290 search results for “elections” in the Staff website
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Simon Otjes
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.p.otjes@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3946
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Joop van Holsteijn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
holsteyn@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3954
- Announcement of results of university elections
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Tom Louwerse
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
t.p.louwerse@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Country Meeting Nigeria: Elections panel discussion
Debate
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How to say goodbye to politics?
New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are also many politicians who leave during this period, sometimes out of necessity. How do you say goodbye to a political career? Henk te Velde, professor…
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University Council chair : ‘You have to be patient but you really can make a difference’
The university elections are approaching. Are you going to represent student and staff interests this coming year? University Council chair Pauline Vincenten gives a peek behind the scenes at student and staff participation at Leiden University. ‘I get so much energy from collaborating with the students…
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The 2024 European Parliament election: what’s at stake?
Festival
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Would you like to know more about the Faculty Council? Meet them in the atrium on 24 April and get free lunch
Organisation
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Participation
Participation organs serve as bodies for consultation, information, communication and advice. They promote the welfare and interests of students and staff.
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LUCIR/CSPPR Roundtable: The French Presidential Election Amidst World Turmoil
Debate
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Meet the student candidates for the Faculty Council Archaeology 2024-2025
Organisation
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Voting with conviction? Or: why democracy may demand the impossible of voters
Lecture
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LUCIR Election Debate: Nuclear disarmament in changing geopolitical relations: what can the Netherlands do?
Debate
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Vote Niki!
Organisation
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‘Think what you want to do about international students before developing your housing policy’
Students used to live with a landlady or even with the professor whose course they were taking. Student accommodation has since become more professional, making it something the new government will have to tackle. What should the new government do?
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‘Everyone in healthcare realises that something has to change’
Good, accessible and affordable healthcare is increasingly difficult to provide. Martin Schalij from the LUMC understands that this can keep people awake at night.
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‘We are drowning in dossiers of which we have long known they will play a role’
The new government needs to look further ahead, says environmental scientist Rutger Hoekstra. ‘We keep pushing forward big dossiers like demographic ageing, climate and migration. Even though we know they play a big role in our future.’ Hoekstra therefore hopes that the new coalition agreement will…
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Leiden researchers explain shock PVV victory
Geert Wilders and his PVV party have won the 2023 elections. What was the deciding factor for this victory?
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Leiden University has an active staff association that provides a wide range of events each year ranging from theatre visits and courses to trips abroad. Membership costs only €1.50 per month.
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2024 Conference on International Cyber Security: Democracy and Cyberspace
Conference
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Are tropical forests threatened by democracy?
Democracy may lead to more deforestation in the tropics. So write environmental scientist Joeri Morpurgo and his colleagues in the prominent scientific journal Biological conservation. They found that competitive elections are associated with more loss of tropical rainforest than elections without competition.…
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Student section of University Council more fragmented
In the University elections in April, the eight student seats on the University Council have gone to six parties, and newcomers the Liberal Student Party and the Party for Biomedical Students have each won one seat.
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Minor programme
Leiden University gives its students the opportunity to assemble part of their programme themselves, which enables them to choose their own areas of emphasis. One way in which they can do this is to follow a minor, a coherent package of courses worth 30 credits.
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Introductie webinar cyber security
Study information, Webinar
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Introduction webinar cyber security
Study information, Webinar
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Introduction webinar cyber security
Study information, Webinar
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Introduction webinar cyber security
Study information, Webinar
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Introduction webinar cyber security
Study information, Webinar
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Merge the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives
A new Senate (Eerste Kamer) has been elected in the Netherlands and the current government coalition has lost its majority. The majorities in both the Senate and the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) have not been this far apart for quite some time. High time to merge both chambers, argues Wim…
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Would you like to know more about the Faculty Council? Meet them in the atrium on 13 April and get free lunch!
Organisation
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Sara Polak: 'We have seen a failed attempt at a revolution'
A flood of news reports, push notifications and even extra news broadcasts: on Wednesday, the world was shocked by the storming of the Capitol in Washington. Americanist Sara Polak discusses the events.
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Have a say on the faculty? Run for Faculty Council! (21 and 22 March)
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Oproep: Kandidaatstelling Faculteitsraad FGGA 2023
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Neele Boelens: ‘I think it is important to get young people to vote’
Neele Boelens is a board member at DWARS, the youth organisation of political party GroenLinks. In addition, she is studying towards two degrees at Leiden University: Linguistics and Public Administration. A busy year, especially with the upcoming elections.
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Türkiye is a textbook example of an autocracy'
What is the state of democracy in developing and transition countries in 2024? Terrible, according to the BTI Transformation Index.
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Want to know more about the Faculty Council? Come and join us for a drink in the Foobar on 21 March
Organisation
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Out now! LEAP # 3: Sense(s)
The editorial board of the Leiden Elective Academic Periodical (LEAP) is proud to announce the release of the third edition , titled “Sense(s)”!
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Richard de Mos acquitted – and now?
The acquittal of Richard de Mos and his fellow party member has caused quite a stir in the Netherlands. Can De Mos simply return to local politics now? And has the issue finally been settled?
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Wanted: student-members Programme Committee 2022-2023
Education, Organisation, Human resources
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‘My internship has taught me to look around me a bit more sometimes’
Public Administration student Iris did an internship at the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations. During her internship, she dealt with election accessibility.
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Leiden Classics: 5 questions on the origin of university democracy
The late 1960s: across Europe, students are demanding the right to more participation within their universities. In 1971 Leiden University was granted an elected University Council. It became quite powerful: the Council even had the right to dismiss the Chairman of the Board.
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Have a say on the faculty? Candidate for Faculty Council! (26 and 27 March)
Organisation
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How is the economic and political turmoil affecting Britons?
These are turbulent times in the UK. The cost of living is high, leaving many people struggling to make ends meet, and these past few months have been tumultuous in terms of politics. University lecturer Anne Heyer explains what impact this can have on people's political perceptions and participatio…