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661 search results for “contemporary afrika politics” in the Student website

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  Bonnie Tilland University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Linde Jansen PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Shmailish Anwar PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Gerrit Dijkstra Assistant Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Kohei Suzuki Assistant professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Hanna van Bentum PhD candidate

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Ruben van de Ven
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  Tim Kalkman Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Julia Puente Duyn Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anouk Roeling PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Judith Bruchhaus PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Vijay Bolt PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Aris Agoglossakis Foley Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Alessia Aspide Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Chibuike Uche Professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

• Decentralisation scrutinised: Research reveals downsides of small-scale governance News - 25 April 2025

  On 16 May, three researchers from Leiden University will present their findings on the democratic consequences of decentralisation at a workshop in Leiden. Their research project, Downsize My Democracy?, shows that decentralisation does not automatically lead to a stronger democracy. On the contrary,…

• Career Prep: Panel session and Meet & Greet with alumni (for Political science students) Course

  Career and apply for jobs

• from drama and the arts: scripts, stages, and performances in world politics Event - 10 March 2026

  LUCIR presentation and discussion

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  Dimiter Toshkov Associate Professor

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

• Matthew DiGiuseppe receives NWO XS grant for research on AI governance News - 19 May 2026

  Matthew DiGiuseppe, Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University, has been awarded an NWO XS grant for his project ‘Political Polarization and Public Support for AI Governance’. The project examines whether growing political polarisation affects citizens’ willingness…

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  Kamila Krakowska Rodrigues University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Adriana Churampi Ramirez University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ernst van Alphen Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Nick Tomberge Teaching methodologist for Dutch

  ICLON

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  Ana Cardozo de Souza Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Pieter ter Keurs Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Peter Verstraten University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Carmen van den Bergh University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Marcos Neto de Cordova PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Céline Zaepffel Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Bareez Majid Postdoc

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Angus Mol Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Laura Bertens University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Francianne Dos Santos Velho Skills Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Otto Boele Senior University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Thijs Witty University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Helen Westgeest Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Michael Newton University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Peter Verhaar University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ali Shobeiri Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Zeynep Anli Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• ‘If you want to understand China, read what Chinese scholars are writing’ News - 13 November 2023

  Contrary to what one might expect, societal actors influence China’s foreign policy. PhD candidate Sabine Mokry investigated how Chinese academics and think tanks impact the authoritarian leadership’s views on what constitutes the country’s national interest in the international arena. On 14 November…

• Leideners and researchers learn from each other at the Science Market News - 4 October 2023

  3 October University has become something of a tradition: a bit of science among the Leidens Ontzet celebrations. During the new and improved edition, the WetenschapsWarenMarkt (Science Market), visitors spoke to researchers about the nitrogen problem, making organs and the city’s connections with A…

• Students for Palestine panel discussion in The Hague on 24 May News - 17 May 2022

  Students for Palestine – a group of students from Leiden and The Hague – are holding a panel discussion in the Leiden University in The Hague Wijnhaven building on Tuesday 24 May entitled ‘Silencing Palestine’.

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  Herman Paul Academic director/ Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Bernard Steunenberg Professor emeritus

  Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs

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  Maria Gabriela Palacio Ludeña University Lecturer Development Studies

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Tazuko van Berkel Associate professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Unknown, but not unloved News - 16 April 2025

  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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  Róisín Lambert PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities