Joep Leerssen wins ALLEA’s Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values
Joep Leerssen, Professor of European Studies at the University of Amsterdam and special chair Limburg and Europe at FASoS, has won the Madame de Staël Prize for Cultural Values.
This prize is worth €10,000 and is awarded by ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities, jointly with the foundation Compagnia di San Paolo.
With this prize, ALLEA recognises prominent scholars who make significant contributions to the cultural values of Europe with their work. Joep Leerssen has been awarded this prize for his extensive research on cultural values, including Europe’s cultural history and nationalism in Europe.
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