739 search results for “politics bestuurlijke verhoudingen” in the Staff website
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Decentralisation scrutinised: Research reveals downsides of small-scale governance
On 16 May, three researchers from Leiden University will present their findings on the democratic consequences of decentralisation at a workshop in Leiden. Their research project, Downsize My Democracy?, shows that decentralisation does not automatically lead to a stronger democracy. On the contrary,…
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Bart SchuurmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
b.w.schuurman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9347
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
r.das@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 8022
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Arjen Boin
Social & Behavioural Sciences
boin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2233
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
h.j.storm@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2721
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Why is it now that the Left has momentum in Latin America (and how long it will last)
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.
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Roundtable 1: Comparative perspectives on campaigning, polarisation, and political violence
Debate
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University Entrance Exam: The Videogame 'Chinese Parents' and Its Political Potentials
Lecture, LIAS Lunch Talk Series
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Hoe kan de gemeente Leiden het contact met internationals verbeteren? Studenten Bestuurskunde zoeken het uit
Tweedejaars studenten van de Bachelor Bestuurskunde, track Bestuur Beleid en Organisatie (BBO), hebben tijdens het vak BBO II: Multi-level governance gewerkt aan een praktijkopdracht voor de gemeente Leiden. De bevindingen werden aan elkaar gepresenteerd tijdens een interactieve sessie.
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Church and Politics, Humanity and Resistance: The Case of the Bethel Church Asylum in The Hague
Lecture
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‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’
Last Thursday the Dutch House of Representatives held a debate on children being put into care when the childcare benefits scandal (toeslagenaffaire) had caused problems for their families. Four Leiden University academics were asked by the House to produce a fact sheet for this debate, bringing together…
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‘It’s a complete stalemate in Belarus’
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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The Politics of Citizenship: Governing Religion through Refugee Control in Lebanon
PhD defence
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Lunch lecture: ‘Geo’-Politics and Animist Social Contracts in the New Himalayas
Lecture
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Declutter, disconnect, dismantle! Reflections on degrowth and cultural politics
Lecture
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Household Robots : Training Datasets & the Politics of Categories
Lecture, Film Screening + Q&A
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Radical Spotlight: The Economics (and Politics too) of Care
Lecture, Radical Spotlight seminar
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Sara Polak: 'We have seen a failed attempt at a revolution'
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.
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Trees and Securitization: The Politics of Afforestation in Israel's Negev/Al Naqab | Research Seminar
Lecture, Research Seminar
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The Political Economy of an Enigma: Exploring Vietnam's Domestic Dynamics and International Role
Lecture, LAC Asia Academy
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Regulating Relations: Controlling Sex and Marriage in the Early Modern Dutch Empire
PhD defence
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The United States and the War in Gaza: History, Politics, and Culture
Debate, Panel and Q&A session
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Liveable planet lunch meeting - Politics of Attention for the Environment: Small Steps and Big Leaps.
Lecture
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Slavery excuses: 'Cabinet created its own problem by rushing in'
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.'
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’
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.
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Ski Slopes, Sandy Beaches, and the Politics of Tourism in Kim Jong Un's North Korea
Lecture
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The private and public sides of Weibo: combining economic and political economy perspectives
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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Afghanistan: Contemporary Navigations of Religious Authority across Political Changes
Lecture, LUCIS What's New?! Series
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Violence and Transformation: The Political Economy of Russia’s War against Ukraine
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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Can AI Save the Amazon? The Politics of AI Environmentalism in Colombia
EDGES Talk
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Our government should be more resilient
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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Implications of the German Elections; interact with experts and join the event
Five questions about the event ‘Germany after the Elections: implications for Foreign Policy and European Security’ answered by one of the experts at the event: Joachim Koops. Come by at the Spanish Steps in Wijnhaven on Friday 15 October or join the event online (link below).
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Reflections on Power, Knowledge, and Trust. Political Dynamics in Africa and Beyond.
Inaugural lecture
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‘If you want to understand China, read what Chinese scholars are writing’
Contrary to what one might expect, societal actors influence China’s foreign policy. PhD candidate Sabine Mokry investigated how Chinese academics and think tanks impact the authoritarian leadership’s views on what constitutes the country’s national interest in the international arena. On 14 November…
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Gerrit DijkstraFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
g.s.a.dijkstra@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9412
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Mark LoderichsFaculty of Humanities
m.a.loderichs@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Kohei SuzukiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
k.suzuki@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9072
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Bonnie TillandFaculty of Humanities
b.r.tilland@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2191
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Caspar Dullemond
Faculty of Humanities
c.c.dullemond@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Diego SalamaFaculty of Humanities
d.salama@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Celine Oldenhage
Faculty of Humanities
c.c.w.oldenhage@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646
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Hanna van BentumFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
h.p.van.bentum@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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From Disappearance to the End Game: Reflecting on the Politics of Decolonization in Hong Kong
Lecture, China Seminar
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Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May
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’.
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Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabovski about the Polish government and the Holocaust
Grabovski spoke in various media on the occasion of Holocaust Remembrance Day on 27 January 2022.
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and Scientific Analysis in the History of Philosophy, History of Political Thought, and Intellectual History
Lecture, PCNI Research Seminar
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
e.j.van.der.heide@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Stijn van 't LandFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.w.van.t.land@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
s.l.carthy@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Yann RyanFaculty of Humanities
y.c.ryan@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727