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  Gera van Duijvenvoorde Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.p.van.duijvenvoorde@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

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  Freya Baetens Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  f.baetens@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Helena Vrabec Guest Researcher

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  h.u.vrabec@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278838

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  Casper Wits University Lecturer East Asia Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.wits@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276006

• 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.

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272656

• Wouter Veenendaal appointed as Research Director of the Institute of Political Science News - 21 March 2022

  As of 1 April 2022 Wouter Veenendaal is appointed as Research Director of the Institute of Political Science.

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  Axel Palmér Guest researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.i.palmer@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maikel Kuijpers Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Archaeology

  m.h.g.kuijpers@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272386

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  Wim Blockmans Professor Emeritus of

  Faculty of Humanities

  w.p.blockmans@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Saga Sjöberg and Thijs Brinksma win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2024 News - 21 October 2024

  All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the annual award for the best thesis in the International Relations and Organisations and the Politicologie/Internationale Politiek programmes. Congratulations,…

• 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…

• van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association News - 22 June 2023

  Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class and Inequality. Her dissertation, Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State, aims to reconcile the persistence of ethnic inequalities in expansive welfare…

• Ronny Wijling and Michelle Fairman win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2025 News - 22 October 2025

  During the annual graduation ceremony, not only were the Bachelor's students in Political Science honoured, but also those students who had written exceptional theses. The thesis prizes reward work that excels in originality, social relevance and academic quality. This year's winners are Ronny Wijling…

• Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons News - 28 November 2023

  From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’

• Unions and WoinActie call to take action against cuts Event - 9 December 2025

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  Afshin Ellian Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.ellian@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277652

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  Vanessa Mak Scientific Director / Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  v.mak@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277435

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  Gert-Jan Boon Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.m.g.j.boon@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276865

• Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021 News - 25 October 2021

  2021, again, sees a rich harvest of bachelor theses in Political Science. Students have been tackling fascinating subjects—ranging from European solidarity in the COVID-19 crisis to the representation of women in democratically elected parliaments—and crowning their research projects with interesting,…

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  Lucien van Beek Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.van.beek@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272224

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  Alwin Kloekhorst Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.kloekhorst@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277977

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  Mayke Kaag Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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

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  Jelke Bethlehem Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.g.bethlehem@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Frits Meijerink Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  meijerink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jiaxuan Huang PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.huang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

• Essi Pekonen and Ingmar Jansen win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2022 News - 8 November 2022

  October and November not only bring a number of proud Political Science graduates, it is also the season to determine who wrote the best bachelor’s thesis. For 2021-2022, fifteen theses were nominated. During the various graduation ceremonies the two final winners were announced: Essi Maria Teresia…

• Executive Board column: Annetje Ottow on Brussels, Africa and societal impact News - 22 March 2022

  Within the scope of innovating and connecting – the theme of our new Strategic Plan – I paid a visit to Brussels last week. It is important to give Leiden University a face in Brussels and to show our expertise, on Africa for instance.

• Sarah de Lange, new professor of Dutch Politics: ‘We should not take our democratic constitutional state for granted’ News - 17 September 2025

  ‘Dutch politics are changing, but they also are characterised by stability; that tension fascinates me.’ Sarah de Lange studies, among other things, the Dutch party system, and specifically how the rise of extremist parties influences democracy. She will start as a professor in Leiden in mid-October…

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Min Zhang Visiting postdoctoral researcher

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.zhang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Rob Cullum Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.r.cullum@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274142

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  Karel Berkhoff Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.c.berkhoff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272785

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  Brian Shaev Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  b.shaev@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276658

• European grant for Birte Forstmann to create an atlas of the Human Deep Brain News - 27 September 2022

  Deep-brain stimulation (DBS) is the most promising surgical treatment for movement and neuropsychiatric disorders, but is accompanied by unwanted side effects. Birte Forstmann, professor by special appointment, has been awarded a ERC Proof of Concept Grant to create an atlas of the human deep brain…

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743

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  Haye Geukes PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  h.h.geukes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Reza Shaker Ardekani Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.shaker.ardekani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Tom Buitelaar Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  t.j.a.buitelaar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009985

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  Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  rsaptari@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten van Leeuwen University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272073

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  Marina Terkourafi Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.terkourafi@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273159

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  Jorge Duran Solorzano PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.f.duran.solorzano@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wim Voermans Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  w.j.m.voermans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277718

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  Ton Dietz Professor emeritus

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  a.j.dietz@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jiyan Ilbrink University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.ilbrink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Clare Fenwick Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  c.e.fenwick@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jan Aart Scholte Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.a.scholte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Violet Benneker Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  v.benneker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ‘Whenever you need European partners, Una Europa should be your first step’ News - 12 June 2025

  Eight Leiden University research teams recently received €15,000 each to take their research to the next level through Una Europa. Dario Fazzi, one of the selected researchers and professor of Transatlantic Environmental History, shares how Una Europa helps him expand a Leiden-based project into a international…