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Practice makes perfect: fieldwork methods at the Field School NL

January is Fieldwork Month for many of our staff and students. This year, the first edition of the Field School NL provided MA students with intensive training in fieldwork methods, from food diaries to focus groups.

Henrike Florusbosch • 06-02-2015

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Pope Francis´ visit to the Philippines: “I have looked into the eyes of God"

No doubt about it: Pope Francis is a superstar. At least in the Philippines. Watching the marching crowds in a country that lacks a strong sense of national identity, it is clear that the visit was a life changing experience for many Filipinos.

Gerard Persoon • 29-01-2015

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Ethnic identification need not be an expression of Otherness

Belonging is a contested issue in the Netherlands. Those who define their identity in ethnic terms are treated with distrust. Why do individuals at times define themselves as ‘Moroccan’ or ‘Turkish’ and does it really make them any less Dutch?

Marieke Slootman • 28-11-2014

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Revolutionary times in Burkina Faso

Two and a half weeks ago a popular uprising ousted Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaoré after 27 years of power. It raises the question that many African societies face: Are there alternatives and who can give hope to the young generation?

Sabine Luning • 17-11-2014

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The Uncertainty of Help

What role do local institutions of mutual security play in managing the growing economic and political uncertainties in African communities today? How do people in everyday life manage these economic and political insecurities?

Erik Bähre + 1 other • 13-11-2014

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Whose land is it anyway?

Property is not just a legal term that states who owns what. Discussions on property reveal a bigger picture, in which not only the law but history and oral tradition take part as well.

• 30-10-2014

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Honorary jobs and working without getting paid

Are you working for a company or organisation without getting paid? Then you are one of the many with an honorary job.

Erik Bähre • 15-09-2014

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The Future as a Humanist Ideology

On the 26th and 27th of June an international conference in Leiden brought together critical insights into “The Future” as a humanist ideal. The desire for a better, more peaceful and more plentiful life for all humans may not be as innocent as it seems.

Peter Pels • 08-09-2014

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Armenians from Turkey: From silence in Istanbul to cultural production in Beirut

For Armenians in Turkey the twentieth century was marked by silence. This strongly contrasts with the history of those who left the country. In Beirut, the elderly speak emotionally about their experiences; younger people grow up with revolutionary songs.

Wendelmoet Hamelink • 17-06-2014

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Practice makes perfect: fieldwork methods at the Field School NL

Pope Francis´ visit to the Philippines: “I have looked into the eyes of God"

Ethnic identification need not be an expression of Otherness

Revolutionary times in Burkina Faso

The Uncertainty of Help

Whose land is it anyway?

Honorary jobs and working without getting paid

The Future as a Humanist Ideology

Armenians from Turkey: From silence in Istanbul to cultural production in Beirut