799 search results for “israel domestic politics” in the Student website
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Solving the Pachakutik party puzzle
The Ecuadorian Pachakutik party is one of the oldest indigenous political movements in Latin America. Despite not being very successful at the polls and hardly having organisational resources at its disposal, Pachakutik is still part of Ecuador’s political landscape. In her dissertation, Political Scientist…
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Picturing Scholasticide: Exhibition Launch
Exhibition
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
f.w.a.korsten@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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'We are already going to see this effect of the coalition agreement in the coming weeks'
Few details, relatively few words. The coalition agreement presented is one of the shortest in the past 20 years, Arco Timmermans knows. Consequently, the outlines were not negotiated for very long, which has its advantages and disadvantages. 'Over the next few weeks, we are mainly going to see the…
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Casper Wits in POLITICO on the EU's China Policy
University lecturer Casper Wits wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the European Union and China for POLITICO. In this article, he argues that 'rather than shrinking from the fight, the EU must develop a China policy that prioritizes progressive values and human rights.…
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
r.p.fagel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272730
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Willem van der DoesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
vanderdoes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
g.p.scott-smith@luc.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009503
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…
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Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons
On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…
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Call for interest: MARS staff exchange programme “Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective”
Are you working at Leiden University and researching migration regimes outside of the Global North? Are you interested in doing fieldwork or a research visit at one of our partner universities? Then you might want to join the Leiden team of the EU-funded Marie Curie Staff Exchange Network on non-western…
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'Have an answer ready! A fallacy if need be...'
The As-Soennah mosque in the Schilderswijk, The Hague. The mosque where young Muslims of all kinds, moderate to orthodox, find a place. We, students from the Honours Class Denktank: Islam in Nederland (Think tank: Islam in The Netherlands), paid a visit to the mosque and went to talk with its imam.
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Genetics proves it: Indo-European did not come to Europe on horseback
Horses were first domesticated in South-West Russia, is the conclusion drawn by an international team of researchers writing in the well-respected journal Nature. Their conclusion resolves a longstanding archaeological question. But, surprisingly enough, this domestication did not contribute to the…
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Podcasts for Easter
Got an hour to spare over the long weekend? Then listen to an episode of the new podcasts that have seen the light of day at the faculty in recent months.
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Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award
Assistant Professor Juan Masullo of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award for his work on interviews and process tracing.
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.mohammadi@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Paul CliteurFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.b.cliteur@law.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Dimiter Toshkov and Honorata Mazepus in The Economist about the 'winner-loser gap'
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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Is there room to challenge the status quo at universities?
How is academic freedom restricted by the academic community itself? This was the central question at a debate at Leiden University on 14 November.
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Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal
On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…
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Martina Revello Lamim.revello.lami@arch.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5275328
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Antoaneta DimitrovaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
a.l.dimitrova@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Katie HudsonFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
k.i.s.hudson@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Gerard van der VeerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
g.van.der.veer@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273710
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Karolina KudlekFaculty of Humanities
k.kudlek@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Lars DorrenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
l.dorren@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009163
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Diego Salazar MoralesFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
d.a.salazar.morales@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009400
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Lukas ObholzerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
l.m.obholzer@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Denise Zeeuw-van Veen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
d.p.m.van.veen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5276940
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Rosalie JoostenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
r.m.e.joosten@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Annemarie KokFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
j.w.m.kok@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Justin SpruitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.p.n.spruit@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Sjoerd KeulenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
s.j.keulen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Alumnus teaching at a Texan university: pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre
Americans are electing a new president in November but they also have other choices to make in the polling booth. Alumnus Sanne Rijkhoff works at a Texas university and is trying to help make students more aware of the elections.
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Katharina Natter receives IMR Book Review Award
Katharina Natter of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 IMR Book Review Award for her book on migration politics in Morocco and Tunisia.
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Joana CookFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
j.l.i.cook@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009506
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Sarah StevensFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
s.a.stevens@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Georgios DikaiosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
g.dikaios@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Christofer TalvitieFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
c.p.i.talvitie@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Martijn MosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
m.mos@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5273979
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Sander van EijkernFaculty of Humanities
s.van.eijkern@phil.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Yasco HorsmanFaculty of Humanities
y.horsman@hum.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272777
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Jesse Doornenbal
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.d.doornenbal@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 071 5272727
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Nika Kratsashvili
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Jan Aart ScholteFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
j.a.scholte@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Evening of the Political Debate
Debate
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“Between the River and the Sea”: An Evening of Theatre and Dialogue at Leiden University
How can we sustain dialogue on a deeply divisive issue within our university community? On 16 February 2026, Leiden University hosted "Between the River and the Sea: An Evening with Yousef Sweid", marking the launch of the second season of the student-produced Radio Palestine/Israel podcast.
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Dyon van VelzenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
d.van.velzen@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500
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Seran de LeedeFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
s.a.m.de.leede@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | 070 8009500