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1,046 search results for “politics in the unit states” in the Student website

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

  Education, Organisation

• Annaya Taradyla Rangkuty and Femke Verhelst win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2023 News - 10 October 2023

  All Political Science graduates have good reasons to be proud of themselves, having successfully completed their studies and having demonstrated considerable personal growth. This October, fifteen bachelor students can be extra proud: their theses were nominated for a thesis prize. In the class of 2023,…

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  Caspar van den Berg Guest Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Nike van Helden PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Loes Oudenhuijsen PhD candidate

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

• Katharina Natter receives IMR Book Review Award News - 26 August 2025

  Katharina Natter of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 IMR Book Review Award for her book on migration politics in Morocco and Tunisia.

• Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion? News - 17 March 2022

  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…

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  Aditree Amin Student Assistant

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Patrick Dassen Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Rizal Shidiq University Lecturer, Economies in South and Southeast Asia

  Faculty of Humanities

• Tom Louwerse appointed Professor of Political Behaviour and Research Methods News - 11 February 2026

  The Executive Board of Leiden University has appointed Dr Tom Louwerse as Professor of Political Behaviour and Research Methods at the Institute of Political Science.

• 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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  Michael Kerschner Senior researcher

  Faculty of Archaeology

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  Eva Polman PhD candidate

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Simon Willmetts Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Frank Pieke Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Francesca Sofia Selano PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Nikki Mulder Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Lydie Cabane Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Andrew Gawthorpe University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Joris van de Riet Researcher/lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Henk Schulte Nordholt Professor emeritus

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Syeda Shawkat
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  Daniëlle van der Schaaf
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  Crystal Ennis University Lecturer Political Economies of the Middle East

  Faculty of Humanities

• Adrian Heier wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2023 News - 13 October 2023

  Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022

• Interview Tom Theuns in IQ Magazine: “NATO Resembles a House of Cards” News - 1 April 2025

  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…

• What are we defending? Steven Pinker on the core values of NATO and the Enlightenment News - 25 June 2025

  NATO not only safeguards our security and stability, but also defends Enlightenment principles, promoting prosperity, health and freedom. This is what eminent psychologist and thinker Steven Pinker argued to a packed Great Auditorium.

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  Frank Chouraqui Senior University Lecturer Continental Philosophy

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Toon Kerkhoff Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Jay Huang Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Anna Notsu PhD Candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Tin Kapetanovic Dual PhD candidate - guest

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Janet Connor Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Jennifer Dowling PhD candidate / self funded

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

• Developments in local politics research Event - 8 April 2025

  Lecture

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  Florian Schneider Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Eelco van der Maat Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Bernhard Rieger Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Anchrit Wille Associate Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Hilde van Meegdenburg Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Brendan Carroll Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Alexandra Prégent PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

• Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022 News - 17 October 2022

  Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022

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  Mandy de Wilde Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Anoma van der Veere Guest

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Ruthie Pliskin Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Marina Calculli Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

• Aïsha MacDougall wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2025 News - 5 November 2025

  Writing a master’s thesis in Political Science is a demanding yet rewarding journey. Every year, students deliver impressive research that showcases their analytical skills and academic rigor. This year, one thesis stood out for its exceptional quality. On 31 October 2025, during the master’s graduation…

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  Pepita Hesselberth University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities