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• Business Against Markets: Employer Resistance to Collective Bargaining Liberalization During the Eurozone Crisis Research output

  Employer organizations have been presented as strong promoters of the liberalization of industrial relations in Europe. This article, in contrast, argues that the preferences of employers vis-à-vis liberalization are heterogeneous and documents how employer organizations in Spain, Italy, and Portugal…

• Chinese assertiveness and the rise of Xi Jinping: ideational mobilization, elite contestation, and the struggle over regional order Research output

  In 2009-2010, the notion of a more ‘assertive’ China emerged in Western discourse, a viewpoint that China vehemently rejects. Nevertheless, especially after Xi Jinping rose to power in 2012, it is clear that China has abandoned its long-held foreign policy doctrine of ‘keeping a low profile.’

• Podcast: Ageism in the Age of AI News - 26 February 2026

  When we think of ageism, we often think of discrimination against older adults. However, ageism occurs across the entire lifespan; in the tech world, for example, being

• Developments in local politics research Event - 8 April 2025

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  Roos van der Haer Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.van.der.haer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273886

• Meehelpen een Serious game ontwikkelen in Psychologielab op Wielen? News - 16 July 2024

  Psychology Lab on Wheels makes science accessible for everyone. On Monday 24 June, we will be back with our mobile lab at the Old Observatory near the Singelpark in Leiden. Join our research to learn to better recognise emotions with a Serious game and read more about participant Maxime and game developer…

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  Fotini Vassou Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  f.m.vassou@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Eldad Vainstoc Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.vainstoc@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Thomas Scarff Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  t.e.c.scarff@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Mark de Rooij appointed SAIlS Professor News - 14 July 2022

  As of April 2022, Mark de Rooij has been appointed SAILS Professor AI and Data Theory at the Institute of Psychology. This position will enable him to contribute to the goal of the interdisciplinary programme: to build on and expand the current expertise on AI within Leiden University, working from…

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  Bart Verheijen Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  l.j.verheijen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271743

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  Wim Voermans Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

  w.j.m.voermans@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277718

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  Tom Buitelaar Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  t.j.a.buitelaar@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009985

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  Jonathan Crock External PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Jiyan Ilbrink University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.ilbrink@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 0715272977

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  Matthew Hoye Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.m.hoye@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506

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  Reza Shaker Ardekani Guest researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.shaker.ardekani@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Maarten van Leeuwen University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272073

• Featured Review | A Small State’s Guide to Influence in World Politics News - 7 February 2023

  Tom Long (2022). A Small State’s Guide to Influence in World Politics. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780190926212, 240 pp. (hardback), £19.99.

• Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowships at Leiden University's Institute of Political Science News - 2 May 2016

  Leiden University invites pre-applications from scholars who wish to spend 12-24 months in the Institute of Political Science as part of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship Programme.

• Pieter Slaman on NOS.nl on political support for Dutch student loan system News - 6 September 2019

  The student loan system, implemented in 2015 in part to improve the quality of Dutch education, is facing political backlash. Despite having signed the student loan system agreement in 2015, both GroenLinks and PvdA have had a change of heart.

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  Antonella Maiello Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  a.maiello@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009991

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• Glen Newey appointed Professor of Pracical Philosophy News - 25 August 2014

  From 1 September 2014, Glen Newey takes up the post of Professor of Practical Philosophy in Leiden University’s Institute for Philosophy.

• 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…

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  Johan Christensen Associate professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

  j.christensen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Anxiety traits are visible in the brain News - 24 April 2019

  Questionnaires or concentration tasks can be used to screen for anxiety, but so too can EEG recordings – at least indirectly. The frequent mind wandering of anxious people can also be seen on MRI scans. These are just some of the findings of clinical neuropsychologist Dana van Son. PhD defence on 24…

• Huge advances could be made in the treatment of patients with childhood trauma News - 21 April 2022

  There’s a lot that goes wrong in the treatment of patients with PTSD caused by childhood trauma. Endowed professor Maartje Schoorl wants to resolve this by bringing scientific research closer to the practice. Inaugural lecture on Friday 29 April.

• Using sensors to measure playground dynamics News - 18 January 2016

  Free playtime and physical play are of great importance to children's social development. That is the main conclusion of innovative research by developmental psychologists and computer scientists from Leiden University.

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  Melle van der Molen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.j.w.van.der.molen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276042

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  Kyra Verboon PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  k.e.verboon@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Elise Kortink Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  e.d.kortink@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Anika Bexkens Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.bexkens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276566

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  Marieke Bos Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.n.bos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276624

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  Shannon Yuen PhD student

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.yuen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sara Velthuizen Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  s.l.m.velthuizen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Student for a Day International Bachelor in Psychology Event - 13 March 2026

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• Taarique teaches career planning but doesn’t want students to plan their future too strictly: ‘Keep on experimenting’ News - 27 May 2024

  In the ‘Educatips’ column, psychology lecturers share their most important insights on teaching. This month: Taarique Debidin thinks making contact with one another is more important than cramming knowledge. ‘I’d get no energy at all from being a formal lecturer.’

• International Bachelor in Psychology: Online Q&A session Event - 23 April 2026

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  Hannelies de Jonge Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  h.de.jonge@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Yara Toenders Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  y.j.toenders@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Iza Korsmit Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  i.r.korsmit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Alessandro van den Berg Educaton and Research Staff Member

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.s.van.den.berg@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Robert Ernst Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  r.ernst@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Herman Steensma Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  steensma@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273713

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  Gezinus Wolters Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  wolters@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Manon Mulckhuyse Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  m.g.j.mulckhuyse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276711

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  Annabel Losecaat Vermeer Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.b.losecaat.vermeer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275344

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  Anouk van der Weiden Associate Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.van.der.weiden@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271364

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  Ambra Brizi Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.brizi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727