1,068 search results for “international politics” in the Student website
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Jan Abbink
Afrika-Studiecentrum
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Florian Schneider
Faculty of Humanities
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Students advise international organisations: 'I mainly learned how to communicate'
Twelve weeks of hard work later, the big moment has finally arrived: the third-year students of International Studies are ready to complete the 'Practising International Studies' (PRINS) consultancy programme by pitching their advice. We were invited to attend the presentations on behalf of Free Press…
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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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Mayke Kaag appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa
Mayke Kaag has been appointed Professor of the Anthropology of Politics and Governance in Africa at the Institute of Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (CADS) on behalf of the African Studies Centre Leiden (ASCL).
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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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Elitsa Kortenska
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Gitta Veldt
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ahmet Serdar Günaydin
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Barend Verkerk
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Floor Veldhuis
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Melanie Fink
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Helena Vrabec
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Helen Duffy
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Moritz Jesse
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Johan Jol
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Franz Wurm
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Joris Larik
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Lucy Opoka
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Camille Lefebvre
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Katrien Klep
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maarten van 't Riet
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Maxine David
Faculty of Humanities
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Vineet Thakur
Faculty of Humanities
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Vincent Delhomme
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ann Skelton
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kutsal Yesilkagit
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jacky Nieuwboer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Karen Smith
Faculty of Humanities
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Bryan Verheul
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Raoel Nanhekhan
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Joachim Koops
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ramesh Premaratne Ganohariti
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marieke Liem
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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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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Pepita Hesselberth in Hermitix podcast about her book
University lecturers Pepita Hesselberth and Joost de Bloois (UvA) were interviewed in a Hermetix podcast about their co-edited book Politics of Withdrawal: Media, Arts, Theory.
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‘It is important for us young people to get involved in shaping our future’
Alain studies Public Administration and is politically active. He talks about why it is important for young people to be politically active and vote.
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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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MIRD Students Explore International Organisations in Geneva March 2024
From 25-27 March, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visit to Geneva, Switzerland. Students participated in institutional visits focusing on a wide range mandates in the field of International Relations and Dip…
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Check out the new International Studies alumni video
What are International Studies Alumni doing after graduation? Get to know Guido, Paulien and Lennart. They all studied International Studies at Leiden University in The Hague and are now working in three different fields.
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Interested to learn more about Chinese political and legal culture? This is your chance
Education
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MIRD Annual Visit to Geneva and Visits with International Organisations
From 29 – 31 May, second-year students of the Advanced MSc in International Relations and Diplomacy (MIRD) took part in the programme's annual visit to Geneva, Switzerland. Students participated in various institutional visits, and got to hear first-hand from practitioners and experts on a variety of…
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What does the current international security environment look like?
Eva Michaels talks about the current international security environment, including intelligence issues with Sir John Sawers in an interview in El País.
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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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Leiden Leadership Lunch: Political leadership and the COVID-19 crisis
Even though the COVID-crisis continuously evolves and is marked by new realities and uncertainties, we can carefully begin to take stock looking back on the first phases of Dutch crisis management. What can we learn reflecting on the crisis strategies of this extraordinary and transboundary crisis that…
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Vacancy: student member of the Programme Board of the Institute of Political Science
Education, Organisation
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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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Cleveringa Professor: Holocaust remembrance has led to very different political lessons
From memorials to the armed forces to memory stones for individual victims. It was only later that the Holocaust took a central role in Western remembrance culture, Cleveringa Professor Frank van Vree notes. ‘Nationalists and human rights activists both invoke the experience of the Holocaust.’
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The PolSci Bookshelf: books released in 2023
The end of the year often means looking back with lists, overviews and stories. This combines nicely in a list of all the books published this year by various political scientists at Leiden University. Indeed, in terms of books, these scholars have certainly not been idle. A unique collection of stories,…
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Meet our international students!
The Week of the International Students, from 14 – 18 November is an initiative of Nuffic. The aim of this week is to showcase the importance of an international experience for both Dutch and international students. This year’s theme Meet the world, make the change highlights the positive change students…