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880 search results for “politics in the unie states” in the Staff website

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  Michiel van Elk Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.van.elk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anjali Pandit Assistant professor

  a.pandit@chem.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274198

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  Willemien den Ouden Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  w.denouden@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Mark Dechesne Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  m.dechesne@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009589

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  Gert Jan Geertjes Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.j.a.geertjes@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271376

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  Roeland Spruyt Researcher/lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.l.j.spruyt@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jennifer Schense External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.schense.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278586

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  Frits van der Meer Professor emeritus

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  f.m.van.der.meer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers News - 11 September 2025

  On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Kathleen Brown will defend her dissertation 'Deception, Risk, and Evasion: The Politics of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Markets' in Leiden’s Academy Building. Her research sheds light on the hidden world of sovereign debt politics, revealing how governments…

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  Christopher Green University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.k.green@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272327

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  Shelly Biesel Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.a.biesel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451

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  Mari Miyamoto Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Caterina Sartori Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.b.sartori@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273451

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  Kristin Makszin Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  k.m.makszin@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009923

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  Elsa Charlety Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.c.charlety@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273852

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  Carina van de Wetering Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.c.van.de.wetering@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Michael Sampson Senior Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.d.sampson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8006617

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  Alyssa Akkerman PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.t.akkerman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sebastian Sewerin Lecturer 3

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.sewerin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• ‘Immigration doesn’t threaten welfare states’ News - 2 May 2024

  It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, PhD candidate Emily Anne Wolff finds that this is not the case.

• Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2024 News - 13 September 2024

  The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2024 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2024. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?

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  Mayke Kaag Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  m.m.a.kaag@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273375

• Number 1 in The Netherlands; number 22 in the world: Political Science at Leiden University News - 4 March 2021

  Where to study ’politics’? According to the QS World University Rankings, Leiden University is a good choice. In the 2021 edition, Leiden and The Hague retain their position in the top 25 of the most esteemed institutes worldwide. Within the Netherlands, we again claim the first position.

• Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2022 News - 29 September 2022

  The nominees for the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2022 and the IRO Thesis Prize 2022. Who wrote the best bachelor thesis in Political Science?

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  Paul van Trigt Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.w.van.trigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271349

• Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2023 News - 5 September 2023

  The nominees for the IRO thesis prize 2023 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2023. Who wrote the best bachelor theses in Political Science?

• Wanted: student representative Institute Board Political Science Announcement - 29 October 2025

  Education, Organisation

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  Radhika Gupta Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.gupta@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Matthew Frear Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272089

• Katharina Natter receives IMR Book Review Award News - 26 August 2025

  Katharina Natter of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 IMR Book Review Award for her book on migration politics in Morocco and Tunisia.

• How do you measure democracy? Leiden political scientist collaborates on international freedom report News - 1 February 2024

  Wouter Veenendaal, a political scientist at Leiden University, is an analyst for the Freedom House report. Freedom House is an American non-profit organisation dedicated to democracy, political freedom and human rights. In short, the report describes the degree of freedom and the state of democracy…

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  Peter Pels Emeritus hoogleraar

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  pels@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion? News - 17 March 2022

  Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…

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  Aditree Amin Student Assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.aditree.amin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Ingrid Samset Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  i.samset@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Densua Mumford Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Tom Louwerse appointed Professor of Political Behaviour and Research Methods News - 11 February 2026

  The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Tom Louwerse as Professor of Political Behaviour and Research Methods at the Institute of Political Science.

• How can youth political participation in Africa be encouraged? News - 21 August 2025

  Do political knowledge and democratic values encourage young people to participate in politics or not? Political Scientist Leila Demarest had a closer look at adolescents’ participation intentions in Nigeria and shared her findings with The Conversation.

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  Müge Kinacioglu Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.kinacioglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Michael Kerschner Senior researcher

  m.kerschner@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Adrian Heier wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2023 News - 13 October 2023

  Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022

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  Rebecca Naous PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

• Food for Thought: “Politics and Society in the Aftermath of the 2025 Dutch Elections” News - 10 November 2025

  On 6 November, FSW colleagues gathered for the latest Food for Thought lunch meeting, focusing on “Politics and Society in the Aftermath of the 2025 Dutch Elections”. The event was opened by Joop van Holsteyn, who highlighted the purpose of the Food for Thought series: to create space for informal academic…

• Developments in local politics research Event - 8 April 2025

  Lecture

• Joop van Holsteijn new Scientific Director Political Science News - 12 January 2022

  On 1 January 2022, Joop van Holsteijn was appointed Scientific Director and, as Chair of the Institute's Board, will represent the Institute of Political Science at faculty and university level.

• Democracy measured: Simon Otjes on political science and practice News - 14 October 2025

  Political scientists study topics that affect society, but their work often remains out of the spotlight. Not always: the research of Leiden political scientist Simon Otjes does have a visible impact.

• Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022 News - 17 October 2022

  Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022

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  Nike van Helden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.helden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caspar van den Berg Guest Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  c.f.van.den.berg@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• The Downsides of Equality Talk in the Welfare State 2.0 - Interview with Anouk de Koning on NIAS website News - 7 April 2021

  The new welfare state is said to be close to its citizens and does not dominate, but cooperate. “But this paradigm has a hard time to acknowledge the power relation that shapes the relation between state and citizens,” says Anouk de Koning in the interview 'The Downsides of Equality Talk in the Welfare…