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1,800 search results for “politics” in the Student website

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  Jan Aart Scholte Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.a.scholte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Dyon van Velzen PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.van.velzen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Seran de Leede Lecturer

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  s.a.m.de.leede@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Isabelle Frens Guest researcher

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  i.j.frens@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Yoonai Han University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.han@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272551

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  Aleena Karim External PhD student

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.karim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Janet Connor Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277210

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  Patricio Silva Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 3113353399

• ‘Je kan door een stage veel beter aan jezelf werken‘ News - 30 May 2023

  Oberon Janszen, alumnus Bestuurskunde, ging na zijn studie als stagiair bij de Inspectie der Rijksfinanciën aan de slag

• Andrew Gawthorpe in The Guardian about the Republicans’ more radical agenda News - 8 August 2022

  University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe argues in The Guardian that the Republican's new agenda for a second Trump term is more radical than the first. He says that they seek to take control of federal agencies by replacing civil servants with ‘American First footsoldiers’.

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  Mayke Kaag Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273375

• Career Prep: Panel session and Meet & Greet with alumni (for Political science students) Course

  Career and apply for jobs

• from drama and the arts: scripts, stages, and performances in world politics Event - 10 March 2026

  LUCIR presentation and discussion

• Hoe kan de gemeente Leiden het contact met internationals verbeteren? Studenten Bestuurskunde zoeken het uit News - 31 May 2022

  Tweedejaars studenten van de Bachelor Bestuurskunde, track Bestuur Beleid en Organisatie (BBO), hebben tijdens het vak BBO II: Multi-level governance gewerkt aan een praktijkopdracht voor de gemeente Leiden. De bevindingen werden aan elkaar gepresenteerd tijdens een interactieve sessie.

• Trust in Brussels? ‘The EU would be wise to respect and protect national identities’ News - 5 November 2025

  Many European citizens feel connected to the European Union and place trust in it, Eva Grosfeld found in her PhD research. Yet around a quarter do not identify with the EU at all. How can the EU regain their trust?

• Trees and Securitization: The Politics of Afforestation in Israel's Negev/Al Naqab | Research Seminar Event - 12 May 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar

• Lecture Paul Krugman: Advising Political Leadership in an Era of Societal Turbulence and Geopolitical Tensions Event - 27 May 2026

  Lecture

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  Raymond Fagel University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272730

• Ski Slopes, Sandy Beaches, and the Politics of Tourism in Kim Jong Un's North Korea Event - 6 June 2025

  Lecture

• Huizinga Lecture 2025: What is at stake: The limits of politics and fair play Event - 11 December 2025

  Alumni event, Lezing

• ASCL Seminar: The politics of net zero in Africa. Insights from ongoing work Event - 5 February 2026

  Lecture

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  Vincent Chang Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272151

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  Unaesah Rahmah PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  u.rahmah@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8008206

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  Lars Brummel Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  l.brummel@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Thomas Renard Guest employee

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  t.p.g.renard@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Alysa Eijkelenboom PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.j.g.eijkelenboom@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Vittorio Nespeca Postdoc

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  v.n.nespeca@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Bastiaan Rijpkema in Trouw over partijverbod News - 24 November 2022

  Het voorstel van D66 om een wetsartikel zo te veranderen dat een politieke partij kan worden verboden, is onverstandig, zegt rechtsfilosoof Bastiaan Rijpkema. Hij spreekt er uitgebreid over tijdens een interview met de Volkskrant. ‘Het is overduidelijk bedoeld om één specifieke partij aan te pakken:…

• How to address sensitive subjects in class? News - 17 May 2024

  The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly discussed in classes at Political Science. Moreover, with a diverse group of students, there is a great diversity of life experiences, backgrounds and opinions.…

• Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate News - 5 April 2016

  The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch Senate.

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  Martina Revello Lami Assistant professor

  m.revello.lami@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328

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  Antoaneta Dimitrova Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.l.dimitrova@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Andrew Gawthorpe on ABC Radio about ‘Orbánism’ and the American right News - 8 August 2022

  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas last week. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in an interview with ABC Radio what the embrace of 'Orbánism' means for the American right, and democracy more broadly.

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  Amy Eaglestone Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.m.eaglestone@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Arjen Boin Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  boin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272233

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  Frank Chouraqui Senior University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.chouraqui@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272006

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  Ritanjan Das University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.das@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278022

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  Bart Schuurman Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  b.w.schuurman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009347

• ‘Strengthen the position of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ News - 3 March 2025

  Relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are imbalanced, says Professor by Special Appointment Wouter Veenendaal. The Caribbean autonomous countries and special municipalities do not have enough of a say and have administrative problems to contend with.

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  Frans Willem Korsten Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.w.a.korsten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before' News - 15 April 2025

  Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.

• Decentralisation scrutinised: Research reveals downsides of small-scale governance News - 25 April 2025

  On 16 May, three researchers from Leiden University will present their findings on the democratic consequences of decentralisation at a workshop in Leiden. Their research project, Downsize My Democracy?, shows that decentralisation does not automatically lead to a stronger democracy. On the contrary,…

• Tracing Expertise in Politics: A Digital History of Technocracy in the Dutch House of Representatives, 1917-1994 Event - 25 November 2025

  Lecture

• Slavery excuses: 'Cabinet created its own problem by rushing in' News - 15 December 2022

  The excuses for the slavery past? It would have been better if the cabinet had taken some more time on that, thinks university lecturer and Atlantic slavery expert Karwan Fatah-Black. 'Too bad they didn’t wait for the results of the study.'

• The International Criminal Court, the War on Drugs, and the Global Politics of Justice Event - 29 October 2025

  Lecture, Roundtable Forum

• Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May News - 17 May 2022

  Students for Palestine – a group of students from Leiden and The Hague – are holding a panel discussion in the Leiden University in The Hague Wijnhaven building on Tuesday 24 May entitled ‘Silencing Palestine’.

• Sara Polak: 'We have seen a failed attempt at a revolution' News - 8 January 2021

  A flood of news reports, push notifications and even extra news broadcasts: on Wednesday, the world was shocked by the storming of the Capitol in Washington. Americanist Sara Polak discusses the events.

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  Sayeh Mohammadi PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul Cliteur Professor Emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tazuko van Berkel Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.a.van.berkel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272674