560 search results for “politics in power” in the Student website
-
Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
-
Eelco van der MaatFaculty of Humanities
-
Nikkie BuskermolenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
‘Europe actually listens’: three Leiden political scientists about the responsiveness and effectiveness of EU policy
The image of the European Union (EU) as a remote law-making machine is widespread. Quite often journalists and politicians deliberately depict ‘Brussels’ as bureaucratic, even undemocratic, bypassing its citizens. And many of us buy into that image. Nikoleta Yordanova, Anastasia Ershova and Aleksandra…
-
Political scientist Juan Masullo awarded Elise Mathilde Fund/LUF grant for research on public attitudes towards the mafia
Juan Masullo (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) receives a grant from the Elise Mathilde Fund/Leiden University Fund to conduct his research project ‘Forging an Anti-Mafia Culture: Observational and Experimental Evidence from Italy’. Masullo aims to find out what ordinary Italians think…
-
Can Russia be stopped?
Tensions are rising between Russia and the West. Can an invasion of Ukraine and an international war be avoided? Political scientist and Russia expert Hans Oversloot warns of the consequences if the West chooses a collision course. ‘Offer Russia a dignified exit strategy.’
-
Amy EaglestoneFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Jue WangFaculty of Humanities
-
Peter PelsFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Andrew LittlejohnFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Nidesh LawtooFaculty of Humanities
-
Jacqueline HylkemaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
-
Benjamin Fogarty-ValenzuelaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Ayokunu AdedokunFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
-
Haye Geukes -
Jorrit Smit -
Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
-
Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion?
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…
-
Eric CezneAfrika-Studiecentrum
-
Number 1 in The Netherlands; number 22 in the world: Political Science at Leiden University
Where to study ’politics’? According to the QS World University Rankings, Leiden University is a good choice. In the 2021 edition, Leiden and The Hague retain their position in the top 25 of the most esteemed institutes worldwide. Within the Netherlands, we again claim the first position.
-
Natália KubalováFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Luuk van Roozendaal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2021
In the 2020 presidential elections, voters in several, mostly southern, electoral districts of the United States saw ‘their’ polling stations closed by the local authorities. In order to cast their vote, they had to travel further or use the mail ballot. Media reports and civil rights activitsts often…
-
Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
-
Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
-
Military pilot and political scientist Jorik ter Veer: ‘I work with the invisible heroes of society’
Jorik ter Veer studied Political Science in Leiden. How does he look back on his student days?
-
Interview Tom Theuns in IQ Magazine: “NATO Resembles a House of Cards”
The rise of authoritarianism, the strengthening of the radical right, and the role of the EU in defending democracy—these are just a few of the issues causing concern today. Is the EU capable of defending democratic values within the Union and beyond its borders? In an interview from the Lithuanian…
-
Afshin EllianFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Jelke BethlehemFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Vishwesh SundarFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Clare FenwickFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
-
Reza Shaker ArdekaniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
-
Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
-
Jonathan CrockFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Wim VoermansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
-
Matthew HoyeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
-
Tom BuitelaarFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
-
Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
-
Mark WestmorelandFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Maarten van LeeuwenFaculty of Humanities
-
‘War with Russia more likely now Trump has spurned Europe’
Europe’s security suddenly looks uncertain now President Trump has started negotiations with Putin. What does this mean for the Netherlands? What do we need to do?
-
Shiru LimFaculty of Humanities
-
Rosanne BaarsFaculty of Humanities
-
Yann RyanFaculty of Humanities
-
Valérie PattynFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
-
Anna-Luna PostFaculty of Humanities
-
Antonella MaielloFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
-
Azeb AmhaAfrika-Studiecentrum
-
Jeanne VietFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
-
Mark RutgersFaculty of Humanities