We’re pleased to announce our new website! You can now find announcements about research & seed grants, the RPA student fellows program, and upcoming events here: conflictsociety-uva.com

Event: The Conflict & Society Research Priority Area (RPA) Officially Launched at the UvA Last week, the University of Amsterdam (UvA) celebrated the official launch of the Conflict & Society Research Priority Area (RPA) with an all-day event that brought together scholars from across disciplines…

Talk: Defending and Rejecting Democratic Pluralism – The New American Conflict Against the backdrop of the 2024 U.S. elections, political scientist Lilliana Mason guides us through the divide between American Democrats and Republicans on questions of social equality. She’ll dive into the GOP’s…

Today the RPA Conflict & Society had the pleasure of hosting a talk by Prof. Kent Eaton (UC Santa Cruz) on Democratic Erosion and Resistance from Below. Thanks to Kent Eaton for his insights and all the participants’ thoughtful questions and remarks! Hosts: Dr. Abbey Steele & Dr. Imke Harbers

The RPA Conflict & Society is delighted to announce seed grant awards for 11 projects across the @fmg-uva.bsky.social , totalling €125,000. Please join us in congratulating the awardees! We look forward to the research to come. More info on the projects: conflictstudies.uva.nl/content/news...

Seed grants Conflict & Society - call for applications from UvA FMG researchers. The RPA Conflict & Society has formally launched the first round of seed grants. All FMG affiliates, regardless of their level or status, are eligible to submit an application. conflictstudies.uva.nl/content/news...

Why can’t Americans agree on the concept of equality? And how did Trump’s election victory influence this? Chiara Vargiu examines the starkly different ways Republicans and Democrats view social equality and how these differences put American democracy at risk.

Next Friday, @alessandronai.bsky.social & I are thrilled to welcome @lilymasonphd.bsky.social to Amsterdam to hear about the "new American conflict." supported by the new Conflict & Society RPA @fmg-uva.bsky.social. Join us! spui25.nl/programma/de...

The Conflict & Society RPA launched officially last week with an all day event: connecting researchers on conflict and violence transcending disciplinary boundaries. Thank you to everyone who attended!