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• Andrew Gawthorpe in The Guardian about the Republicans’ more radical agenda News - 8 August 2022

  University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe argues in The Guardian that the Republican's new agenda for a second Trump term is more radical than the first. He says that they seek to take control of federal agencies by replacing civil servants with ‘American First footsoldiers’.

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  Sara Polak University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.polak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272142

• The Politics of Citizenship: Governing Religion through Refugee Control in Lebanon Event - 8 October 2025

  PhD defence

• Food for Thought lunch meeting: Politics and society in the aftermath of the 2025 elections Event - 6 November 2025

  Lecture, Food for Thought

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

  LUCIR presentation and discussion

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  Vincent Chang Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272151

• Trees and Securitization: The Politics of Afforestation in Israel's Negev/Al Naqab | Research Seminar Event - 12 May 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar

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

  Lecture, Global Questions Seminar

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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

• Hoe kan de gemeente Leiden het contact met internationals verbeteren? Studenten Bestuurskunde zoeken het uit News - 31 May 2022

  Tweedejaars studenten van de Bachelor Bestuurskunde, track Bestuur Beleid en Organisatie (BBO), hebben tijdens het vak BBO II: Multi-level governance gewerkt aan een praktijkopdracht voor de gemeente Leiden. De bevindingen werden aan elkaar gepresenteerd tijdens een interactieve sessie.

• Trust in Brussels? ‘The EU would be wise to respect and protect national identities’ News - 5 November 2025

  Many European citizens feel connected to the European Union and place trust in it, Eva Grosfeld found in her PhD research. Yet around a quarter do not identify with the EU at all. How can the EU regain their trust?

• Ski Slopes, Sandy Beaches, and the Politics of Tourism in Kim Jong Un's North Korea Event - 6 June 2025

  Lecture

• The private and public sides of Weibo: combining economic and political economy perspectives Event - 17 April 2025

  Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar

• Can AI Save the Amazon? The Politics of AI Environmentalism in Colombia Event - 3 April 2025

  EDGES Talk

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

  Conference

• Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Trust. Political Dynamics in Africa and Beyond. Event - 29 September 2025

  Inaugural lecture

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  Unaesah Rahmah PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  u.rahmah@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8008206

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  Lars Brummel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  l.brummel@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Thomas Renard Guest employee

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  t.p.g.renard@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Alysa Eijkelenboom PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.j.g.eijkelenboom@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Vittorio Nespeca Postdoc

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  v.n.nespeca@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Christward Gradenwitz Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.j.gradenwitz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marie-Therese Meye Postdoc

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.t.meye@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Linde Jansen

• Huizinga Lecture 2025: What is at stake: The limits of politics and fair play Event - 11 December 2025

  Alumni event, Lezing

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

  Lecture

• [CANCELLED] Forum Shopping from Below: The Global Political Economy of Transnational Migrant Advocacy Networks Event - 11 March 2026

  Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar

• Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012) Event - 24 April 2025

  PhD defence

• Deception, risk, and evasion: The politics of sovereign debt in emerging markets Event - 30 September 2025

  PhD defence

• Expert Politics. Technocratic Reasoning in Dutch Parliamentary Debate, 1917-1994 Event - 11 November 2025

  PhD defence

• From Risks to Public Opinion: How Structural Economic Changes Shape Political Attitudes and Policy Preferences Event - 21 May 2025

  PhD defence

• Bastiaan Rijpkema in Trouw over partijverbod News - 24 November 2022

  Het voorstel van D66 om een wetsartikel zo te veranderen dat een politieke partij kan worden verboden, is onverstandig, zegt rechtsfilosoof Bastiaan Rijpkema. Hij spreekt er uitgebreid over tijdens een interview met de Volkskrant. ‘Het is overduidelijk bedoeld om één specifieke partij aan te pakken:…

• Een permanent burgerberaad, de missing link in de Nederlandse politiek News - 17 August 2022

  Landen om ons heen laten zien: als burgers mogen meedenken, komt er beweging in vastgelopen politieke discussies. Zou een dergelijke derde kamer ook de oplossing kunnen zijn voor Nederland, waar samenleving en overheid elkaar steeds verder uit het oog lijken te verliezen?

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  Arjen Boin Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  boin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272233

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  Amy Eaglestone Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.m.eaglestone@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ritanjan Das University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.das@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278022

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  Frank Chouraqui Senior University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.chouraqui@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272006

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  Bart Schuurman Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.w.schuurman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009347

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  Frans Willem Korsten Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.w.a.korsten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• How to address sensitive subjects in class? News - 17 May 2024

  The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly discussed in classes at Political Science. Moreover, with a diverse group of students, there is a great diversity of life experiences, backgrounds and opinions.…

• Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust News - 26 November 2021

  In Poland the commemoration of acts of resistance is being misused to distort the history of the Holocaust. That is what Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski said in his inaugural lecture on 26 November. In her lecture, the second Cleveringa Professor, Barbara Engelking, pointed to the often indifferent…

• Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate News - 5 April 2016

  The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch Senate.

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  Pepita Hesselberth University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.hesselberth@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272202

• Andrew Gawthorpe on ABC Radio about ‘Orbánism’ and the American right News - 8 August 2022

  Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Texas last week. University lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe explains in an interview with ABC Radio what the embrace of 'Orbánism' means for the American right, and democracy more broadly.

• Rens Tacoma wins Research Prize Italian Studies Working Group News - 24 October 2022

  Associate professor Rens Tacoma has won the 2021 Research Prize for Historical Sciences. The prize is awarded annually by the Italy Studies Working Group for the best scholarly publication in the field of Italy Studies in Dutch or Flemish academia.

• ‘Strengthen the position of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands’ News - 3 March 2025

  Relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are imbalanced, says Professor by Special Appointment Wouter Veenendaal. The Caribbean autonomous countries and special municipalities do not have enough of a say and have administrative problems to contend with.

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  Paul Cliteur Professor Emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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

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  Sayeh Mohammadi PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rodrigo Ochigame Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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