1,534 search results for “political science msc theory prins” in the Student website
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Anoma van der VeereFaculty of Humanities
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Peter MeelFaculty of Humanities
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Maartje JanseFaculty of Humanities
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How do you measure democracy? Leiden political scientist collaborates on international freedom report
Wouter Veenendaal, a political scientist at Leiden University, is an analyst for the Freedom House report. Freedom House is an American non-profit organisation dedicated to democracy, political freedom and human rights. In short, the report describes the degree of freedom and the state of democracy…
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Saga Sjöberg and Thijs Brinksma win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2024
All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the annual award for the best thesis in the International Relations and Organisations and the Politicologie/Internationale Politiek programmes. Congratulations,…
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Bastiaan RijpkemaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Daan van den Wollenberg
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ronny Wijling and Michelle Fairman win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2025
During the annual graduation ceremony, not only were the Bachelor's students in Political Science honoured, but also those students who had written exceptional theses. The thesis prizes reward work that excels in originality, social relevance and academic quality. This year's winners are Ronny Wijling…
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Dutch election shows renewed support for pro-european politics
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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André GerritsFaculty of Humanities
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William Michael SchmidliFaculty of Humanities
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Annaya Taradyla Rangkuty and Femke Verhelst win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2023
All Political Science graduates have good reasons to be proud of themselves, having successfully completed their studies and having demonstrated considerable personal growth. This October, fifteen bachelor students can be extra proud: their theses were nominated for a thesis prize. In the class of 2023,…
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Leïla Gfeller and Tobias van Brandwijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 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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Essi Pekonen and Ingmar Jansen win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2022
October and November not only bring a number of proud Political Science graduates, it is also the season to determine who wrote the best bachelor’s thesis. For 2021-2022, fifteen theses were nominated. During the various graduation ceremonies the two final winners were announced: Essi Maria Teresia…
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Bernhard Willem Holtrop - master of the political cartoon
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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Ties DamsFaculty of Law
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Fieldwork in the Favela's: Political scientist Juan Masullo Receives Award
Juan Masullo J., Assistant Professor at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science, has been named a 2025 Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar. His research with Nicholas Barnes on public security policy preferences in Rio de Janeiro's favelas has been recognized for its innovative approach…
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Jos BrosschotFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Francesco BudaFaculty of Science
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Roeland SpruytFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Gert Jan GeertjesFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Mark DechesneFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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David ZetlandFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Irene MorettiFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Peter Grünwald develops a revolutionary statistical theory with an ERC Advanced Grant
Using mathematics to determine whether scientific results are significant or not. Peter Grünwald, full professor of Statistical Learning at the Mathematical Institute (MI) and senior researcher in the Machine Learning group of Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI), has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant…
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Pieter SlamanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Michiel Hogerheijde temporary programme director MSc Astronomy
Michiel Hogerheijde has been appointed temporary programme director of the Astronomy master's programme from 1 January to 1 September 2024. He takes over the duties of Harold Linnartz, who unexpectedly passed away at the end of December. Hogerheijde combines the position with his duties as programme…
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Lecture by Eliot Higgins: from conspiracy theories to profiting from misinformation
'The way we consume information has changed dramatically over the past fifteen years. You're no longer just a receiver; you participate, create, and spread information. So why not use that to improve society?'
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Ilios WillemarsFaculty of Humanities
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Antoinette HuijbersFaculty of Archaeology
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Lennart KruijerFaculty of Archaeology
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Christopher GreenFaculty of Humanities
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Shelly Biesel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mari MiyamotoFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Elsa CharletyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sem GrootscholtenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Emil WolffFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Kristin MakszinFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Stefan ThewissenFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sarah de Lange
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Claire VergerioFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sebastian Sewerin
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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‘Europe actually listens’: three Leiden political scientists about the responsiveness and effectiveness of EU policy
The image of the European Union (EU) as a remote law-making machine is widespread. Quite often journalists and politicians deliberately depict ‘Brussels’ as bureaucratic, even undemocratic, bypassing its citizens. And many of us buy into that image. Nikoleta Yordanova, Anastasia Ershova and Aleksandra…
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Ksenia FedorovaFaculty of Humanities
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Final meeting The Hague Southwest Thesis Project: practice and theory come together
During the final meeting of the Thesis Project on 10 February at 'Pand Zuidwest' in The Hague, several students presented their theses. Students from different disciplines conduct research on formulated practice-oriented challenges in The Hague South-West. 'The Thesis Project provides a connection between…