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• MIVD director Peter Reesink delivers first Arthur Docters van Leeuwen annual lecture: ‘Collaboration is essential’ News - 19 December 2024

  On 10 December, the Intelligence and Security Research Group of ISGA had the honour of hosting Vice Admiral Peter Reesink for the inaugural Arthur Docters van Leeuwen Lecture.

• Hague TIX ‘To build a European threat intelligence community’ News - 24 May 2023

  The Hague Threat Intelligence Exchange (Hague TIX) is happening on 12 June 2023. Monica Kaminska, Assistant Professor of International Security and Technology at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, is one of the organisers of this unique conference ‘which brings together cyber threat intelligence…

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  Johan Christensen Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.christensen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Pac-Man politics: eating the rule of law bit by bit News - 9 February 2026

  Our constitutional democracy is under pressure. Politicians are increasingly bending rules and institutions to their will, often in small steps. PhD candidate Jorieke Manenschijn warns that through a combination of subtle changes we can cross a line without realising it.

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

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• Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series Event
• The European Parliament’s Role in Mediation in times of Geopolitical Crisis Event - 16 March 2026

  Jean Monnet Lecture

• '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'…

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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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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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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

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

• CEU Praesidium Libertatis Scholarship Scholarship

  Master

• The new pope: militant or mediator? News - 6 May 2025

  Religious studies specialist and historian Tom-Eric Krijger talks about the new pope. Will he be a mediator or someone who dares to take a stand?

• Give peace a chance: the way conflict can be eased, according to social psychology News - 1 February 2024

  How to reduce aggression when two parties are at odds? PhD research by psychologist Lennart Reddmann's shows that it can help to offer them a peaceful alternative. However, the attacking party benefits the most from such a solution.

• ‘If you want to understand China, read what Chinese scholars are writing’ News - 13 November 2023

  Contrary to what one might expect, societal actors influence China’s foreign policy. PhD candidate Sabine Mokry investigated how Chinese academics and think tanks impact the authoritarian leadership’s views on what constitutes the country’s national interest in the international arena. On 14 November…

• Sara Polak: 'I want to know if what social media is doing to the political game in the US is unique' News - 28 October 2024

  Political games have existed throughout history, but what is the role of 'play' in the way the American political world has developed? University lecturer Sara Polak has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate this.

• Rechtspsycholoog Linda Geven wint Gratama Wetenschapsprijs 2023 News - 23 June 2023

  Met haar spannende onderzoek naar strafrechtelijke waarheidsvinding in Europa sleept Linda Geven dit jaar de Gratama Wetenschapsprijs voor jonge talentvolle wetenschappers in de wacht.

• Protecting Democracy in Europe: Tom Theuns Presents His New Book at the European Parliament News - 17 December 2024

  On 10 December 2024, the European Parliament played host to an insightful presentation of ‘Protecting Democracy in Europe: Pluralism, Autocracy, and the Future of the EU’, the new book by Tom Theuns, Assistant Professor at Leiden University. Hosted by MEP Thijs Reuten (PvdA/S&D) and his team, the event…

• Transforming Society: 'Oligarchic Rivalry: US–China Tariffs and the Global Politics of Inequality' News - 10 June 2025

  In a new Transforming Society article, Salvador Santino Regilme, Associate Professor and Chair of the International Relations Program at Leiden University, critiques the Trump administration’s US–China tariff war as a covert instrument of domestic class warfare.

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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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  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

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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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  Esra Nartok-van der Kist

• Leiden researchers explain shock PVV victory News - 23 November 2023

  Geert Wilders and his PVV party have won the 2023 elections. What was the deciding factor for this victory?

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  Vincent Chang Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.k.chang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272151

• The spirit of Leiden in Brussels: successful fourth alumni event News - 27 February 2023

  Another successful edition (the fourth!) of the Leiden Alumni in Brussels event took place on 23 February. With a fully booked registration list, it already promised to be a great success in advance. The event took place at the Baker McKenzie location right in the centre of Brussels. As the area was…

• ‘Vastgelopen formatie te wijten aan afrekencultuur' News - 1 March 2024

  Expert in public affairs and politics Arco Timmermans advised the informer Kim Putters.

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  Patricio Silva Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  p.silva@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 3113353399

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  Yoonai Han University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.han@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272551

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  Aleena Karim External PhD student

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.karim@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Deborah Oyuu PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  i.d.oyuu@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Janet Connor Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.e.connor@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277210

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  Judith Pollmann Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• ‘New Rutte IV administrative culture will be difficult to create’ News - 6 January 2022

  The Rutte IV cabinet is more or less complete. It includes more women than ever. For the first time ever, the Netherlands will have two ethnic minority ministers, and ministers without political experience but with plenty of professional expertise will also be making their debut. However, political…

• Octogenarian underground poets, political language turned on its head, and more: unofficial poetry from China in Digital Collections News - 13 June 2023

  Over 30.000 pages of new material have been added to the online collection of unofficial poetry publications from China in the Leiden Digital Collections. Produced outside the system, these journals and books are hugely influential yet very hard to find. To address this paradox, Leiden University Libraries…

• system was supposed to elevate the colony, but turned out to be token politics News - 20 May 2021

  In the late 19th century, the Dutch government introduced a tax system in the Dutch East Indies, with the intention of transforming the colony into a modern state. PhD student Maarten Manse wrote his thesis on this development and discovered how grandiloquent colonial ideals became bogged down in daily…

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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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  Debbie Tromper Management assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.tromper@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276940

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  Pawan Kumar Sen Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  p.k.sen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Nathalie van Dooren Coordinator Marketing & Student Recruitment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.m.m.q.van.dooren@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275687

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  Nynke Heegstra Study Adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.e.heegstra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8003941

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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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  Ian Lau Study adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Marjan Rijnja Teaching Coordinator

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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