Eamon T. Aloyo is Assistant Professor at ISGA, specialising in just war theory, Responsibility to Protect (R2P), human rights and international security at the intersection of political philosophy and international relations.

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?

Bart van der Boom is university lecturer at the Institute for History.

Joost Augusteijn is Senior University Lecturer at the Institute for History and Programme Chair of the BA International Studies and the Joint MA European Politics and Society.

These are turbulent times in the UK. The cost of living is high, leaving many people struggling to make ends meet, and these past few months have been tumultuous in terms of politics. University lecturer Anne Heyer explains what impact this can have on people's political perceptions and participatio…

Karolina Pomorska is a Jean Monnet Chair and Associate Professor in International Relations at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science.

Babak RezaeeDaryakenari is associate professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science.

Hirad Rezaiejoo is a lecturer of Political Science and International Relations at the Institute of Political Science.

New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are also many politicians who leave during this period, sometimes out of necessity. How do you say goodbye to a political career? Henk te Velde, professor…

Many people wish for political transparency in The Hague. However, political philosopher Dorota Mokrosinska argues in an article in the Dutch newspaper Trouw that there are certain advantages to political secrecy. She states that politicians are better at compromising with one another behind closed…

The nominees for the IRO thesis prize 2021 and for the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg prize 2021. Who wrote the best Political Science bachelor’s theses?

Jonathan D. London is Associate Professor of Global Political Economy - Asia at the Leiden Institute of Area Studies. He has previously held positions at the City University of Hong Kong and Nanyang Technological University. London is a leading scholar of contemporary Vietnam. He holds a PhD in sociology…

Over the course of the 20th century, politicians increasingly came to rely on experts. Their language was peppered with terms like ‘policy pathways’ and ‘evaluation frameworks’. This made debates more abstract and less ideological.

Diah Angendari is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. Her research focuses on the intersection of digital policies and communication.

Siddharth Divakaruni is junior lecturer at Leiden University. His research focuses on queerness in southern India, mental health, and anthropological-philosophical intersections.

Marieke van der Maden is a PhD candidate at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science.

I am a scholar of political economy and development in the Middle East. My research focuses on the Arab region, with a particular focus on Gulf investment in the states of North Africa and the Levant, rural development and business politics. Aside from my academic career I have 20 years experience of…

Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Political Scientist, according to the jury, ‘makes a significant contribution to the study of climate and business politics.’

Two researchers from the Institute of Political Science were recently awarded prizes. Claire Vergerio received the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for her book on the historical origins of the primacy of the state in international law ('best book in the historical international relations category'). In…

Adam Fairclough is Professor Emeritus of American History at the Leiden University Institute for History (Leiden University Chair of the History and Culture of North America, from 2005 to 2016).

Edmund Frettingham is Assistant Professor in International Relations at Leiden University College. His primary research interests lie in security studies and religion in international politics, with particular focus on theories of security, approaches to the study of religion in international politics,…

Adam Lichtenheld is an Assistant Professor of Peace Studies, Conflict Resolution, and International Relations at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. He is an expert on forced displacement, armed conflict, political violence, peacebuilding, and post-conflict development, with a focus on Africa…

Arman Hasan, PhD Candidate at Leiden University, researches Islamic charity and humanitarianism in India as part of the ERC-funded project 'Entangled Universals of Transnational Islamic Charity.' His interests include anthropology of religion, Islam, state dynamics, and urban spaces.

Alexandre Afonso's research focusses on the comparative political economy of European countries, and the relationship between welfare states, labour market institutions and immigration.