Cecilia-Louise von Ilsemann is a scholarship PhD candidate at the History and International Studies Section, Institute for History, Leiden University. Her research focus is on Southeast Asian state’s foreign policy behavior in the contemporary American-Chinese great power rivalry. She researches foreign…

Bernard Steunenberg conducts research on European politics and policymaking, including the relationship between the Union and its Member States on the transposition and implementation of European policy. In his work, he uses perspectives from game theory, deliberative theory, public choice and analytical…

Ayokunu (‘Ayo’) Adedokun is a political scientist, international development specialist and peacebuilding practitioner. His research focuses on the roles of local actors and the international community in peacebuilding, terrorism and counter-terrorism strategies, democratization and good governance…

Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade is a Professor emeritus of English Sociohistorical Linguistics at the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics.

Salvador Santino Regilme (born 1986) is an interdisciplinary researcher of International Relations and human rights, and he is a tenured Associate Professor of International Relations (Universitair hoofddocent) based at the Institute of History at Leiden University, the Netherlands. Born in the Philippines…

Inge van der Weijden is a senior researcher and PhD coordinator at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University. She is a coordinator of the Evaluation & Culture focal area.

Júlia is a PhD Fellow in Digitalisation and Public Policy at The Hague Centre for Digital Governance.

Pieter Slaman is Leiden University's university historian, with support of the A.E. Cohen Foundation. He is also a specialist in the history of education. His book ‘De glazen Toren. De Leidse Universiteit 1970-2020’ covered the institutional and cultural developments at Leiden university since the 1…

Stefan Ćetković is Assistant Professor of Environmental and Energy Politics and Policy at the Institute of Political Science.

Join diplomats and scholars for a dynamic discussion on how Mexico, Chile, and Colombia are advancing feminist foreign policy across Latin America and the Caribbean. A conversation meant to highlight concrete experiences, strategic challenges, and opportunities for advancing gender-equitable diplomacy…

Carina van de Wetering is Lecturer at the Institute of Political Science

Jaroslaw Kantorowicz is an assistant professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs and at the department of Economics (Institute of Tax Law and Economics).

Katharina Natter is Senior Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Science.

Max van Lent is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Leiden University. He obtained his MSc in Economics degree from Erasmus University Rotterdam, and defended his PhD thesis in October 2017 at the same university. His research interests include behavioral, and experimental economics.

I am a scholar whose research focuses on the modern and contemporary United States. Though a historian by training, my work engages with insights from other disciplines, particularly international relations and American politics. I am currently the principal investigator on the NWO Vidi-funded project…

Johan Christensen's research focuses on the role of experts and expertise in public policy-making, both at the national and European levels.

I specialize in the field of modern Middle East studies, concentrating on the region's politics and international relations (history and theory), foreign policy analysis, and diplomatic history. As a historian of international relations I have developed special research interests in the Arab-Israeli…

Dr. Nikki Ikani is Assistant Professor Intelligence and Security. Her key interests are European Security and processes of warning and anticipation of international crises. Her work connects the fields of International Relations, Public Administration and Intelligence Studies. In 2023, Nikki won a NWO…

Anchrit Wille has held the special chair of Transitions in the public sector established by the 'Stichting Leerstoelen CAOP' since November 2021. In her research she works at the interface of public administration and political science. Central themes include: political-administrative relations in national…

Arco Timmermans' teaching for the Institute of Public Administration is about public policy in the Netherlands and the EU, interest representation and public affairs, for example in the mastertrack Public Affairs. Arco Timmermans' research is on the dynamics of the public and political agenda. He analyses…

Bertram is a PhD candidate in the Industrial Ecology department of the Institute of Environmental Sciences.

Dr. Niels van Willigen is an associate professor of international relations and Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Institute of Political Science.

Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña is University Lecturer Development Studies at the Institute for History.

Min J Cho blends her expertise in global health and international development with contributions to knowledge and skills in academia. Her previous research projects include analyzing health risks in urbanizing regions of Central Asia (Uzbekistan) and examining health research systems through historical…

Diah Angendari is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology. Her research focuses on the intersection of digital policies and communication.

Barend Mons is professor in Biosemantics at the LUMC and also a board member of the Leiden Centre of Data Science. He is one of the founders of the FAIR principles for Open Science and the concept of Data Stewardship. In 2015 he was the chair of the High Level Expert Group of the European Commission…

Alexandre Afonso's research focusses on the comparative political economy of European countries, and the relationship between welfare states, labour market institutions and immigration.

Marinko Bobic has a PhD degree in International Studies from the University of Trento, Italy, as well as an MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy from Leiden University. His scholarly interests focus on state strategy, conflict and resources, and unrecognized states.