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media: 'Collapse of Dutch Government Highlights Europe’s New Migration Politics’
The numbers of asylum seekers and the direct family members hoping to join them were not the problem, says Mark Klaassen. The stumbling block was the housing market. He says the asylum crisis is being used for electoral gain.
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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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Saga Sjöberg and Thijs Brinksma win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 2024
All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the annual award for the best thesis in the International Relations and Organisations and the Politicologie/Internationale Politiek programmes. Congratulations,…
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Rick van Well wins Thesis Prize 2018 Research Master Political Science and Public Administration
Rick van Well has won the 2018 Thesis Prize of the research master’s programme Political Science and Public Administration. Offering an insight into the hiatus of the literature on government-parliament relations, as well conducting an extensive empirical study on the working of local councils, Van…
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New book by Wim Voermans on Dutch political & governance culture: past and present
The past decade, against the backdrop of a fragmented political landscape, has witnessed the greatest changes to the Netherlands since the aftermath of the Second World War. The labour market, the housing market, the energy market, the bank system, the pension system, the healthcare system, to name…
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Leiden Law School hosts PhD Colloquium ‘Law and Politics in the EU’
On Friday 3rd February 2017 Leiden University hosted a PhD colloquium in conjunction with the University of Liverpool and the University of Oslo, on the topic of ‘Law and Politics in the European Union’. As part of the Interaction between Legal Systems 2.0 project, the colloquium presentations focused…
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Contributions to Chibchan Historical Linguistics
On December 5th, Matthias Pache succesfully defended his doctoral thesis and graduated. The Leiden University Centre for Linguistics congratulates Matthias on this great result.
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The diplomacy of decolonisation
The book reinterprets the role of the UN during the Congo crisis from 1960 to 1964, presenting a multidimensional view of the organisation.
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Lindley Murray (1745–1826), Quaker and Grammarian
In this dissertation, a comprehensive portrait of the American-born Quaker Lindley Murray (1745–1826) is painted and the influence of Murray’s Quakerism on his language use is investigated by analyzing a corpus of 262 of his unpublished private letters.
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Associations and Journals
An overview of Professional Associations and Journals
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The diplomacy of decolonisation. America, Britain and the United Nations during the Congo crisis 1960-1964
The book reinterprets the role of the UN during the Congo crisis from 1960 to 1964, presenting a multidimensional view of the organisation.
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Picturing Intimacy: Mediation and Self-representation in a Boston’s Religious Festivals
Taking as a point of departure the Italian American community in Boston and its process of collective remembrance surrounding Saint Anthony’s Feast, we address the limits and potential of montage.
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Ideology and Christianity in Japan
Ideology and Christianity in Japan shows the major role played by Christian-related discourse in the formation of early-modern and modern Japanese political ideology.
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Leiden Law Cast #6: Geerten Boogard on (local)elections & political upheaval
Leiden Law Cast is a podcast made by Leiden Law School, Leiden University, for everyone who wants to learn more about current legal issues.
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Friso Stevens in de Volkskrant about the Chinese investment drive
Friso Stevens, External PhD candidate at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at Leiden University, wrote in de Volkskrant on the Chinese investment drive.
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The formation of Islam: The view from below
By examining the impact of Islam on the daily life of those living under its rule, the goal of this project is to understand the striking newness of Islamic society and its debt to the diverse cultures it superseded. Questions will be the extent, character, and ambition of Muslim state competency at…
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What Trump's European visit didn't deliver
Professor Rob de Wijk (International Relations) monitored Donald Trump's recent visit to Europe. We discussed the outcomes of the different summits with the Leiden scholar. ‘This visit delivered exactly what I predicted: nothing!'
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FGGA Research Seminar: Globalisation and migration: The political economy of welfare state reform
22 November 2018.
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Martine BruilFaculty of Humanities
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Jay HuangFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ayokunu AdedokunFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Michael SampsonFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Brendan CarrollFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marina CalculliFaculty of Humanities
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Andries HiskesFaculty of Humanities
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Mark WestmorelandFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ton DietzAfrika-Studiecentrum
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Patrick DassenFaculty of Humanities
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Adina Akbik
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Jorrit SmitFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Claire VergerioFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Daniel Thomas
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Hilde van MeegdenburgFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Tim MeijersFaculty of Humanities
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Bernhard RiegerFaculty of Humanities
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Maaike WarnaarFaculty of Humanities
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Rizal ShidiqFaculty of Humanities
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Tin KapetanovicFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Toon KerkhoffFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Madeleine HosliFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Matthew HoyeFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ruthie PliskinFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Haye GeukesScience
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Jue WangFaculty of Humanities
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Alyssa Akkerman
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Wim VoermansFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Niels van WilligenFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Pieter SlamanFaculty Governance and Global Affairs