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2,068 search results for “politics” in the Staff website

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  Ruben Verheul Web editor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.verheul@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275340

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  Afshin Ellian Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.ellian@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277652

• Understanding far-right communities on alternative platforms: Jonathan Collins on his PhD research News - 12 September 2025

  On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Jonathan Collins will defend his dissertation A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Far-Right Alt-Tech Social Media Movement in Leiden’s Academy Building. His work examines the communication dynamics of far-right communities on alternative…

• All eyes on China: the Communist Party Congress is coming up News - 6 October 2022

  The world’s attention will shift to China as the Communist Party is set to hold its five-yearly congress beginning on 16 October. We talk to Senior University Lecturer Florian Schneider about how its leader Xi Jinping is expected to cement his place as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Ze…

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  Jorge Duran Solorzano PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.f.duran.solorzano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  rsaptari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Maarten van Leeuwen University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272073

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  Reza Shaker Ardekani Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Matthew Hoye Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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

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  Ton Dietz Professor emeritus

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jiyan Ilbrink University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.ilbrink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0633458405

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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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  Tom Buitelaar Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  t.j.a.buitelaar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009985

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  Jonathan Crock External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Clare Fenwick Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.e.fenwick@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Marina Terkourafi Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159

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  Eric Cezne Postdoc

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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

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  Marijana Vujosevic University Lecturer Moral and Political Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.vujosevic@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274135

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  Benjamin Kester Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.a.n.kester@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eleftherios Karchimakis Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.karchimakis@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Esra Nartok-van der Kist Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.e.nartok@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maximilian Wachter PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.n.wachter@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Alexandros Ntaflos Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.ntaflos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Joshua Musumi Chibuyi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.m.chibuyi@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos News - 17 October 2024

  This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…

• Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons News - 10 July 2025

  On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…

• Protests in China: Politicians afraid of not the population but colleagues News - 5 December 2022

  That it was students who started the protests in China against its zero Covid policy makes things more dangerous for politicians. China expert Frank Pieke explains the role of students in China, what makes the protests unique and what might happen next.

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272656

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  Maartje Janse Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.janse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274167

• Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award News - 16 September 2025

  Assistant Professor Juan Masullo of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award for his work on interviews and process tracing.

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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.d.n.kerkhoff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009484

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  y.c.huang@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009596

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  Madeleine Hosli Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.o.hosli@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009581

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  Anna Notsu PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Tin Kapetanovic Dual PhD candidate - guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  t.kapetanovic@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

• Asia Academy #17: South Korea's Political Rollercoaster Event - 11 February 2025

  Lecture, LAC Asia Academy

• Dimiter Toshkov and Honorata Mazepus in The Economist about the 'winner-loser gap' News - 25 March 2021

  The Economist published an article about a working paper about the effects of democratic elections on satisfaction with democracy. The paper was written by Dimiter Koshkov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration and Honorata Mazepus, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security…

• Conversation on Islam in Today’s Indonesian Politics Event - 30 September 2025

  Roundtable

• Book Launch: Archaeological Perspectives on Contested and Political Landscapes Event - 14 April 2025

  Book Launch

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  Ester Blom Study Adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.j.m.blom@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273691

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  Eline Joor Senior alumni & internship coordinator

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.e.j.joor@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Sandra Meddeler Policy Officer / Secretary to the Board of Examiners

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.r.meddeler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ian Lau Study adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.m.lau@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009179

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  Wendy Wiersma Administrative processes and systems staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.h.wiersma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wencke Appelman Study adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.r.appelman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273944

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  Daniëlle Lovink Study Adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.j.m.lovink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273990

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  Ylva Klaassen Operational Director

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  y.klaassen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Marjan Rijnja Teaching Coordinator

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Henk Dekker Emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  dekkerh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |