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• Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained News - 8 May 2023

  In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…

• Claire Vergerio shortlisted for CEU Excellence in Teaching Award News - 20 April 2021

  Political scientist Claire Vergerio (Leiden University) has made it to the final stage of the selection process for Central European University’s annual European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. As the 2019 Casimir Prize winner, Vergerio was nominated by the Faculty…

• China as a laboratory for the rest of the world News - 30 April 2024

  Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.

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• Court as a theatre: ‘There are great similarities between drama as an art form and the legal world’ News - 18 June 2021

  The Lucia de Berk case or the suicide of Slobodan Praljak at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: certain trials keep popping up in media. In her dissertation, Tessa de Zeeuw examines the cultural appeal of such cases and analyses artistic responses. ‘Artworks sometimes have…

• Niels van Willigen starts as Professor by Special Appointment in Strategic Studies News - 9 April 2026

  Starting April 2026, Niels van Willigen will join the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University’s Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences as Professor by Special Appointment in Strategic Studies. This appointment was made possible by the Atlantische Commissie, which established this chair…

• Nitrogen crisis: Rapid, effective intervention in three specific regions could create breathing space News - 1 July 2021

  The new Dutch government must act quickly to take rapid, far-reaching measures in three specific regions to tackle nitrogen emissions. This will create the space for a long-term strategy to deal with other urgent problems and the knot of obligations that the state will need to untangle. These are the…

• The link between The Hague bonfires and different types of citizenship News - 27 December 2021

  For the third year in a row, the bonfires in the Duindorp and Scheveningen neighbourhoods in The Hague during New Year's Eve have been cancelled. According to Professor Henk te Velde, the fight for the bonfires represents something bigger: angry citizens.

• Pieter Slaman moved by the LUS Education Prize: ‘The most beautiful prize there is’ News - 7 October 2024

  Interview with Pieter Slaman who received the LUS Education Prize. What makes the award so special to him and does he already know how he will use his prize money?

• PTSD treatment can help patients with childhood trauma News - 10 January 2022

  Adults who were abused or mistreated as a child and consequently suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can benefit greatly from cognitive behavioural therapy. This is the conclusion of a study of 149 patients. Researcher and PhD candidate Chris Hoeboer is hopeful about the results and the…

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  Daan Weggemans Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.j.weggemans@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009375

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  Edwin Bakker Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  e.bakker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Constant Hijzen Research Fellow

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  c.w.hijzen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Eric Storm Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272721

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  Anke Klein Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.m.klein@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276673

• Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Politics of Emotion in the Pamphlets of the De Hondt Affair During the Small Brabant Event - 4 November 2025

  Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk

• Phone nearly empty? Uber’s fare might be higher News - 19 February 2025

  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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  Carola van Eijk Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  c.j.a.van.eijk@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009489

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  Nikki Ikani Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  n.ikani@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Shiru Lim Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.lim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273030

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  Nico Kaptein Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.j.g.kaptein@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joris van der Voet Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.van.der.voet@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Sybille Lammes Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.lammes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272754

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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0616250644

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  Mehmet Kentel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.m.kentel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009322

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  Rosanne Baars Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.m.baars@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272720

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  Yunnan Ye

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  Brian Shaev Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.shaev@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276658

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  Bram Klievink Scientific Director/Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.j.klievink@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009486

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  Yann Ryan Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.c.ryan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sarah Nelson Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.nelson@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271268

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  Irene Hadiprayitno University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.hadiprayitno@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277402

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  David Henley Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.e.f.henley@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272226

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  Ton van Haaften Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.van.haaften@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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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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  Andreas Hofmann Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.hofmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277951

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  Maarja Beerkens Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  vice-dean@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009348

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  Anna-Luna Post Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.l.post@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271255

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  Cristiana Strava University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.strava@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274676

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  Valérie Pattyn Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  v.e.pattyn@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Catherine Wood PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.m.wood@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277177

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  Bram Ieven University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.k.ieven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271308

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  Bob van Velthoven Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.r.w.van.velthoven@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276476

• Can Russia be stopped? News - 14 February 2022

  Tensions are rising between Russia and the West. Can an invasion of Ukraine and an international war be avoided? Political scientist and Russia expert Hans Oversloot warns of the consequences if the West chooses a collision course. ‘Offer Russia a dignified exit strategy.’

• Four years of war in Ukraine: What Europe can learn from the battlefield News - 25 February 2026

  Four years of war in Ukraine have transformed the nature of warfare, with drones, digital defence systems and improvised solutions shaping the battlefield. At a recent symposium, Dutch and Ukrainian experts discussed frontline conditions. What lessons do they see for Europe?

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  Hanneke Hulst Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.e.hulst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Katja Cardol Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.k.cardol@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275697

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  Joram van Ketel Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.e.van.ketel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277536