771 search results for “coping and political cartooning” in the Student website
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Sara Polak: 'I want to know if what social media is doing to the political game in the US is unique'
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.
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Katharina Natter receives IMR Book Review Award
Katharina Natter of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 IMR Book Review Award for her book on migration politics in Morocco and Tunisia.
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Interview Tom Theuns in IQ Magazine: “NATO Resembles a House of Cards”
The rise of authoritarianism, the strengthening of the radical right, and the role of the EU in defending democracy—these are just a few of the issues causing concern today. Is the EU capable of defending democratic values within the Union and beyond its borders? In an interview from the Lithuanian…
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Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion?
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…
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Pepita Hesselberth in Hermitix podcast about her book
University lecturers Pepita Hesselberth and Joost de Bloois (UvA) were interviewed in a Hermetix podcast about their co-edited book Politics of Withdrawal: Media, Arts, Theory.
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Ifeanyichukwu Charles NwekeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
c.i.nweke@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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‘New Rutte IV administrative culture will be difficult to create’
The Rutte IV cabinet is more or less complete. It includes more women than ever. For the first time ever, the Netherlands will have two ethnic minority ministers, and ministers without political experience but with plenty of professional expertise will also be making their debut. However, political…
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Ruben RosFaculty of Humanities
r.s.ros@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Jue WangFaculty of Humanities
j.wang.18@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272532
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Luuk van Roozendaal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2021
In the 2020 presidential elections, voters in several, mostly southern, electoral districts of the United States saw ‘their’ polling stations closed by the local authorities. In order to cast their vote, they had to travel further or use the mail ballot. Media reports and civil rights activitsts often…
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Leiden Law Cast #6: Geerten Boogard on (local)elections & political upheaval
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9503
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Jorrit SmitSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Natália KubalováSocial & Behavioural Sciences
n.kubalova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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(urgent!): student-member of the Programme Board of the Institute of Political Science
Organisation, Human resources
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Wanted: student-member of the Programme Board of the Institute of Political Science
Organisation
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021
2021, again, sees a rich harvest of bachelor theses in Political Science. Students have been tackling fascinating subjects—ranging from European solidarity in the COVID-19 crisis to the representation of women in democratically elected parliaments—and crowning their research projects with interesting,…
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Vishwesh SundarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
v.sundar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512
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School: Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology: Exploring the Politics of Heritage
Education
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Müge Kinacioglu
Social & Behavioural Sciences
m.kinacioglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Implications of the German Elections; interact with experts and join the event
Five questions about the event ‘Germany after the Elections: implications for Foreign Policy and European Security’ answered by one of the experts at the event: Joachim Koops. Come by at the Spanish Steps in Wijnhaven on Friday 15 October or join the event online (link below).
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Essi Pekonen and Ingmar Jansen win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2022
October and November not only bring a number of proud Political Science graduates, it is also the season to determine who wrote the best bachelor’s thesis. For 2021-2022, fifteen theses were nominated. During the various graduation ceremonies the two final winners were announced: Essi Maria Teresia…
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Crammed with meaning: what museum collections tell us about our political system
What does a 19th-century exhibition of traditional utensils from the province of Zeeland tell us about the current rise of populism? A lot, Ad Maas will say in his inaugural lecture.
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Sarah de Lange, new professor of Dutch Politics: ‘We should not take our democratic constitutional state for granted’
‘Dutch politics are changing, but they also are characterised by stability; that tension fascinates me.’ Sarah de Lange studies, among other things, the Dutch party system, and specifically how the rise of extremist parties influences democracy. She will start as a professor in Leiden in mid-October…
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Israeli Politics Now
Debate
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Legal Methodology
Research
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2024 - Peripheral Islam: Muslims on the Geographical, Normative, Political and Religious Margins
Education
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Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal
On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
r.das@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8022
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Mayke KaagAfrican Studies Centre
m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3375
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Tin KapetanovicFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
t.kapetanovic@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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Tom BuitelaarFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
t.j.a.buitelaar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9985
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Reza Shaker ArdekaniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
r.shaker.ardekani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3159
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Social & Behavioural Sciences
r.saptari.soetikno.slamet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities
l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1743
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
j.ilbrink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
j.f.duran.solorzano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives'
As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectiveness of democratic checks and balances. In this conference on Friday 9 June, the aim is to explore multidisciplinary insights about what makes the checks…
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Antonella MaielloFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.maiello@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9991
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Jeanne VietSocial & Behavioural Sciences
j.m.viet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
y.horsman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2777
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.j.weggemans@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9375
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Johan ChristensenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.christensen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities
m.r.rutgers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Jay HuangFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
y.c.huang@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9596
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Madeleine HosliFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
m.o.hosli@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9581