160 search results for “verenigde states” in the Staff website
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De Verenigde Naties op 80-jarige leeftijd: laveren tussen crisis, continuïteit en verandering
Eighty years after its founding, the United Nations faces major challenges. Once established to prevent global conflict, the organisation now operates amid geopolitical tensions, prolonged wars and growing criticism. Joris Larik discusses this in Forbes.
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Aminata BicegoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Emil WolffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Technology and the State: Enlightenment Language Machines, Then and Now
Lecture, Research Seminar Medieval and Early Modern History
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The Ottoman State and the Ezidis: A Comparative Approach
PhD defence
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Mirmukhsin MakhmudovFaculty of Science
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Josi MarschallFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Paul AdriaanseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Shunning Responsibilities and Shifting Risks: States’ Responses to the Foreign Terrorist Fighters Phenomenon & the Limits of Public International
PhD defence
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Isabella BrunnerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Reijer PasschierFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Clare FenwickFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Allard de GraafFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Chirurgijns in den vreemde. De geneeskundige zorg van de Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC) voor haar personeel in Azië
PhD defence
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Meredith SprengelFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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John Sunday OjoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Anne Hafkemeijer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Manuel Cabal LopezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan-Peter LoofFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sandra Palmen is State Secretary and alumna: ‘My main goal is to get the childcare benefit redress operation back on track’
Sandra Palmen studied tax law at Leiden University and built a career within central government, currently as State Secretary. She was one of the first to raise the alarm about the child benefits affair and is now righting the wrongs.
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Alumnus Jan Joosten: ‘New Amsterdam seemed more exciting than old Amsterdam’
Jan Joosten studied civil and tax law in Leiden from 1985. After exchanges and an internship, he became infatuated with the United States. He is now a partner and co-founder of a new law firm in New York: Pierson Ferdinand.
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
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Michiel van ElkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anjali PanditFaculty of Science
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Serge RomboutsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Willemien den OudenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ramesh Premaratne GanoharitiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Huub de GrootFaculty of Science
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Christian HendersonFaculty of Humanities
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Jennifer SchenseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frits van der MeerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Living and Dying with the State
The state, and specifically the idea of nationality, is almost all-determining in social life in the Netherlands. It determines how people identify, how we interact with each other, and what (in)equality in society looks like. However, ultimately, the idea that we can divide people into different nationalities…
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‘Immigration doesn’t threaten welfare states’
It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, PhD candidate Emily Anne Wolff finds that this is not the case.
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Afshin EllianFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Nisida GjoksiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Why our welfare state doesn’t always reach vulnerable people
In general, there are significant health disparities between people with low and high incomes, particularly in countries with an extensive welfare state like the Netherlands. PhD candidate Janna Goijaerts researched how the organisation of the welfare state affects the health of vulnerable people.
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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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Conventions: the oil in the engine of the state system
The rise of populist parties, the expansion of the role of the state and now the fragmentation of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Dutch political reality has changed rapidly over recent decades. These developments are in stark contrast to Dutch constitutional law that has remained almost…
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Joana CookFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Mohit KhubchandaniFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tycho van der HoogAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Paul CliteurFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jeroen DuindamFaculty of Humanities
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Sara Polak: 'I want to know if what social media is doing to the political game in the US is unique'
Political games have existed throughout history, but what is the role of 'play' in the way the American political world has developed? University lecturer Sara Polak has received an ERC Starting Grant to investigate this.
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Gateways for Humanity: The Duty to Reason in the Automated State
On 6 June 2023, Melanie Fink gave a ‘conférence’ at the University of Liège, Belgium in the context of its EU Studies Seminar Cycle, organised by Ljupcho Grozdanovski.
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Kutsal Yesilkagit appointed to State Commission on the Rule of Law
Kutsal Yesilkagit, Professor of International Governance at the Institute of Public Administration, has been appointed by Minister Bruins Slot of the Interior and Kingdom Relations as a member of the State Commission on the Rule of Law, which was established in November 2022.