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1,096 search results for “cognition politics” in the Staff website

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  Müge Kinacioglu Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.kinacioglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Nina Schmal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2024 News - 21 October 2024

  Successfully completing a master’s thesis in Political Science is no small feat. Not only is this for most students the most extensive and in-depth research report they have ever written, the work is also held to very high standards. Yet, every year students manage to impress their instructors and demonstrate…

• Yale political theorist Hélène Landemore appointed new Cleveringa Professor News - 4 September 2025

  The French political theorist Hélène Landemore has been appointed as the new Cleveringa Professor. She will deliver her inaugural lecture on 26 November.

• Why have murals been used in social and political movements? News - 4 October 2022

  Take a walk through any city, and you are likely to come across a brightly coloured mural. Although these paintings often seem to serve solely as a backdrop for Instagram snapshots, art history professor Minna Valjakka says there are rich traditions and intricate histories that uncover more critical…

• Wanted: student ambassador bachelor Political Science (Dutch specialisation(s)) Announcement - 16 June 2025

  Education, Organisation

• Political turmoil in Turkey: what is the future of democracy? News - 13 May 2025

  Turkish politics was shaken by the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, along with dozens of others from the main opposition party.

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  Alexandra Prégent PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.pregent@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hilde van Meegdenburg Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.van.meegdenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275093

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  Anchrit Wille Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.c.wille@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009491

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  Brendan Carroll Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.j.carroll@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009389

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  Bernhard Rieger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.rieger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271290

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  Mandy de Wilde Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.de.wilde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anoma van der Veere Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.van.der.veere@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marina Calculli Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.calculli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277599

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  Ruthie Pliskin Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.pliskin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276762

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  Roel Bekker Senior Fellow

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.bekker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

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  Eelco van der Maat Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.der.maat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271739

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  Florian Schneider Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272544

• Major international study links genes to brain structural changes over time News - 4 July 2022

  There seem to be genes that influence how our brains develop over time. A large international consortium has discovered this with an extensive study. The results of the study were recently published in Nature Neuroscience.

• Exploring the Gap between Embodied Cognition and Generative AI Event - 22 May 2025

  Conference, Spring workshop

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  Andrew Littlejohn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.l.littlejohn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273754

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  Sarah Wolff Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.wolff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272698

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  Nikkie Buskermolen PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.buskermolen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• How animals flirt with each other News - 1 February 2021

  How do animals choose their partners? The answer is simple: it’s all about quality. While humans tend to wear clothes that happen to be in fashion, animals do nothing without a reason. Behind beautiful plumage or a deafening roar is only one message: I am in great shape. The evolutionary courtship displays…

• ‘Let pupils actively engage with texts to improve their reading comprehension’ News - 3 February 2022

  Young Dutch people’s reading skills have been declining for years. The main reason for this is that many have difficulty with reading at greater depth. Teach pupils to read actively in order to construct meaning is what Leiden researchers Paul van den Broek, Christine Espin and Anne Helder write in…

• ‘Europe actually listens’: three Leiden political scientists about the responsiveness and effectiveness of EU policy News - 14 June 2022

  The image of the European Union (EU) as a remote law-making machine is widespread. Quite often journalists and politicians deliberately depict ‘Brussels’ as bureaucratic, even undemocratic, bypassing its citizens. And many of us buy into that image. Nikoleta Yordanova, Anastasia Ershova and Aleksandra…

• Bart Schuurman appointed Professor of terrorism and political violence News - 5 December 2024

  Terrorism expert Bart Schuurman has been appointed professor. As a researcher and lecturer at ISGA, he has witnessed the terrorist threat evolve and broaden. 'How can we explain these shifts and protect our society against them? That is what I want to focus on more,' he says.

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  Niek Strohmaier Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.strohmaier@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277997

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  Ellen de Bruijn Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  edebruijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273748

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  Fabiola Diana Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.fabiola@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Birte Forstmann Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.u.forstmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Political scientist Juan Masullo awarded Elise Mathilde Fund/LUF grant for research on public attitudes towards the mafia News - 14 July 2022

  Juan Masullo (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) receives a grant from the Elise Mathilde Fund/Leiden University Fund to conduct his research project ‘Forging an Anti-Mafia Culture: Observational and Experimental Evidence from Italy’. Masullo aims to find out what ordinary Italians think…

• The ascending arousal system and its impact on cognition Event - 6 June 2025

  PhD defence

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  Jue Wang University Lecturer Chinese Economy

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.wang.18@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272532

• Mokrosinska: 'Philosophy sharpens our understanding of everyday moral and political questions' News - 16 January 2025

  Dorota Mokrosinska has been Professor of Practical Philosophy since September. High time for a brief introduction about her field and academic interests.

• Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa News - 22 January 2024

  Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).

• Functional MRI Analysis (Basics) Course

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  Nidesh Lawtoo Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.lawtoo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272644

• The gain of political style: how Jetten and Bontenbal made the difference News - 5 November 2025

  The elections finally seemed to be about substance again. Housing, migration, healthcare and security were widely discussed. Yet once more, political style took centre stage - because both Rob Jetten and Henri Bontenbal won through a deliberate use of style.

• Banned almost–prime minister of Thailand: ‘Politics must be moral and realistic’ News - 17 November 2025

  Pita Limjaroenrat (45) was set to become Thailand’s next prime minister, but in 2024 the Thai Constitutional Court dissolved his progressive Move Forward Party and banned him from politics. He now reflects publicly on the policy values that brought the party to prominence.

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  Dawa Dupont Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.dupont@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yena Kim Guest Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  y.kim@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eva Potters Management/office-assistent

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.e.potters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273630

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  Pauline Ruygrok Management/office-assistent

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  ruygrok@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273737

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  Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.l.fogarty@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Jacqueline Hylkema Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Pieter Slaman Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  p.j.slaman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273097

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion? News - 17 March 2022

  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…