1,139 search results for “politics in russia” in the Public website
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How to say goodbye to politics?
New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are also many politicians who leave during this period, sometimes out of necessity. How do you say goodbye to a political career? Henk te Velde, professor…
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Diederik Smit
Faculty of Humanities
d.e.j.smit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2705
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Nicholas Vrousalis, 'Exploitation: A Primer'
Political scientist Nicholas Vrousalis (Leiden University) reviews the recent literature on exploitation. He istinguishes between three main species of exploitation theory: (a) teleology-based (including harm and mutual benefit) accounts, (b) respect-based (including mere means, force, rights, and fairness)…
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Video: Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Leiden University
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) in Leiden is a unique interdisciplinary master’s programme, considering topics of freedom, justice and citizenship in the 21st century. Watch this video to learn more about the programme!
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Midterm elections: surprising results, or not so much?
In the midterm elections in the United States on 6 November, the Democrats won the majority in the House of Representatives, thus regaining control of the House over the Republicans. But the Republicans expanded their majority in the Senate. Three of our researchers, experts on US politics, share their…
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Nisida Gjoksi
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
n.gjoksi@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Politics and economics central in new Philosophy specialisation
Philosophy has an important contribution to make to society, says Professor of Practical Philosophy Glen Newey. You need people who can think clearly, certainly in positions of power and authority. Newey stresses that “there will always be a place for philosophy”. An introduction to the practically…
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the front line: Central Eastern European diplomacy in the light of Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Russia’s premeditated attack on Ukraine in February 2022 changed not only the security landscape of Europe. It also altered – at least for now – the structures of leadership and influence within the West.
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Negotiating Islamisation and resistance : a study of religions, politics and social change in West Java from the early 20th Century to the present
Chaider Bamualim defended his thesis on 9 September 2015
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Roman Political Culture. Seven Studies of the Senate and City Councils of Italy from the First to the Sixth Century AD
This volume offers an innovative analysis of Roman political culture in Italy from the first to the sixth century AD on the basis of seven case studies.
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Conference Monarchy in Turmoil. Princes, Courts, and Politics in Revolution and Restoration, 1780-1830
Conference
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At the Hinge of the Nomadic and Sedentary Worlds: A Multi-disciplinary approach
Episode 1: The Golden Horde in a Global Perspective: Imperial Strategies. This project intends to challenge the conventional way of considering the nomadic state organizations and the role of Nomads in world history.
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Gina van Ling
Faculty of Humanities
g.i.van.ling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 8629
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André Gerrits
Faculty of Humanities
a.w.m.gerrits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2949
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
c.jentzsch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3456
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Eamon Aloyo
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.t.aloyo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9195
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Jelena Belic
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
j.belic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 3879
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Sarthak Bagchi
Faculty of Humanities
s.bagchi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Bart van der Boom
Faculty of Humanities
b.e.van.der.boom@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2762
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Jonathan London
Faculty of Humanities
j.d.london@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2732
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Hans Oversloot
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
oversloot@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3986
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 6757
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Ivan Bakalov
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
i.bakalov@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2544
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Dario Fazzi
Faculty of Humanities
d.fazzi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2704
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Joost Augusteijn
Faculty of Humanities
j.augusteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2763
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Manuel Cabal Lopez
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.a.cabal.lopez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 VOLGT
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Bert Koenders
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.g.koenders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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The dual role of state capacity in opening socio-political orders: assessment of state capacity in Belarus and Ukraine
Antoaneta Dimitrova, Professor Comparative Governance at Leiden University, Honorata Mazepus, Assistant professor at Leiden University and Dimiter Toshkov, Associate Professor at Leiden University, together with three other authors researched which aspects of state capacity might contribute to opening…
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The political economy of monetary-fiscal coordination: central bank losses and the specter of central bankruptcy in Europe and Japan
This paper sheds light on how better monetary-fiscal coordination can be expected to play out across very different political-economic contexts.
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Inaugural lecture Nira Wickramasinghe: South Asian political imaginaries
How can historical archive sources by non-elite groups help us understand modern-day politics in South Asia? This is one of the main themes of Prof. Nira Wickramasinghe’s inaugural lecture on 14 March.
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‘Do Not Say They Are Dead’: The Political Use of Mystical and Religious Concepts in the Persian Poetry of the Iran-Iraq War (1980-88)
The chief aim of this study is to explore how classical Persian poetry and the Persian mysticism that is interwoven with the poetry have been used in the new politics of the Islamic Republic of Iran, especially during the Iran-Iraq war.
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David Zetland
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
d.j.zetland@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9312
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Zamzam Fauzanafi
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.z.fauzanafi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3451
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Antheun Janse
Faculty of Humanities
a.janse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2564
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Chie Arita
Faculty of Humanities
c.arita@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171
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Gert Jan Geertjes
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
g.j.a.geertjes@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1376
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Roeland Spruyt
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.l.j.spruyt@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Irene Moretti
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
i.moretti@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2829 8870
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Alexandre Afonso
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
a.afonso@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9923
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Mark Dechesne
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.dechesne@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9589
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Soledad Valdivia Rivera
Faculty of Humanities
s.valdivia.rivera@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2947
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Sarah Wolff
Faculty of Humanities
s.wolff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2698
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Edmund Frettingham
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.j.frettingham@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Democratic Secrecy: A Philosophical Study of the Role of Secrecy in Democratic Governance
The starting hypothesis of the project is that secrecy is not always inimical to democratic governance as conventional wisdom has it.
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Congruence between voters and parties: The role of party‐level issue salience
The level of congruence between parties and their voters can vary greatly from one policy issue to another, which raises questions regarding the effectiveness of political representation. We seek to explain variation in party–voter congruence across issues and parties.
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Dimensions of Free Speech: An Exploration of a New Theoretical Framework
In ‘Dimensions of Free Speech’, Devrim Kabasakal Badamchi (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) offers a new theoretical framework for free speech by critically analysing the major justifications for free speech. Kabasakal Badamchi argues for a justification: namely the double-grounded…
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Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust
In Poland the commemoration of acts of resistance is being misused to distort the history of the Holocaust. That is what Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski said in his inaugural lecture on 26 November. In her lecture, the second Cleveringa Professor, Barbara Engelking, pointed to the often indifferent…
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Corinna Jentzsch, 'Here are 4 reasons why Mozambique isn’t a post-war success story' (blog)
Political scientist Corinna Jentzsch (Leiden University) explains why Mozambique is not (yet) a success story.