632 search results for “politics in power” in the Student website
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Rick van Well
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil
Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies daily.
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Christina Luise ToenshoffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mateo Cohen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sine BagaturFaculty of Humanities
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How gas conflicts between Ukraine and Russia were the precursor to war
The war between Ukraine and Russia is playing out not just on the battlefield but also on the geopolitical playing field of gas. Conflicts at the start of this century about this energy source were, says PhD candidate Ilia Barboutev, a precursor to today’s war.
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Yara AbbingFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Aleena KarimFaculty of Humanities
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Victor PosthumaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Bruno VerbeekFaculty of Humanities
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Bastiaan HoornemanFaculty of Humanities
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Natascha van der ZwanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives'
As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectiveness of democratic checks and balances. In this conference on Friday 9 June, the aim is to explore multidisciplinary insights about what makes the checks…
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2023: the nominees
Towards the graduation ceremonies, you sense an increasing nervousness. Not only because all the tradition and glamour surrounding the event, also because that will be the day that the winner of the Political Science master’s thesis award will be announced. For 2022-2023, the jury is considering seven…
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Henk KernFaculty of Humanities
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Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal
On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…
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Danique François
Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Co-Producing Nationalism in Crisis: State and Public Dynamics on Weibo
During the corona pandemic, the Chinese government's digital communication with its citizens changed. Hard propaganda was increasingly replaced by ‘soft news’. PhD candidate Dechun Zhang mapped the developments in digital society.
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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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Herman SiemensFaculty of Humanities
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WHEN POLICING BECOMES POLITICAL - International police cooperation in the era of spin dictators
Seminar
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Political Scientist Christina Toenshoff Wins Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award
Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Political Scientist, according to the jury, ‘makes a significant contribution to the study of climate and business politics.’
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Wouter Veenendaal
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marie Louise KroghFaculty of Humanities
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Lecture Paul Krugman: Advising Political Leadership in an Era of Societal Turbulence and Geopolitical Tensions
Lecture
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Femke Bakker
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before'
Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.
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Duygu Uysal DincolFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Manuel Cabal LopezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rosalba Icaza GarzaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Clara van DamFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans Oversloot
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Guido Maschhaupt
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wouter KalfFaculty of Humanities
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Salwa TareenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sex, power and colonialism: 'Marriages and sexuality were fundamental to colonial power'
Sex and power are closely linked, and this was certainly true in the former Dutch colonies. PhD student Sophie Rose investigated how sexual and love relationships influenced eighteenth-century power structures there. 'You can see that there was constant fighting over who stood where in the social hi…
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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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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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How to say goodbye to politics?
New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are also many politicians who leave during this period, sometimes out of necessity. How do you say goodbye to a political career? Henk te Velde, professor…
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Dorota Mokrosinska in Trouw on the advantages of political secrecy
Many people wish for political transparency in The Hague. However, political philosopher Dorota Mokrosinska argues in an article in the Dutch newspaper Trouw that there are certain advantages to political secrecy. She states that politicians are better at compromising with one another behind closed…
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Sebastian David Pantoja BarriosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bernardo Reis dos SantosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences