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• Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa News - 22 January 2024

  Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).

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  Fabio Bulfone Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  f.bulfone@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400

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  Rik Joosen Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.c.joosen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Antonia Pieper PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.h.m.pieper@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Vice-rector Erwin Muller wordt staatsraad bij de Raad van State News - 23 January 2026

  Vice-rector Organisatieontwikkeling en oud-decaan FGGA Erwin Muller start op 1 april 2026 als staatsraad bij de Afdeling Advisering van de Raad van State.

• ‘Put payment transations for private clients under one new state-owned bank’ News - 21 May 2024

  From receiving our salary to doing our shopping: we are completely dependent on commercial banks for all our payment transactions. But what happens if they collapse? In his inaugural lecture, Professor Bart Joosen calls for a rigorous change: ‘Put payment transactions for private clients under one…

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  Mohit Khubchandani PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.khubchandani@law.leidenuniv.nl | 33 765644484

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  Tycho van der Hoog PhD candidate / Guest

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  t.a.van.der.hoog@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Jue Wang University Lecturer Chinese Economy

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.wang.18@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272532

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  Andrew Littlejohn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.l.littlejohn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273754

• 'The show must go on, but making politics less tedious is an almost effortless job these days!' News - 18 February 2021

  After almost a year of working from home during this Covid pandemic, Scientific Director Paul Nieuwenburg conveys how the Institute of Political Science is sailing through waves and lockdowns: from transformation to bi location to 'non location', from teaching on the beach to teaching to 'black cubes'…

• Budget report Financial planning and control cycles

  The Budget report is issued every four months and gives an overview of the financial results of the University as a whole and of the individual units. This provides information about our results and helps us maintain financial control.

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  Natália Kubalová PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.kubalova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nidesh Lawtoo Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.lawtoo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272644

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  Judith Pollmann Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.pollmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272740

• Wouter Veenendaal appointed as Research Director of the Institute of Political Science News - 21 March 2022

  As of 1 April 2022 Wouter Veenendaal is appointed as Research Director of the Institute of Political Science.

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  Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.l.fogarty@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Haye Geukes Guest PhD

  h.h.geukes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eric Cezne Postdoc

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections News - 26 January 2024

  How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.

• Saga Sjöberg and Thijs Brinksma win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2024 News - 21 October 2024

  All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the annual award for the best thesis in the International Relations and Organisations and the Politicologie/Internationale Politiek programmes. Congratulations,…

• van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association News - 22 June 2023

  Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class and Inequality. Her dissertation, Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State, aims to reconcile the persistence of ethnic inequalities in expansive welfare…

• Ronny Wijling and Michelle Fairman win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2025 News - 22 October 2025

  During the annual graduation ceremony, not only were the Bachelor's students in Political Science honoured, but also those students who had written exceptional theses. The thesis prizes reward work that excels in originality, social relevance and academic quality. This year's winners are Ronny Wijling…

• Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons News - 28 November 2023

  From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’

• ‘It’s worse than I thought; it’s affecting all of us’ News - 4 April 2025

  How can the academic world best handle the new political reality in the United States? This is the question that managers, lecturers, researchers and students at Leiden University discussed on Friday afternoon at a gathering in the Kamerlingh Onnes building. ‘Don’t just give in; defend academic free…

• Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021 News - 25 October 2021

  2021, again, sees a rich harvest of bachelor theses in Political Science. Students have been tackling fascinating subjects—ranging from European solidarity in the COVID-19 crisis to the representation of women in democratically elected parliaments—and crowning their research projects with interesting,…

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  Vishwesh Sundar Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  v.sundar@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Frits Meijerink Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  meijerink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jelke Bethlehem Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.g.bethlehem@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sylvia The-McArthur interim HR director

  Administration and Central Services

  s.j.m.the@bb.leidenuniv.nl |

• How the eating habits of a limited group of Americans determine sustainability News - 10 August 2022

  Masses of hamburgers, steaks, cheese and a lot of eggs: Americans love their animal products. But researcher Oliver Taherzadeh discovered that only a relatively small group of high-volume consumers need to modify their diet to achieve an enormous environmental gain.

• Essi Pekonen and Ingmar Jansen win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2022 News - 8 November 2022

  October and November not only bring a number of proud Political Science graduates, it is also the season to determine who wrote the best bachelor’s thesis. For 2021-2022, fifteen theses were nominated. During the various graduation ceremonies the two final winners were announced: Essi Maria Teresia…

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  Roelien van der Wel PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  r.van.der.wel@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Zeynep Balcioglu Tasma Postdoc

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  z.balcioglu.tasma@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Edwin de Vette External PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.de.vette@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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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  Jeanne Viet Communication staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.viet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Emma ter Mors Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  emors@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274075

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  Roos van der Haer Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.van.der.haer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273886

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  Fotini Vassou Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.m.vassou@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eldad Vainstoc Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.vainstoc@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Thomas Scarff Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.e.c.scarff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743

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  Wim Voermans Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  w.j.m.voermans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277718

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  Jonathan Crock External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Jiyan Ilbrink University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.ilbrink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272977

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  Matthew Hoye Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.m.hoye@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506