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1,214 search results for “politics psychology” in the Staff website

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  Mohammed Mudarris PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.a.mudarris@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275087

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  Michiel Claessen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.h.g.claessen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276034

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  Zsuzsa Bakk Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  z.bakk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278032

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  Juan Claramunt Gonzalez Scientific information expert

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.claramunt.gonzalez@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276026

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  Judith Schomaker Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.schomaker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Renée IJzerman

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  Milan van der Kuil Guest employee

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.n.a.van.der.kuil@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Wouter van Loon Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  w.s.van.loon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marit Ruitenberg Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.f.l.ruitenberg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kim Minnebo Study adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  minnebokcg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jennifer Martin Study Adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.m.martin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jacintha Soeharsono Study Adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.c.soeharsono@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Fabian Wolters PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.wolters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kees van Putten

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  putten@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Merel van Beem Study Adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.a.van.beem@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Franz Wurm Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.r.wurm@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Verena Ly Senior policy adviser

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  v.ly@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 31634522637

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  Ligaya Breemer Education and research staff member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  l.breemer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Decentralisation scrutinised: Research reveals downsides of small-scale governance News - 25 April 2025

  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,…

• ‘The child protection system really isn’t in good order’ News - 13 May 2022

  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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  Dimiter Toshkov Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

• from drama and the arts: scripts, stages, and performances in world politics Event - 10 March 2026

  LUCIR presentation and discussion

• Trees and Securitization: The Politics of Afforestation in Israel's Negev/Al Naqab | Research Seminar Event - 12 May 2025

  Lecture, Research Seminar

• Matthew DiGiuseppe receives NWO XS grant for research on AI governance News - 19 May 2026

  Matthew DiGiuseppe, Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University, has been awarded an NWO XS grant for his project ‘Political Polarization and Public Support for AI Governance’. The project examines whether growing political polarisation affects citizens’ willingness…

• Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science News - 21 August 2023

  While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands. How do festivalgoers experience a virtual trip? And what role do factors such as too little sleep and whether they have experience with psychedelics…

• ‘If you want to understand China, read what Chinese scholars are writing’ News - 13 November 2023

  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…

• Award-winning thesis reveals gender gap in reactions to women’s sexual assault stories News - 15 January 2024

  Research master student Linda Bomm found in her thesis that men, compared to women, believe female sexual assault survivors less, blame women more, and judge them more negatively – especially if they identify strongly with their male gender.

• 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’.

• 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.

• 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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  Herman Paul Academic director/ Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Bernard Steunenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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  Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña University Lecturer Development Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.g.palacio.ludena@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272189

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  Tazuko van Berkel Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  t.a.van.berkel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272674

• Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012) Event - 24 April 2025

  PhD defence

• Deception, risk, and evasion: The politics of sovereign debt in emerging markets Event - 30 September 2025

  PhD defence

• 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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  Eveline Crone Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  ecrone@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust News - 26 November 2021

  In Poland the commemoration of acts of resistance is being misused to distort the history of the Holocaust. That is what Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski said in his inaugural lecture on 26 November. In her lecture, the second Cleveringa Professor, Barbara Engelking, pointed to the often indifferent…

• 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…

• 'On 1 January I’ll quit for good!': Can you visualise your way out of a smoking addiction? News - 12 January 2026

  A million people in the Netherlands attempt to quit smoking each year, often without lasting success. Health psychologist Kristell Penfornis carried out doctoral research into the role of self-image in smoking cessation. “If smoking is normal in your social circle, it more easily becomes part of your…

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  Róisín Lambert PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Kirsty Rolfe University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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

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  Tony van der Togt Dual PhD candidate/guest

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.m.van.der.togt@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Kutsal Yesilkagit Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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  Ifeanyichukwu Charles Nweke PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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

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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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  Ivan Dunduro

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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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  Youssef Cherif PhD candidate / Self Funded

  Faculty of Humanities

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