660 search results for “politics in island” in the Student website
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Wanted: student ambassador bachelor Political Science (Dutch specialisation)
Education, Organisation
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Rick van Well
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
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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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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Anthropologist Erik de Maaker on North Sentinel Island and 'Isolated Communities'
Erik de Maaker discusses stereotypical narratives of 'isolated communities' like the North Sentinels in De Telegraaf. He calls for a nuanced view by addressing the cultural, ethical, geopolitical and health dimensions behind their isolation.
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Bruno VerbeekFaculty of Humanities
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Bastiaan HoornemanFaculty of Humanities
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Jasper van der SteenFaculty of Humanities
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Lorentz Lecture - Why study islands?
Lecture
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Natascha van der ZwanFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Website shows the history of Sri Lanka’s ‘Slave Island’: ‘Soon there will be none of it left’
In the eighteenth century, the Dutch East India Company (VOC) housed its enslaved people on ‘Slave Island’ in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. Today ‘Slave Island’ is under serious threat from property developers. Senior lecturer Alicia Schrikker, together with her Sri Lankan colleagues Iromi Perera…
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Henk KernFaculty of Humanities
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Danique FrançoisFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Lauren LauretFaculty of Humanities
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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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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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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Rosalba Icaza GarzaFaculty 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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‘It’s a complete stalemate in Belarus’
What with coronavirus, the American elections and the Brexit botheration, we had almost forgotten that something miraculous happened in 2020: the repressed people of Belarus rallied against dictator Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years. Months later, what remains of the protest?…
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Wouter KalfFaculty of Humanities
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Diederik SmitFaculty of Humanities
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Hans-Martien ten NapelFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Salwa TareenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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How to say goodbye to politics?
New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are also many politicians who leave during this period, sometimes out of necessity. How do you say goodbye to a political career? Henk te Velde, professor…
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Sebastian David Pantoja BarriosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bernardo Reis dos SantosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Dorota Mokrosinska in Trouw on the advantages of political secrecy
Many people wish for political transparency in The Hague. However, political philosopher Dorota Mokrosinska argues in an article in the Dutch newspaper Trouw that there are certain advantages to political secrecy. She states that politicians are better at compromising with one another behind closed…
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Yuan Yi ZhuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Video: Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Leiden University
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) in Leiden is a unique interdisciplinary master’s programme, considering topics of freedom, justice and citizenship in the 21st century. Watch this video to learn more about the programme!
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Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2021
The nominees for the IRO thesis prize 2021 and for the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg prize 2021. Who wrote the best Political Science bachelor’s theses?
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‘Plastic politics’: how ideological debate was supplanted by abstract jargon
Over the course of the 20th century, politicians increasingly came to rely on experts. Their language was peppered with terms like ‘policy pathways’ and ‘evaluation frameworks’. This made debates more abstract and less ideological.