New publication by Jessica Roitman: 'Economie, imperium en eschatalogie; De mondiale context van de joodse immigratie in de Amerika’s tussen 1650 en 1670', in: Julie-Marthe Cohen (ed.)...
Fridus Steijlen wrote a column, titled 'In Memoriam: Landelijke Molukse inspraak' in the latest newsletter of the Moluccan Historical Museum's. Click here to read Steijlen’s column ...
In de Java Post: "We kunnen er niet meer omheen. De discussie over het verleden van Nederlands-Indië is nog lang niet geluwd, in tegendeel. Bij de zoektocht naar een meer integrale en inzichtbiedende ...
Can clients become citizens? Evaluating the new democracy in Indonesia?' Article by Prio Sambodho on www.opendemocracy.net. "Political transformation means more than a few new institutions. It’s a ...
In yesterday's 'Nieuwsuur': Henk Schulte Nordholt (extraordinary Professor of Indonesian History / Leiden University and Head of Research KITLV) commented on Indonesia's decision to execute 6 people ...
The international workshop Tracing Trajectories of Modernity in Southeast Asia, 1920s−1970s which was held on 12 and 13 January 2015 at the KITLV was productive and stimulating. Participants from Australia...
On 8 and 9 January 2015, KITLV hosted an international workshop on female Islamic authority in contemporary Asia. The workshop elaborated on preceding events – and a growing literature on the topic...
Asian Tigers, African Lions: Comparing the Development Performance of Southeast Asia and Africa, published by Brill in 2013 and coordinated by the African Studies Centre (ASC) and KITLV, both in...
An interview with Cuba expert and historian Gert Oostindie in the Dutch radio programme OVT about the relations between the USA and Cuba. Click here to listen to the interview (only in Dutch) ...
On the afternoon of 10 December, the KITLV organized a symposium in Leiden on the Indonesian war of decolonization (1945-1949) and its afterlife in Indonesia and the Netherlands. The continuing presence of ...