Dr. Nikki Ikani is Assistant Professor Intelligence and Security. Her key interests are European Security and processes of warning and anticipation of international crises. Her work connects the fields of International Relations, Public Administration and Intelligence Studies. In 2023, Nikki won a NWO…

Brendan Carroll is assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration. Carroll examines how member states’ administrative structures adapt to and seek to influence evolving EU policies through their role in the implementation of regulatory policy. In his research on public organizations,…

Professor Willemien den Ouden is Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law at Leiden Law School and a Research Fellow of the E.M. Meijers Institute of Legal Scientific Research (one day a week). She is also a State Councillor at the Administrative Jurisdiction Division at the Dutch Council…

Arash Pourebrahimi Andouhjerdi is a lecturer at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.

We want FGGA to become a place where everyone feels welcome, at ease, and included. The outcomes of last year's personnel monitor and D&I survey show that we are not quite there yet.

Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar

Cesare Figari Barberis is Postdoctoral Researcher at Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA). He is working on the EUMOTIONS project, which analyses the role of Emotions in EU Foreign Policy. His research also focuses on dynamics of Emotions, Stigma and Ideology, with the…

Leah Powell is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Archaeology.

George Dikaios is a Marie Curie Fellow at the Institute of Political Science.

Meijerslezing, Meijersprijzen en Van Wersch springplankprijs en Nieuwjaarsreceptie 2024

De studentassessor: één student die als lid van het faculteitsbestuur aanschuift bij alle belangrijke overleggen en projecten. Zo wordt de student, een van de belangrijkste doelgroepen, vertegenwoordigd bij bestuurlijke besluitvorming. Assessor Julie Külsen draagt volgend collegejaar per 1 september…

Op dinsdag 10 januari 2022 zijn tijdens de facultaire nieuwjaarsreceptie de jaarlijkse Meijersprijzen en de scriptieprijzen uitgereikt.

The European Commission has appointed Dr. Joris Larik, Assistant Professor of Comparative, EU and International Law at Leiden University College The Hague, to a new pool of individuals ‘suitable for appointment as arbitrator’ in the framework of the European Union’s bilateral trade agreements.

Alain Ancery joined Institute of Private Law as a Guest Staff Member on 1 February 2020.

Agnieszka Jabłonowska is since January 2023 connected to the Institute of Private Law as a post-doctoral researcher

Shawn Donnelly is a guest lecturer in International Relations at the Institute of Political Science.

Olivier Morskate studied Public Administration at Leiden University and did an internship at the European Parliament's Liaison Office.

Daniel Schade is a Lecturer in European Studies and International Relations at Leiden University. His research focuses on the European Union and its external relations regime, in particular.

Gera van Duijvenvoorde is a Professor in Telecommunications Law (0,2 FTE).

Stefan Ćetković is Assistant Professor of Environmental and Energy Politics and Policy at the Institute of Political Science.

Seda Gürkan is Senior Assistant Professor of International Relations and European Studies at Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA). She is also a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges campus.

Jorrit Rijpma is professor of European Law, specialisation Area of Freedom, Security and Justice, at the Europa Institute of Leiden Law School. He holds a Jean Monnet Chair on Security and Mobility in Europe (MOSE). Since January 2024, Jorrit Rijpma has been employed by the European Commission, Directorate-General…

Met de komst van drie nieuwe masteropleidingen in 2025/26 wordt het opleidingsaanbod van de Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid nog breder en meer divers. De nieuwe opleidingen richten zich op economie, recht en bedrijfskunde en recht en migratie.

On Thursday 16 September 2021, the Opening Ceremony of the LL.M. European Law took place in person at Leiden Law School.

Luuk van Middelaar is Professor of Foundations and Practice of the European Union and its Institutions at the Europa Institute of Leiden University.

Sebastian Diessner is an assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University. His research focusses on the politics of economic policy and has been published in academic journals including Perspectives on Politics, Socio-Economic Review, Review of International Political…

Martijn Nouwen is an Assistant Professor in Tax Law and coordinator of the research project Tax Transparency of the Tax Law Department. His research and teaching focuses on international and European tax law. He has a particular interest in the topic of harmful tax competition between countries, which…

Erik Kroon is a postdoctoral researcher at the Faculty of Archaeology.

Lecture, European Union Seminar

Migrants are far less of a burden on the budget of European countries than is often thought. This is the conclusion of research by economists from Leiden University.

Dimiter Toshkov, Associate Professor at Leiden University, told CGTN Europe that the Dutch election outcome reflects growing support for pragmatic and pro-European politics. He highlights D66’s focus on education, climate policy and European cooperation as key to its strong performance.

Eighty years after its founding, the United Nations faces major challenges. Once established to prevent global conflict, the organisation now operates amid geopolitical tensions, prolonged wars and growing criticism. Joris Larik discusses this in Forbes.

‘Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy.’ That is the title of Nikki Ikani’s book that was published last month. We asked the writer five questions about her book. Presentation: 5 & 20 April.

Het Leids onderzoek naar gedwongen uithuisplaatsingen van kinderen heeft veel stof doen opwaaien. Op een congres bespraken meer dan 250 mensen het onderzoek verder om zo de situatie voor ouders en kinderen in de toekomst te verbeteren.

‘We have to have accountability.’ That was Roberta Metsola’ for her audience on Thursday evening. The President of the European Parliament had come to the Wijnhaven building to speak with students.

The tenth Europa Lecture was delivered by Corinna Wissels, State Councillor at the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State, deputy justice of the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal and member of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement arbitration panel.