1,024 search results for “contemporary afrika politics” in the Student website
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Seran de LeedeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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What does Islamist rule look like?
Joana Cook talks about the Islamist parties increasingly taking power in the last four decades on ABC News.
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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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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Ruth ClemensFaculty of Humanities
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Gerlov van EngelenhovenFaculty of Humanities
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The role of EU in Dutch politics
Lecture, European Union Seminar
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How gas conflicts between Ukraine and Russia were the precursor to war
The war between Ukraine and Russia is playing out not just on the battlefield but also on the geopolitical playing field of gas. Conflicts at the start of this century about this energy source were, says PhD candidate Ilia Barboutev, a precursor to today’s war.
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Wopke Hoekstra in gesprek met studenten over de NAVO-top
Wopke Hoekstra, outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs visited Campus The Hague on 6 July to talk to students about the upcoming NATO summit in Vilnius.
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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
- Leiden Lecture Series in Japanese Studies
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Southeast Asia as method, History as prevention Decentering the history of measles (to better control the disease?)
Lecture, Global Histories of Knowledge Seminar
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Sancisi-Weerdenburg Lecture: The Achaemenid Persian Empire and World History
Lecture
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Goran BouazizFaculty of Humanities
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Laurie Kalb CosmoFaculty of Humanities
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Astrid Van WeyenbergFaculty of Humanities
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Alan PalaciosFaculty of Humanities
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Emmanuelle RadarFaculty of Humanities
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Gerritje van de Haar
Faculty of Humanities
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Célestin Leba
Faculty of Humanities
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Wenxuan Peng
Faculty of Humanities
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Joe FortinFaculty of Humanities
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Anders OttossonFaculty of Humanities
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Miguel MiraFaculty of Humanities
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Arash MohammadavvaliFaculty of Humanities
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Robin OomkesFaculty of Humanities
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Marijn van DijkFaculty of Humanities
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Geert Onno PrinsFaculty of Humanities
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Nienke van Leverink
Faculty of Humanities
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Jori SnelsFaculty of Humanities
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Lingyun Lai
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European Border Policing Amidst (Geo-)Political Turmoil
Lecture
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Unaesah RahmahFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Lars BrummelFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas Renard
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Alysa EijkelenboomFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Vittorio NespecaFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Kim van der Kooij
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Christward Gradenwitz
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marie-Therese Meye
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Linde Jansen
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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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Van de keukentafel tot de hoogste Haagse kringen: iedereen lobbyt
Je onderdompelen in de wereld van de lobby. Dat kan op donderdag 10 november tijdens de Nacht van de Lobbyist, een publiek event dat de Universiteit Leiden en de Public Affairs Academie voor de 2de keer organiseren. Vijf vragen aan initiatiefnemer Bert Fraussen, universitair docent bij het Instituut…
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The Complicit Politics of EU Migration Diplomacy
Lecture, LIMS seminar
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Cultural genocide: 'I see no scenario in which Uyghur culture can revive in Xinjiang'
Within just a few years, the Chinese government's policy towards the Uyghurs deteriorated sharply. From control and marginalisation, it shifted to violation of human rights. PhD candidate Elke Spiessens was right in the middle of it with her research. 'The fabric of the community is being completely…
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Research into sustainable finance: ‘Vidi funding is an amazing opportunity’
Natascha van der Zwan is one of twelve scientist of Leiden University that have been awarded a Vidi grant of 800,000 euros in this round. The Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration conducts research into investment politics and how to make the financial system more sustainable.…