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• Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before' News - 15 April 2025

  Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.

• Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last) News - 5 September 2022

  The left is gaining more and more ground on the political map of Latin America, with the elections in Colombia as the most recent example. But what’s behind this pull to the left? Professor of Modern Latin American History Patricio Silva talks about the current political situation in the region.

• ‘It’s a complete stalemate in Belarus’ News - 7 January 2021

  What with coronavirus, the American elections and the Brexit botheration, we had almost forgotten that something miraculous happened in 2020: the repressed people of Belarus rallied against dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years. Months later, what remains of the protest?…

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  Erik de Kwaadsteniet Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  kwaadsteniet@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5274109

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  Marlou Schrover Professor Emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.l.j.c.schrover@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272786

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  Rebekka Grossmann Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.m.grossmann@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0642241229

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  Leo Lucassen Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.a.c.j.lucassen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272724

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  Dimiter Toshkov Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  d.d.toshkov@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009391

• Sara Polak: 'We have seen a failed attempt at a revolution' News - 8 January 2021

  A flood of news reports, push notifications and even extra news broadcasts: on Wednesday, the world was shocked by the storming of the Capitol in Washington. Americanist Sara Polak discusses the events.

• 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…

• 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.

• CRG Seminar: The Economic Community of West African States at fifty: Edward Blyden and the road towards a people centered regional body Event - 19 November 2025

  Lecture

• Slavery excuses: 'Cabinet created its own problem by rushing in' News - 15 December 2022

  The excuses for the slavery past? It would have been better if the cabinet had taken some more time on that, thinks university lecturer and Atlantic slavery expert Karwan Fatah-Black. 'Too bad they didn’t wait for the results of the study.'

• A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’ News - 8 March 2022

  The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will get involved? We phoned André Gerrits, professor and expert on Russia.

• 
  Juliana Cubillos Gonzalez PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.cubillos.gonzalez@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jan Adriaanse Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.a.a.adriaanse@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277752

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  Shekinah Dare Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.e.dare@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Laurens van Apeldoorn Assistent Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275887

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  Jan van de Streek Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.l.van.de.streek@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277840

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  Taufiq Adiyanto Contract PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  t.adiyanto@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Josephine van der Have PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  j.c.van.der.have@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277840

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  Matthijs Appelman Ph.D.-fellow

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.d.appelman@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277840

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  Robert-Jan de Rooij Guestworker

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.j.b.de.rooij@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Merel Cornax PhD fellow

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  m.m.cornax@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Leticia Rettore Micheli Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.rettore.micheli@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fleur Vette PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  a.f.vette@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Richard Griffiths Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.t.griffiths@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009938

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  Fieke Harinck Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  sharinck@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Ganna Demydyuk Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  g.demydyuk@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Katerina Johnson Postdoc/guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.v.a.johnson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Derk van Geel External PhD student

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  d.m.van.geel@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Rikardt Kemp External PhD

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  r.k.kemp@law.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009512

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  Mahdis Mirzadeh PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.m.mirzadeh@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Isabel Son Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  l.i.son@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Xueting Zhang Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  x.zhang@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0645793906

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

  Lecture

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  Herman Paul Academic director/ Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Huizinga Lecture 2025: What is at stake: The limits of politics and fair play Event - 11 December 2025

  Alumni event, Lezing

• Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May News - 17 May 2022

  Students for Palestine – a group of students from Leiden and The Hague – are holding a panel discussion in the Leiden University in The Hague Wijnhaven building on Tuesday 24 May entitled ‘Silencing Palestine’.

• 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…

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  Bernard Steunenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.steunenberg@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• ASCL Seminar: The politics of net zero in Africa. Insights from ongoing work Event - 5 February 2026

  Lecture

• [CANCELLED] Forum Shopping from Below: The Global Political Economy of Transnational Migrant Advocacy Networks Event - 11 March 2026

  Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar

• become “Christian"? Religious Identity as a lens for the Social and Economic backgrounds of Administrators during the Umayyad Caliphate (ca. 661-750 Event - 3 March 2026

  Middle East Studies Lecture

• ‘Liberal American foreign policy was always entangled with illiberal interests’ News - 25 July 2022

  American foreign policy in the period after the Second World War is often characterised as liberal. This is, however, not the full picture, argues university lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe. He has been awarded a Vidi grant to research and rewrite this popular narrative.

• 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.

• Expert Politics. Technocratic Reasoning in Dutch Parliamentary Debate, 1917-1994 Event - 11 November 2025

  PhD defence

• 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.

• Introducing: Isaac Scarborough News - 31 August 2022

  Isaac McKean Scarborough has been working at the Institute for History as a lecturer since September 2021. Below he introduces himself!

• The Principles of Representative Government: Thirty Years Later Event - 20 February 2025

  Lecture, Workshop