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Security by behavioural design Research output
In 2021, the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) asked Leiden University to conduct a rapid review of best practices and possibilities for follow-up research on the integration of behavioral sciences in security by design methodologies and projects. This academic field is called security by behavioral…

“You say security, I say crisis” – Challenging Disciplinary Boundaries in Security Cooperation and Crisis Governance Research project
This project explores the ongoing acceleration of overlapping systemic crises and security threats and their interactions with local, national, and regional processes in a closely interconnected world.

Historicizing Security. Enemies of the State, 1813 until present Research project
The research project ‘The History of National Security, 1945-present', is funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO), the Campus The Hague/Leiden University and the Netherlands Institute for Military History (NIMH). The project will run until the summer of 2013, when we hope…

of a Secret State. The Intelligence & Security Services and their contribution to the National Security State, 1945-1989 Research project
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Tim Wuisman Tutor Bachelor Security Studies
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

Of ticking bombs: Western security services against political violence and terrorism Research project
How have British, Dutch, and German security services dealt with political violence and terrorism since the late 1960s; to what extent did they consider these new phenomena as a task and how have they developed activities in order to counter these security threats?

Re-Scaling Security: Histories and Practices of Trans-Local Cooperation Research project
This project is part of a broader research agenda aiming to better understand the relationships between the development of contemporary security concerns and the evolution of forms of security cooperation and crisis governance.

DiGiuseppe & Kleinberg, ‘Economics, security, and individual-level preferences for trade agreements’ Research output
Citizens’s attitudes towards trade are not only about the (perceived) economic effect. Commerce also has a variety of security implications. Employing an original experiment, political scientists Matthew DiGiuseppe (Leiden University) and Katja Kleinberg (Binghamton University) demonstrate that security…

age? Unpacking the European Union’s quest for strategic autonomy in security and defence Research output
Eva Michaels & Monika Sus examine strategic autonomy in EU foreign policy, tracing evolution from the 1998 Saint-Malo Declaration to its current focus.

Managing Security in Complex Trans-National and Local Settings: EU-Latin American Crime-fighting Efforts Since the 1980s Research project
The project investigates the changing local context of crime dynamics and the responses by selected international organizations and national governments. It places a major emphasis on security management at the trans-national level by investigating intra-regional security cooperation between Latin America,…

Bibi van den Berg Professor Cybersecurity Governance
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

Joachim Koops Professor Security
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

Els de Busser: cyber security is a precious human endeavour News - 29 January 2020
In Dutch daily Trouw, assistent professor Cyber Security Governance, Els de Busser writes about the importance of good digital safety at companies. Dutch telephone and internet provider KPN is lacking in this respect. ' In Trouw schrijft Els de Busser, universitair docent Cyber Security Governance…

Collaboration BSc Security Studies and the Police Academy: 'Looking for the best students'. News - 1 June 2021
An internship at the Police Academy in Apeldoorn. This will be possible for the first time for third-year students of the bachelor's programme Security Studies as of September 2021, now that Leiden University and the Police Academy have joined forces. ‘The internships offer students a unique opportunity…

Marieke Liem Professor Security and Interventions
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

Rob de Wijk Professor emeritus International Relations and Security
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs

Partnership of ISGA in the LIFE SECURDOMINO project News - 16 December 2021
With a Kick Off Meeting on 10 December 2021, we are proud to present the partnership of Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) in the LIFE SECURDOMINO project!

A coalition of the unwilling? Chinese and Russian perspectives on cyberspace Research output
The Hague Program for Cyber Norms, a research program at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, published its second policy brief, in which Dennis Broeders, Liisi Adamson and Rogier Creemers explore aspects of the relationship between China and Russia in cyberspace.

Foreign intelligence in the digital age. Navigating a state of 'unpeace'. Research output
The Hague Program for Cyber Norms, a research program at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, published its first policy brief, in which Dennis Broeders, Sergei Boeke and Ilina Georgieva explore the role of intelligence agencies in cyberspace and the (im)possibilities of oversight and regulation…