315 search results for “political legitimacy” in the Student website
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From politics to psychology: the power of games and play
The Bachelor Honours Class 'Homo Ludens: Why We Play' combines games, theory, and practice. Students dive into all aspects of humanity in which games play a part and discuss them, both on a theoretical an experiential level: 'Occasionally, you touch upon what play is, but then it eludes you.'
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Election student members Programme Committees BSc and MSc Political Science
Education, Organisation
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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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Eelco van der Maat
Faculty of Humanities
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Jan Abbink
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Crystal Ennis
Faculty of Humanities
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Caspar van den Berg
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Political scientist Juan Masullo awarded Elise Mathilde Fund/LUF grant for research on public attitudes towards the mafia
Juan Masullo (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) receives a grant from the Elise Mathilde Fund/Leiden University Fund to conduct his research project ‘Forging an Anti-Mafia Culture: Observational and Experimental Evidence from Italy’. Masullo aims to find out what ordinary Italians think…
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Political elites and regime change in the Middle East and North Africa: accommodation or exclusion?
Political scientist Kevin Köhler (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This prestigious grant enables him to set up a research group in the coming five years. Köhler and his team will examine how elite conflict affects processes of regime change…
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Number 1 in The Netherlands; number 22 in the world: Political Science at Leiden University
Where to study ’politics’? According to the QS World University Rankings, Leiden University is a good choice. In the 2021 edition, Leiden and The Hague retain their position in the top 25 of the most esteemed institutes worldwide. Within the Netherlands, we again claim the first position.
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Luuk van Roozendaal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2021
In the 2020 presidential elections, voters in several, mostly southern, electoral districts of the United States saw ‘their’ polling stations closed by the local authorities. In order to cast their vote, they had to travel further or use the mail ballot. Media reports and civil rights activitsts often…
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Vacancy: student member of the Programme Board of the Institute of Political Science
Education, Organisation
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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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(urgent!): student-member of the Programme Board of the Institute of Political Science
Organisation, Human resources
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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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Jay Huang
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ayokunu Adedokun
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Maaike Warnaar
Faculty of Humanities
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Tim Meijers
Faculty of Humanities
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Rizal Shidiq
Faculty of Humanities
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Peter Pels
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jue Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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Jonathan Crock
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pieter Slaman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Daniel Thomas
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anoma van der Veere
Faculty of Humanities
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Michael Sampson
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Brendan Carroll
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marina Calculli
Faculty of Humanities
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Andries Hiskes
Faculty of Humanities
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Mark Westmoreland
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Madeleine Hosli
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Loes Oudenhuijsen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Ton Dietz
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Hilde van Meegdenburg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ruthie Pliskin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Carina van de Wetering
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Haye Geukes
Science
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Jiyan Qiao
Faculty of Humanities
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Adina Akbik
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tin Kapetanovic
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jorrit Smit
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Niels van Willigen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Claire Vergerio
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Toon Kerkhoff
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Matthew Hoye
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Legitimation as political practice: everyday authority in Tanzania and beyond
Lecture
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Sustainability & Development MSc Policy in Practice | Leiden University
Research Internships in the field of Sustainability and Development focus on the challenges presented by the need to find ways in which consumption, usage, production, recycling and reusage can be brought in line with current societal needs. The Research Internships included in this category are being…
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Evert Jan van Leeuwen
Faculty of Humanities