Podcast Spotlight: Historical Perspectives on Refugee Protection

At Leiden University Press, we are committed to publishing scholarship that deepens our understanding of pressing global issues through rigorous historical and interdisciplinary research. A recent podcast episode featuring Francesca Piana brings this mission into focus by examining the historical roots of modern humanitarian protection systems. Drawing on her book, Humanitarian Protection for Prisoners of War […]
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Look no further… Listen to our writer Kai Shmushko featured on New Books Network! Where she discusses her book: Multiple Liminalities of Lay Buddhism in Contemporary China, with host Tiatemsu Longkumer. How do Chinese groups and individuals practice Buddhism under the socio-political and cultural circumstances of contemporary China? is the central question posed in the […]
New Books Network podcast feature

Take a listen to our talented writer Syaifudin Zuhri talk about the book Wali Pitu and Muslim Pilgrimage in Bali hosted by Jaclyn Michael: https://newbooksnetwork.com/wali-pitu-and-muslim-pilgrimage-in-bali-indonesia Curious about the book? Read more and order here: https://lup.nl/publications/asian-studies/wali-pitu-and-muslim-pilgrimage-in-bali-indonesia/
Open University event feature

Taking to the stage #MateoCohen discusses topics from his book “Radicalized Conservatism in Israel. The One-State Ideology and Democratic Decay”. Watch the event recording, brought to you by The Open University (in Hebrew) here Read more about the book and order Radicalized Conservatism in Israel – Leiden University Press
Podcast feature ‘Power to Corrupt’

Featured on the ‘Power to Corrupt Podcast’, listen now to an interview with our writer and researcher #MateoCohen. Upon the publication of his book: “Radicalized Conservatism in Israel: The One-State Ideology and Democratic Decay” he speaks with #OrenPersico and #ShukiTaussig from media watchdog #The7eye Catch the episode (in Hebrew) here Read more about the book here
Revealing the story behind the cover. Podcast feature!

Alp Yenen and Erik-Jan Zürcher talk about their book, A Hundred Years of Republican Turkey: A History in a Hundred Fragments. Featured in episode 46: History in Fragments podcast by The Lausanne Project, they share their innovative approach and what exactly we mean when we refer to ‘Turkish studies’. Have a listen here Check out […]