Jinxian Wang is assistant professor at the department of Economics.

With the start of the new academic year, the Social Resilience & Security programme proudly presents their yearbook. In the yearbook, you read about the programme’s interdisciplinary research building bridges between institutes, its educational activities such as the new Minor ‘Violence Studies’ and…

Olaf Simonse is a researcher and advisor at the Knowledge Centre for Psychology and Economic Behaviour (KCPEG).

Koen Caminada (1966) is Professor of Empirical Analysis of Tax and Social Policy at Leiden University, the Netherlands. He is Dean at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs.

The Social Resilience & Security interdisciplinary programme broadens its scope by embedding two research projects lead by Dr. Joanne Mouthaan. The projects adress suicide prevention skills and mental health of Ukraine refugees. Both projects will be integrated in the programme with the aim to improve…

After 45 years at Leiden University, it is time for Kees Goudswaard to retire. In his farewell lecture, he reflects on developments in his field: social security.

Marike Knoef (1983) is Dean of the Tilburg School of Economics and Management, and professor of Economics at Tilburg University. Until February 2023, she held the position of professor at the Economics department of Leiden University and she is currently a guest researcher there.

Jan-Peter Loof is affiliated to the department of Constitutional and Administrative Law since 1 July 2024.

Tim Wuisman is a Tutor for the Bachelor Programme Security Studies at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs - Institute of Security and Global Affairs.

In The Hague, the international city of peace, justice, and security, the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs' bachelor's programmes offer you the opportunity to learn from experts in security and crisis response. Here, you will gain the knowledge and skills to keep people, organisations, and societies…

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Unemployed people often need not only a financial safety net but also a stimulus to look for work. PhD candidate Heike Vethaak researched the effects of incentives used by benefit agencies, such as compelling people to widen their job search.

I am associate professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science. I work on a variety of cyber security topics, ranging from security risk management and threat modeling to mobile security and secure software development. My main goal is to make organisations more secure by improving their…

Dr. Linde Desmaele is an Assistant Professor of Intelligence and Security at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University. Her work sits at the intersection of international relations and security studies, with a focus on nuclear politics, US alliances and European security.…

Prof.dr. Bibi van den Berg (1975) is full professor of Cybersecurity Governance at Leiden University, and the head of the Cybersecurity Governance research group at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of this university. Van den Berg has an MA and PhD in philosophy, both from Erasmus University…

Assistant Professor Daan Weggemans researches contemporary and digital security, cybercrime, extremism and conceptual thinking at Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA).

Tommy van Steen is Associate Professor in the Cybersecurity Governance Group specialising in organisational and behavioural cybersecurity. His research interests include: cybersecurity behaviour of end-users, learning from what goes well, and organisational cybersecurity behaviour.

During their second year, the students of the bachelor Security Studies get a feeling of what their professional career might look like.

Education, Organisation, Human resources

The Executive Board has appointed Olaf van Vliet as Professor of Economics at Leiden University, specialising in social security and labour market policy from an international perspective. The chair is affiliated to both the Department of Economics (Leiden Law School) and the Institute of Public Administration…

Dennis Broeders is Full Professor of Global Security and Technology and Senior Fellow of The Hague Program on International Cyber Security at Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University. His research and teaching broadly focuses on the interaction between international security, technology…

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Tim K Enwerem is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University. His Ph.D. research examines how the issues of identity politics precipitate the failure of states to institutionalize and operationalize human security in their domestic policy and implementation…

Giliam de Valk is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. He is specialized in methodology of intelligence analysis. He wrote his PhD on the Quality of Intelligence Analysis [2005] and is currently focusing on the methodology on how not to miss threats.

Jelle van Buuren is an Associate Professor at Leiden University - Institute of Security and Global Affairs. His research interests lie in, among other things, terrorism and counter terrorism, intelligence and security agencies, lone actors, Incels and misogyny, conspiracy theories and political legitimacy,…

The Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) Labs at Leiden University are where innovative behavioural science research takes place in the domains of psychology, digital technology, language and the development of children and adolescents. We are always looking for participants for various research studi…

Organisation, Human resources

Each month, we publish an article showcasing how social science research and education contribute to solving societal challenges. Researchers, lecturers, students, and societal partners work together to make knowledge accessible and to make a difference. Through open science and engaged education, we…

On Wednesday 31 August 2022, the graduation ceremony of the BSc Security Studies took place. The ceremony was opened by programme director Daan Weggemans.

In Dutch magazine De Psycholoog, Anne-Laura van Harmelen talks about the impact traumatic experiences, especially for those who are growing up.