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• Political Scientist Adina Akbik Joins Young Academy Leiden News - 14 June 2024

  Adina Akbik has been appointed as a new member of the Young Academy Leiden (YAL) as of 1 September 2024. Akbik is Senior Assistant Professor of European Politics at Leiden University. YAL serves as a platform for early career academics, and Akbik is keen to promote the needs and interests of young researchers…

• Dutch election shows renewed support for pro-european politics News - 4 November 2025

  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.

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  Vineet Thakur Assistant professor

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  Nadia Sonneveld Associate Professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

• Political Scientist Matthew Longo wins Orwell Prize for his book News - 18 July 2024

  The latest book by political scientist Matthew Longo came out this spring: 'The Picnic: A Dream of Freedom and the Collapse of the Iron Curtain'. In addition to its many favourable reviews, the book received the prestigious Orwell Prize this summer, which highlights exceptional books on politics.

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  Isabelle Duijvesteijn Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Sarah de Lange Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Pepita Hesselberth in Hermitix podcast about her book News - 6 February 2023

  University lecturers Pepita Hesselberth and Joost de Bloois (UvA) were interviewed in a Hermetix podcast about their co-edited book Politics of Withdrawal: Media, Arts, Theory.

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  Peter Liebregts Professor

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  Igor Boog Director of Studies / Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Priscilla Lam PhD candidate

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Hilde Gunnink Lecturer

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  Alette Vonk Lecturer

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  Jenneke van der Wal Associate professor

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  Timo McGregor Postdoc

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  Metje Postma Guest

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Mark Dechesne Associate professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Irene Moretti Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  David Zetland University lecturer

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Gert Jan Geertjes Assistant professor

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Roeland Spruyt Researcher/lecturer

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Jorge Duran Solorzano PhD candidate / contract

  Faculty of Humanities

• Bernhard Willem Holtrop - master of the political cartoon News - 28 November 2024

  If you look at the postwar cartoonists of Dutch origin, Bernhard Willem Holtrop is certainly the most interesting, according to Frenk Driessen. He wrote his PhD thesis on Holtrop - who drew for HP/De Tijd and Charlie Hebdo, among others - and then also published it as a book.

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  Wouter van Beek

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Agnieszka Kazimierczuk Guest Researcher

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

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  Christopher Green University lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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  John-Harmen Valk University Lecturer Religion in International Relations

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Shelly Biesel Postdoc

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Elsa Charlety Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Kristin Makszin Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Emil Wolff Assistant professor

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Mari Miyamoto Guest Researcher

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Caterina Sartori Lecturer

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  Sem Grootscholten Lecturer

  Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs

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  Stefan Thewissen Guest Staff Member

  Faculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid

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  Niels van Willigen Associate professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Nidesh Lawtoo Professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Alyssa Akkerman PhD candidate

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Carina van de Wetering Lecturer

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Michael Sampson Senior Assistant Professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist News - 24 May 2024

  When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…

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  Sebastian Sewerin Lecturer 3

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

• Political Scientists Jelena Belic and Tom Theuns Receive NWO XS Grants News - 5 February 2025

  Dr. Jelena Belic and Dr. Tom Theuns have each been awarded XS grants from the NWO to develop innovative lines of research. Dr. Belic’s project examines distinctive ways in which the deployment of digital technologies interferes with freedom, while Dr. Theuns explores the ideological tensions between…

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  Victoria Nyst Associate professor

  Afrika-Studiecentrum

• Book: The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East News - 2 March 2022

  Five questions for James Shires, assistant professor at ISGA, about his new book, The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East. The book is available to order now.

• Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2021 News - 25 October 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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  Radhika Gupta Assistant professor

  Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences

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  Matthew Frear Assistant professor

  Faculty of Humanities

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  Evert Jan van Leeuwen University Lecturer

  Faculty of Humanities

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