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2,234 search results for “politics” in the Staff website

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  Esther Edelmann Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.edelmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2415

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  Vincent Chang Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2151

• and Scientific Analysis in the History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History Event - 21 June 2023

  Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar

• Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before' News - 15 April 2025

  Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.

• Towards a crisis resilient society News - 25 March 2024

  Pandemics, terrorist attacks, environmental disasters... These are real threats, which we cannot ignore. In fact: we need to prepare better for the large-scale crises of the future. Preferably in a way that suits our lifestyle and respects our social values. Over the next ten years, an interdisciplinary…

• Decentralisation scrutinised: Research reveals downsides of small-scale governance News - 25 April 2025

  On 16 May, three researchers from Leiden University will present their findings on the democratic consequences of decentralisation at a workshop in Leiden. Their research project, Downsize My Democracy?, shows that decentralisation does not automatically lead to a stronger democracy. On the contrary,…

• The Principles of Representative Government: Thirty Years Later Event - 20 February 2025

  Lecture, Workshop

• Indigenous populations’ major political impact in Latin America: (Re)shaping the nation-state in Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, and Perú Event - 2 May 2024

  Lecture, PCNI Roundtable

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  Sara Polak University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.a.polak@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2142

• Political Symbolism and Conspiracies in Turkish State-Sponsored Historical TV Series: A Case Study of Payitaht Abdulhamid Event - 2 March 2023

  Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series

• 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

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  Lars Brummel Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  l.brummel@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Christiaan van Beek PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.j.h.van.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  V. Nespeca Postdoc

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  v.n.nespeca@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Georgios Dikaios Postdoc / Marie Curie fellow

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  g.dikaios@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Alysa Eijkelenboom PhD candidate

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.j.g.eijkelenboom@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Esra Nartok-van der Kist Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Maria Amjad Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.amjad@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ronald Petrarca PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.a.petrarca@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Carlos Rilling Tenorio PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.g.rilling.tenorio@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Andrea Bravo Lee PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.bravo.lee@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Mariana Gaba PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.r.gaba@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Maria Naranjo Olivares PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.a.naranjo.olivares@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Jocelyn López Caihuán PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.d.c.lopez.caihuan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Slavery excuses: 'Cabinet created its own problem by rushing in' News - 15 December 2022

  The excuses for the slavery past? It would have been better if the cabinet had taken some more time on that, thinks university lecturer and Atlantic slavery expert Karwan Fatah-Black. 'Too bad they didn’t wait for the results of the study.'

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  Frans Willem Korsten Professor emeritus Literature, Culture and Law

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.w.a.korsten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Pepita Hesselberth University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.hesselberth@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2202

• Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May News - 17 May 2022

  Students for Palestine – a group of students from Leiden and The Hague – are holding a panel discussion in the Leiden University in The Hague Wijnhaven building on Tuesday 24 May entitled ‘Silencing Palestine’.

• Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabovski about the Polish government and the Holocaust News - 31 January 2022

  Grabovski spoke in various media on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January 2022.

• Sara Polak: 'We have seen a failed attempt at a revolution' News - 8 January 2021

  A flood of news reports, push notifications and even extra news broadcasts: on Wednesday, the world was shocked by the storming of the Capitol in Washington. Americanist Sara Polak discusses the events.

• Implications of the German Elections; interact with experts and join the event News - 12 October 2021

  Five questions about the event ‘Germany after the Elections: implications for Foreign Policy and European Security’ answered by one of the experts at the event: Joachim Koops. Come by at the Spanish Steps in Wijnhaven on Friday 15 October or join the event online (link below).

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  Paul Cliteur Professor Emeritus Jurisprudence

  Faculty of Law

  p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rodrigo Ochigame Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.k.ochigame@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2829 8901

• 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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  Bart Schuurman Professor Terrorism and Political Violence

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.w.schuurman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9347

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  Ritanjan Das University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.das@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8022

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  Arjen Boin Professor of Public Institutions and Governance

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  boin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2233

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  Eric Storm Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2721

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  Wouter Wagemakers Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.a.wagemakers@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2505

• ‘An internship at Foreign Affairs is an incredible experience and a good way to boost your career’ News - 2 May 2023

  Niels van Leeuwen is enrolled in the Master Public Administration: Economics & Governance. During the first stage of his master, he did an internship in the United States, at the economic affairs department of the Royal Netherlands Consulate General in Chicago. ‘There are more ways that lead to Rome…

• The PolSci Bookshelf: books released in 2023 News - 20 December 2023

  The end of the year often means looking back with lists, overviews and stories. This combines nicely in a list of all the books published this year by various political scientists at Leiden University. Indeed, in terms of books, these scholars have certainly not been idle. A unique collection of stories,…

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  Herman Paul Academic director/ Professor History of the Humanities

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2757

• Understanding public support for budget cuts and tax increases News - 1 May 2025

  In her dissertation, political scientist Alessia Aspide explores how public attitudes toward fiscal policy are formed. Her key finding: fiscal preferences are not shaped in a vacuum, but are deeply embedded in institutional, political, and societal contexts.

• 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?

• 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.

• Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives' News - 2 June 2023

  As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectiveness of democratic checks and balances. In this conference on Friday 9 June, the aim is to explore multidisciplinary insights about what makes the checks…

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  Ties Dams PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Law

  t.t.c.dams@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Louis Sicking University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.h.j.sicking@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2717

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  Sayeh Mohammadi PhD candidate

  Faculty of Law

  s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727