579 search results for “the need politics” in the Student website
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Isabelle FrensFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Christofer TalvitieFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eleftherios KarchimakisFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Vijay BoltFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Pouria MirelmiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Seran de LeedeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ben SchoenmakerFaculty of Humanities
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Understanding far-right communities on alternative platforms: Jonathan Collins on his PhD research
On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Jonathan Collins will defend his dissertation A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of the Far-Right Alt-Tech Social Media Movement in Leiden’s Academy Building. His work examines the communication dynamics of far-right communities on alternative…
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Ties DamsFaculty of Law
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Sayeh MohammadiFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
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A better understanding of democracy across cultures and contexts
A new collaborative monograph of democratic theory, The Sciences of the Democracies, was released by UCL Press on August 7. The book, in the style of a democratic manifesto, is written by a large number of co-authors in a bold attempt to expand and deepen how democracy is studied and understood. Among…
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Prompt Power: Using AI Tools for Political Science Research (The Hague session)
Lecture
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Prompt Power: Using AI Tools for Political Science Research (Leiden session)
Lecture
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Vittorio NespecaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Alysa EijkelenboomFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Aris Agoglossakis Foley
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Paul Deutschmann
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Thomas Renard
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Julia Puente Duyn
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Lars BrummelFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Linde Jansen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Tim Kalkman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Christward Gradenwitz
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Call for Participants: Researching Migration Policy in Autocratizing Countries
Are you doing research on migration policy in a country that is facing democratic backsliding or breakdown, or that is deepening its already-autocratic character? Are you struggling with how to best do your research so that it is meaningful and scientifically sound yet safe for you and research participants?…
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Which MPs have Leiden roots?
Twenty-two of the 150 newly elected members of the Dutch House of Representatives studied at Leiden University or did their PhD research here. But who are they and which degrees are most popular?
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Wouter WagemakersFaculty of Humanities
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How to address sensitive subjects in class?
The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly discussed in classes at Political Science. Moreover, with a diverse group of students, there is a great diversity of life experiences, backgrounds and opinions.…
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Arjen Boin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Bart SchuurmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Frank ChouraquiFaculty of Humanities
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A political attack on academic freedom in the US
Symposium
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LUCIR Seminar: The Far Right and Global Environmental Politics
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‘Strengthen the position of the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom of the Netherlands’
Relations within the Kingdom of the Netherlands are imbalanced, says Professor by Special Appointment Wouter Veenendaal. The Caribbean autonomous countries and special municipalities do not have enough of a say and have administrative problems to contend with.
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How does the European Union deal with distinctiveness?
On 31 January 2024, Alex Schilin defended his dissertation ‘United in Distinctiveness: The Institutionalisation of Differentiated Integration in Economic and Monetary Union during the Sovereign Debt Crisis.’ What motivated him to research this specific topic, and how did he tackle this project? And…
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The PolSci Bookshelf: books released in 2023
The end of the year often means looking back with lists, overviews and stories. This combines nicely in a list of all the books published this year by various political scientists at Leiden University. Indeed, in terms of books, these scholars have certainly not been idle. A unique collection of stories,…
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Jan Aart ScholteFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Tahir AbbasFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jelle van BuurenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Karen SmithFaculty of Humanities
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Tazuko van BerkelFaculty of Humanities
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Martijn MosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Violet BennekerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Understanding public support for budget cuts and tax increases
In her dissertation, political scientist Alessia Aspide explores how public attitudes toward fiscal policy are formed. Her key finding: fiscal preferences are not shaped in a vacuum, but are deeply embedded in institutional, political, and societal contexts.
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Maria Amjad
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences