European Expansion and Globalisation

The Master’s programme in the History of European Expansion and Globalisation focuses on the global interaction between Europe and the other continents including Asia, Africa and the Americas. You will investigate the (reciprocal) political, socio-economic and cultural impact of colonial domination and post-colonial nation-building and development.
The programme stimulates a highly comparative and connective attitude towards cross-cultural phenomena such as diasporas, trading companies, maritime trade, including the slave trade, colonial empires, religious missions (both Christian and Islamic) and intelligence networks.

What makes the Leiden programme unique is the combination of this global, bird’s eye view with a down to earth, in-depth use of primary sources, always under the close supervision of first-class Leiden scholars.

Within this specialisation you can also focus on Maritime History.