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Carolien Stolte

Carolien Stolte is a historian specialising in modern global and South Asian history, with a particular interest in how political and intellectual ideas travel across borders. She regularly comments on contemporary Indian affairs for Dutch media, drawing on this global perspective. From 2024–2029, she directs the Peace Movements Project, funded by the ERC and NWO, exploring the entanglements of peace activism and decolonisation. Carolien also serves as an editor of the Global Connections: Routes and Roots series.

Research interests

  • Foreign Policy
  • Global Governance
  • Multilateralism
  • Colonialism and Decolonization

About Carolien Stolte

Carolien Stolte is Associate Professor of modern global history at the Institute for History at Leiden University. Her research sits at the intersection of global, international, and South Asian history. Her engagement with India in current affairs, primarily for Dutch media and society, is informed by that perspective. From 2024-209, Carolien Stolte directs the Peace Movements Project, funded by the European (ERC) and Dutch (NWO) Research Councils. Carolien is also an editor of the series Global Connections: Routes and Roots by the Leiden University Press.