PEACE HISTORY

Welcome to the Peace Histories Podcast! Today is June 12, 2026, and we’re excited to release our newest episode. In this episode, we chat with Floris de Ruiter, a fellow PhD researcher from the Faculty of History at the University of Leiden. He writes about theories of violence, nonviolence, and the nation-state in the political thought of Indian ashrams. Together with Kamila Smagulova, Floris sha...

Welcome to the Peace Histories Podcast! Today is May 12, 2026, and we’re excited to present a new episode each month on the 12th. In this episode, we feature Robert James Taylor , a fellow PhD from the Faculty of History at the University of Oxford . He discusses with Floris de Ruiter from our peace movements team topics such as India, the British Hippies, and the idea of Peace, highlighting the u...

Welcome to the Peace Histories Podcast! Today is April 12, 2026, and we’re delighted to bring you a fresh new episode each month on the 12th. In this episode, we’re thrilled to have a special chat with Professor Bradley Simpson from the University of Connecticut. Visiting all the way from the United States, he’s here in the Netherlands to share insights about his fascinating book on the history of...

Welcome back, everyone! Today is 12 March 2026, and we’re excited to bring you a brand new episode. We’re delighted to have Hugh McDonnell from the University of Groningen with us as we share the fascinating story of Jacques Pâris de Bollardière , a French army general known for his inspiring commitment to nonviolence. You might be wondering, how could an army, often associated with violence, adop...

Welcome to Peace Histories Podcast! We're excited to be back! Today is February 12, 2026, and we have a very special episode lined up. We're sharing our reflection on fieldwork we've done in many incredible places, from Kazakhstan to the United States, from Tunisia to France, exploring everything from physical archives to oral history. Are you thinking about doing research abroad? Look...

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! We hope you’re having a fantastic start to the New Year! Today is January 12, 2026, and we’re excited to bring you our very first episode of this year. Are you thinking about eating more vegetables or maybe going vegetarian as part of your New Year's resolutions? If so, we’ve got something special lined up just for you. Today, we’re featuring a wonderful c...

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! We’re thrilled to bring you the final episode of the year on December 12th, 2025. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has listened and supported us—your enthusiasm truly means the world! Today, we’re excited to have Dr. Becky Alexis-Martin with us. Becky is a passionate lecturer in Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford in...

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! It’s 12 November 2025, and today’s episode is extra special with our guest, Irina Gordeeva, a Research Associate at the Leibniz Centre for Contemporary History (ZZF) in Potsdam, Germany. Have you ever been curious about Tolstoyan pacifism, transnational grassroots peace movements, and the lives of activists during the late Soviet period and beyond? If so, this...

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! Today is 12 October 2025. Did you know that the 12th of October is celebrated each year as Freethought Day? This day honors the value of independent thinking, and today, we’re excited to take you on a journey beyond just words. Our guest today is Maria Kyveli Mavrokordopoulou from the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, who is passionate abo...

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! As promised, we’ll meet on the 12th of each month. Today is 12 September 2025. Did you know that this date is also observed as the United Nations South-South Cooperation Day? In this episode, we’ll explore how peace movements developed in the global South, with a special focus on China. Our guest today is Elisabeth Forster from the University of Southampton, U...

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! We’re thrilled to bring you our newest episode today, 12 August 2025. Did you know that the 12th of August is celebrated as International Youth Day? In this episode, we’re delighted to introduce you to Francisca de Haan, our guest, and her fascinating research on women in peace movements. Francisca de Haan is a Professor Emerita of Gender Studies and History a...

Welcome to the Peace History Podcast! Today is 12 July 2025, and we’re excited to share our very first episode with you. Did you know that the 12th of July is celebrated as the International Day of Hope? We’re delighted to bring you our own engaging stories about ongoing research on peace movements and decolonization through this podcast. In this episode, we would like to introduce ourselves and o...