Looking back on the second Leiden Anthropology Conference When CADS convened the first Leiden Anthropology Conference in 2020, the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology – home to 57 people – aimed to create a community for the one hundred anthropologists or so working in the Leiden and The Hague faculties, museums, research institutes, and PhD programs. Cristina Grasseni + 4 others • 30-04-2026
Remembering Sabine Luning On 6 March 2025, our beloved colleague Sabine Luning passed away. In this blog, we share some of the speeches of colleagues, students, interlocutors, and friends presented at a commemoration in the summer of 2025. Ratna Saptari + 3 others • 29-10-2025
ANTHROPOLOGY AT A GLANCE: AN ONLINE PHOTO EXHIBITION The images in this exhibition give an impression of the work of several researchers, ranging from a study of post-tsunami lives in Aceh to food production and distribution in Poland and the perspectives and experiences of migrant parents and welfare professionals in European cities. Simone de Boer + 14 others • 17-03-2020
Sustainability Self-isolation as a Choice: The Sentinelese and the Missionary In November, the killing of a missionary on North-Sentinel attracted a lot of media attention. The fact that John Chau tried to set foot on an officially closed area generated some blunt reactions. But what does the future of isolated tribes look like? Gerard Persoon • 14-12-2018
Diversity 'The Right to Vote' and Catalan Independence Politicians in Barcelona are preparing for a new political battle as the Catalan nationalists' referendum is bound to take place on 1 October. Will it lead to new court cases because the referendum is unconstitutional? Gerard Persoon • 11-07-2017
Sustainability Dinner Time at the ‘Vulture Restaurant’ Feeding vultures with carcasses of dead cows is an innovative way out of two perceived problems in Nepal: how to get rid of unproductive, but still sacred cows, and how to help the endangered vultures to prevent them from going extinct. Gerard Persoon + 1 other • 21-03-2017
‘Walls of Peace’ and memories of conflict in Belfast Peace-building by building walls? In Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, guided tours to a 3-kilometer-long wall have become a ‘must do’ on the tourist’s schedule. The memorial wall reveals the slow process of reconciliation. Gerard Persoon • 02-05-2016
Sustainability The revival of hunter-gatherer research In September, 50 years after the famous Man the Hunter symposium (1965), the International Society for Hunter Gatherer Research celebrated its foundation at the vibrant, interdisciplinary CHAGS conference, launching the Hunter Gatherer Research Journal. Gerard Persoon + 1 other • 22-10-2015
Diversity 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
