2,966 search results for “policy” in the Public website
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The Sand Motor - Building with Nature to optimise coastal protection and other ecosystem services
How can mega sand nourishments, such as the Sand Motor, be designed and managed for optimal ecosystem services provision ?
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Centre for Science and Technology Studies
How do you ensure that research is performed, evaluated and managed in a responsible way? This question is also of the utmost important to the University itself. The Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) studies scientific research and its relationship with technology, innovation and soci…
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The migrant problem
The current migration flow into Europa demands effective measures. Leiden experts examine whether these measures are legal and hold up a mirror to policy-makers.
- Restoring confidence in the financial sector
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After graduation
Graduates of the unique Security Studies programme at Leiden University are attractive candidates for a broad range of employers, in a field that is growing and offers excellent prospects for academically trained security strategists.
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About the programme
Governance of Sustainability is a two-year programme, worth 120 European Credit Transfer System points (ECTS).
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Governance, Economics and Development (BSc Major of Liberal Arts and Sciences: Global Challenges)
Wrenching poverty, global inequality, violent political and ethnic strife, deadlocked, unresponsive or even collapsing governments, growing dissatisfaction with democracy and missed opportunities for innovation – these are merely some of the challenges of governance and development with which our programme…
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Career prospects
In this time of globalisation, the job market offers plenty of opportunities for people with intercultural competences and a global outlook. Graduates of our International Studies programme not only have expert knowledge of a specific world region, but also possess professional and consultancy skills…
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Applied Archaeology (MA)
The master’s specialisation in Applied Archaeology offers you the best start to your professional career in archaeology. This unique specialisation is a collaboration of Leiden University and Saxion University of Applied Sciences.
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About us
The International Institute of Air and Space Law, founded in 1985, collaborates with many world-class academic institutions.
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NWO grant for research on new type of global organisation
To what extent can global issues be solved by multistakeholder collaboration, a relatively new type of organisation? Jan Aart Scholte, the coordinator of the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) interdisciplinary research programme, has received a Dutch Research Council (NWO) grant…
- European Union Diplomacy
- Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research
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Hirschman, Accountability in Global Governance
Political Scientist Gisela Hirschmann (Leiden University) asks how international organisations can be compelled to comply with respect human rights. She finds that this is done through ‘pluralist accountability’: external third parties such as courts, NGOs, or regional organisations holding international…
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Crisis and disaster management
Training and Exercising in Crisis management and Emergency Control
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Text Mining and Retrieval Leiden (TMRL)
Text Mining and Retrieval Leiden (TMRL) focusses on text mining and retrieval problems in complex domains.
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Team 3 Study supervision & matching
In order to better engage students in our education and offer demanding help to students to complete their studies, this team will work out which facilities should be set up for this purpose and what preconditions are needed.
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Youth and safety
Policy studies and interventions in the field of Youth
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Research
At the Sport Data Center, five research themes are explored.
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Jewellord T. Nem Singh & Jesse Salah Ovadia (Eds.), Developmental States beyond East Asia
New policies, institutional configurations, and state-market relations are emerging outside of East Asia, as new developmental states move beyond the historical experience of East Asian development. Yet, the ‘developmental state’ is still relevant. This book, edited by Jewellord Nem Singh (Institute…
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Institute Council
The Institute Council consists of scientists, lecturers, support staff and students. They provide a forum for discussing the institute’s current situation and its prospects.
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Van Willigen, ‘A Dutch return to UN peacekeeping?’
Niels van Willigen (Institute of Political Science, Leiden University) puts Dutch participation in UN peacekeeping into an historical context. He analyses the reasons for the Dutch withdrawal from the 1990s onwards, and explores the obstacles and opportunities for a structural return. Van Willigen argues…
- Green roofs and Buildings
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Economics
The Department of Economics concentrates its research and teaching on Social Policies, Public Finance and Law and Economics
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Advisory Board
The Advisory Board is an external Advisory Council, to advice the Board of Directors of CML about general strategies, research and education activities and evaluation procedures (Dutch: visitatie).
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Sustainability on campus
Duurzaamheid op de campus, energietransitie, groen, circulair
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Research
The Department of Economics concentrates its research on Social Policies, Public Finance and Law and Economics.
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Ecotox
Ecotox is a stimulating top-facility that provides an integrative research environment around the topic of ecotoxicological testing and experimental research. Research focus: Dose-response modelling Mode-of-actions and mechanism-of-actions Test method development, in view of targets in AOPs (adverse…
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Scientists have most impact when they're free to move
An analysis of researchers' global mobility reveals that limiting the circulation of scholars will damage the scientific system.
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Specialisation Law and Economics
This three year long bachelor program consists of 70% law, and 30% economics education. A law degree is perfectly complemented with the economic aspects of society. This is a dutch program.
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Kernvisie team 1
Team 1 Vaardighedenlijn en interdisciplinariteit kernvisie
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Science, Management and Innovation (SMI)
The Science, Management and Innovation (SMI) group examines organisational dynamics governing the management of complex R&D projects and technology commercialisation.
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Team 5 Diversity and inclusion
Following the mid-term review, one of the faculty's ambitions is improving diversity and inclusion in our education.
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Healthcare
Training and learning in the field of Health Care
- Democracy and Citizenship
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Career prospects
Studying International Relations and Organisations (IRO) you are building a foundation that will benefit you in your future career, whether as part of an international organisation, or as a journalist or consultant.
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About this minor
Everything you need to know about the minor Latijns-Amerikastudies (Spanish/ Portuguese).
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Career prospects
Graduates of the Science for Sustainable Societies bachelor are highly-employable thanks to their ability to understand and address complex sustainability challenge from different perspectives, and their academic and transferable skills.
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Faculty Teams (FAiMs)
We encourage you to contact your faculty Academia in Motion team (FAiM). Each faculty team translates AiM's principles and activities to their own unique needs and context.
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About the programme
During the Latin American Studies Master's programme you will focus on key social, political, linguistic and cultural developments which are currently shaping the complex reality of Latin America.
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Book series
Diplomatic Studies (DIST) is a peer-reviewed book series that encourages original work on the theory and practice, processes and outcomes of diplomacy.
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The Development of a Secret State. The Intelligence & Security Services and their contribution to the National Security State, 1945-1989
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Smart Industrial Parks in China: towards Joint Design and Institutionalization
How to contribute to a quantum leap of eco-industrial symbiosis in China?
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Cuba
This is an Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility project of Leiden University Medical Centre with University of Havana.
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Practitioners' Perspectives
Many of the journal's issues contain short contributions from practitioners of diplomacy. These practitioners' essays offer unique insights into the world of diplomacy and they serve as a source of inspiration for researchers.
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Moralising Misfortune: A comparative anthropology of commercial insurance
Research on the morality of life insurance. What issues are raised when insurance companies define responsibility and solidarity? Has insurance changed since the crisis of 2007?
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Studium Generale & YAL
YAL now has its own lecture series! In collaboration with Studium Generale, we organise ‘Young Academy Leiden lectures'.
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Human Trafficking
Human trafficking is a very topical social problem, which because of both its social and legal complexity, can only be studied in an interdisciplinary way. Combating human trafficking currently features high on national and international policy agendas.