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• Joris Larik on Al Jazeera on the Dutch Political Crisis News - 21 April 2021

  Joris Larik, Assistant Professor at Leiden University College in The Hague, was interviewed live on Al Jazeera on 2 April 2021 about the current political upheaval in The Netherlands and the difficult process of forming a new government.

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  Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  b.l.fogarty@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 6 2829 8903

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  Maarten van Leeuwen University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.van.leeuwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2073

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  Mandy de Wilde Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.de.wilde@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Anchrit Wille Professor by Special Appointment Transitions in the Public Sector

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.c.wille@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500

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  Loes Oudenhuijsen PhD candidate

  African Studies Centre

  l.w.oudenhuijsen@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Caspar van den Berg Guest Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  c.f.van.den.berg@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Yale political theorist Hélène Landemore appointed new Cleveringa Professor News - 4 September 2025

  The French political theorist Hélène Landemore has been appointed as the new Cleveringa Professor. She will deliver her inaugural lecture on 26 November.

• Nina Schmal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2024 News - 21 October 2024

  Successfully completing a master’s thesis in Political Science is no small feat. Not only is this for most students the most extensive and in-depth research report they have ever written, the work is also held to very high standards. Yet, every year students manage to impress their instructors and demonstrate…

• Wanted: student ambassador bachelor Political Science (Dutch specialisation(s)) Announcement - 16 June 2025

  Education, Organisation

• Political turmoil in Turkey: what is the future of democracy? News - 13 May 2025

  Turkish politics was shaken by the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, along with dozens of others from the main opposition party.

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  Marianne Maeckelbergh Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.e.maeckelbergh@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Andrew Gawthorpe University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.j.gawthorpe@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1740

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  Francesca Sofia Selano PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  f.s.selano@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Kai Hebel Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  k.r.hebel@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9948

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  Syeda Shawkat PhD / guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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

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  Nikki Mulder Lecturer

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  n.mulder@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276243

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  Annelies van Vark PhD candidate / guest

  Faculty of Law

  a.van.vark@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Henk Schulte Nordholt Professor emeritus Indonesian History

  Faculty of Humanities

  schultenordholt@kitlv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Marcos Neto de Cordova PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.neto.de.cordova@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Joris van de Riet Researcher/lecturer

  Faculty of Law

  j.t.j.van.de.riet@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7651

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  Rizal Shidiq University Lecturer, Economies in South and Southeast Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.r.shidiq@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278057

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  Crystal Ennis University Lecturer Political Economies of the Middle East

  Faculty of Humanities

  c.a.ennis@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5635

• ‘Europe actually listens’: three Leiden political scientists about the responsiveness and effectiveness of EU policy News - 14 June 2022

  The image of the European Union (EU) as a remote law-making machine is widespread. Quite often journalists and politicians deliberately depict ‘Brussels’ as bureaucratic, even undemocratic, bypassing its citizens. And many of us buy into that image. Nikoleta Yordanova, Anastasia Ershova and Aleksandra…

• Bart Schuurman appointed Professor of terrorism and political violence News - 5 December 2024

  Terrorism expert Bart Schuurman has been appointed professor. As a researcher and lecturer at ISGA, he has witnessed the terrorist threat evolve and broaden. 'How can we explain these shifts and protect our society against them? That is what I want to focus on more,' he says.

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  Jennifer Dowling PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.m.dowling@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

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  Raymond Fagel University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2730

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  Roel Bekker Senior Fellow

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  r.bekker@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400

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  Ruthie Pliskin Assistant professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  r.pliskin@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6762

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  Marina Calculli Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  m.calculli@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5277599

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  Eelco van der Maat Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  e.van.der.maat@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271739

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  Florian Schneider Professor Modern China

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.a.schneider@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272544

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  Nike van Helden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.van.helden@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Brendan Carroll Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  b.j.carroll@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9389

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  Alyssa Akkerman PhD candidate

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  a.t.akkerman@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

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  Michael Sampson Senior Assistant Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  m.d.sampson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 6617

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  Alexandra Prégent PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  a.p.pregent@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Sarah Wolff Professor International Studies and Global Politics

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.wolff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2698

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  Nikkie Buskermolen PhD candidate / Guest

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

  n.buskermolen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727

• Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa News - 22 January 2024

  Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).

• The gain of political style: how Jetten and Bontenbal made the difference News - 5 November 2025

  The elections finally seemed to be about substance again. Housing, migration, healthcare and security were widely discussed. Yet once more, political style took centre stage - because both Rob Jetten and Henri Bontenbal won through a deliberate use of style.

• Banned almost–prime minister of Thailand: ‘Politics must be moral and realistic’ News - 17 November 2025

  Pita Limjaroenrat (45) was set to become Thailand’s next prime minister, but in 2024 the Thai Constitutional Court dissolved his progressive Move Forward Party and banned him from politics. He now reflects publicly on the policy values that brought the party to prominence.

• Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion? News - 17 March 2022

  Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…

• ‘It is important for us young people to get involved in shaping our future’ News - 16 November 2023

  Alain studies Public Administration and is politically active. He talks about why it is important for young people to be politically active and vote.

• Number 1 in The Netherlands; number 22 in the world: Political Science at Leiden University News - 4 March 2021

  Where to study ’politics’? According to the QS World University Rankings, Leiden University is a good choice. In the 2021 edition, Leiden and The Hague retain their position in the top 25 of the most esteemed institutes worldwide. Within the Netherlands, we again claim the first position.

• Wouter Veenendaal appointed as Research Director of the Institute of Political Science News - 21 March 2022

  As of 1 April 2022 Wouter Veenendaal is appointed as Research Director of the Institute of Political Science.

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  Ruben Ros PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.s.ros@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Jue Wang University Lecturer Chinese Economy

  Faculty of Humanities

  j.wang.18@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272532

• Food for Thought: “Politics and Society in the Aftermath of the 2025 Dutch Elections” News - 10 November 2025

  On 6 November, FSW colleagues gathered for the latest Food for Thought lunch meeting, focusing on “Politics and Society in the Aftermath of the 2025 Dutch Elections”. The event was opened by Joop van Holsteyn, who highlighted the purpose of the Food for Thought series: to create space for informal academic…

• Leiden Leadership Lunch: Political leadership and the COVID-19 crisis News - 2 June 2021

  Even though the COVID-crisis continuously evolves and is marked by new realities and uncertainties, we can carefully begin to take stock looking back on the first phases of Dutch crisis management. What can we learn reflecting on the crisis strategies of this extraordinary and transboundary crisis that…