376 search results for “comparative penology” in the Public website
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First comparative textbook on East African Community law and EU law by Leiden University
Published by Brill Nijhoff and written by leading experts including national judges, academics and practitioners East African Community Law is the first comparative as well as open access textbook on EAC law. The book provides a key resource for the research, teaching, and practice of EAC law. It also…
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Call for Papers for LUCAS Conference 'Practices in Comparative Medievalism' on 23 September 2022
Medievalism is the area of academic study that investigates the reception and reconstruction of the medieval past since the Middle Ages came to an end.
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Petr KopeckyFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Ingrid van Biezen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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presentations: Disability and inclusion in the medieval city: a comparative view between Europe and the Islamic World
On November 27-28 2025, the congress 'Disability and inclusion in the medieval city: a comparative view between Europe and the Islamic World' will be held at the university of Cantabaria, Spain. The deadline for submissions is 13 October, 2025
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Restrictions on freedom: the paradoxes of supervision
Types of supervision for prisoners on conditional release include the requirement to report regularly to a parole officer, electronic house arrest or community service. These are all serious measures for the person on whom they are imposed and for society. But it is a subject on which little research…
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Overarching PhD lab on Leiden PhD projects regarding Institutions for Conflict Resolution
On 21 June 2021 a meeting took place during which PhD candidates within the research theme 'Institutions for Conflict Resolution' at Leiden University presented the current state of their doctoral research.
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Winners Meijers PhD position 2019
Herewith we are happy to announce the winners of the Meijers PhD-positions 2019.
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Hester GrootFaculty of Humanities
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Maurijn van der Zee -
Arco TimmermansFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Christina Luise ToenshoffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marijn van PuttenFaculty of Humanities
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Armin CuyversFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Egbert KoopsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Sarthak BagchiFaculty of Humanities
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Jiyan IlbrinkFaculty of Humanities
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Alain WijffelsFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Tobias van der WalFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frits van der MeerFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Fagan & Kopecký (eds), The Routledge Handbook of East European Politics
This handbook is aimed at a wide readership interested in developing an understanding of the political, economic, and social complexity of Eastern Europe. It covers Central Europe, the Baltic republics, South Eastern Europe, and the Western Balkans, as well as all the countries of the former Soviet…
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Launch project of the Leiden centre for the legal and comparative study of the East African Community (LEAC)
With the economic surge in East Africa, the East African Community, formally founded in 1999 and now consisting of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi, is rapidly developing. A common market is being established, and a monetary union is under construction. The EAC thereby forms an important…
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Niels SchoubbenFaculty of Humanities
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Resumptive Prolepsis. A Study in Indirect A'-Dependencies
This dissertation investigates A'-dependencies in Standard German, Zurich German and Dutch where the dislocated constituent is indirectly, i.e. not transformationally, related to the position where it is interpreted. The analysis is carried out within the Principles & Parameters framework.
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Academy Research Grant awarded to collaborative research design on comparing case law review method vs court file studies
Last Friday, during the ELS Academy Annual Event, Loran Kostense (VU), Sofia de Jong (Leiden University), Rieneke Stelma-Roorda (VU) and Anne Verboom (Leiden University) were awarded a €5000 research grant to carry out research on comparing the method of case law reviews versus court file studies. In…
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Beryl ter Haar participated a comparative research paper on the free movement of workers in the EU and EAU
On invitation by prof. Nikita Lyutov (Kutafin State Law University Moscow), Beryl ter Haar participated in a kick-off meeting on a comparative research paper on the free movement of workers within the EU and the Eurasian Economic Union held by Kutafin State Law University on the 24th of January 2019…
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Patterns of Politicization in 14 Democracies
Under what circumstances is politicization more likely to occur than others, and what impact does politicization have on government legitimacy and performance?
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The Syntax of Being Different: How Human Language Expresses Otherness
This PhD project investigates what the universal and variable morphosyntactic properties of linguistic expressions of otherness are and how they can be modelled theoretically.
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Yes/no question-marking in Italian dialects - A typological, theoretical and experimental approach
This dissertation provides an account of polar questions in Italian dialects from a typological, theoretical and empirical perspective.
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Marieke LiemFaculteit Governance and Global Affairs
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Kate BellamyFaculty of Humanities
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Ruling Overseas: Connected Practices of Governance of Law
Ruling Overseas: Connected Practices of Governance of Law
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Rik van GijnFaculty of Humanities
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The Hittite Inherited Lexicon
This dissertation attempts to describe the linguistic history of Hittite on the basis of a systematic etymological treatment of its entire inherited lexicon, precisely analyzing the phonological and morphological developments.
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The development of the Proto-Indo-European syllabic liquids in Greek
Ancient Greek was spoken in a large number of different dialects. Although we do not find direct evidence for syllabic liquids in any of our sources, comparative evidence shows that these sounds must have been present in Proto-Greek, and that they were retained until comparatively recently in the prehistory…
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De ventielfunctie van de artikel 12 Sv-procedure: klachten tegen niet- vervolging in maatschappelijk gevoelige kwesties
PhD defence
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Seeking justice is also democracy
Increasingly, citizens are going to court to challenge decisions by the Public Prosecution Service not to prosecute in certain, sometimes socially sensitive, cases. Yet, these citizens are not always taken seriously as democratically engaged persons. A mistake, says Sophie Koning.
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Asmaa KhadimFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Paz Gonzalez GonzalezFaculty of Humanities
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Irma Mosquera ValderramaFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Fotini Vassou
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Thomas ScarffFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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A Typology of Verbal Derivation in Ethiopian Afro-Asiatic Languages
The general objective of this thesis is to determine a typology of verbal derivation in Ethiopian Afro-asiatic languages.
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Two new English-taught bachelor’s programmes
An English-taught bachelor’s programme is a perfect way to prepare for the international job market! Starting in September 2017, two new English-taught bachelor’s programmes addressing topical issues, each from its own perspective, will be offered by Leiden University’s Faculty of Humanities.
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Stephen HarrisFaculty of Humanities
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Wouter Veenendaal
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Matthew FrearFaculty of Humanities
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Maarten Jansen compares ancient Mexican writing systems as Distinguished Emeritus Professor in Bonn
Maarten Jansen, professor emeritus at the Faculty of Archaeology, was appointed as Distinguished Emeritus Professor for two years at the University of Bonn. In this position, Jansen, a world-renowned specialist on ancient Mexican pictorial manuscripts, will further expand upon the long-standing collaboration…