1,415 search results for “state” in the Staff website
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Armed non-state actors in conflict
PhD defence
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Living and Dying with the State
The state, and specifically the idea of nationality, is almost all-determining in social life in the Netherlands. It determines how people identify, how we interact with each other, and what (in)equality in society looks like. However, ultimately, the idea that we can divide people into different nationalities…
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‘Immigration doesn’t threaten welfare states’
It is often thought that immigration threatens the solidarity on which redistribution relies. But looking at the post-war period, PhD candidate Emily Anne Wolff finds that this is not the case.
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State of affairs new conditions starter grants
Finance, Research
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Conventions: the oil in the engine of the state system
The rise of populist parties, the expansion of the role of the state and now the fragmentation of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Dutch political reality has changed rapidly over recent decades. These developments are in stark contrast to Dutch constitutional law that has remained almost…
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Paul AdriaanseFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Reijer PasschierFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Josi MarschallFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Janna GoijaertsFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Emily Anne WolffFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ekaterina (Kate) PukhovaiaFaculty of Humanities
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Gateways for Humanity: The Duty to Reason in the Automated State
On 6 June 2023, Melanie Fink gave a ‘conférence’ at the University of Liège, Belgium in the context of its EU Studies Seminar Cycle, organised by Ljupcho Grozdanovski.
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Kutsal Yesilkagit appointed to State Commission on the Rule of Law
Kutsal Yesilkagit, Professor of International Governance at the Institute of Public Administration, has been appointed by Minister Bruins Slot of the Interior and Kingdom Relations as a member of the State Commission on the Rule of Law, which was established in November 2022.
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Dutch state returns stolen artefacts: ‘Make sure to tell the full story’
The Netherlands returned 478 artefacts to Indonesia and Sri Lanka this week, on the advice of a Dutch committee. Rightly so, says Leiden professor Pieter ter Keurs from the Museums, Collections and Society interdisciplinary research programme. ‘But do make it clear why you are returning something.’
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‘Let politics be the focus at the State Opening of Parliament’
A big performance by André Rieu, food trucks in The Hague and more contact with the Royal Family: grand plans were announced in April to make the State Opening of Parliament (Prinsjesdag) a real ‘crowd puller’. For this year, however, we will just have to make do with slight differences in emphasis.…
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Carola Schoor on Politico on the State of the European Union speech
Carola Schoor, programme manager for Public Affairs at the Centre for Professional Learning (CPL), reflects on Politico on the State of the European Union speech by Commission President Ursula von der Leyen from a political strategy and messaging perspective.
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‘Put payment transations for private clients under one new state-owned bank’
From receiving our salary to doing our shopping: we are completely dependent on commercial banks for all our payment transactions. But what happens if they collapse? In his inaugural lecture, Professor Bart Joosen calls for a rigorous change: ‘Put payment transactions for private clients under one…
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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters
Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book The Government of Disasters. In this book Lydie explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters.
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Leiden Leadership Lunch: State of the Art Crisis Management: Implications for Leadership
What lessons can public leaders draw from crisis management? In the second Leiden Leadership Lunch in our series on ‘Leadership opportunities in times of crisis’ Dr. Jaap van Lakerveld and Dr. Jeroen Wolbers – experts in the field of crisis management – shared their insights from the recently published…
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State Secretary Gräper visits to discuss cultural heritage and opening up collections
How should we address our colonial heritage? And how digital and accessible are our collections? Outgoing State Secretary Fleur Gräper spoke with researchers and heritage specialists about this on 25 January.
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Post-quantum cryptography should keep our DigiD, bank accounts and state secrets safe
Our banking, DigiD and sensitive medical data: what if our entire digital infrastructure can no longer be trusted? Jelle Don has this question permanently in mind as he goes about his research. And that is no bad thing because without new digital security measures, our society will be extremely vuln…
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The Downsides of Equality Talk in the Welfare State 2.0 - Interview with Anouk de Koning on NIAS website
The new welfare state is said to be close to its citizens and does not dominate, but cooperate. “But this paradigm has a hard time to acknowledge the power relation that shapes the relation between state and citizens,” says Anouk de Koning in the interview 'The Downsides of Equality Talk in the Welfare…
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From the Spanish flu to Trump's handling of the coronavirus crisis: 'Government intervention can have unexpected effects'
From the Spanish Flu during WWI to COVID-19: the role of the American government in these Pandemics. Professor Giles Scott-Smith, who together with Dario Fazzi and Gaetano Di Tommaso completed the book project Public Health and the American State, discusses a century of American responses to health…
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Huseyin BeykoyluFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Serge RomboutsFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Manuel Cabal LopezFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Allard de GraafFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities
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Michiel van ElkFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ramesh Premaratne GanoharitiFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Paul van TrigtFaculty of Humanities
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Zionism: An Emotional State
Lecture, Public Lecture
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The State Legal Pluralism
PhD defence
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Afshin EllianFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anjali PanditScience
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Anais van ErtveldeFaculty of Humanities
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Clare FenwickFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Natascha van der ZwanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Jeffrey Fynn-PaulFaculty of Humanities
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Huub de GrootScience
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Abdourahamane Idrissa AbdoulayeAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Christian HendersonFaculty of Humanities
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Willemien den OudenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Anne Hafkemeijer
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Salvador Santino RegilmeFaculty of Humanities
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Ethnicity and endogeneity in the welfare state
Seminar
- The Psychic Life of the Welfare State
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The Israeli Right One State Reality
Discussion
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Randal SheppardFaculty of Humanities
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Jeroen DuindamFaculty of Humanities