549 search results for “politics in german” in the Student website
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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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Jennifer DowlingFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
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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.’
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Roel BekkerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Ruthie PliskinSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Marina CalculliFaculty of Humanities
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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…
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Brendan CarrollFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Alexandra PrégentFaculty of Humanities
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Hilde van MeegdenburgSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Eelco van der MaatFaculty of Humanities
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Nike van HeldenFaculty of Humanities
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Sarah WolffFaculty of Humanities
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Nikkie BuskermolenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Natália KubalováSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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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…
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Saga Sjöberg and Thijs Brinksma win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2024
All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the annual award for the best thesis in the International Relations and Organisations and the Politicologie/Internationale Politiek programmes. Congratulations,…
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Ronny Wijling and Michelle Fairman win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2025
During the annual graduation ceremony, not only were the Bachelor's students in Political Science honoured, but also those students who had written exceptional theses. The thesis prizes reward work that excels in originality, social relevance and academic quality. This year's winners are Ronny Wijling…
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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.’
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Wanted: student-member of the Programme Board of the Institute of Political Science
Organisation
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(urgent!): student-member of the Programme Board of the Institute of Political Science
Organisation, Human resources
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Annaya Taradyla Rangkuty and Femke Verhelst win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 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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Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021
2021, again, sees a rich harvest of bachelor theses in Political Science. Students have been tackling fascinating subjects—ranging from European solidarity in the COVID-19 crisis to the representation of women in democratically elected parliaments—and crowning their research projects with interesting,…
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Jue WangFaculty of Humanities
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jacqueline HylkemaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jorrit SmitSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Pieter SlamanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Essi Pekonen and Ingmar Jansen win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2022
October and November not only bring a number of proud Political Science graduates, it is also the season to determine who wrote the best bachelor’s thesis. For 2021-2022, fifteen theses were nominated. During the various graduation ceremonies the two final winners were announced: Essi Maria Teresia…
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Hans MolFaculty of Humanities
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Müge Kinacioglu
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Vishwesh SundarSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Afshin EllianFaculty of Law
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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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Frits Meijerink
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Scholarships for international internships
There are a number of scholarships available for research and internships abroad.
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Mayke KaagAfrican Studies Centre
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Tin KapetanovicFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Tom BuitelaarFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Reza Shaker ArdekaniSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Bart VerheijenFaculty of Humanities
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Jorge Duran SolorzanoFaculty of Humanities
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Ruben RosFaculty of Humanities
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Marina TerkourafiFaculty of Humanities
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Antonella MaielloFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jeanne VietSocial & Behavioural Sciences