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Dovilė Rimkute
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ebbe Rogge
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Vaccination policy should respond to the motivations of vaccine refusers
Research by Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Erasmus University Rotterdam shows that about 15 percent of Dutch people do not want to be vaccinated. If better use were made of the knowledge of local professionals such as GPs, it would be easier to…
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SAILS x GTGC Roundtable on AI & Governance
Lecture
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Land rights and access to land survey in Timor-Leste - a tool for evidence-based policy and advocacy
Develop a tool to assess land tenure, access to land and, and land tenure conflict in Timor-Leste
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Six prospective members of the new cabinet studied in Leiden
The Rutte IV cabinet will be sworn in soon. A fifth of the prospective ministers and secretaries of state studied in Leiden. Who are they and what did they study?
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Letizia Lo Giacco
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Amy Verdun
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jaap Reijling
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Annemiek de Looze
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Vlad Niculescu-Dinca
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Adriaan Bedner
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Salvador Santino Regilme
Faculty of Humanities
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Hilde Woker
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anneke Monsma
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
- International Symposium: Good Governance (1/2 ECTS)
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Business Against Markets: Employer Resistance to Collective Bargaining Liberalization During the Eurozone Crisis
Employer organizations have been presented as strong promoters of the liberalization of industrial relations in Europe. This article, in contrast, argues that the preferences of employers vis-à-vis liberalization are heterogeneous and documents how employer organizations in Spain, Italy, and Portugal…
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Non-take-up of social support and the implications for social policies
This dissertation takes an important step in understanding the phenomenon of non-take-up of social support and what it means for contemporary social policies.
- Lunch Seminar: Governing Delivery Platform Companies
- Lunch Seminar/Meeting: GTGC Climate Governance Consortium
- Lunch Seminar/Meeting: GTGC Waste Governance Consortium
- Two-Day Workshop: Governing Digital Platforms
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Enhancing access to EU law: Why bother?
In the past years access to EU law has been significantly enhanced via services such as EUR-Lex. This development not only allows for easy retrieval of individual legal acts, but for collecting information about the evolution of EU law in the aggregate as well.
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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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Management of small-scale -African fisheries: The Case of Elephant Marsh in Malawi
How does the management of Elephant Marsh Fishery in Malawi relate to wider contexts of policies, theories and regions? And how can the current management system be adapted to achieve long-term sustainability of the fishery?
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Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) Conference 2023
Conference
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‘Politicians need to get a better grip of international civil servants’
Out of sight of national parliaments, the European Union takes decisions that have a far-reaching effect on the lives of citizens. Professor of International Governance Kutsal Yesilkagit calls for more thorough research on how cross-border forms of governance work and how politicians direct their civil…
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Dutch cabinet formation talks have collapsed. What's next?
Pieter Omtzigt, leader of the ‘Nieuw Sociaal Contract’ (‘New Social Contract’) party, has withdrawn from talks to form a new Dutch government. Government finances are a divisive issue, and Ronald Plasterk’s decision to withhold documents on government finances seems to have particularly broken trust.…
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No definition of extraparliamentary cabinet in The Hague political arena
Following the recent debate on the formation of a new Dutch government, there seems to be no clear definition of an extra parliamentary cabinet. Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional Law, discusses this in Dutch magazine ‘Vrij Nederland’ (VN).
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Commercial consultancy firms take on role of civil servants
Research by Dutch television programme ‘Nieuwsuur’ shows that local councils in the Netherlands often lack civil servants and experts to support the implementation of the energy transition. As a result, they have become more dependent on commercial consultancy firms.
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How accessible is information from Dutch public authorities to journalists?
Journalists in the Netherlands are unhappy about the handling of their requests under the Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid, Woo). They say these requests take too long, produce too little results, and that communication could be better.
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Geerten Boogaard 'the provinces are generally perceived as being quite invisible and distant'
In order to create a better understanding of the role of the province in the future, Geerten Boogaard, Professor of Local Government at Leiden University, shed light on the subject in Dutch newspaper 'Algemeen Dagblad'. With the upcoming council elections and ongoing issues such as nitrogen emissions,…
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‘Cyberspace is more than just technology’
How can a society protect itself from cyber threats? Sixty talented young researchers and professionals are learning more about this at the International Cyber Security Summer School in The Hague.
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Leiden researchers present at the expert session Digital Messaging
On 19 May 2022, a debate was held in the Tweede Kamer (Dutch House of Representatives), during which Prime Minister Rutte was questioned about the news that he removed text messages from his phone on a daily basis. The Prime Minister announced during the debate that the Dutch advisory body on transparency…
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Little support for dispersal law in municipality of Westland
The ‘spreidingswet’ (dispersal law) has been passed by Dutch Senate and will take effect on 1 February. In the municipality of Westland, however, a majority in the council is unwilling to create 700 extra reception places.
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Which Dutch political party gets which ministerial position?
Now that the new Dutch government's plans are set out on paper, the chess game begins for cabinet formation leader Richard van Zwol. He has to make the next move and put together the ministerial team. But how do you know if you’ve made the right move with the right chess piece? And who is a suitable…
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Securing Humanitarian Operations: Preparedness and Response to Cyber Crises in Aid Delivery
How do humanitarian organisations adapt cyber incidents to their specific priorities and needs, and how can they adapt strategies of other organisations?
- Seminar: Trans-Local Collaboration for Good Governance
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Data governance: from open governmental data, to data commons
VVI Research Meeting 2023-2024
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Citizenship, Migration and Global Transformations
Globalization, migration, technological innovation and climate change pose challenges to citizens in European countries. These challenges test the limits of cross-national and cross-generational solidarities, touching upon the very foundations of governance and society. This research program aims at…
- Lunch Roundtable: GTGC x SAILS: The Governance of Artificial Intelligence
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Regulating Relations: Controlling Sex and Marriage
Regulating Relations: Controlling Sex and Marriage
- GTGC lunch seminar: human rights for governing digital platforms
- GTGC Lunch Seminar: Governing the European Textile Waste Export
- GTGC Conference 2024: Emerging Trends in Global Governance
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Arco Timmermans in HP de Tijd: Percentages are not always indicative for the social debate
The Social and Cultural Plan Bureau (SCP) published the report “The social state of the Netherlands”. In this research is it stated that there is no such thing as a political shift to the right. In view of the fact that the right wing is better represented in the House of Commons, this is a remarkable…
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Does a Prime Minister with no party affiliation have any clout?
Although Dick Schoof, of no party affiliation, has been nominated by the four coalition parties as the new Dutch Prime Minister, various experts have expressed doubts. Can he lead the new cabinet? Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, spoke to 'RTL Nieuws'.
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Can council members participate in debates affecting personal interests?
The Municipality of Veere wants to limit accommodation for tourists. However, this puts a number of council members in a dilemma. Are they allowed to debate the future of tourism in the area while being landlords themselves? Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law, comments…
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Christoph Niessen
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Eefje Cuppen
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs