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  Rosalba Icaza Garza Professor International Relations

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Afshin Ellian Professor Jurisprudence

  Faculty of Law

  a.ellian@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7652

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  Michael Meffert Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.f.meffert@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Antoaneta Dimitrova, Bernard Steunenberg and Dimiter Toshkov about the political situation in Bulgaria News - 21 September 2021

  In the current political situation of Bulgaria, it seems that a long-term caretaker government is the only viable option at the moment. Dimiter Toshkov, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Bernard Steunenberg of FGGA analyse what the Bulgarian caretaker government can learn from its Dutch counterpart.

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  Ingrid van Biezen Professor of Comparative Politics

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  vanbiezen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3779

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  Nikoleta Yordanova Associate professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  n.yordanova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 3843

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  Joyce Outshoorn Emeritus professor vrouwenstudies

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  outshoorn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3969

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  Ruud Koole Professor emeritus Politicologie

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.a.koole@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Bruno Verbeek Senior University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.verbeek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2030

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  Hans-Martien ten Napel Associate Professor

  Faculty of Law

  h.m.t.d.tennapel@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7710

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  Jasper van der Steen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.a.van.der.steen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1492

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  Pralay Kanungo University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.r.kanungo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7449

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  Tom Barkhuysen Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law

  Faculty of Law

  t.barkhuysen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision Event - 2 December 2025

  Lecture and Exhibition

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  Henk te Velde Interim Dean / Professor Dutch History

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.te.velde@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271628

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  Juan Masullo Jimenez Assistant professor/guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Gisela Hirschmann Senior Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  g.k.hirschmann@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 5062

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  Mateo Cohen External PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  i.m.cohen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Stefan Cetkovic Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  s.cetkovic@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Sine Bagatur University Lecturer Political Philosophy and Philosophy of Economics

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.bagatur@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9989

• Religious Discourse and Tribal Affiliation in Early Islamic Ifrīqiya Event - 15 February 2024

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

• How gas conflicts between Ukraine and Russia were the precursor to war News - 19 November 2024

  The war between Ukraine and Russia is playing out not just on the battlefield but also on the geopolitical playing field of gas. Conflicts at the start of this century about this energy source were, says PhD candidate Ilia Barboutev, a precursor to today’s war.

• New podcasts on Islam in South and Southeast Asia News - 5 February 2025

  As part of the final project for the Islam in South and Southeast Asia course (taught by Dr Verena Meyer), students were tasked with creating podcasts that delve into significant cultural and historical topics related to the region. Two students, Roma Bhiekhemsing and Shaneeva Bean, have chosen to share…

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  Reza Shaker Ardekani Guest researcher

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.shaker.ardekani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Victor Posthuma External PhD candidate/guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  v.posthuma@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

• Pluriversal Politics: Otomi History, Language, Culture and Cosmovision Event - 3 December 2025

  Film screening and Book Launch

• Towards the Hinduisation of India? News - 25 January 2024

  The recent consecration of India’s Ayodhya temple by Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party figurehead Narendra Modi raises important questions. Is secularism giving way to religious rule in the world’s largest democracy? How does this resonate with India’s culturally diverse population? France 24…

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  Lauren Lauret Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.b.lauret@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2772

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  Crystal Ennis University Lecturer Political Economies of the Middle East

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.a.ennis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5635

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  Bastiaan Hoorneman Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.hoorneman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Katharina Natter Senior assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  k.natter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276864

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

  Lecture, COGLOSS

• Making Islam Work: Islamic Authority among Muslims in Western Europe Event - 14 December 2023

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

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  Thomas Wells Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.r.wells@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• VVIK Lecture: Court politics in the Vijayanagara successor states Event - 20 April 2023

  Lecture, VVIK Lecture

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  Sebastian Diessner Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  s.diessner@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400

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  Danique François PhD fellow

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.j.c.francois@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Christina Luise Toenshoff Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  c.l.toenshoff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

• 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.

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  Herman Siemens Senior University Lecturer History of Modern Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.w.siemens@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7040

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  Arman Hasan PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.hasan@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Edmund Frettingham Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  e.j.frettingham@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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

  Lecture, Food for Thought

• Dutch election results expose new political divide – can D66 bridge the gap? News - 30 October 2025

  What do the election results say about the Netherlands today? Students and experts discussed this at an Election Breakfast organised by study association Diqit. Analysts, including Hans-Martien ten Napel, Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, notice a new dividing line in Dutch…

• Anglophone Islam: English-language Islamic curriculum in post-Apartheid South Africa Event - 30 November 2023

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

• Oddly-shaped medieval vessels found all over the Islamic world have puzzled archaeologists for decades. News - 4 December 2023

  'When taking into account all finds in the Islamic world of this enigmatic vessel, it would perhaps be wise not to restrict this container to merely one function.'

• 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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  Edmund Hayes University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.p.hayes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4692

• How should we use AI? The Islamic world may have an answer News - 4 April 2023

  The secular West is struggling with the rise of AI, but so too is Muslim Southeast Asia. What can we learn from each other?

• Maurits Berger on Ruetir about national holidays News - 4 January 2023

  Why are the majority of our national holidays based around Christian festivities? Arabist Maurits Berger talks about this in an article on Ruetir.