Study information | Student for a Day
Student for a Day - MSc Crisis and Security Management, spec. Violence, Interventions, and Policing
- Date
- Thursday 30 April 2026
- Time
- Address
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Wijnhaven
Turfmarkt 99
2511 DP The Hague
Are you interested in the MSc Crisis and Security Management (CSM), specialisation Violence, Interventions, and Policing? Do you want to know more about what it is like to follow this master’s programme at Leiden University? Be a CSM Student for a Day!
You can sign up before 28 April (max. 5 students)
What you’ll do on Student for a Day
- Attend the lecture 'Formal and Informal Forms of Policing: Security Assemblage' by Dr. Vlad Niculescu Dinca and Prof. Dr. Don Weenink;
- Meet the student ambassador Emma;
- Ask all your questions about Crisis and Security Management, specialisation Violence, Interventions, and Policing.
Programme
| 11.45 hrs. | Start at Wijnhaven. |
| 12.15 - 15.00 hrs. | Attend the lecture (given at a different location, so be on time!) |
| Breaks provide time for questions and chats |
After registering, you’ll get an email with all the details.
Please commit to attending if you sign up. If you need to cancel, just email our student ambassador or cancel via the confirmation email.
About this lecture
This course is grounded on the idea that understanding violence requires an understanding of policing and vice versa. The notion of ‘nexus’ indicates this intertwinement and we will consider various dimensions of it. First, civilians’ violence is subjected to policing by sovereignty claiming organizations, first and foremost states. Yet the form and intensity of policing differs per form of violence, as is its effectiveness to reduce it. Second, policing and violence are foundational to the relationship between state and civilians, and the legitimacy of states depends on the lawful use of violence to enforce security and a moral and legal order. Third, the plethora of security actors extends beyond the state. We will discuss how the security actors that form the nexus based on their capacity to use violence are related to one another (i.e. criminal organizations, neighborhood watch groups, private security companies, paramilitary groups, police, vigilantes) and we will consider how these networks can facilitate security or undermine it. Fourth, we will study the legal and technological infrastructures of violence and policing that affect and underpin the nexus. Think for instance of the circulation of weapons in society, police armament, and issues of (digitalized) surveillance and counter-surveillance. Finally, we discuss the effectiveness and legitimacy of policing policies and practices in providing security and reducing violence.
Read more in the studyguide about the course.
Contact
If you have questions about the Master's programme Crisis and Security Management, please contact the programme via csm@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.
If you have questions about this event, please contact the student ambassador via samcsm@fgga.leidenuniv.nl.