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Explore the stories behind our fellows’ ground-breaking research, the work going on behind the scenes and the work in progress at NIAS via these informative blog posts and interviews, and get all the latest news from the institute. Also explore all the latest events and workshops, many open to the public.

Symposium 1 December 2023
Long-Term Processes in Human History - Central Questions and Contemporary perspectives

Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study, Amsterdam
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Collaboration amid turmoil
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The Power of Playful Activism
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Sanne de Boer on organized crime against the backdrop of global problems
Talk 26 November 2021
Nacht van de Sociologie

Arminius, Museumpark

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Rethinking Human Relationships with the Sea
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"An impressive amount of new thinking and exploration goes into fellowship proposals"
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‘When I finally start to write, I realize there are few finer places to do so than at NIAS.’
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'Onze namen opschrijven' Column by Dan Afrifa
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'Harvesting Care' column by Anna Kooi
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Practices of Interdisciplinarity
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Looking Back at the Academic Year 2021/22
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Contested Objects: The Material Aspects of Colonial Narratives
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Contested Objects and their Complex Social Meanings
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Women’s Voices from the Mediterranean
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A Forgotten Theory in Defense of Democracy
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Ukraine War: Americans exhale with a renewed sense of purpose
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Scholars at Risk: The Institute for Advanced Study and Academic Freedom
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Self-censorship and its Implications
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On Free Speech
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What is Academic Freedom?
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The complimentary sides of academic freedom
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On Academic Freedom
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The NIAS 2021 Conference on Studies of Belonging
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The Function of the Past: Why History Matters in Present-day Societies

What's going on

Long-Term Processes in Human History - Central Questions and Contemporary perspectives

Collaboration amid turmoil

The Power of Playful Activism

Sanne de Boer on organized crime against the backdrop of global problems

Nacht van de Sociologie

Rethinking Human Relationships with the Sea

"An impressive amount of new thinking and exploration goes into fellowship proposals"

‘When I finally start to write, I realize there are few finer places to do so than at NIAS.’

'Onze namen opschrijven' Column by Dan Afrifa

'Harvesting Care' column by Anna Kooi

Practices of Interdisciplinarity

Looking Back at the Academic Year 2021/22

Contested Objects: The Material Aspects of Colonial Narratives

Contested Objects and their Complex Social Meanings

Women’s Voices from the Mediterranean

A Forgotten Theory in Defense of Democracy

Ukraine War: Americans exhale with a renewed sense of purpose

Scholars at Risk: The Institute for Advanced Study and Academic Freedom

Self-censorship and its Implications

On Free Speech

What is Academic Freedom?

The complimentary sides of academic freedom

On Academic Freedom

The NIAS 2021 Conference on Studies of Belonging

The Function of the Past: Why History Matters in Present-day Societies