729 search results for “informal politics” in the Staff website
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Minke Jonk-ThuongFaculty of Humanities
g.d.m.jonk@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272140
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Daphny Ulje-KouerASSC
d.j.ulje@assc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273144
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Laura MiglioriFaculty of Humanities
l.migliori@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272058
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Towards the Hinduisation of India?
The recent consecration of India’s Ayodhya temple by Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party figurehead Narendra Modi raises important questions. Is secularism giving way to religious rule in the world’s largest democracy? How does this resonate with India’s culturally diverse population? France 24…
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Emma KorpershoekFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
e.c.korpershoek@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Mira Burmeister-RudolphFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.e.burmeister-rudolph@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Natasha WoodFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
n.r.wood@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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‘New Rutte IV administrative culture will be difficult to create’
The Rutte IV cabinet is more or less complete. It includes more women than ever. For the first time ever, the Netherlands will have two ethnic minority ministers, and ministers without political experience but with plenty of professional expertise will also be making their debut. However, political…
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Willem van der DoesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
vanderdoes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503
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Adina Akbik wins Student-led Teaching Award
This September, Adina Akbik received the Political Science Teaching Award at Leiden University. Created by student members of the Bachelor's and Master's Programme Committees (OLC), the award recognises remarkable teaching at the Institute. Akbik was chosen from five finalists after receiving several…
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
p.hesselberth@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272202
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Just to be sure... At any cost?
Security seems to most people a basic necessity of life, a prerequisite for a good life. But if you think about it a little longer and deeper, as political philosopher Josette Daemen has done, you realise that security sometimes comes at the expense of other important goods, such as freedom and equality.…
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Alumnus teaching at a Texan university: pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre
Americans are electing a new president in November but they also have other choices to make in the polling booth. Alumnus Sanne Rijkhoff works at a Texas university and is trying to help make students more aware of the elections.
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Solving the Pachakutik party puzzle
The Ecuadorian Pachakutik party is one of the oldest indigenous political movements in Latin America. Despite not being very successful at the polls and hardly having organisational resources at its disposal, Pachakutik is still part of Ecuador’s political landscape. In her dissertation, Political Scientist…
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
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…
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Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal
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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Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons
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…
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Paul CliteurFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Rodrigo OchigameFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.k.ochigame@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |
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Martina Revello LamiFaculty of Archaeology
m.revello.lami@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328
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Antoaneta DimitrovaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
a.l.dimitrova@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Call for interest: MARS staff exchange programme “Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective”
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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Lecture: Individualism and Political Personalism
Lecture
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Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award
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.
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Strike on 10 March – information for staff
Organisation
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Katie HudsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
k.i.s.hudson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gerard van der VeerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
g.van.der.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273710
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Karolina KudlekFaculty of Humanities
k.kudlek@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lars DorrenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
l.dorren@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009163
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Henriëtte Van den HeuvelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
h.van.den.heuvel@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 0638507656
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Diego Salazar MoralesFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
d.a.salazar.morales@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400
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Lukas ObholzerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
l.m.obholzer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Bionda Kijk in de Vegte
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
b.kijk.in.de.vegte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275373
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Denise Zeeuw-van Veen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.p.m.van.veen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276940
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Sjoerd KeulenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.j.keulen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Rosalie JoostenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
r.m.e.joosten@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Annemarie Kok
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.w.m.kok@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Justin SpruitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.p.n.spruit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Radostina Sharenkova-Toshkova
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
r.p.sharenkova-toshkova@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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What drives anti-immigrant sentiment among youths in Ecuador?
Four researchers from Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science have been awarded a grant to jointly investigate attitudes towards Venezuelan immigrants among youths in Ecuador. Combining their expertise and collaborating with the Universidad San Francisco de Quito, they will focus on school-going…
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Joana CookFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
j.l.i.cook@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
y.horsman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272777
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.l.carthy@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Sarah StevensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.a.stevens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Georgios DikaiosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
g.dikaios@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Ellen van ReulerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
a.a.h.e.van.reuler@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275077
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Pouria MirelmiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.p.mirelmi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Christofer TalvitieFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.p.i.talvitie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727