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506 search results for “history of states” in the Staff website

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  Rob Cullum Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.r.cullum@hum.leidenuniv.nl |

• 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.

• From textiles to teaching: Leiden’s role in colonialism and slavery News - 28 May 2024

  Using enslaved people as servants, becoming an administrator in the Dutch West India Company or making uniforms for the colonial army. Many people from Leiden played a role in colonialism and slavery. Historians are conducting preliminary research and finding striking examples.

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  Esther van Leeuwen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.a.c.van.leeuwen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271303

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  Rebecca Naous PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  r.n.naous@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Caelesta Braun Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  c.h.j.m.braun@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009977

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  Gerard Persoon Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  persoonga@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451

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  Athanasios Stathopoulos Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.stathopoulos@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009441

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  Seraina Renz University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.renz@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Orson McMahon PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  o.mcmahon@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Koen van der Lijn PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.m.van.der.lijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272241

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  Jiaxuan Huang PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.huang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Saskia Cohen-Willner Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.g.cohen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michel Wyss PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.d.wyss@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Robertus Benning PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.j.p.benning@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Ghulam Ali Murtaza PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  g.a.murtaza@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Anthony Coxeter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.coxeter@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8001646

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273854

• Update Executive Board: Assessment of non-Dutch-taught programmes (TAO) scrapped for existing programmes News - 8 July 2025

  The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.

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  Petra Sijpesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.m.sijpesteijn@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272027

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  Maurits Berger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.s.berger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271684

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  Peter Pels Emeritus hoogleraar

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons News - 28 November 2023

  From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’

• University introduces lay talk and it looks like this News - 11 September 2024

  Complex research with a generous sprinkling of jargon: PhD defences can be difficult for non-experts to follow. In the compulsory new lay talk, PhD candidates begin by explaining their dissertation in words of one syllable. And it’s not just the PhD’s family and friends who appreciate this.

• What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment News - 25 June 2025

  NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what eminent psychologist and thinker Steven Pinker argued to a packed Great Auditorium.

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  Olaf van Vliet Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  o.p.van.vliet@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278551

• Update Executive Board: Budget examined by Senate, vote on 8 April News - 26 March 2025

  The Schoof cabinet has presented its budget. As expected, higher education is facing severe cuts. In the coming period, the Executive Board will regularly look at the consequences of what it deems an irresponsible policy.

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  Maarten Mous Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.mous@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• A Dutch Robespierre? Dissertation sheds new light on Leiden revolutionary Pieter Vreede News - 11 June 2025

  Leiden patriot Pieter Vreede fought for greater popular influence. Historian Dirk Alkemade reveals how this pioneer used radical means to shape Dutch democracy.

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  Corinna Jentzsch Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.jentzsch@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273456

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  Nicolas Blarel Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.r.j.b.blarel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Erik de Kwaadsteniet Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kwaadsteniet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274109

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  Emma ter Mors Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  emors@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274075

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  Wilco van Dijk Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijkwvan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0 6 43446432

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  Daniel Thomas Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.c.thomas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271263

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  Eric van Dijk Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Jochem van den Boogert Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.w.p.van.den.boogert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2171

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  Lieske Huits University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.j.g.m.huits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272648

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  Mily Crevels Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.i.crevels@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Timothy de Zeeuw PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.j.t.de.zeeuw@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273244

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  Mingran Cao PhD Candidate/ Self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.cao@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rong Yuan PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.yuan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Albert Logtenberg Assistant professor

  ICLON

  a.logtenberg@iclon.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278506

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  Maha Ali Teacher

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.ali@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Stephan Raaijmakers Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.raaijmakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278332

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  Reinier Baarsen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.baarsen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tony van der Togt Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.m.van.der.togt@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• War in the Middle East: What are the implications? News - 3 March 2026

  The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.

• Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science News - 21 August 2023

  While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands. How do festivalgoers experience a virtual trip? And what role do factors such as too little sleep and whether they have experience with psychedelics…

• How the eating habits of a limited group of Americans determine sustainability News - 10 August 2022

  Masses of hamburgers, steaks, cheese and a lot of eggs: Americans love their animal products. But researcher Oliver Taherzadeh discovered that only a relatively small group of high-volume consumers need to modify their diet to achieve an enormous environmental gain.