787 search results for “politics in the uit states” in the Student website
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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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Antoaneta DimitrovaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Lowlands as lab: virtual trips in the name of science
While tens of thousands of visitors dance to deafening music, a team of Leiden psychologists are trying to collect data for their research at Lowlands. How do festivalgoers experience a virtual trip? And what role do factors such as too little sleep and whether they have experience with psychedelics…
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War in the Middle East: What are the implications?
The US-Israeli strikes on Iran have been welcomed by critics of the regime but have also prompted intense concern. They’ve triggered a dangerous domino effect across the region and beyond. Leiden experts share their insights on the potential consequences.
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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)
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Prompt Power: Using AI Tools for Political Science Research (Leiden session)
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European Border Policing Amidst (Geo-)Political Turmoil
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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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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Louis SickingFaculty of Humanities
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Unaesah RahmahFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Lars BrummelFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas RenardFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Alysa EijkelenboomFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Vittorio NespecaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Olaf van VlietFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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?
- Daring questions in Islam
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Nira WickramasingheFaculty of Humanities
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Constant HijzenFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Eric StormFaculty 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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Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate
The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch Senate.
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Ritanjan DasFaculty of Humanities
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Willows in the Dutch polder
What will the Dutch polder landscape look like in the future? Ecologists and social scientists, in collaboration with farmers and citizens, are trying to answer this question in Polderlab VrouwVenne just outside of Leiden.
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LUCIR Seminar: The Far Right and Global Environmental Politics
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Isaac ScarboroughFaculty of Humanities
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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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Marleen ReichgeltFaculty of Humanities
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Brandon ZichaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Pouwel van SchootenFaculty of Humanities
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Ilan PeledFaculty of Humanities
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Mark de Rooij
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Robert Tijssen
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