1,827 search results for “public institutions” in the Public website
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Safety First
You can find more information on the Dutch webpage. Click on the “Nederlands” button above.
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Robust Estimation using Aggregated Data for Urban policy making (READ-URBAN)
Read-Urban was a first project to investigate whether policy recommendations can be made with the aid of linked data collections and data science and to gain experience with the success factors for such a process.
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Jimpitan in Wonosobo, Central Java: an indigenous institution in the context of sustainable socio-economic development in Indonesia
In times of hardships or crisis, local people know how to deal with it using their resourcefulness. Although efforts are sometimes made by the government to help them, they are fully aware that community support is at least equally important.
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The Power and Pains of Polysemy: Maritime Trade, Averages, and Institutional Development in the Low Countries (15th–16th Centuries)
The Power and Pains of Polysemy: Maritime Trade, Averages, and Institutional Development in the Low Countries (15th–16th Centuries) investigates the development of General Average and other so-called Averages in the Low Countries on the eve of the early modern period, showing how the various varieties…
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New publication Claire Weeda
In her new book, Dr Claire Weeda, cultural historian at Leiden University, investigates how racial stereotypes were created and used in the European Middle Ages (900-1250).
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Publication gets press attention
Fons Verbeek participates in a taskforce on digital atlassing in the rodent brain. This taskforce has developed a common reference framework so that the different atlasses that are being used, are interoperable.
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Public Defense: Tactile Paths
On December 12th & 13th composer and doublebass-player Christopher Williams will defend his thesis Tactile Paths to obtain his doctoral degree.
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Lockdowns, lethality, and laissez-faire politics. Public discourses on political authorities in high-trust countries during the COVID-19 pandemic
This study looks at population response to government containment strategies during initial stages of the COVID-19 pandemic in four high-trust Northern European countries–Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden–with special emphasis on expressions of governmental trust.
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Caspar van den Berg
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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The Global, Regional and Local Politics of Institutional Responses to COVID-19 - Implications for Women and Children
The shift from response to recovery is now noticeable as the world moves past the paralyzing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This book explores responses to the pandemic by international, regional, and local institutions, multilateral action, and crisis prevention efforts at different levels of governance,…
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Publication: Festschrift Erik Kooper
A Festschrift of The Medieval Chronicle series published by Brill was recently published, with essays dedicated to Erik Kooper. Before his retirement, Kooper, who specialised in medieval literature, was a lecturer in the English programme at Utrecht University.
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Expertise, Policy-making and Democracy
This book offers a concise and accessible introduction to debates about expertise, policy-making and democracy. It uniquely combines an overview of recent research on the policy role of experts with discussions in political philosophy and the philosophy of expertise.
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More ethical, more innovative?
Zeger van der Wal, Professor by special appointment Ien Dales Chair at Leiden University, and Mehmet Akif Demircioglu, Assistant Professor ar the Lee Kuan Yen School of Public Policy, researched the effects of ethical culture and ethical leadership on realized innovation.
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New ‚Brexit’ publication by Christa Tobler
The Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law has published an article by Christa Tobler, entitled ‚One of Many Challenges After ‚Brexit’. The Institutional Framework of an Alternative Agreement – Lessons from Switzerland and Elsewhere?’ (Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law 23…
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Public Arduino video lectures
For our course "Hardware & Physical Computing" several short videos about Arduino programming were recorded. We decided to share these video lectures publicly. They introduce Arduino boards through simple examples that demonstrate how to connect and program the Arduino. So you can decide if you can…
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Stephanie Rap wins publication prize
On 24 November 2016 dr. Stephanie Rap received the publication prize of the Society for Family and Child Law for her publication ‘A children’s rights perspective on the participation of juvenile defendants in the youth court’, published in The International Journal of Children’s Rights, vol. 24(1),…
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Institutional memory in the making of colonial culture: history, experience and ideas in Dutch colonialism in Asia, 1700 – 1870.
What did colonial officials and missionaries think they were doing?
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Between life and death: organizational change in central state bureaucracies in cross-national comparison
Identifying and explaining change in the structure of central state bureaucracies and the determinants of survival of individual public organizations are two closely related areas of research in public administration. We aim to bridge the gap between these two main strands of studies of organizational…
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Search in Response to Negative Performance Feedback: Problem-Definition and Solution-Generation
In order to test theoretical expectations concerning individual decision-makers' search in response to negative performance, Joris van der Voet conceptually disentangles problem-defining and solution-generation as two distinct search objectives.
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David Icke barred due to risk to public order
The organisers of the big protest march against government policy, held on Sunday in Amsterdam, want to bring preliminary relief proceedings against the refusal to allow British conspiracy theorist David Icke to enter the Netherlands. Icke was due to give a speech at the meeting of the organisation…
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Are Leadership Preferences Gendered?
This article examines the consequences of stereotypical beliefs regarding gender, traits, and leadership styles for manager preferences.
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28th Investment Treaty Forum Public Conference
On Friday, 12 May 2017, Cecily Rose participated in a conference held in London by the Investment Treaty Forum (British Institute of International and Comparative Law).
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Memory Wars in the Low Countries, 1566-1700
The Revolt in The Netherlands erupted in 1566 and tore apart the Low Countries. In Memory Wars in the Low Countries, 1566-1700 Jasper van der Steen explains how public memories of the Revolt in the Habsburg Netherlands in the South and the Dutch Republic in the North diverged and became the objects…
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and documenting squatting in Leiden as a cross-over project between Public History and Academic Research
This project sets out to map, document and analyze instances of squatting in Leiden from 1970 to 1990, in order to set up an online Digital Archive of Squatting in Leiden. This archive will function as an online resource for academic research, as well as a starting point for public activities such as…
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Public graduation presentation, February 25
On Friday February 25, student Mitchell Bosch will present his Media Technology MSc graduation thesis work. In 20-25 minutes Mitchell will present his project, followed by 10-15 minutes public discussion. Everyone is invited to attend. The presentation is in English.
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Public Defense: The “harpe organisée"
On December 13th & 14th harpist Maria Cleary will defend her thesis 'The “harpe organisée”, 1720-1840. Rediscovering the lost pedal techniques on harps with a single-action pedal mechanism' to obtain her doctoral degree.
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Tom Louwerse
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jorrit Rijpma
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Quintijn Mauer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Seda Gürkan
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Wouter Veenendaal
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Publication prof.dr. Janneke Wesseling
Of Sponge, Stone and the Intertwinement with the Here and Now. A Methodology of Artistic Research
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Prize for best academic article in Public Administration
Dimiter Toshkov, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Public Administration, is a joint winner of the Haldane prize for best article published in 2013 in Public Administration - one of the oldest and most prestigious scientific journals in this academic field.
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Anne Miers investigates public speaking anxiety treatments with new grant
Developmental psychologist Anne Miers of Leiden University is involved in a large-scale research project investigating the efficacy of interventions regarding social skills, resilience and insecurity. The project is funded by a grant from The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research - Health…
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Blog Post | An asset or a hassle? The public as a problem for public diplomats
It is undeniable that the public is central to the practice and study of public diplomacy. Indeed, this field is known as *public* diplomacy.
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New publication about Jheronimus Bosch
Onlangs verscheen de handelseditie van het proefschrift van Marieke van Wamel (Nijmegen).
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Public graduation presentations, June 25
On Friday June 25, eight students will present their Media Technology MSc graduation thesis work. In 20-25 minutes each graduate will present their research project, followed by 10-15 minutes public discussion. Everyone is invited to attend.
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Government Capacity, Societal Trust or Party Preferences? What Accounts for the Variety of National Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic
What Accounts for the Variety of National Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Europe?
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Book Publication by Illektra Antonaki: Reconciling Free Movement of Capital with Public Interest Objectives
Ilektra Antonaki has published her book ‘Capital, Market and the State - Reconciling Free Movement of Capital with Public Interest Objectives’. The book is based on her doctoral dissertation, which she defended cum laude in September 2019, at Leiden University.
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Margreke Brill wins TOP Publication Award NVKFB
On the annual spring meeting of the Dutch Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Biopharmaceutics (NVKFB), Margreke Brill received the TOP Publication Award.
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Making energy personal: policy coordination challenges in UK smart meter implementation
Governments are increasingly facilitating the roll-out of so-called “smart meters”, a technology for measuring energy consumption that are able to transmit and receive data using a form of electronic communication. However, implementation has been slow or even stalled.
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2012 Publication 'Stemmen op berkenbast'
Jos Schaeken has just published a book entitled 'Stemmen op berkenbast. Berichten uit middeleeuws Rusland: dagelijks leven en communicatie'.
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First academic publication of LAPP
Springer Water series published the conference proceedings of the International Conference on Microplastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Book publication Ronald Cramer: a world premiere
Ronald Cramer, in cooperation with Ivan Damgard and Jesper Nielsen (Aarhus University) have recently published the first book ever written on “quantum-secure multi-party computation”. The authors have spent six years to finish this comprising book.
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Szmulewicz presenter at Conference of the European Group for Public Administration
Between 5 and 8 September, PhD Candidate Esteban Szmulewicz attended the 45th annual Conference of the European Group for Public Administration (EGPA), which was organised in close cooperation with The Faculty of Law of the University of Zagreb and other key partners.
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The Government of Disasters: State Formation and Disaster Management In South Africa
In this book, Lydie Cabane examines the history of disaster management in South Africa.
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Professionals successfully complete Public Affairs Course
20 Professionals have successfully completed the Centre for Professional Learning (CPL) course ‘Public Affairs’ this week, congratulations! The course consists out of five modules with different themes and helps professionals to (continue to) practice influence in a dynamic environment by gaining more…
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What Does it Take to be an Inclusive Leader?
Each year, the Leids Universitair Fonds (LUF) awards grants to research and educational project in various academic fields. In 2019, dr. Tanachia Ashikali received a grant to conduct an in-depth study into the determinants of inclusive leadership in public organisations: What does it take to be an inclusive…
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among the Tenggerese people in East Java: the role of indigenous institutions in integrated elderly care development in Indonesia
This research delves into the unique cultural approach of the Tenggerese people, an Indigenous community in East Java, Indonesia, regarding elderly care. It focuses on their traditional practices of bakti (‘filial piety’) and sayan (‘mutual aid’), deeply ingrained in the community's lifestyle and va…
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Collaborative Crisis Management Before and During International Summits
Peak Performance: Collaborative Crisis Management Before and During International Summits. This comparative case study probes into conditions for collaborative governance in the security organisation of international summits.