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1,015 search results for “informal politics” in the Student website

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  Sarah Wolff Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  s.wolff@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272698

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  Nikkie Buskermolen PhD candidate / Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  n.buskermolen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Andrew Littlejohn Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  a.l.littlejohn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273754

• 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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  Tri Efriandi Portfolio Officer

  Administration and Central Services

  t.efriandi@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jeroen Huijg Institutional Research Analyst

  Administration and Central Services

  j.j.huijg@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273323

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  Ronald Grootveld Information Security Officer

  Administration and Central Services

  r.grootveld@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271574

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  Bertine Drejer Information Manager

  Administration and Central Services

  b.drejer@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276897

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  Marianne van Velthuijsen Management Assistant

  Administration and Central Services

  m.j.m.a.van.velthuijsen@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273003

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  Martijn Berk External Chairman Board of Appeal for Examinations and External Chairman Committee for Appeals and O

  Administration and Central Services

  m.g.a.berk@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5278118

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  Nella den Hoed Project Support Officer

  Administration and Central Services

  n.c.den.hoed@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Patrick Klaassen Domain Information Manager Education

  Administration and Central Services

  plf.klaassen@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273109

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  Joachim Rijsdam Information architect

  Administration and Central Services

  j.t.rijsdam@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Christine de Thouars Manager IPP

  Administration and Central Services

  c.a.de.thouars@bb.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• 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.

• From politics to psychology: the power of games and play News - 25 January 2023

  The Bachelor Honours Class 'Homo Ludens: Why We Play' combines games, theory, and practice. Students dive into all aspects of humanity in which games play a part and discuss them, both on a theoretical an experiential level: 'Occasionally, you touch upon what play is, but then it eludes you.'

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  Fenneke Sysling Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  f.h.sysling@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272737

• Health and safety information session for students going abroad (The Hague) Event - 3 June 2026

  Study information

• ‘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…

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  Jue Wang University Lecturer Chinese Economy

  Faculty of Humanities

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

• Spui updates for Political Science students in The Hague Announcement - 29 January 2026

  Facility

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  Nidesh Lawtoo Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

  n.lawtoo@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272644

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  Benjamin Fogarty-Valenzuela Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  b.l.fogarty@fsw.leidenuniv.nl |

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  Ayokunu Adedokun Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  a.b.adedokun@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503

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  Pieter Slaman Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  p.j.slaman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273097

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  Jorrit Smit Visiting researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

  j.p.smit@cwts.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Haye Geukes PhD candidate

  Faculty of Science

  h.h.geukes@cml.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Jacqueline Hylkema Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

  j.j.hylkema@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500

• Political scientist Juan Masullo awarded Elise Mathilde Fund/LUF grant for research on public attitudes towards the mafia News - 14 July 2022

  Juan Masullo (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) receives a grant from the Elise Mathilde Fund/Leiden University Fund to conduct his research project ‘Forging an Anti-Mafia Culture: Observational and Experimental Evidence from Italy’. Masullo aims to find out what ordinary Italians think…

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  Eric Cezne Postdoc

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

  e.m.cezne@asc.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series Event
• Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series Event
• Diplomacy and Global Affairs Research Seminar Series Event
• Spui updates for Political Science students in The Hague Announcement - 18 November 2025

  Facility

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  Randal Sheppard University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

  r.c.sheppard@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272656

• Mokrosinska: 'Philosophy sharpens our understanding of everyday moral and political questions' News - 16 January 2025

  Dorota Mokrosinska has been Professor of Practical Philosophy since September. High time for a brief introduction about her field and academic interests.

• 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…

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  Hans Mol Professor emeritus by special appointment of Medieval Frisian History

  Faculty of Humanities

  h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5271646

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  Dita Auzina Postdoc

  Faculty of Archaeology

  d.auzina@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

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  Adam Benfer Postdoc

  Faculty of Archaeology

  a.k.benfer@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727

• Pepita Hesselberth in Hermitix podcast about her book News - 6 February 2023

  University lecturers Pepita Hesselberth and Joost de Bloois (UvA) were interviewed in a Hermetix podcast about their co-edited book Politics of Withdrawal: Media, Arts, Theory.

• “Audio Visual Methods in Collaborative Archaeology: Exploring the Politics of Heritage” in Athens Announcement - 15 December 2025

  Education

• ‘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.

• Dutch election results expose new political divide – can D66 bridge the gap? News - 30 October 2025

  What do the election results say about the Netherlands today? Students and experts discussed this at an Election Breakfast organised by study association Diqit. Analysts, including Hans-Martien ten Napel, Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, notice a new dividing line in Dutch…

• Wanted: student ambassador for the master programme in Political Science at Leiden University Announcement - 15 January 2026

  Education, Organisation