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• A quick call about Ukraine: 'Putin wants to be taken seriously' News - 15 February 2022

  Suddenly there they were, the Russian soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Since then, reports of tensions between Russia on the one hand and the United States and Europe on the other have dominated the news. What is going on? An interview with Russia expert André Gerrits.

• Unknown, but not unloved News - 16 April 2025

  Do you know what the capital of St Eustatius is? Or which province Curaçao belongs to? No idea? You are not the only one: the majority of European Dutch people know little about the Caribbean islands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This is according to a large-scale opinion survey led by political…

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  Herman Paul Academic director/ Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.paul@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272757

• Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk: Let Sleeping Dogs Lie: The Politics of Emotion in the Pamphlets of the De Hondt Affair During the Small Brabant Event - 4 November 2025

  Lecture, Austrian Studies Fund Lunch Talk

• Interdisciplinary research: labour market on the move News - 22 May 2023

  Migration, globalisation, technological developments, climate change: the greatest challenges of our time all affect our labour market. But how exactly? And can we influence this? Professor of Economics Olaf van Vliet regards it as his job to reveal how things really are. ‘That way, we can work on solutions…

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  Kutsal Yesilkagit Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.k.yesilkagit@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009382

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  Ivan Dunduro PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.m.a.dunduro@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Kirsty Rolfe University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.rolfe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275372

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  Emmanuel Ogwuche Okpe PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.o.okpe@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Maria Amjad Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Kiara Thais Castaman Diaz PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.t.castaman.diaz@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Miles Kellerman Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  m.g.kellerman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Jasper Dekker PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.j.dekker@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272516

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  Alessia Aspide Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.aspide@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Helena Landwehr PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.l.landwehr@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rik de Ruiter Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.de.ruiter@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009411

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  Amber Lauwers Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.r.lauwers@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Jon Collins PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.e.collins@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Siran Huang PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.huang@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Youssef Cherif PhD candidate / Self Funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  y.c.cherif@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Manon Portos Minetti PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.portos.minetti@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Róisín Lambert PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.n.lambert@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Looi van Kessel University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.van.kessel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272240

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  Ifeanyichukwu Charles Nweke PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  c.i.nweke@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained News - 8 May 2023

  In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…

• Claire Vergerio shortlisted for CEU Excellence in Teaching Award News - 20 April 2021

  Political scientist Claire Vergerio (Leiden University) has made it to the final stage of the selection process for Central European University’s annual European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. As the 2019 Casimir Prize winner, Vergerio was nominated by the Faculty…

• China as a laboratory for the rest of the world News - 30 April 2024

  Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.

• Court as a theatre: ‘There are great similarities between drama as an art form and the legal world’ News - 18 June 2021

  The Lucia de Berk case or the suicide of Slobodan Praljak at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: certain trials keep popping up in media. In her dissertation, Tessa de Zeeuw examines the cultural appeal of such cases and analyses artistic responses. ‘Artworks sometimes have…

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  c.u.uche@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273854

• Our government should be more resilient News - 9 January 2023

  A fragmented political landscape, permanent pressure from current affairs and an increasingly political civil service: our government faces many challenges. This makes it all the more difficult to make important decisions about pensions or the climate. Research and good education can help meet the challenges…

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  Stephen Harris University Lecturer Indian and Comparative Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.e.harris@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278983

• How migration policy in autocracies and democracies differs from what we expect News - 11 April 2023

  What is the effect of a certain regime on a country’s migration policy? Political scientist Katharina Natter compared the migration policy of autocratic Morocco with that of democratising Tunisia. Her findings challenge some of the core assumptions.

• China's new heroes: ‘Sacrificing yourself for the community gives you status’ News - 1 July 2025

  Sacrificing yourself for the greater good: in China, martyrdom and hero worship have been strongly encouraged by the Communist Party for the past decade or so. University lecturer Vincent Chang tells us more about this far-reaching development.

• Struggle in the region: China and Taiwan fight for support in Central America News - 1 June 2023

  Honduras recently severed diplomatic ties with Taiwan after 82 years. In doing so, the country is following the trend of other Central American countries that have turned their backs on the Asian island in recent years. Why are these countries making this choice now and what does it mean for Taiwan's…

• Eredoctoraten voor Bonnie Honig, Eliot Higgins en Kelly Chibale News - 8 October 2024

  Leiden University will be conferring three honorary doctorates in its special anniversary year. They will be awarded to Eliot Higgins, truth finder and founder of Bellingcat, Bonnie Honig, expert in feminist theory and legal theory, and Kelly Chibale, professor of organic chemistry, who works on prevention…

• Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’ News - 12 December 2025

  In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.

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  Eric Storm Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272721

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  Edwin Bakker Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  e.bakker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Constant Hijzen Research Fellow

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  c.w.hijzen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506

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  Daan Weggemans Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.j.weggemans@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009375

• Cleveringa professors target of hate campaigns: ‘Intimidation frustrates Holocaust research’ News - 11 November 2021

  Holocaust scholars Barbara Engelking and Jan Grabowski will jointly hold the Cleveringa lecture on November 26. They were accused of defamation in Poland for a book they co-edited. How has this affected them? ‘This is an attempt to wear us down.’

• Europe’s Historical Legacy of 1989 in the Geopolitical Context Event - 15 April 2026

  Lecture, Research talk

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  Sabrina Hsu Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.hsu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Kate Brackney Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  k.l.brackney@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277212

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  Maxine David University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.e.l.david@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274118

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  Valérie Pattyn Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  v.e.pattyn@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Cristiana Strava University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.strava@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274676

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  Daniel Schade Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  d.d.schade@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272796

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  Vera Scepanovic Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  v.scepanovic@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272342

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  Sybille Lammes Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.lammes@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272754