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1,397 search results for “politics in child” in the Staff website

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  Nina van Capelleveen Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  n.u.van.capelleveen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277607

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  Mariëlle Bruning Professor of Children and the Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.r.bruning@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278913

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  Kebadu Gebremariam Postdoc / Marie Curie fellow

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.m.gebremariam@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Politics Without Politicians: The Case for Citizen Rule Event - 22 June 2026

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  Marco Verschoor Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.verschoor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276778

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  Luc Verheij Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.f.m.verheij@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ruud Koole Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  koole@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joop van Holsteijn Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  holsteyn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul Nieuwenburg Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pnieuwenburg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271983

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  Stefan Cetkovic Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.cetkovic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Michael Meffert Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  meffertmf@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dorota Mokrosinska Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.m.mokrosinska@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278985

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  Ingrid van Biezen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanbiezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273779

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  Joyce Outshoorn Emeritus professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.v.outshoorn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273969

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  Juan Masullo Jimenez Assistant professor/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.masullo@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Ann Skelton in Aljazeera on child rights in Syria Camps News - 17 October 2022

  The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has accused Finland of violating the rights of Finnish children by leaving them in life-threatening conditions in Syrian camps. Ann Skelton, member of the committee, calls the situation 'inhuman'.

• in Educational Theory and Law bridges the gap between research and child protection News - 29 October 2024

  Dr Anouk Goemans has been appointed professor by special appointment of Youth Services and Child Protection from an Educational and Legal Perspective as of 1 November 2024. This chair is funded by the 'Stichting Steunfonds Pro Juventute' support fund foundation and serves as a bridge between the Department…

• Department of Child Law to become Department of Child Law and Health Law News - 5 February 2024

  The Faculty Board and the Institute of Private Law have agreed to combine the disciplines of child law, international children’s rights and health law into one Department of Child Law and Health Law.

• Antoaneta Dimitrova, Bernard Steunenberg and Dimiter Toshkov about the political situation in Bulgaria News - 21 September 2021

  In the current political situation of Bulgaria, it seems that a long-term caretaker government is the only viable option at the moment. Dimiter Toshkov, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Bernard Steunenberg of FGGA analyse what the Bulgarian caretaker government can learn from its Dutch counterpart.

• Wanted: student ambassador bachelor Political Science (Dutch specialisation) Announcement - 18 May 2026

  Education, Organisation

• Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden's Child Law department signs MOU News - 9 April 2024

  Memorandum of Understanding Signed Between the Child Friendly Justice European Network and Leiden Law School - Child Law Department

• Voice of the Child: Unique Film Project Launched for Training on Child-Friendly Justice News - 9 April 2026

  At the end of March, the Voice of the Child conference launched three films on children’s hearings in European family law courts to support judicial training in child-friendly justice. Researchers from Leiden University have developed a training manual to accompany courses in the EU.

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  Rick van Well Promovendus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.van.well@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christina Luise Toenshoff Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.l.toenshoff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Mateo Cohen Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.m.cohen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Sine Bagatur University Lecturer Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Economics

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bagatur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8005990

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  Victor Posthuma External PhD candidate/guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  v.posthuma@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

• How gas conflicts between Ukraine and Russia were the precursor to war News - 19 November 2024

  The war between Ukraine and Russia is playing out not just on the battlefield but also on the geopolitical playing field of gas. Conflicts at the start of this century about this energy source were, says PhD candidate Ilia Barboutev, a precursor to today’s war.

• Department of Child Law welcomes back alumna Lucy Opoka News - 9 November 2021

  In the summer of 2021, Lucy Opoka was awarded one of the coveted Meijers PhD positions. In October, she arrived back in Leiden, where she obtained her LLM degree Advanced Studies in International Children’s Rights in 2019. Professor Liefaard interviewed Lucy upon arrival.

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  Bruno Verbeek Senior University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.verbeek@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272030

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  Sheila van Berkel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  berkelsvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276622

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  Kyra Verboon PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.e.verboon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bastiaan Hoorneman Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.hoorneman@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278074

• Towards the Hinduisation of India? News - 25 January 2024

  The recent consecration of India’s Ayodhya temple by Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party figurehead Narendra Modi raises important questions. Is secularism giving way to religious rule in the world’s largest democracy? How does this resonate with India’s culturally diverse population? France 24…

• Advancing Child-Friendly Justice in Chile News - 4 February 2026

  Advancing Child-Friendly Justice Through Dialogue and Exchange in Santiago, Chile

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  Thomas Wells Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.r.wells@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274174

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  Natascha van der Zwan Guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  n.a.j.van.der.zwan@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• How do you decide on the future of a child placed in care? News - 15 January 2026

  When a child is placed in care, the assumption is always that the child can return home again. But there are still many questions about how this process – the 'permanency plan' – is arranged. New research aims to provide insights.

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  Henk Kern Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.h.c.kern@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272764

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  Ann Skelton Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.m.skelton@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Danique François PhD fellow

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.j.c.francois@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272772

• Data analysis of dark web forums in the fight against child sexual abuse News - 20 February 2023

  By far the majority of users of child sexual abuse networks (or child porn forums as they are sometimes called) on the dark web do not actively communicate there but download illegal material, therefore committing a criminal offence. But they often stay under the police and judiciary’s radar. PhD candidate…

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  Herman Siemens Senior University Lecturer History of Modern Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.w.siemens@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277040

• The solution to the child penalty? News - 9 April 2026

  Research conducted by Leiden University shows that when parents adjust their working hours, other parents often follow suit. Understanding how other families balance work and care can help new parents divide tasks more equally after the birth of a child.

• Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2023: the nominees News - 18 September 2023

  Towards the graduation ceremonies, you sense an increasing nervousness. Not only because all the tradition and glamour surrounding the event, also because that will be the day that the winner of the Political Science master’s thesis award will be announced. For 2022-2023, the jury is considering seven…

• Co-Producing Nationalism in Crisis: State and Public Dynamics on Weibo News - 26 June 2025

  During the corona pandemic, the Chinese government's digital communication with its citizens changed. Hard propaganda was increasingly replaced by ‘soft news’. PhD candidate Dechun Zhang mapped the developments in digital society.

• WHEN POLICING BECOMES POLITICAL - International police cooperation in the era of spin dictators Event - 9 July 2026

  Seminar

• Political Scientist Christina Toenshoff Wins Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award News - 13 June 2024

  Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Political Scientist, according to the jury, ‘makes a significant contribution to the study of climate and business politics.’

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  Jasper van der Steen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.van.der.steen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271492