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25 02 21
Schools, peers, and parents in pandemic times
When the Great Equalizer shuts down

In 1848 Horace Mann wrote that schools and education are the great equalizer of conditions of men; the balance wheel of the social machinery. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, schools have remained closed for long periods around the globe, depriving society of this powerful equalizing force of education accessible to all. What are the consequences on children today and on the future society?

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Donderdag 25 feb 2021 17:00 uur
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15 02 21
NIAS Talk
Newcomers’ Right to the City

With increasing worldwide migrant mobilities it is not always clear who has the right to the city. What is the role of the newcomer in an urbanized world?

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Maandag 15 feb 2021 18:30 uur
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08 02 21
Dit hebben wij in huis! #4
The Future of the Soviet Past: Can ‘Doing History’ Further Reconciliation in Russia?

What are the prospects for reconciliation when a state denies, marginalizes, or appropriates the narrative regarding a history of repression? In conjunction with the end of the Soviet era and the global ascent of the human rights discourse, observers and Gulag survivors alike expected that the nation’s history of repression would be more fully acknowledged and redressed. This proved inaccurate.

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Maandag 8 feb 2021 17:00 uur
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04 02 21
NIAS Talk
Mapping Belonging as a Field of Study

‘To belong: to be in the right place or a suitable place. To feel happy or comfortable in a situation.’ According to the Cambridge dictionary, the very word ‘belonging’ conjures up warm feelings. But what about the tensions present in this word?

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Donderdag 4 feb 2021 20:00 uur
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27 01 21
Under Attack in Central-Eastern Europe
Gender and Sexuality Studies

What are the historical, political, social and cultural sources of the attacks on Gender and Sexuality Studies in Central-Eastern Europe? Are they local or rather fueled by transnational conservative movements? What are possible strategies and solidarities (local and global) to counteract them? This roundtable is part of the ACES lecture series Gender and Sexuality in European (Geo)Politics.

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Woensdag 27 jan 2021 16:30 uur
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20 01 21
CRISPR-Cas9
Gene Editing and Ethics

Last year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry was awarded to Jennifer Doudna and Emanuelle Charpentier for the development of the CRISPR-Cas9 technique. How does this gene editing technique work? Which ethical questions does it provoke?

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Woensdag 20 jan 2021 20:00 uur
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12 01 21
The CIA's Public Life
Are Secret Agencies all that Secret?

In this NIAS talk, fellow Simon Willmetts focuses upon arguably the world’s most famous intelligence service, the CIA, and how they have tried to come to terms with their new public role.

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Dinsdag 12 jan 2021 17:00 uur
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15 12 20
Navigating Uncertainty in Search of the Good Life
Chemical Youth

We welcome you to the festive launch of the book ‘Chemical Youth’. The everyday lives of contemporary youth are filled with chemicals to boost pleasure, moods, sexual performance, appearance and health. What do pills, drinks, sprays, powders and lotions do for youth? In this event, we investigate how young people experience these chemical substances.

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Dinsdag 15 dec 2020 17:00 uur
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10 12 20
NIAS Talk
The Unmaking of Medical Inadmissibility

In this NIAS Talk we shed light on the politics of migration and health, and official knowledge and decision making about people with chronic illness and developmental or genetic otherness within the Canadian immigration system.

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Donderdag 10 dec 2020 20:00 uur
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09 12 20
Future Design
Collaborating with Nature

Leather grown from fungi and textile dye produced by bacteria are two examples of applications of microbiology that are finding their way into the design field. Designers explore the expressiveness of such new materials through design interventions that can change our attitudes to finite (petrochemical) and/or toxic materials.

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Woensdag 9 dec 2020 17:00 uur
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02 12 20
The Science of Conspiracies

In times of COVID-19, trust in science has become crucial for the world’s well-being. In the day and age of the internet however, we are often exposed to the opinions of those who reject scientific findings. In this BètaBreak edition we examine how conspiracy theories evolve and analyse the concerns they invoke from a scientific perspective.

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Woensdag 2 dec 2020 20:00 uur
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30 11 20
European Politics in Transition #2
Corona and the populist radical right: end of an era?

The ongoing corona pandemic is reshaping our societies and our democracies. One of the most significant political developments in recent years has been the rise of populism. What effect will the pandemic have on populist radical right parties in Europe?

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Maandag 30 nov 2020 20:00 uur
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30 11 20
Marriage Migration and Integration

This seminar launches the book ‘Marriage Migration and Integration’. This book provides the first sustained empirical evidence on the relationships between marriage migration and processes of integration, focusing on two of the largest British ethnic minority groups involved in these kinds of transnational marriages – Pakistani Muslims and Indian Sikhs. During the launch, the authors will present the key findings, followed by a Q&A with the virtual audience.

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Maandag 30 nov 2020 14:30 uur
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26 11 20
Distinguished Lorentz Fellow Talk
Beyond the crisis in psychology

With the help of interdisciplinary research Iris van Rooij, Distinguished Lorentz Fellow 2020/21 at NIAS, will elaborate on possible ways out of the current crisis in psychology.

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Donderdag 26 nov 2020 16:00 uur
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25 11 20
The Aesthetics and Affordances of Massive Media
What happens when a building becomes a screen?

What are the critical and creative possibilities of large-scale public projections, urban screens and media architecture, and the technical and social networks connected to them? We analyze the role that ‘massive media’ can play in practices of monumentality, public art, and digital placemaking and placekeeping.

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Woensdag 25 nov 2020 17:00 uur
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05 11 20
European Politics in Transition #1
The US presidential elections: implications for Europe

The impact of the outcome of the US presidential elections extends far beyond North America. With scholars and journalists we discuss what the election results might mean for politics in European countries.

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Donderdag 5 nov 2020 17:30 uur
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05 11 20
Great Thinkers #2
Nanke Verloo presents Chantal Mouffe

In this Great Thinkers Seminar, Nanke Verloo will present Chantal Mouffe, one of the most critical contemporary thinkers on democracy.

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Donderdag 5 nov 2020 15:30 uur
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04 11 20
De wetenschap achter het vrouwelijk orgasme

Jarenlang werd het vrouwelijk orgasme voor onbelangrijk versleten. Het lichaam van de vrouw zou gemaakt zijn om kinderen te baren en een orgasme leek daarbij geen rol te spelen. Inmiddels is menigeen een andere mening toegedaan.

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Woensdag 4 nov 2020 20:00 uur
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29 10 20
Which Ways Forward?
EU External Action against Deforestation

Fighting deforestation has quickly risen towards the top of the EU’s external action agenda. Not only is deforestation a major source of environmental degradation and greenhouse gas emissions, but it also contributes in many countries to rampant illegality and violations of indigenous community rights.

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Donderdag 29 okt 2020 10:00 uur
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26 10 20
How and Why Economics Needs to Change

Amidst rising global inequality, migration, climate change, health pandemics and deepening poverty, it is time to redirect our economy towards more sustainable and socially just processes and outcomes. Join us in celebrating the new book ‘Wellbeing Economics’ by Nicky Pouw that argues for a new framework that puts human wellbeing at the centre. With: Nicky Pouw, Daniel Mügge and Brian Burgoon.

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Maandag 26 okt 2020 13:00 uur
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23 10 20
Manufacturing reality in times of crisis
I don’t believe in facts

Embellished by social media, COVID-19 has triggered a veritable conspiracy boom, further eroding scientific and journalistic standards of objectivity and truth. Faced with crisis and the unknown, we look for answers beyond traditional media; and there are many charlatans ready to offer their services of providing easily digestible explanations.

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Vrijdag 23 okt 2020 20:00 uur
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15 10 20
NIAS Talk
Whose climate crisis is it?

Where do we take the struggle for climate justice when governments continue to fail to make structural changes which are urgently needed? During this NIAS Talk, journalist Jaap Tielbeke and legal scholars Jeff Handmaker and Daphina Misiedjan discuss the role of (environmental) law in increasing efforts to fight climate change.

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Donderdag 15 okt 2020 20:00 uur
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07 10 20
Great Thinkers #3
Vivienne Matthies-Boon presents Jürgen Habermas

In this talk, Vivienne Matthies-Boon will try and convince you of the many reasons why Jurgen Habermas is such a great thinker. Matthies-Boon will not only explain the core guiding principles of social equality and political justice that underlie his work but also trace his public interventions within the German and European contexts, making him an outspoken critic of social injustice.

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Woensdag 7 okt 2020 17:00 uur
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06 10 20
Disinformation as Drama
Hollywood Double Agent

To the White House, the Vatican and deep behind the iron curtain: Boris Morros’s footsteps display a ‘Hollywood Double Agent’. What’s the bigger story behind this Cold War spy and how does it relate to today’s world?

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Dinsdag 6 okt 2020 20:00 uur
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29 09 20
Political Commitments and Practices on the Ground
Gender Inequality in Academia

Gender equality, equal treatment, equal opportunity and non-discrimination are all, formally and in abstract, undisputed objectives. One could say that they are politically so self-evident that no one would openly (dare to) dispute them – at least not in this general and abstract form. However, the reality on the ground is in stark contrast with these proclaimed objectives and commitments.

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Dinsdag 29 sep 2020 17:00 uur
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21 09 20
Contemporary perspectives
Writing about Lebanon, what is happening now?

‘If you think you understand Lebanon, it’s because someone has not explained it to you properly.’ Notwithstanding this Lebanese saying, lauded author Pierre Jarawan attempts to help us analyse today’s Lebanon.

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Maandag 21 sep 2020 17:00 uur
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18 09 20
Telling stories in a society that’s lost the plot
The State of European Literature

Once upon a time, Western societies had a clear story. It was Christian, patriarchal and imperialist, based on the biblical injunction “subjugate the earth”. Countless people suffered from the consequences of this story, and this suffering was exposed and examined by writers seeking to describe or even end it and to open new perspectives.

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Vrijdag 18 sep 2020 19:30 uur
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14 09 20
Great Thinkers #1
Marco te Brömmelstroet presents Donella Meadows

Donella H. Meadows (1941-2001) was a very influential academic researcher. She was part of the MIT team that popularized the use of system dynamic thinking. Educated in chemistry and biophysics, she added specific expertise on environmental sciences to the team.

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Maandag 14 sep 2020 13:00 uur
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27 08 20
Journal of European Landscapes Q&A
Meet the Editors

This Q&A is an opportunity to meet the editors of the new ‘Journal of European Landscapes’ to allow prospective authors to find out how to get started with the process of publishing articles in the journal and about academic publishing more generally. The event will be of interest to researchers in the fields of archaeology, anthropology and art history, geography, earth sciences, economics, tourism studies, sociology, and the wider community of anyone interested in these subjects.

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Donderdag 27 aug 2020 17:00 uur
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27 05 20
Virtual Visions of Europe #5
W(h)ither the EU?
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Woensdag 27 mei 2020 20:00 uur
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20 05 20
Virtual Visions of Europe #4
Changing geopolitical orders
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Woensdag 20 mei 2020 20:00 uur
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13 05 20
Virtual Visions of Europe #3
The national and European politics of the pandemic
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Woensdag 13 mei 2020 20:00 uur
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06 05 20
Virtual Visions of Europe #2
Socio-economic policy and crisis response

What will be the economic and social impact of the pandemic? In the second edition of VVE we discuss new monetary and fiscal measures by the ECB and member states, the debate over solidarity, including the use of the European Stability Mechanism, the European SURE initiative for temporary (un)employment support, and the proposal for corona (euro) bonds.

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Woensdag 6 mei 2020 20:00 uur
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29 04 20
Virtual Visions of Europe #1
Public health: Diversity and (non-)coordination

In this first edition of VVE experts discuss the procurement and distribution of medical supplies, and their implications for free movement and border controls within the EU. Should the EU play a bigger role/be given stronger powers, and if so of what sort?

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Woensdag 29 apr 2020 20:00 uur
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11 03 20
Een avond met Lorraine Daston
Tegen de natuur in

Waarom verwijzen we naar de natuur als het gaat om normen voor menselijk gedrag? In haar nieuwe boek Tegen de natuur in onderzoekt wetenschapsfilosofe Lorraine Daston waarom het ‘zijn’ van de natuur bij de mens steeds weer een ‘zou moeten zijn’ wordt.

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Woensdag 11 mrt 2020 20:00 uur
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