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• Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons News - 10 July 2025

  On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…

• Lecture: Individualism and Political Personalism Event - 8 December 2025

  Lecture

• MIVD director Peter Reesink delivers first Arthur Docters van Leeuwen annual lecture: ‘Collaboration is essential’ News - 19 December 2024

  On 10 December, the Intelligence and Security Research Group of ISGA had the honour of hosting Vice Admiral Peter Reesink for the inaugural Arthur Docters van Leeuwen Lecture.

• Call for interest: MARS staff exchange programme “Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective” News - 18 February 2025

  Are you working at Leiden University and researching migration regimes outside of the Global North? Are you interested in doing fieldwork or a research visit at one of our partner universities? Then you might want to join the Leiden team of the EU-funded Marie Curie Staff Exchange Network on non-western…

• Protests in China: Politicians afraid of not the population but colleagues News - 5 December 2022

  That it was students who started the protests in China against its zero Covid policy makes things more dangerous for politicians. China expert Frank Pieke explains the role of students in China, what makes the protests unique and what might happen next.

• Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award News - 16 September 2025

  Assistant Professor Juan Masullo of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award for his work on interviews and process tracing.

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  Rodrigo Ochigame Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.k.ochigame@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Paul Cliteur Professor Emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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

• Daniel Peat in El País on the International Court of Justice and the war in Ukraine News - 7 March 2022

  President Zelensky of Ukraine has asked the UN International Court of Justice to issue an urgent order to stop Russian military activity in his country. According to Zelensky, Russia has twisted the concept of genocide to justify aggression.

• Strong need to talk together about Ukraine News - 3 March 2022

  Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffering and worry and it raises questions. With these words, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl opened the meeting on the war in Ukraine at Wijnhaven on Thursday…

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  Martina Revello Lami Assistant professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.revello.lami@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328

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  Antoaneta Dimitrova Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.l.dimitrova@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Dimiter Toshkov and Honorata Mazepus in The Economist about the 'winner-loser gap' News - 25 March 2021

  The Economist published an article about a working paper about the effects of democratic elections on satisfaction with democracy. The paper was written by Dimiter Koshkov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration and Honorata Mazepus, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security…

• Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal News - 8 April 2025

  On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…

• Alumnus teaching at a Texan university: pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre News - 17 October 2024

  Americans are electing a new president in November but they also have other choices to make in the polling booth. Alumnus Sanne Rijkhoff works at a Texas university and is trying to help make students more aware of the elections.

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  Karolina Kudlek Postdoctoral Researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.kudlek@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Gerard van der Veer Secretary board of examiners

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  g.van.der.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273710

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  Rosalie Joosten PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.m.e.joosten@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Katie Hudson Data Steward/Research Support Officer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.i.s.hudson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lukas Obholzer Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  l.m.obholzer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Sjoerd Keulen Professor by special appointment

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.j.keulen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Annemarie Kok PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.w.m.kok@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Diego Salazar Morales Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.a.salazar.morales@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

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  Lars Dorren Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  l.dorren@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009163

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  Denise Zeeuw-van Veen Management/office assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.p.m.van.veen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276940

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  Henriëtte Van den Heuvel Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.van.den.heuvel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0638507656

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  Radostina Sharenkova-Toshkova Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.p.sharenkova-toshkova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Evening of the Political Debate Event - 22 September 2025

  Debate

• A quick call on the war in Ukraine: 'Putin has made a diplomatic end almost impossible' News - 23 September 2022

  The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase with the announcement of a partial Russian military mobilisation and the intention to annex four Ukrainian regions. Why is Putin making these decisions just now and what consequences will they have for the course of the war? We talk to professor and Russia…

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  Joana Cook Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.l.i.cook@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Sarah Louise Carthy Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.l.carthy@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Jesse Doornenbal Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.d.doornenbal@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sara Kulic PhD fellow

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.kulic@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Stijn van 't Land Researcher

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.w.van.t.land@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Roy Hofkamp Researcher

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.hofkamp@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Sander van Eijkern External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.van.eijkern@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yasco Horsman University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.horsman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272777

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  Ellen van Reuler Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.a.h.e.van.reuler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275077

• 'GDPR is no excuse for not tracing children placed in care' News - 21 April 2022

  The GDPR privacy legislation is no impediment to handing out sanctions to Russian oligarchs or reuniting children placed in care with their parents, says privacy experts Anna Berlee, Marlies van Eck, Simone van der Hof, Simone Huting, Friederike van der Jagt and Jeroen Terstegge.

• The role of chemical weapons in the Ukraine conflict News - 23 December 2024

  Anneleen van der Meer discusses Russia's alleged use of chemical weapons in Ukraine in an article for The Conversation.

• Dutch knowledge institutions suspend partnerships with Russia and Belarus News - 4 March 2022

  The Russian military assault on Ukraine has profoundly shocked knowledge institutions in the Netherlands, as represented by Universities of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Association of Universities of Applied Sciences, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Dutch Research Council,…

• Leiden University turns the heating down by two degrees News - 22 April 2022

  The thermostat in Leiden University’s buildings will be turned down by two degrees. The temperature will also be adjusted in rooms that are cooled. This is the University’s response to the government’s call to use less energy.

• Call for Papers: Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration policies News - 2 May 2024

  We are pleased to invite paper proposals for the 1.5-day interdisciplinary workshop: “Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration policies”, that will take place at the University of Leiden on 14 and 15 November 2024.

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  Sarah Stevens PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.a.stevens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Ruben van de Ven PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.r.van.de.ven@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dyon van Velzen PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.van.velzen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Nika Kratsashvili PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.kratsashvili@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Maximilian Wachter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.n.wachter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Alexandros Ntaflos Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.ntaflos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512