Clara Cotroneo is a Lecturer and Researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. She is also member of the research group on War, Peace and Justice, within which she is completing her doctoral studies.

As professor of Violence and Policing, I study various forms of violence in public spaces and how violence is used to enforce the moral and legal order. My research focuses on violence between (groups of) youth, threatening and violent confrontations between police and citizens, public disorder,…

Bernard Bernards is an assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University. His research and teaching focusses on topics of professional decision-making, uncertainty, leadership, and bureaucracy, with a specific focus on the domain of health and welfare.

Sanneke Kuipers, Full Professor in Crisis Governance and Scientific Director (WD) of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) of Leiden University. Sanneke combines crisis management scholarship with practical experience as a consultant. She publishes on crisis management, institutionalization,…

Sandra Groeneveld’s research and teaching focus on the human dimension of bureaucracy, with particular attention to leadership, diversity, and inclusion in public organizations. Her work shows that opening the ‘black box’ of organizational behaviour contributes to a deeper understanding of how government…

Alexandre Afonso's research focusses on the comparative political economy of European countries, and the relationship between welfare states, labour market institutions and immigration.

Bram Klievink is Professor of Public Administration, with a special focus on Digitalisation and Public Policy. He has a strong fascination with the interface between digitalisation and government. His research is about how digital innovations challenge the incumbent practices and institutions of public…

Brendan Carroll is assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration. Carroll examines how member states’ administrative structures adapt to and seek to influence evolving EU policies through their role in the implementation of regulatory policy. In his research on public organizations,…

In her research, Carola van Eijk mainly focuses on the co-production of public services. In co-production, both the citizens and the government interact to produce several kinds of public services. Carola’s ongoing research includes aspects of why citizens and public professionals are willing to engage…

Lecture, Book presentation

Merel Sprenger is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), studying femicide in the Netherlands by linking data from the Dutch Femicide Monitor with CBS microdata.

As a professor of International Governance Kutsal Yesilkagit is driven by the desire to understand how political-administrative systems function. His work is all about doing research and teaching on how politicians, civil servants, and public institutions affect the outcomes of policies, societal events…

Dr. Young’s primary research agenda focuses on public sector innovation implementation, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies. His work examines how institutional arrangements and the fit between technology and task shape available policy choices, and lead to implementation…

Since November 2014 Jan de Keijser is working as a Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

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Working title dissertation: 'Lobbying in a public-private interest continuum', the role of lobbying coalitions in multilateral negotiations. My research aims to explain the power dynamics in multilateral negotiations through analyzing the role of coalitions. Inspiration for this research stems from…

Saniye Çelik holds the position of Special Professor of Diversity and Inclusion at the Police, affiliated with the National Police. Her research interests encompass leadership and culture, creating safe and inclusive teams, personnel recruitment and retention, and fostering connections between public…

Maarja Beerkens' research focuses on governance issues, regulation, and empirical policy analysis and evaluation. Her field of interest lies in higher education and science policy in which she has published academically as well as conducted policy advising in different parts of the world (Armenia, Botswana,…

Sebastian Diessner is an assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University. His research focusses on the politics of economic policy and has been published in academic journals including Perspectives on Politics, Socio-Economic Review, Review of International Political…

Emil Arvid Wolff’s research focuses on the comparative political economy of inequality. Their current research explores the symbolic and legal boundaries of social citizenship in post-war Europe. The research forms part of the project Borders of Equality, which analyzes the relationship between the…

Ehsan Jami's research focusses on the effectiveness of the policy regarding ethnic. The topic of ethnic minorities’ involvement in crime has garnered considerable attention in the media and within broader social and political contexts. For example, the criminal behaviour of youth in Amsterdam’s diamond…

Hans de Vries is an external PhD candidate at the Graduate School of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University. The working title 'De paradoxale relatie tussen politie en burgers'.

Joery Matthys is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, where he is part of the team Policing Studies. He concentrates mostly on the governance of policing, including cooperation with other public and private actors.

Sarah Hinman is a broadly trained human geographer with research and teachings interests meeting at the intersection of geographic information systems, urban sustainability, and public health. Her current research draws on her passion for digital mapping and visualization through the development of…

Bernardo dos Santos is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Political Science.

Marco Bronckers (1956) is Professor of WTO and EU law at Leiden University.

Bert Fraussen's (associate professor) research agenda focuses on interest representation and lobbying, as well as how policymakers can ensure the effective and inclusive engagement of societal stakeholders in public governance.

Sophie Starrenburg is Assistant Professor of Public International Law at the Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies at Leiden Law School. Her work broadly focuses on the intersections between public international law and cultural heritage. Currently, her research concentrates on cultural heritages…

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…

Friso Selten is a Ph.D. candidate in the SAILS project. In this interdisciplinary research project, a collaboration between the Institute of Public Administration, Advanced Computer Science, and eLaw, he investigates the digital transformation of public organisations, with a focus on the J&V-domain.

Working title dissertation: 'A Revaluation of Trust – Does Open Government Promote Public Trust? ' PhD-candidate at the Leiden University Dual PhD Centre in The Hague.