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1,276 search results for “politics psychology” in the Student website

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  Shelly Biesel Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Mari Miyamoto Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Elsa Charlety Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Sem Grootscholten Lecturer

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Emil Wolff Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Kristin Makszin Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Stefan Thewissen Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Meredith Sprengel PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Niek Strohmaier Assistant Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Laura Steenbergen Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Sarah de Lange Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Claire Vergerio Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Sebastian Sewerin Lecturer 3

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Grant for research on politics and play: ‘In both cases, a world is created’ News - 7 June 2021

  How do politics and play relate to each other? Six Leiden academics hope to find an answer to that question over the coming years. They have received an NWO grant of 750,000 euros. Professor Sybille Lammes and University Lecturer Bram tell us how they plan to spend the money.

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  Brenda de Groot Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Eric Cezne Postdoc

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

• Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers News - 11 September 2025

  On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Kathleen Brown will defend her dissertation 'Deception, Risk, and Evasion: The Politics of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Markets' in Leiden’s Academy Building. Her research sheds light on the hidden world of sovereign debt politics, revealing how governments…

• Wanted: student representatives MSc Political Science Announcement - 23 September 2025

  Education

• Nominees bachelor's thesis prize Political Science 2024 News - 13 September 2024

  The nominees for the IRO Thesis Prize 2024 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2024. Who authored the best thesis in Leiden University’s bachelor’s programme in Political Science?

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  Radhika Gupta Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Matthew Frear Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Research: Administrative attention amidst political failure News - 25 October 2021

  For the next couple of years, Joris van der Voet, Associate Professor and researcher at the Institute for Public Administration will be heading a research project on top-level bureaucrats and how they go about making choices and prioritizing issues. He has been awarded a Vidi grant by the Dutch Research…

• Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2022 News - 29 September 2022

  The nominees for the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2022 and the IRO Thesis Prize 2022. Who wrote the best bachelor thesis in Political Science?

• peace a chance: the way conflict can be eased, according to social psychology News - 1 February 2024

  How to reduce aggression when two parties are at odds? PhD research by psychologist Lennart Reddmann's shows that it can help to offer them a peaceful alternative. However, the attacking party benefits the most from such a solution.

• Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2023 News - 5 September 2023

  The nominees for the IRO thesis prize 2023 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2023. Who wrote the best bachelor theses in Political Science?

• Michiel and Jort: best friends, political rivals News - 20 November 2023

  With the Dutch general elections just around the corner, it’s not always easy when political differences exist within your circle of friends. How do you not lose sight of each other in political discussions? We asked best friends Jort Schaafsma and Michiel van der Velde, both students at Leiden Law…

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  James McGrail PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Densua Mumford Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Ingrid Samset Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Alfred van Staden Professor emeritus

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Paul Adriaanse Guest

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Wanted: student representative Institute Board Political Science Announcement - 29 October 2025

  Education, Organisation

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  Mark Westmoreland Associate Professor

  Social & Behavioural Sciences

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  Matthew Hoye Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Anahita Arian Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Alyssa Akkerman PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Michael Sampson Senior Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Podcast: Becoming a Clinical Psychologist News - 8 February 2024

  Soon you will have graduated, and then what? Maybe you've been dreaming of becoming a psychologist for years, but don't want to know where to start. In this episode, clinical psychologist and lecturer Sepideh Saadat tells you how to go about it.

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  Niels van Willigen Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Tom Kouwenhoven Postdoc

  Faculty of Science

• The psychological poverty trap: How lack of money impacts decision-making, procrastination and loss of control News - 21 March 2024

  Lack of money impacts how a person takes financial decisions: now or preferably later. Procrastination and avoidance behaviours in turn have an effect on lack of money, which can result in a sense of loss of control. These are the findings of psychologist Leon Hilbert in his PhD research, although the…

• How do you measure democracy? Leiden political scientist collaborates on international freedom report News - 1 February 2024

  Wouter Veenendaal, a political scientist at Leiden University, is an analyst for the Freedom House report. Freedom House is an American non-profit organisation dedicated to democracy, political freedom and human rights. In short, the report describes the degree of freedom and the state of democracy…

• Antoaneta Dimitrova, Bernard Steunenberg and Dimiter Toshkov about the political situation in Bulgaria News - 21 September 2021

  In the current political situation of Bulgaria, it seems that a long-term caretaker government is the only viable option at the moment. Dimiter Toshkov, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Bernard Steunenberg of FGGA analyse what the Bulgarian caretaker government can learn from its Dutch counterpart.

• Historian Ronald Kroeze: 'We must view political integrity from a historical perspective' News - 9 October 2024

  The democratic rule of law is under pressure due to a series of scandals and integrity issues, as seen in the recent parliamentary inquiries. Professor Ronald Kroeze explains: 'Public office holders are expected to show complete dedication, but that norm is quite absolute, and what we mean by it is…

• How can youth political participation in Africa be encouraged? News - 21 August 2025

  Do political knowledge and democratic values encourage young people to participate in politics or not? Political Scientist Leila Demarest had a closer look at adolescents’ participation intentions in Nigeria and shared her findings with The Conversation.

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  Bart van der Steen Head Faculty Liaison & Services

  Leiden University Libraries

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  Loes Oudenhuijsen PhD candidate

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Nike van Helden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Caspar van den Berg Guest Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Jan Abbink Professor emeritus

  Afrika-Studiecentrum