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  The Grant Support Office at the Research Desk provides information and advice on grant opportunities. We also support researchers in the process of developing and writing their grant proposal and guide them through the mandatory administrative matters.

• Health & Well-being Lunchmeeting | Rethinking evidence in prevention: beyond randomized controlled trials Event - 25 June 2026

  Conference

• 'We are already going to see this effect of the coalition agreement in the coming weeks' News - 17 May 2024

  Few details, relatively few words. The coalition agreement presented is one of the shortest in the past 20 years, Arco Timmermans knows. Consequently, the outlines were not negotiated for very long, which has its advantages and disadvantages. 'Over the next few weeks, we are mainly going to see the…

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  Raymond Fagel University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272730

• Casper Wits in POLITICO on the EU's China Policy News - 24 December 2021

  University lecturer Casper Wits wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the European Union and China for POLITICO. In this article, he argues that 'rather than shrinking from the fight, the EU must develop a China policy that prioritizes progressive values and human rights.…

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  Willem van der Does Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  vanderdoes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Giles Scott-Smith Dean LUC/Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

• The most read stories of 2021 from Leiden University News - 19 December 2021

  Research into depression in children, Leiden alumni in the Dutch House of Representatives and an exceptional achievement by one of our students: what do this topics have in common? They are among our most read stories of 2021.

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  Hannah Dorsman PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.dorsman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Willem Bruin Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.b.bruin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ina van Berckelaer-Onnes

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  berck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274063

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  Coralijn Nas Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  c.n.nas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Clara Bik Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Lude Rozema Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.j.rozema@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kenny van Lieshout Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.van.lieshout@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Daphne Alberda External PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.l.alberda@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Benoît Du Buisson de Courson PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.du.buisson.de.courson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marja Cozijn Clinical Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.c.cozijn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jasper Maas Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.n.m.maas@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274073

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  Willemien van den Dorpel Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.m.van.den.dorpel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Lisa Tessensohn Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.m.tessensohn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273437

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  Dianne Venneker Institutional Research Analyst

  Administration and Central Services

  d.venneker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maaike Kempes Professor by Special Appointment

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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

• How does the European Union deal with distinctiveness? News - 2 February 2024

  On 31 January 2024, Alex Schilin defended his dissertation ‘United in Distinctiveness: The Institutionalisation of Differentiated Integration in Economic and Monetary Union during the Sovereign Debt Crisis.’ What motivated him to research this specific topic, and how did he tackle this project? And…

• Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos News - 17 October 2024

  This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…

• Ski Slopes, Sandy Beaches, and the Politics of Tourism in Kim Jong Un's North Korea Event - 6 June 2025

  Lecture

• Interview Anneke Koning: PhD research on transnational sexual exploitation of children News - 28 June 2023

  Sexual exploitation of children abroad: the Dutch government calls on its citizens to not look away from 'suspicious situations’ while turning a blind eye to the root causes of the problem themselves. Koning, who recently obtained her PhD on transnational sexual exploitation of children from Leiden…

• Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons News - 10 July 2025

  On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…

• Depressed teens appear to be extra sensitive to parental criticism News - 7 September 2023

  Teens with depression appear to be more sensitive to criticism from their parents than their healthy peers are.

• Lecture: Individualism and Political Personalism Event - 8 December 2025

  Lecture

• Call for interest: MARS staff exchange programme “Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective” News - 18 February 2025

  Are you working at Leiden University and researching migration regimes outside of the Global North? Are you interested in doing fieldwork or a research visit at one of our partner universities? Then you might want to join the Leiden team of the EU-funded Marie Curie Staff Exchange Network on non-western…

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  Anne-Laura van Harmelen Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.van.harmelen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276186

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  Stephanus Huijbregts Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  shuijbregts@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271723

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  Kristiaan van der Heijden Vice Dean / Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kbheijden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274003

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  Marian Hickendorff Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  hickendorff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273765

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  Christine Espin Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  espinca@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Dietsje Jolles Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  d.d.jolles@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ralph Kijk in de Vegte Staff member Servicedesk HR

  ASSC

  r.kijk.in.de.vegte@assc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Protests in China: Politicians afraid of not the population but colleagues News - 5 December 2022

  That it was students who started the protests in China against its zero Covid policy makes things more dangerous for politicians. China expert Frank Pieke explains the role of students in China, what makes the protests unique and what might happen next.

• Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award News - 16 September 2025

  Assistant Professor Juan Masullo of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award for his work on interviews and process tracing.

• 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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• Daisy Smeets: “Rotate the type of assignment and challenge your students”

• Karlijn Pieterse: “Be part of the group and learn together”

• Grotius Dialogue: The U.S. - China Competition and the Law of the Sea Event - 19 June 2026

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  Paul Cliteur Professor Emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Dimiter Toshkov and Honorata Mazepus in The Economist about the 'winner-loser gap' News - 25 March 2021

  The Economist published an article about a working paper about the effects of democratic elections on satisfaction with democracy. The paper was written by Dimiter Koshkov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration and Honorata Mazepus, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security…

• Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal News - 8 April 2025

  On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…

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  Martina Revello Lami Assistant professor

  m.revello.lami@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328

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  Antoaneta Dimitrova Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.l.dimitrova@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500