dutch police must stop storing personal data indefinitely. This was decided by the Council of State following several publications by investigative journalism platform ‘Follow the Money’ (FTM). Bart Schermer, Professor of Law and Digital Technology, assisted in the investigation.

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The work of judges can also be done by AI systems. These systems can formulate an objective proposal for a ruling. But such proposal should always be checked by a judge, says Bart Custers.

The aim of the Indonesian-Dutch Literature Collective (which is allied to the Society of Dutch Literature (MNL)) is to support research into the literature of and about the Dutch Indies, from the era of the Dutch East India Company to the present. Starting in 1986, the collective has published its own…

Modern society is connected through electronic and mobile devices, which we call the Internet of Things (IoT).

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Data reuse and big data: a taxonomy for personal data reuse.

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An examination of rationales and core practices of first-grade Worldview/Religious Education teachers focused on their students' philosophical identity development

Can the KLM reject an applicant for a job as a pilot or stewardess if they refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19? Or put more broadly: can the employer of a new employee demand that they are vaccinated? Those questions were at the centre of court proceedings brought on Thursday by the Dutch Airline…

eLaw is a research institute of interdisciplinary scholars who explore issues at the intersection of law, technology and society.

eLaw examines the role of law in the information society: how can law contribute to the proper functioning of information and communication technologies, and their use by citizens, businesses and governments?

This paper examines cyber intelligence in the context of national and international security.

What does it mean to be Aruban, Bonairian or Curaçaoan? In the Traveling Caribbean Heritage project historian Gert Oostindie studies this question together with PhD candidate Joeri Arion and heritage specialist Valika Smeulders. Other researchers and the islanders themselves are also collaborating…

In this article, the authors explore the concept of recurrent events, particularly focusing on the Eurovision Song Contest.

On 18 september 2018, Jonathan Price defended his doctoral thesis 'The Egalitarian Constitution'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. dr. A.A.M. Kinneging.

This dissertation investigates the rural communities of the Cananefates in the period of 50 to 300 AD.

On 22 November 2018, Els De Busser spoke at a panel during the conference

A convolutional neural network (CNN) is a biologically inspired algorithm, highly capable at processing images and videos.

As a scientific partner, the Sport Data Center offers (sports) organisations a wide range of services.

How do poor and disadvantaged Indonesians address the injustices they face in daily life and how can their situation be improved?

For three millennia, carved sculptures were ubiquitous among ancient peoples in the Americas. Sculpted in stone, metal or wood, they developed into the well-known totem poles, colossal Olmec heads, royal Maya stelae and golden Inca statues.

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The role of religion in the identity construction of LGBTQIA+ folks

What are the main issues leading to polarisation and division? What is the role of social exclusion in these processes? How can we inform and design better policies to safeguard young people from falling prey to intolerance and polarisation? The DRIVE project, led by Leiden University in The Hague,…

How do inclusion and exclusion affect people?

Priya Swamy defended her thesis on 27 October 2016

Every month a member of the Institute for History tells about a book that inspired him or her. Afterwards, the pen is passed on to another colleague. This month dr. Meike de Goede tells about the book 'Between Tides' by Valentin Mudimbe. The novel, little known beyond the circles of Africanists and…

A mere day after setting foot ashore in the Bahamas on October 13th 1492, Christopher Columbus notes the broad foreheads of the inhabitants of the Americas. These permanently altered cranial shapes are deliberately created through the application of pressure to the head of the infant in the first years…

This programme examines cultural space, national identity and the politics of tangible and intangible heritage in Islamic Central Asia.

Are there general principles or values that should govern our actions as moral agents and/or as political subjects?

Polarisation in our society is on the rise. What makes people increasingly radical? How do we protect ourselves from extremist, terrorist or criminal threats, be they physical or in the cyber world? And what role do intelligence services play in this?

Leiden’s Institute for History has an exceptionally strong expertise in premodern European history in its global context, with specialists whose interests cover virtually the whole continent. We have a strong track record in leading larger research teams and work together with colleagues across Europe…

How did nineteenth century scholars evaluate each other and each other’s work through more or less informal practices of peer review?

How can we solve value conflicts?

Tom Buitelaar assesses how 'agency' is addressed in peacekeeping studies and identifies gaps.

This third issue of Ex Novo gathers multidisciplinary contributions addressing mobility to understand patterns of change and continuity in past worlds; reconsider the movement of people, objects, and ideas alongside mobile epistemologies, such as intellectual, scholarly or educative traditions, rituals,…