We kindly invite you to the online book launch of the volume Depoliticisation before Neoliberalism: Contesting the Boundaries of the Political in Modern Europe. Edited by Adriejan van Veen (Radboud University Nijmegen) and Theo Jung (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg) and part of Palgrave’s Studies in Political History. Friday, February 20, 2026. Online (12-13 CET).
Niet slechts een enkeling, maar honderden vrouwen bleken in het begin van de twintigste eeuw politieke ambities te koesteren. Na de invoering van het algemeen kiesrecht hoopten zij een zetel te bemachtigen in gemeenteraden, de Provinciale Staten of de Staten-Generaal. Voor sommigen was dit een eerste stap
op weg naar een indrukwekkende politieke carrière. In haar boek laat Margit van der Steen (voormalig managing director van de OPG) ons kennismaken met deze vrouwen.
The Roosevelt Institute for American Studies (RIAS) is a leading research center and graduate school, partnered with Leiden University, dedicated to the study of American history, politics, and society. Since 2003, the Institute has organized regular seminars for doctoral students pursuing research in its areas of interest. We kindly invite applications from current doctoral candidates whose research covers any aspect of American culture, media, society, politics, or foreign relations, recent or historical. Deadline for submissions: 13 March 2026.
This Master’s Thesis Award was created to celebrate and reward scholars who produce outstanding master’s theses that help further our understanding of the impact of expatriation on people’s lives. The Thesis Award winner receives €500, and the executive summary is published online by the EAC and the organisations participating in this initiative. We’re now welcoming submissions for the 2026 EAC Thesis Award. Deadline for application: 31 March 2026. More information.

