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Teba al-Samarai wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2018
Teba al-Samarai has won the Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2018. Teba’s study deals with the distinction between ‘allochtoon’ and ‘autochtoon’, and how these terms are understood by various kinds of foreign- and local-born subjects in the Netherlands.
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Justice for Syria is possible, but only if political will exists
Atrocities have been the order of the day in Syria since war broke out in 2011, but the perpetrators are rarely tried. According to PhD candidate Elizabeth Van Schaack, the international community could bring justice in Syria, but only if there is political will. PhD defence on 29 April 2020.
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Lecture Oliver Rathkolb - The End of Social Democracy?
On 11 March, Oliver Rathkolb (University of Vienna) held a lecture about Social Democracy.
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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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Jonathan Crock
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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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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Ton Dietz
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Giles Scott-Smith
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Patrick Dassen
Faculty of Humanities
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Adina Akbik
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jorrit Smit
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Claire Vergerio
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Daniel Thomas
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Peter Pels
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hilde van Meegdenburg
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tim Meijers
Faculty of Humanities
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Bernhard Rieger
Faculty of Humanities
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Maaike Warnaar
Faculty of Humanities
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Rizal Shidiq
Faculty of Humanities
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Tin Kapetanovic
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jiyan Qiao
Faculty of Humanities
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Toon Kerkhoff
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Madeleine Hosli
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Matthew Hoye
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ruthie Pliskin
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Haye Geukes
Science
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Loes Oudenhuijsen
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Anoma van der Veere
Faculty of Humanities
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Jue Wang
Faculty of Humanities
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Alyssa Akkerman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Wim Voermans
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Niels van Willigen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Pieter Slaman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Pieter Slaman on NOS.nl on political support for Dutch student loan system
The student loan system, implemented in 2015 in part to improve the quality of Dutch education, is facing political backlash. Despite having signed the student loan system agreement in 2015, both GroenLinks and PvdA have had a change of heart.
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Rebel Legal Order, Governance and Legitimacy: Examining the Islamic State and the Taliban Insurgency
This article explores how ISIS and the Taliban have fostered support through their parallel legal systems.
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Reasons and Intentions
There are a number of problems in philosophy that seem to share a similar possible solution: 'Why do promises and contracts bind?', 'Why ought citizens and judges obey the law?' and 'Can we realize the gains to be made from cooperation?'. All three problems (as well as some others) share a possible…
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Memory in Early Modern Europe 1500 - 1800
For early modern Europeans, the past was a measure of most things, good and bad. For that reason it was also hotly contested, manipulated, and far too important to be left to historians alone.
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ANZUS cooperation in humanitarian assistance and disaster response in the Asia-Pacific: ships in the night?
In this article Vanessa Newby discusses how the ANZUS states of United States, Australia, and New Zealand that sit on the fringes of the Asia-Pacific, are increasingly using their armed forces to deliver Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Response (HADR) as a way of engaging with the region.
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Hawks and Doves: The Flawed Microfoundations of Democratic Peace Theory
On the brink of war, what influences decision makers to attack another country? Using innovative theoretical angles, Femke E. Bakker explores whether the basic assumptions of democratic peace theory are indeed correct. She stresses the microfoundations of conflict, questioning the assumptions on…
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Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference : Breaking the Rules: Textual Reflections on Transgression
The Journal of the LUCAS Graduate Conference was founded in 2013 to publish a selection of the best papers presented at the biennial LUCAS Graduate Conference, an international and interdisciplinary humanities conference organized by the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society (LUCAS). The…
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