2,478 search results for “contemporary american politics” in the Public website
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Political Legitimacy under Debate: Democracy and Authority in the Netherlands in the 1880s, 1930s, and 1960s
Debates on political legitimacy in Dutch parliament in the 1880s, 1930s, and 1960s
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Andeweg, Irwin & Louwerse, Governance and Politics of the Netherlands
The leading textbook on governance and politics in the Netherlands. The authors offer a clear and comprehensive account and have revised the text to provide full coverage of recent important developments.
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Anne Heyer
Faculty of Humanities
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Thomas Fossen
Faculty of Humanities
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Non-citizen voting rights and political participation of citizens: evidence from Switzerland
In this article, Meier & Nadler suggest that while non-citizen enfranchisement boosts participation across all citizens, citizens with immigration backgrounds are more reactive to the NCV rights in terms of higher turnout. In this way, the paper adds a critical nuance to individual-based explanations…
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From Conflict Termination to Peacemaking: Role and Contours of a Contemporary Jus Post Bellum (or The Jus Post Bellum Project)
Should the law and norms applicable to armed conflict include a distinct category covering the transition from armed conflict to peace, jus post bellum, and if so what are its characteristics?
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'Contemporary Arts in and for Civil Society' in 'Routledge Handbook of Civil and Uncivil Society in Southeast Asia'
'The Routledge Handbook of Civil and Uncivil Society in Southeast Asia' explores the nature and implications of civil society across the region, engaging systematically with both theoretical approaches and empirical nuance for a systematic, comparative, and informative approach.
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against impunity in Latin America: the contributions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to domestic accountability processes
On 3 December 2019, Hanna Bosdriesz defended her thesis 'Furthering the fight against impunity in Latin America: the contributions of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to domestic accountability processes'. The doctoral research was supervised by Prof. L.J. van den Herik and Prof. M.A.H. van…
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Tom Barkhuysen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pralay Kanungo
Faculty of Humanities
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Luc Verheij
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Bolivia at the Crossroads: Politics, Economy, and Environment in a Time of Crisis
As Bolivia reels from the collapse of the government in November 2019, a wave of social protests, and now the impact of Covid-19, this book asks: where next for Bolivia?
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European foreign policy in times of crisis: a political development lens
EU foreign policy has become increasingly politicised over the past years, amongst others as a consequence of the succession of crises. Crises may engender processes of crisis framing and contestation. This article focuses on how the policy demands being voiced in these processes of contestation are…
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Administrative Attention amidst Political Failure
Public sector decision-makers operate amidst an abundance of information and unclear political objectives. Attention is the sine qua non of policy-making: What is attended to can be addressed in policy responses; what is overlooked or goes unnoticed cannot. Despite its importance, public administration…
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Enes Sütütemiz
Faculty of Humanities
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Frank Chouraqui
Faculty of Humanities
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Deep Hanging Out in the Age of the Digital; Contemporary Ways of Doing Online and Offline Ethnography
A brief review essay on some of the work that has been recently published in the emergent field of digital ethnography.
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John Gerring & Wouter Veenendaal, Population and Politics: The Impact of Scale
Political scientists John Gerring (University of Texas, Austin) and Wouter Veenendaal (Universiteit Leiden) evaluate the political implications stemming from the size of a political unit – on social cohesion, the number of representatives, overall representativeness, particularism ('pork'), citizen…
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Party, State, Revolution. Critical Reflections on Zizek's Political Philosophy
Slavoj Žižek is one of the most prominent public intellectuals of the left. His central claim holds that “today, it is more crucial than ever to continue to question the very foundations of capitalism as a global system”.
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Pablo Isla Monsalve
Faculty of Humanities
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The promise of organization. Political associations, 1820-1890, debate and practice
The central theme of the NWO-project ‘The Promise of Organization’ is the evolution of political organization during the 19th century. We focus on the enthusiasm, arguments and concrete activities of the organizers as well as the criticism offered by opponents of modern political organization.
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Politics: Chinese migration
Chinese organisations increasingly operate across the borders of China, and growing numbers of people from outside China are coming to live there. Professor Frank Pieke believes these movements have a significant effect on central and local government policy in China.
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Petr Kopecky
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Philosophy of Law, Governance and Politics (MA)
This master’s programme introduces the student to philosophical issues arising at the intersection of law, politics, and policy. This master’s programme is meant for students who wish to combine a master’s in Law, Political Science, Public Administration, or an adjacent discipline with a master’s in…
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Floris Mansvelt Beck
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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PUPOL: Academic Network Public and Political Leadership
Researchers of the Leiden Leadership Centre are active members of the PUPOL network. PUPOL is an international academic network for public and political leadership which fosters exchange of ideas and inspires collaborative research among scholars focusing on the role of leadership in the public and…
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The European courtroom as political arena
The European courtroom as political arena? Judicial interference in politically charged issues in European asylum law and criminal law
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Political Theory: Legitimacy and Justice (MSc)
This political theory specialisation focuses on the concepts of legitimacy and justice—political philosophy’s core themes. Immersing yourself in theories, philosophical and theoretical methods, and complex cases, you will make the leap from opinion to analysis.
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World Politics (BA Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)
The World Politics Major at Leiden University College The Hague examines the big ideas and the powerful forces – political, military, economic, social and cultural – that shape the world at every level, from the global to the local and everything in between. Political conflict is a key driver of many…
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Manipulating uncertainty: cybersecurity politics in Egypt
This new article by Bassant Hassib and James Shires is part of a special issue for Journal of Cybersecurity, based on a selection of contributions from THe Hague Program for Cyber Norms' 2019 Conference.
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Faith in Democracy. Justice, Politics and Transcendence
This book explores the spiritual potential of faith, mysticism and transcendence in answer to the dangers of a mythologised state and the sacro-sanctification of (liberal) democracy and its rule of law.
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The Political Narratives of Cryptocurrency Evangelists
Cryptocurrencies have exploded onto global financial markets, with the value of a single bitcoin growing from around 800 USD in 2016 to 67,000 USD in 2021.
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Porosity between Politics and the Economy
Porosity between Politics and the Economy addresses the relationships between politics and the economy in deeply original ways. It is a book motivated by a sense of urgency aroused by both the failure of modern capitalism and the environmental crisis.
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Facing Authority. A Theory of Political Legitimacy
Political protest is often at least partially about the question of legitimacy. How can we distinguish whether a regime is legitimate, or merely purports to be so?
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Graciliano Ramos and the Making of Modern Brazil: Memory, Politics and Identities
The complexities of modernization in Brazil and Graciliano Ramos significance for our understanding of Brazil today.
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Militant Democracy: Political Science, Law and Philosophy
How can party bans be justified? Which parties were banned in post-war Europe – and why? Do militant democracy instruments work? Is an international militant democracy concept in the making?
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Josh Robison
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Dennis Bos
Faculty of Humanities
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Hannah Kuhn
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Who is Afraid of More Women in Politics, and Why? An Analysis of Public Opinion in 28 European Countries
In this paper, the authors study how individual and country-level variables interact in affecting political gender attitudes in Europe.
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Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy
Are you thinking about studying Philosophical Perspectives on Politics and the Economy? Learn more and watch the introduction video.
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Politics: lobbying, influence and policy change
Researchers from the Institute of Public Administration study the mechanism of lobbying and influencing political parties and the behaviour of these parties to see how solutions are found to problems. This enables them to reach conclusions as to how best to effect changes in political focus and poli…
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Interests of states: insight into global politics
All players on the world stage operate strategically in order to safeguard their interests. Political scientists at Leiden University cast light on this volatile interplay of forces. Their research helps voters, NGOs, governments and international organizations make smart choices in this complex and…
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Briitta van Staalduinen receives Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association
Assistant Professor Briitta van Staalduinen has received the Best Dissertation Award from the American Political Science Association, Section on Class and Inequality. Her dissertation, Ethnic Inequality in the Welfare State, aims to reconcile the persistence of ethnic inequalities in expansive welfare…
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Maria Spirova
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jonathan Phillips
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Marijn Nagtzaam
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Denny van der Vlist
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen