1,004 search results for “american politics” in the Student website
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Yoonai HanFaculty of Humanities
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Andrei PoamaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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Benjamin Kester
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eleftherios KarchimakisFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Alexandros Ntaflos
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joshua Musumi ChibuyiFaculty of Humanities
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Maximilian Wachter
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Marijana VujosevicFaculty of Humanities
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Maria del Carmen Parafita CoutoFaculty of Humanities
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’
The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will get involved? We phoned André Gerrits, professor and expert on Russia.
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‘Vastgelopen formatie te wijten aan afrekencultuur'
Expert in public affairs and politics Arco Timmermans advised the informer Kim Putters.
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The End of Democracy? Latin American Perspectives on a Global Crisis
Debate, Panel discussion
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Internships and research vacancies
During your studies you'll acquire a good theoretical basis. But what about practical experience? By doing an internship you can gain a clearer picture of a particular position or sector. For some study programmes an internship is a compulsory part of the curriculum.
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Historians’ Days 2026 'Future of history'
Conference
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‘New Rutte IV administrative culture will be difficult to create’
The Rutte IV cabinet is more or less complete. It includes more women than ever. For the first time ever, the Netherlands will have two ethnic minority ministers, and ministers without political experience but with plenty of professional expertise will also be making their debut. However, political…
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system was supposed to elevate the colony, but turned out to be token politics
In the late 19th century, the Dutch government introduced a tax system in the Dutch East Indies, with the intention of transforming the colony into a modern state. PhD student Maarten Manse wrote his thesis on this development and discovered how grandiloquent colonial ideals became bogged down in daily…
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Thesis and papers
When writing a thesis or paper you must make good use of the insights you have gained during your lectures and studies so far. You should also refer to relevant literature and carry out your own research on the topic.
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Adina Akbik wins Student-led Teaching Award
This September, Adina Akbik received the Political Science Teaching Award at Leiden University. Created by student members of the Bachelor's and Master's Programme Committees (OLC), the award recognises remarkable teaching at the Institute. Akbik was chosen from five finalists after receiving several…
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Mayke KaagAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Eline Joor
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Debbie Tromper
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Pawan Kumar SenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nynke Heegstra
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marjan RijnjaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Veerle WarndersFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Henk DekkerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nathalie van DoorenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judy SpruitFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ian Lau
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wencke Appelman
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Wendy Wiersma
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sandra MeddelerFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Daniëlle Lovink
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Just to be sure... At any cost?
Security seems to most people a basic necessity of life, a prerequisite for a good life. But if you think about it a little longer and deeper, as political philosopher Josette Daemen has done, you realise that security sometimes comes at the expense of other important goods, such as freedom and equality.…
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Macarena Alegria GarciaFaculty of Humanities
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Natasha WoodFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Emma KorpershoekFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Mira Burmeister-RudolphFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Solving the Pachakutik party puzzle
The Ecuadorian Pachakutik party is one of the oldest indigenous political movements in Latin America. Despite not being very successful at the polls and hardly having organisational resources at its disposal, Pachakutik is still part of Ecuador’s political landscape. In her dissertation, Political Scientist…
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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'We are already going to see this effect of the coalition agreement in the coming weeks'
Few details, relatively few words. The coalition agreement presented is one of the shortest in the past 20 years, Arco Timmermans knows. Consequently, the outlines were not negotiated for very long, which has its advantages and disadvantages. 'Over the next few weeks, we are mainly going to see the…
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Casper Wits in POLITICO on the EU's China Policy
University lecturer Casper Wits wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the European Union and China for POLITICO. In this article, he argues that 'rather than shrinking from the fight, the EU must develop a China policy that prioritizes progressive values and human rights.…
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Hoe kan de gemeente Leiden het contact met internationals verbeteren? Studenten Bestuurskunde zoeken het uit
Tweedejaars studenten van de Bachelor Bestuurskunde, track Bestuur Beleid en Organisatie (BBO), hebben tijdens het vak BBO II: Multi-level governance gewerkt aan een praktijkopdracht voor de gemeente Leiden. De bevindingen werden aan elkaar gepresenteerd tijdens een interactieve sessie.
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Raymond FagelFaculty of Humanities
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem van der DoesFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Judith PollmannFaculty of Humanities
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…