2,229 search results for “politics” in the Staff website
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NWO and ERC grant for research on Chinese infrastructure
In the coming years, Hilde De Weerdt gets to spend over three million euros. She received grants from both the European Research Council (ERC) and the Dutch Research Council (NWO) for research on Chinese infrastructure. ‘It is great that it is also possible to develop large projects in the social sciences…
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Phone nearly empty? Uber’s fare might be higher
If you buy something online, the webshop can adjust the price based on your data. Kimia Heidary investigated the phenomenon of online price discrimination. ‘It’s not necessarily unfair. Different prices for different people has been around for years.’
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ESOF ‘Art Exploring Science’ session will connect art and science
How can we view societal challenges from a different perspective? At the EuroScience Open Forum (ESOF), Robert Zwijnenberg, Emeritus Professor of Art and Science Interactions, will call for more collaboration between artists and scientists.
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Back to your roots: Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event
Over 100 Leiden University alumni gathered in the heart of Brussels for the annual Leiden Alumni in Brussels Event on 29 February. The European Banking Federation (EBF) generously hosted the event for the second time at their premises on Avenue des Arts.
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Funding Advisor Jekaterina Savicka helps researchers break new ground
Jekaterina Savicka is funding advisor at Leiden Law School. She is part of the Department of Research, the department responsible for organisational and policy support for research at the faculty. How has she experienced working here since starting her position back in March 2024?
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Alumnus Bart Jansen: ‘It’s up to us legal philosophers to make sense of these times’
Legal philosopher Bart Jansen teaches at universities around the world. In an interview two years ago, he spoke about his professional fascination for dictators and wars. Since then, the world has undergone major changes. High time for a follow-up interview.
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Restricting student numbers will cost society billions
A cap on the number of international students at the five broad-based Randstad universities will have a drastic effect on the Dutch economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to decline by approximately 4 to 5 billion euros. Regions, businesses and society as a whole will feel the consequ…
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Luc Sels new President of Leiden University
As of 1 November 2025, Professor Luc Sels will assume the role of President of Leiden University’s Executive Board.
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‘In transformation’: trust, participation, and new socialities around collective food procurement networks in Gdańsk
PhD defence
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Should rivers and seas have rights?
Lecture, Public Ethics Talks
- Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
- Radical Spotlights: Desire, Sexuality, and the Economy
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The Second Trump Administration, the US Intelligence Community, and Transatlantic Security Relations
Panel discussion
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Youth Precarity in South Korea
Lecture
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Words and Warning Messages: Communicating Deterrence in Theory and Practice
Lecture
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Research Seminar Rebecca Bryant
Lecture, Research Seminar
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The construction of China’s national interest: Between top-down rule and societal ideas
PhD defence
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[CANCELLED] Delicate Repertoires - Buddhist Creative Assimilation, Commodification, and Digitalization in Xi’s China
Lecture, China Seminar
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Screening documentary on peacekeepers in Mali: Colombes Sans Gravité/Doves Without Gravity
Screening documentary
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On the Abuse of Photographs by Kevin Lewis O’Neill
Lecture
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EU’s changed security perspective: Perspectives from Non-EU partners and candidate countries
Lecture, Roundtable discussion
- Space for Academic Debate: Between safe and brave spaces: The role of universities in historical perspective
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Priorities of Poland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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When Turkish Islamism Meets Social Sciences: Essentialism Upgraded?
Lecture
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Disentangling citizenship from nationality and inclusion from belonging in Chile
VVI Research Meetings 2023-2024
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When History Repeats Itself: Knowledge in Times of Crisis
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Demystifying Alexandria: Insights from Alexandria about 21st century Orientalism and (post-)Colonialism
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Lecture by Professor Tahera Qutbuddin: Between This World and the Next: Moving Reflections on Mortality and Morality in the Orations of Ali ibn
Lecture | Leiden Lectures on Arabic Language & Culture
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When Dionysus Lands on Erin: Greek Tragedy on Irish Grounds
PhD defence
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Social and Economic Human Rights, The United Nations and the Intimacies of International Law: A History
Lecture, INVISIHIST event
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Asia Academy #04: The Korean Wave
Lecture
- A Legal Update from Indonesia
- Global Questions Seminar
- Global Questions Seminar
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Field Notes: An Interactive Session on Housing, Land, and Property in Global Hotspots
Debate
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Ground Truths: Ethical Dilemmas in Archaeology
Debate, Lunch discussion
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Digital Roundtable Series: Collaborating with or for Artificial Intelligence? Session 2
Lecture
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Lancering The Hague Global Futures Hub
Conference
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‘Let’s try not to lose sight of each other’ – Interview with Annetje Ottow
The conflict between Israel and Hamas has had a clear impact on Leiden University. Students and staff are angry or scared, feel unsafe and are experiencing group pressure.
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An AI system that tells you why you should eat glass – should that be allowed?
The English-language interdisciplinary minor ‘AI and Society’ explores the role of artificial intelligence in our society. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor is proving beneficiary for students and lecturers alike. We sit in during a class.
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ISGA received highly positive external research evaluation
In November 2023, the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) underwent its first full external research evaluation for the period from 2016 to 2021 with outstanding results. In its final assessment report, the independent external evaluation committee underlines that ‘the committee is impressed…
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Women's Rights in the New Geopolitical Landscape
International Women's Day 2025 - Seminar
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Mongol Loyalty Networks
PhD defence
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When International Organisations Undermine State Capacity: A Responsibility Paradox
Lecture
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In the Making #1: Rabih Mroué, Sand in the Eyes
Lecture, Conversation
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Navigating the Unpredictable: Climate Chaos and the Future of Water
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Redefining the community: The Huthi movement’s attempts to foster a sense of national belonging in Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Open Q&A with the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola
Lecture
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War, Governance, and the Environment in Ottoman Yemen, 1870-1924: Revisiting the History of the Late Ottoman Frontier
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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10th Stephen Ellis Annual Lecture: Season of Rains, Africa in the World Today
Lecture