There were high hopes that democracy, as well as press freedom, would be stronger and protected in the early days of Jokowi's administration 10 years ago, when Herlambang defended his thesis in Leiden on this topic.
During the so-called Cultuurstelsel (1830-1870), the state apparatus of the former Dutch Indies used banishment and exile to discipline its subjects. Not only persons who criticised the system of forced labour but also individuals who showed deviant, extravagant behaviour were removed from Java.
In the spirit of our ongoing research into the afterlives of slavery and colonialism, KITLV will welcome Ali Meghji to present a lecture celebrating the end of the academic year. Professor Ali Meghji will discuss how colonial practices shaped European policy in the inter- and post-war eras.
Het bestuur van de Vereniging KITLV nodigt u graag uit voor de Algemene Ledenvergadering 2024 op vrijdag 28 juni a.s. We verwelkomen u graag in de nieuwe behuizing van het instituut KITLV, zaal 1.30, op de eerste verdieping van het Herta Mohr-gebouw, Witte Singel 27a, Leiden.
The 13th EuroSEAS conference will be held at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands from 23-25 July 2024 with excursion on 26 July 2024. The conference will be organized by a team of the University of Amsterdam in cooperation with the EuroSEAS secretariat, coordinated by the KITLV.
The talk will explore the evolving role of political consultants in shaping election strategies and outcomes in India. It will discuss how these firms influence voter behavior, campaign dynamics, and the broader implications for democratic processes, highlighting both the opportunities and challenges posed by this growing industry in the world's largest democracy.
Join us for a seminar on land grabbing in time and space. This seminar seeks to foster a rigorous, interdisciplinary exploration of the phenomena of land grabbing, engaging with its historical antecedents, contemporary manifestations, and the varied responses it has elicited globally.
Tijdens de Konmakandra zullen drie deskundigen (Prof. dr. Alex van Stipriaan, Prof. dr. Rosemarijn Hoefte en Dhr. Dennis Lee Kong) ons inzicht geven in het werken, het leven en de strijd op verschillende soorten plantages in de slaventijd, de tijd van contractarbeid en de periode daarna.
Prior to the LeidenGlobal Public Annual Event is this Masterclass for PhD Candidates and (Research) Master Students, together with dr. Shivant Jhagroe (Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, Leiden University), who is studying and promoting the rights of water bodies in the Netherlands, and dr. Diana Vela Almeida (Copernicus Institute, Utrecht University), a scholar and activist working on indigenous land rights in Latin America.
Should nature be given rights? Recently, the idea that nature should have legal rights has gained support worldwide. However, is the idea of giving rights to nature the best way to produce a new kind of human-nature relationship? If nature has legal personhood, could entities such as states or corporations sue rivers for flooding? And is there a risk that ecosystems with rights will displace indigenous communities, whose worldviews often lie at the basis of these rights?
