1,099 search results for “political institute” in the Staff website
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[CANCELLED] Forum Shopping from Below: The Global Political Economy of Transnational Migrant Advocacy Networks
Lecture, Lunch Research Seminar
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The International Criminal Court, the War on Drugs, and the Global Politics of Justice
Lecture, Roundtable Forum
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Herman PaulFaculty of Humanities
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A quick call about Ukraine: 'Putin wants to be taken seriously'
Suddenly there they were, the Russian soldiers near the border of Ukraine. Since then, reports of tensions between Russia on the one hand and the United States and Europe on the other have dominated the news. What is going on? An interview with Russia expert André Gerrits.
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Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)
PhD defence
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From Risks to Public Opinion: How Structural Economic Changes Shape Political Attitudes and Policy Preferences
PhD defence
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Deception, risk, and evasion: The politics of sovereign debt in emerging markets
PhD defence
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Expert Politics. Technocratic Reasoning in Dutch Parliamentary Debate, 1917-1994
PhD defence
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Daan Roovers in the 54th Huizinga Lecture: ‘Democracy is more than winning elections’
In a packed Stadsgehoorzaal, philosopher and Member of the Senate Daan Roovers delivered the 54th Huizinga Lecture. It was a passionate plea for a form of politics thatt is not only about winning, but also about talking and playing.
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What is happening on the shop floor? Executive Board visits the Institute of Tax Law and Economics
Each scientific institute has its own dynamics. The Executive Board is visiting the different institutes to find out what is going on there. On 11 March, staff at the Institute of Tax Law and Economics talked to the Board about their teaching and research. What is going well and what are the challen…
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The new self-evaluation of the Institute of Psychology: ‘The quality of the academic culture is more important’
Better supervision of PhD candidates, clear guidelines on career paths and an MRI scanner that can be accessed by all researchers: these are the recommendations from the new self-evaluation. Colleagues say: ‘This forces us as an institute to formulate our mission and vision more precisely.’
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Study programmes and institutes due to start working with Programme Standards in the new academic year
The Faculty of Humanities is launching the Programme Standards project with the aim of distributing the teaching effort more transparently and fairly. In June, the Faculty Council approved the Programme Standards project on the condition that it would include enough evaluation moments, a condition that…
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Executive Board visits institutes: ‘We want to talk to our colleagues in the place where it all happens’
Board members Annetje Ottow and Hester Bijl recently visited the Leiden University Centre for Linguistics (LUCL, Faculty of Humanities) and the Mathematical Institute (MI, Faculty of Science). This was the start of a series of visits to institutes at our university. The focus is on talking to researchers…
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want the same thing: to be a strong, inspiring, and compassionate institute
On Monday 3 November, Hanneke Hulst bid farewell to the Institute of Psychology and gave a heart-warming speech to her colleagues. After two years as scientific director, she is moving to New Zealand to start a new chapter in her life. ‘I wish you all one thing that costs nothing but is worth everything:…
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Unknown, but not unloved
Do you know what the capital of St Eustatius is? Or which province Curaçao belongs to? No idea? You are not the only one: the majority of European Dutch people know little about the Caribbean islands within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This is according to a large-scale opinion survey led by political…
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The Principles of Representative Government: Thirty Years Later
Lecture, Workshop
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Andrea WarneckeFaculty of Humanities
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Irene HadiprayitnoFaculty of Humanities
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Institute managers Marjolein and Wiesje: Ambitious on the work floor, in the restaurant and on the football field
Marjolein van Reisen has been Institute Manager Finance for a year, and Wiesje Zikkenheiner has been Institute Manager HR for two months. This duo job is by no means a luxury in an ever-growing organisation. Marjolein: 'We’re both new to this world, so we have our hands full.'
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Cleveringa lectures: how the Polish government is distorting the history of the Holocaust
In Poland the commemoration of acts of resistance is being misused to distort the history of the Holocaust. That is what Cleveringa Professor Jan Grabowski said in his inaugural lecture on 26 November. In her lecture, the second Cleveringa Professor, Barbara Engelking, pointed to the often indifferent…
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Tracing Expertise in Politics: A Digital History of Technocracy in the Dutch House of Representatives, 1917-1994
Lecture
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Kirsty RolfeFaculty of Humanities
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Róisín LambertFaculty of Humanities
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Looi van KesselFaculty of Humanities
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Manon Portos MinettiFaculty of Humanities
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Jon Collins
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Trade Unions in Morocco: National Unity, Political Struggle, and Trade Union Fragmentation in the Independent State, 1955-1978
PhD defence
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‘An internship at Foreign Affairs is an incredible experience and a good way to boost your career’
Niels van Leeuwen is enrolled in the Master Public Administration: Economics & Governance. During the first stage of his master, he did an internship in the United States, at the economic affairs department of the Royal Netherlands Consulate General in Chicago. ‘There are more ways that lead to Rome…
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Valérie PattynFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Vera ScepanovicFaculty of Humanities
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Carola van EijkFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maarja BeerkensFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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The Political Economy of Welfare State Reform: a collection of essays on human mobility and social protection
PhD defence
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Clichéd version of an autocracy or a restored democracy? The Turkish elections explained
In less than a week’s time, millions of Turkish people are going to decide who will govern their country for the next five years. These elections promise to be the most closely contested in years, with the opinion polls showing very small differences and everything at stake, including for Europe. Alp…
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Claire Vergerio shortlisted for CEU Excellence in Teaching Award
Political scientist Claire Vergerio (Leiden University) has made it to the final stage of the selection process for Central European University’s annual European Award for Excellence in Teaching in the Social Sciences and Humanities. As the 2019 Casimir Prize winner, Vergerio was nominated by the Faculty…
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China as a laboratory for the rest of the world
Professor of Modern China Florian Schneider researches what people do with technology and what technology does with people. Social media, for example. And then mainly in China.
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Court as a theatre: ‘There are great similarities between drama as an art form and the legal world’
The Lucia de Berk case or the suicide of Slobodan Praljak at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: certain trials keep popping up in media. In her dissertation, Tessa de Zeeuw examines the cultural appeal of such cases and analyses artistic responses. ‘Artworks sometimes have…
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Nitrogen crisis: Rapid, effective intervention in three specific regions could create breathing space
The new Dutch government must act quickly to take rapid, far-reaching measures in three specific regions to tackle nitrogen emissions. This will create the space for a long-term strategy to deal with other urgent problems and the knot of obligations that the state will need to untangle. These are the…
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Edwin BakkerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Maxine DavidFaculty of Humanities
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Eric StormFaculty of Humanities
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Moritz JesseFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Matt YoungFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Geerten BoogaardFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Brian McGarryFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Annemiek de LoozeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Franke EleveldFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Jorrit RijpmaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs