Full-day International Workshop

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Anna Notsu is a lecturer at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology of the Leiden University.

Tin Kapetanovic is a dual PhD candidate at Leiden University Dual PhD Centre. Working title: 'The Transnational Expansion of Terrorist Groups: A study into the manifestation of terrorist groups in foreign territories using a transplantation approach'.

Toon Kerkhoff is Associate Professor of Public Administration. His work is characterised by a historical approach to core questions in public administration and the themes of corruption, integrity, public value(s) and public sector and civil service reform. He currently serves as educational director…

Yih-Jye Hwang (PhD, Aberystwyth) is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Leiden University. His research focuses on culture and identity politics in East Asia, East Asian approaches to human security, China’s strategic and just war thinking, post-Western IR, post-structuralism, and theories…

Madeleine O. Hosli is Professor of International Relations at Leiden University (PhD 1992). Her main research interests are in international political economy, international organisations and European integration.

Destroying proteins from the Golgi apparatus of the cell in a controlled manner. That is the focus of chemist Marta Artola’s pioneering research. By developing a groundbreaking technology to target specific proteins in the Golgi, Artola aims to unlock new ways for drug development. For this ambitious…

The Career Service of the Faculty of Social and Beavioural Sciences guides students and recent graduates with the transition from study to first job and with study choice and career questions in the Bachelor's and Master's programmes.

Jeroen Duindam is Professor of Early Modern History at the Leiden University Institute for History.

I specialize in the field of modern Middle East studies, concentrating on the region's politics and international relations (history and theory), foreign policy analysis, and diplomatic history. As a historian of international relations I have developed special research interests in the Arab-Israeli…

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Lucas Ressang, a valued member of our Asian Studies community. Lucas was a dedicated and thoughtful student whose intellectual curiosity and passion for learning left a lasting impact on those who had the privilege of working with him.

Ilaria Biotti is a PhD Candidate at the Academy of Creative and Performing Arts (ACPA).

Yannis Patoukas (1989) studied musicology (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 2014) and electroacoustic music composition (Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatoire of the Hague, 2019). He is currently a research associate and guest teacher at the Institute of Sonology. In his music, he explores…

Dilara is a PhD candidate working on her NWO-funded project Heritage Generations: Home-making, Critical Nostalgia, and Futures of Turkish-Dutch Belonging, for which she was awarded the Mozaiek Grant. Dilara is also part of the AHO (At Home Otherwise) research team on diversifying heritage practices…

Political games have existed throughout history, but what is the role of 'play' in the way the American political world has developed? University lecturer Sara Polak has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate this.

On 10 December 2024, the European Parliament played host to an insightful presentation of ‘Protecting Democracy in Europe: Pluralism, Autocracy, and the Future of the EU’, the new book by Tom Theuns, Assistant Professor at Leiden University. Hosted by MEP Thijs Reuten (PvdA/S&D) and his team, the event…

A fragmented political landscape, permanent pressure from current affairs and an increasingly political civil service: our government faces many challenges. This makes it all the more difficult to make important decisions about pensions or the climate. Research and good education can help meet the challenges…

In a new Transforming Society article, Salvador Santino Regilme, Associate Professor and Chair of the International Relations Program at Leiden University, critiques the Trump administration’s US–China tariff war as a covert instrument of domestic class warfare.

Wenxuan Peng is PhD candidate at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies.

Rint Sybesma is a professor of Chinese Linguistics at the Leiden University Institute for Area Studies (LIAS) and the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL).

Shi Yuanping is a Ph.D. candidate in Comparative Philosophy at the Institute for Philosophy of Leiden University since the September 2020.

Zijian Fan is a PhD candidate at the Institute for Area Studies.

Wenbin Liu is an PhD candidate at the Institute for Area Studies.

Hana Nurul Hasanah is a PhD student at the Centre for Linguistics.

Jian Sun is a PhD candidate at the Centre for Linguistics.

Zhuoyi Luo is a PhD Candidate at the Centre for Linguistics.

Vincent Brussee’s research focus is on the application of data science for contemporary China Studies, looking specifically at domestic policy and governance. In addition, he is interested in surveillance and censorship in China and worldwide. He has been a regular media commentator, having appeared…

Tianmu Hong is a PhD candidate at the LIAS

My research focuses on Israeli Studies and China–Israel relations. I hold an MRes in Middle East Studies from the University of Exeter (UK) and an MA in Diplomacy from Shanghai International Studies University (China), and have served as a conference secretary for the International Forum on Asia and…

In the Leiden Municipality Challenge, 25 students investigated how Leiden could become more sustainable. In doing so, they enlisted the help of the city's citizens. 'When citizens themselves participate in the research process, they have a better understanding of how science works.'

Geert Wilders and his PVV party have won the 2023 elections. What was the deciding factor for this victory?

Håvar Solheim is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for History.

Janet Connor is a linguistic anthropologist and sociolinguist whose research explores how forms of listening become socially and politically meaningful, in both Norway and the Netherlands. She also teaches about and does research on multilingualism in cities. Since August 2021, she is an Assistant Professor…

Aleena Karim is an external PhD candidate at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. She works on film narratology.