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• A quick call about Ukraine: 'Putin wants to be taken seriously' News - 15 February 2022

  Suddenly there they were, the Russian soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Since then, reports of tensions between Russia on the one hand and the United States and Europe on the other have dominated the news. What is going on? An interview with Russia expert André Gerrits.

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  Sebastian Diessner Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.diessner@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

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  Danique François PhD fellow

  Faculty of 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

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  Herman Siemens Senior University Lecturer History of Modern Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Transforming Caste: Circus and Body Politics in Colonial Malabar Event - 19 October 2023

  Lecture, COGLOSS

• Three questions about the new podcast Schandaal en Controverse in de Russische literatuur News - 2 June 2022

  Russian literature is awash with disputes, riots and intense political debates. In the new Dutch podcast Schandaal en Controverse in de Russische literatuur, senior lecturer Otto Boele and film maker and journalist Kay Mastenbroek discuss the most talked-about Russian books published in the past two…

• Alanna O'Malley in The Irish Times about the risk of expelling the Russian ambassador in Ireland News - 22 November 2022

  Alanna O'Malley, Associate Professor at Leiden University Institute for History, talks about the possible expelling of the Russian ambassador Yuriy Filatov and the risks that come with the decision.

• 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.

• A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’ News - 8 March 2022

  The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will get involved? We phoned André Gerrits, professor and expert on Russia.

• Belarus is the only Russian ally left in Europe: what is in it for them? News - 2 June 2022

  While all European nations have condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there is one country Russia can still count on: Belarus. Russia even used its territory as a stepping stone for the invasion. We spoke with Matthew Frear, Assistant Professor and expert on contemporary Belarus, to shed light…

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  Tim Enwerem External PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  t.k.enwerem@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• from drama and the arts: scripts, stages, and performances in world politics Event - 10 March 2026

  LUCIR presentation and discussion

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  Maya Fridman External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.fridman@kunsten.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marie Louise Krogh University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.krogh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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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  Nisida Gjoksi Guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  n.gjoksi@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Wouter Veenendaal Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.p.veenendaal@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Femke Bakker Senior assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.e.bakker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276188

• Relations Hosts Roundtable on Duterte’s ICC Detention and the Global Politics of Justice News - 26 January 2026

  The MA International Relations program at Leiden University convened a roundtable forum at Leiden University The Hague Campus to examine the international and domestic stakes of Rodrigo Duterte’s arrest and detention under an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant.

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  Rosalba Icaza Garza Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.icaza@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• What drives anti-immigrant sentiment among youths in Ecuador? News - 31 January 2022

  Four researchers from Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science have been awarded a grant to jointly investigate attitudes towards Venezuelan immigrants among youths in Ecuador. Combining their expertise and collaborating with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, they will focus on school-going…

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  Philippe van Gruisen Associate professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.van.gruisen@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277853

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  Clara van Dam Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.c.a.van.dam@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• From the ground up: The politics of burial and memory in the early Islamic world Event - 6 April 2026

  Conference

• Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before' News - 15 April 2025

  Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.

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  Matthew di Giuseppe Director of Studies / Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.r.di.giuseppe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Hans Oversloot Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Guido Maschhaupt Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  g.w.maschhaupt@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Duygu Uysal Dincol Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.m.uysal.dincol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Manuel Cabal Lopez Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.cabal.lopez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Ruben Gonzalez Vicente Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.gonzalez.vicente@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Hans-Martien ten Napel Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.m.t.d.tennapel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277710

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  Diederik Smit Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.e.j.smit@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272705

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  Wouter Kalf University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.f.kalf@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272232

• ASCL Seminar: The politics of net zero in Africa. Insights from ongoing work Event - 5 February 2026

  Lecture

• 3 October University: from Russian DNA to drug-related violence News - 4 October 2021

  In prehistoric times there was a huge wave of migration, from the steppes in Russia and Ukraine to West Europe. The newcomers’ genes began to dominate. Archaeology research in Leiden into burial mounds in the Veluwe and Utrechtse Heuvelrug areas of the Netherlands yielded this spectacular conclusion.…

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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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  Sebastian David Pantoja Barrios Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.d.pantoja.barrios@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ymre Schuurmans Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  y.e.schuurmans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robert Stein Senior University Lecturer in Medieval History

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.stein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272712

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  Salwa Tareen Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.n.tareen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Russia's escalating hybrid warfare across Europe News - 27 January 2025

  Bart Schuurman sheds light on the alarming trend in both the frequence and geographical spread of these incidents with The Parliament Magazine.

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  Justin Spruit Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.n.spruit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul Deutschmann PhD Candidate / Self Funded

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  p.deutschmann@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• AIVD Director Akerboom in conversation with students: 'Russian threat the most significant' News - 10 December 2025

  During the second Arthur Docters van Leeuwen Lecture on 2 December, AIVD Director Erik Akerboom underlined how the changing threat landscape demands reflective leadership, transparency where possible and close cooperation to protect the democratic legal order.

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  Eamon Aloyo Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  e.t.aloyo@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009195

• Politics in Late Imperial Austria and Contemporary Europe: Back to Normal? Event - 31 October 2025

  Lecture, Global Questions Seminar

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  Bart van der Boom University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.e.van.der.boom@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272762