684 search results for “politics in power” in the Student website
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Ingrid van Biezen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joyce OutshoornFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Juan Masullo JimenezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Antoaneta Dimitrova, Bernard Steunenberg and Dimiter Toshkov about the political situation in Bulgaria
In the current political situation of Bulgaria, it seems that a long-term caretaker government is the only viable option at the moment. Dimiter Toshkov, Antoaneta Dimitrova and Bernard Steunenberg of FGGA analyse what the Bulgarian caretaker government can learn from its Dutch counterpart.
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Wanted: student ambassador bachelor Political Science (Dutch specialisation)
Education, Organisation
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Yara AbbingFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Aleena KarimFaculty of Humanities
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Rick van Well
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Powerful corporations determine climate policy in Brazil
Bribing a politician to gain influence or making sure friends end up in powerful positions: Brazilian energy companies use these power strategies daily.
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Christina Luise ToenshoffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Mateo Cohen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sine BagaturFaculty of Humanities
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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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Victor PosthumaFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Bruno VerbeekFaculty of Humanities
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Bastiaan HoornemanFaculty of Humanities
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Thomas WellsFaculty of Humanities
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Natascha van der ZwanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Henk KernFaculty of Humanities
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Conference ‘Power and Counterpower in Democracy: Multidisciplinary Perspectives'
As both old and new democracies experience increasing democratic backsliding, there is a critical societal need to rethink the design and effectiveness of democratic checks and balances. In this conference on Friday 9 June, the aim is to explore multidisciplinary insights about what makes the checks…
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Danique François
Faculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2023: the nominees
Towards the graduation ceremonies, you sense an increasing nervousness. Not only because all the tradition and glamour surrounding the event, also because that will be the day that the winner of the Political Science master’s thesis award will be announced. For 2022-2023, the jury is considering seven…
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Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal
On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…
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Herman SiemensFaculty of Humanities
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Co-Producing Nationalism in Crisis: State and Public Dynamics on Weibo
During the corona pandemic, the Chinese government's digital communication with its citizens changed. Hard propaganda was increasingly replaced by ‘soft news’. PhD candidate Dechun Zhang mapped the developments in digital society.
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WHEN POLICING BECOMES POLITICAL - International police cooperation in the era of spin dictators
Seminar
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Political Scientist Christina Toenshoff Wins Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award
Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Political Scientist, according to the jury, ‘makes a significant contribution to the study of climate and business politics.’
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Wanted: student ambassador for the master programme in Political Science at Leiden University
Education, Organisation
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter Veenendaal
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marie Louise KroghFaculty of Humanities
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Femke Bakker
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Duygu Uysal DincolFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Manuel Cabal LopezFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Andrew Gawthorpe on The Conversation: 'Trump is less constrained than ever before'
Lecturer Andrew Gawthorpe of Leiden University discusses in The Conversation the growing influence of far-right activist Laura Loomer in Donald Trump’s administration.
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Matthew di Giuseppe
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rosalba Icaza GarzaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Clara van DamFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans Oversloot
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Guido Maschhaupt
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Wouter KalfFaculty of Humanities
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Roozbeh Siyadatzadeh -
winner Paul Krugman back in The Hague: ‘Good policy is not always good politics’
For the second time this academic year, Nobel Prize winner Paul Krugman visited The Hague. Addressing a packed lecture theatre in our new Spui building, he spoke to students, staff and professionals about the tension between economic advice and political decision-making.
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ymre SchuurmansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid