1,010 search results for “politics in centre and eastern european” in the Student website
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European foreign policy after a crisis: change and continuity
‘Crisis and change in European Union foreign policy.’ That is the title of Nikki Ikani’s book that was published last month. We asked the writer five questions about her book. Presentation: 5 & 20 April.
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Europeaum Call for Applications - Challenges to European Security
Education, Research
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President of the European Parliament in The Hague: ‘Your friends don’t want to vote? Let me call them’
‘We have to have accountability.’ That was Roberta Metsola’ for her audience on Thursday evening. The President of the European Parliament had come to the Wijnhaven building to speak with students.
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Frederique Visser wins Hugo Weiland Thesis Prize 2020
Frederique Visser, winner of the Foundation’s 2020 Mr. Hugo Weiland Thesis, has been awarded a NWO grant to support her PhD-project “Rhythms and Rupture: Everyday Life in Three Towns in Habsburg Central Europe, 1890-1930”. She will be a PhD-candidate at the University of Leiden, under supervision of…
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Newscheckers wins European Citizen Award
The fact-checking initiative Nieuwscheckers has won the Dutch round of the European Citizens Award. This prize is awarded annually to projects and initiatives that deliver an exceptional performance within the EU.
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Europa Lecture: Paying tribute to those who apply European regulations at the national level
The tenth Europa Lecture was delivered by Corinna Wissels, State Councillor at the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Dutch Council of State, deputy justice of the Dutch Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal and member of the EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement arbitration panel.
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Meehea Park
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Genevieve Noordeloos
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Pablo Mendes De Leon
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Laura Bakola
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Leonid Kulikov
Faculty of Humanities
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Alain Ancery
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Luuk van Middelaar
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Els de Busser
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Vestert Borger
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Matthew Broad
Faculty of Humanities
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Bart Krans
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Dual PhD Centre
December marks the 15th anniversary of the Dual PhD Centre (DPC). Director Johannes Tromp and associate professor Mark Dechesne look back and ahead. Dechesne: ‘The DPC forms a 'community of knowledge' in which science and society are connected.’
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New: European Review of Books
Library
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Solving the Pachakutik party puzzle
The Ecuadorian Pachakutik party is one of the oldest indigenous political movements in Latin America. Despite not being very successful at the polls and hardly having organisational resources at its disposal, Pachakutik is still part of Ecuador’s political landscape. In her dissertation, Political Scientist…
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four countries, three of which are Caribbean islands. This structure is complex, to say the least. Although all countries are officially equivalent, in practice…
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Peter Meel
Faculty of Humanities
- What's New?! Fall Lecture Series 2021
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Francesco Ragazzi
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Maartje Janse
Faculty of Humanities
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Christoph Niessen
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Matthew Frear
Faculty of Humanities
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A quick call about the war in Ukraine: ‘Did Putin underestimate his opponent?’
The war in Ukraine has lasted almost two weeks now. What does Putin expect to achieve with his invasion and how big is the chance that the West will get involved? We phoned André Gerrits, professor and expert on Russia.
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Stefan Thewissen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Nikkie Buskermolen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Stefan Landsberger
Faculty of Humanities
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Paul Adriaanse
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Hans Mol
Faculty of Humanities
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Syeda Shawkat
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Grant for research on politics and play: ‘In both cases, a world is created’
How do politics and play relate to each other? Six Leiden academics hope to find an answer to that question over the coming years. They have received an NWO grant of 750,000 euros. Professor Sybille Lammes and University Lecturer Bram tell us how they plan to spend the money.
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Research: Administrative attention amidst political failure
For the next couple of years, Joris van der Voet, Associate Professor and researcher at the Institute for Public Administration will be heading a research project on top-level bureaucrats and how they go about making choices and prioritizing issues. He has been awarded a Vidi grant by the Dutch Research…
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Why vote in the upcoming European elections? European Law (LL.M.) students explain
Between 6 and 9 June, you’ll be able to vote in the European elections. But what can you expect from these elections? What are the most important topics on the European agenda? And why should you even vote? Students from the European Law master’s specialisation explain.
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Leiden Leadership Centre Summer Café
Last Friday, June 3rd, students, professionals and academics put their knowledge to the test during the Leiden Leadership Pubquiz/Leiden Leadership Summer Café. The pubquiz, hosted by Eduard Schmidt, touched upon public leadership in the news, posed statements about remarkable leadership research, and…
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Leiden University's world-renowned collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts
Lecture, Studium Generale
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Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2022
The nominees for the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2022 and the IRO Thesis Prize 2022. Who wrote the best bachelor thesis in Political Science?
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Heritage Quest project wins European Heritage Europa Nostra Award
Heritage Quest is a large-scale citizen science project in the field of archaeology that allows anyone to contribute to scientific research. It is the first large-scale archaeological citizen science project in The Netherlands and one of the few of its kind in the world. As part of the Cultural Heritage…
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Martijn Nouwen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Kick off European Strategic Dialogue Series: tune in!
How can The Netherlands, France and Germany cooperate more closely on issues such as European security and defence. Join the kick off of The European Strategic Dialogue Series, an initiative by the Institute of Security and Global Affairs and its partners in France and Germany. Joachim Koops tells more…
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Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2023
The nominees for the IRO thesis prize 2023 and the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg-prijs 2023. Who wrote the best bachelor theses in Political Science?
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Michiel and Jort: best friends, political rivals
With the Dutch general elections just around the corner, it’s not always easy when political differences exist within your circle of friends. How do you not lose sight of each other in political discussions? We asked best friends Jort Schaafsma and Michiel van der Velde, both students at Leiden Law…
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Sara Polak: 'We have seen a failed attempt at a revolution'
A flood of news reports, push notifications and even extra news broadcasts: on Wednesday, the world was shocked by the storming of the Capitol in Washington. Americanist Sara Polak discusses the events.
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Programme
When deciding what to study you undoubtedly read a lot of information about your study programme. Leiden University employs various systems to provide information about programmes and courses and to facilitate communication between lecturers and students.
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Casper Wits in POLITICO on the EU's China Policy
University lecturer Casper Wits wrote an opinion piece on the ongoing diplomatic tensions between the European Union and China for POLITICO. In this article, he argues that 'rather than shrinking from the fight, the EU must develop a China policy that prioritizes progressive values and human rights.…
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Modern Arabic titles in catalogue searchable in Arabic script
Modern Arabic titles in the catalogue of Leiden University Libraries (UBL) can now also be consulted in original Arabic script. Taking away the need to transliterate titles, has made searching for Arabic source materials in the catalogue much easier and more efficient for users.