Conflict & Society RPA • University of Amsterdam

Conflict & Society ● Research Priority Area ● University of Amsterdam Developing a deeper and multidisciplinary understanding about the dynamics of conflict.

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

13.10.2025 14:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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 to explore new perspectives on conflict and violence. The program opened with an introduction by principal investigators Dr.

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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…

02.10.2025 10:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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 internal struggle between those resisting progress and those fighting for a pluralistic America, and its profound implications for the future of democratic life. Date: 13 December 2024 | Time 20:00 uur | Location: SPUI25 More information: 

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…

30.09.2025 13:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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

28.03.2025 14:56 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

RPA Conflict & Society awards €125K in Seed Grants for innovative research on conflict and inequality - The Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies RPA Conflict & Society awards €125,000 to 11 groundbreaking FMG projects on conflict, inequality, and polarisation. Discover the selected research initiatives!

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...

28.03.2025 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1

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...

14.01.2025 14:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Why Americans can't agree on social equality - The Amsterdam Centre for Conflict Studies The gap between Democrats and Republicans on social equality deepens. Diversity vs. tradition fuels polarisation, while extreme views and us-vs-them thinking threaten American democracy.

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.

17.12.2024 12:52 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

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...

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...

06.12.2024 10:48 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

First an intro by PIs Abbey Steele and Alessandro Nai.
Followed by:
- Conversation with Enilda Jiménez on resisting political violence in Colombia.
- Panel on aggressive rhetoric and its consequences.
- Keynote by Leonie Huddy (Stony Brook) on news sharing as expressive partisanship.

11.12.2024 11:55 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Introduction of the RPA by PIs Abbey Steele and Alessandro Nai

Enilda Jiménez on resisting political violence in Colombia

Panel on aggressive rhetoric and its consequences

Keynote by Leonie Huddy (Stony Brook) on news sharing as expressive partisanship

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!

11.12.2024 11:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0