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• The International Criminal Court, the War on Drugs, and the Global Politics of Justice Event - 29 October 2025

  Lecture, Roundtable Forum

• Trade Unions in Morocco: National Unity, Political Struggle, and Trade Union Fragmentation in the Independent State, 1955-1978 Event - 11 March 2025

  PhD defence

• 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.

• The Political Economy of Welfare State Reform: a collection of essays on human mobility and social protection Event - 12 November 2025

  PhD defence

• 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…

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  Stephen Harris University Lecturer Indian and Comparative Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.e.harris@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278983

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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

• 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?

• 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

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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212

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  Maxine David University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.l.david@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274118

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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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  Daniel Schade Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.d.schade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272796

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  Sybille Lammes Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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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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  Carola van Eijk Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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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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  Andrea Warnecke Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.u.warnecke@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272679

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  Bram Ieven University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Irene Hadiprayitno University Lecturer International Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Yunnan Ye PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.ye@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mehmet Kentel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Rebecca Naous PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  r.n.naous@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• 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?

• China's new heroes: ‘Sacrificing yourself for the community gives you status’ News - 1 July 2025

  Sacrificing yourself for the greater good: in China, martyrdom and hero worship have been strongly encouraged by the Communist Party for the past decade or so. University lecturer Vincent Chang tells us more about this far-reaching development.

• Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America News - 1 June 2023

  Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…

• LDE white paper on critical materials, green energy and geopolitics News - 28 June 2022

  With its Green Deal The European Union has set itself much-needed ambitious climate goals. But the energy crisis and geopolitical tensions are making these difficult to achieve. Seven researchers from the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities (LDE) alliance have written a white paper offering solutions.

• Cleveringa professors target of hate campaigns: ‘Intimidation frustrates Holocaust research’ News - 11 November 2021

  Holocaust scholars Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski will jointly hold the Cleveringa lecture on November 26. They were accused of defamation in Poland for a book they co-edited. How has this affected them? ‘This is an attempt to wear us down.’

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  Hans de Vries External PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  h.r.de.vries@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

• The Power of Empathy in International Development Work: Beyond Policies and Numbers Event - 19 March 2025

  Lecture

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  Isaac Scarborough Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.m.scarborough@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272655

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  Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña University Lecturer Development Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.palacio.ludena@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272189

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  Jacqueline Vel Affliated researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.a.c.vel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Paul Behrens Associate professor

  p.a.behrens@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 80 Years of Peace in Europe? Event - 15 May 2025

  Debate, Roundtable

• Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series Event
• ‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’ News - 21 February 2025

  Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?

• Lecture on the book Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding Event - 16 October 2025

  Lecture

• Trump’s Effect on Academia and Administration – Panel Talk with Professor Donald Moynihan on 26 May Event - 26 May 2025

  Lecture

• ASCL Seminar: Neoliberal Authoritarianism in Rwanda: A Feminist Analysis Event - 3 April 2025

  Lecture

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  Robert Ross Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.j.ross@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Corey Williams Senior university lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.l.williams@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276903