583 search results for “politics in power” in the Staff website
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ERC grant for Jan Vonk: 'Mathematics is the most powerful language to describe our universe'
On 22 November, Leiden scientist Jan Vonk received an ERC starting grant for his research on the building blocks of mathematics. This grant is not his first this year: in fact, this July Vonk also received a Vidi from NWO. Four questions to the scientist who got two grants this year.
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All eyes on China: the Communist Party Congress is coming up
The world’s attention will shift to China as the Communist Party is set to hold its five-yearly congress beginning on 16 October. We talk to Senior University Lecturer Florian Schneider about how its leader Xi Jinping is expected to cement his place as the country’s most powerful leader since Mao Ze…
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The war in Ukraine: ‘When the rule of power replaces the rule of law’
On Wednesday 9 March, a Faculty meeting about the war in Ukraine was held for staff and students in the Lorentz Lecture Hall. By the time the meeting started at 17.00 hrs, the 220 available seats in the lecture hall had been filled mainly by large numbers of students.
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Special operations in an era of escalating great power competition: ‘There is no shortage of challenges’
On Tuesday 20 September, David Kilcullen, one of the world’s leading experts on modern warfare, visited Campus The Hague of Leiden University to discuss future developments in special operations and the escalating competition between great powers.
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How do you measure democracy? Leiden political scientist collaborates on international freedom report
Wouter Veenendaal, a political scientist at Leiden University, is an analyst for the Freedom House report. Freedom House is an American non-profit organisation dedicated to democracy, political freedom and human rights. In short, the report describes the degree of freedom and the state of democracy…
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Call for Papers 'Playing Politics: Media Platforms Making Worlds'
We are living through an age in which social media platforms have given way to entirely new forms of politics and politicking. It is no exaggeration to say: there is a before and after social media.
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Koen de CeusterFaculty of Humanities
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Nikki MulderFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Sem GrootscholtenFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Kai HebelFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marianne Maeckelbergh
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Ingrid SamsetFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Ratna Saptari Soetikno Slamet
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Elsa CharletyFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Alfred van StadenFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Reijer PasschierFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Annelies van VarkFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Ancois De VilliersFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Anders OttossonFaculty of Humanities
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Stefanie van EsveldFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Andrew LittlejohnFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Densua MumfordFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Marcos Neto de CordovaFaculty of Humanities
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Henk Schulte NordholtFaculty of Humanities
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Kristin MakszinFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Saskia PostemaFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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James McGrailFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Andrew GawthorpeFaculty of Humanities
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Emily Anne WolffFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Christopher GreenFaculty of Humanities
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John-Harmen ValkFaculty of Humanities
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Yuan Yi ZhuFaculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
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Bastiaan RijpkemaFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Frank PiekeFaculty of Humanities
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Bart van der SteenUniversitaire Bibliotheken Leiden
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Joris van de RietFaculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Simon WillmettsFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Graig KleinFaculty Governance and Global Affairs
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Adrian Heier wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2023
Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022
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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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Call for Applications: The 2023 Estoril Political Forum
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Opinion: Renaming ministries plays crucial role in shaping political agenda
Three new ministries have been formed in the Netherlands: Asylum and Migration, Housing and Spatial Planning & Climate and Green Growth. Of course, this is not merely an administrative act. These ministries carry a strong and political charge and play a crucial role in shaping a government's political…
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'Civil servants seem to have relatively more power than the minister'
Marlinde Kapteijn studied Public Administration at Leiden University and decided to apply for an internship after her bachelor. While she enjoyed the internship and was able to learn a lot, she also had to get used to it: 'I had not expected the ministry to be so hierarchical.'
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Joop van Holsteijn new Scientific Director Political Science
On 1 January 2022, Joop van Holsteijn was appointed Scientific Director and, as Chair of the Institute's Board, will represent the Institute of Political Science at faculty and university level.
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PhD Conference in Law and Political Science - 19 October 2023
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Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022
Ramsey Albers wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2022
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Joris Larik on Al Jazeera on the Dutch Political Crisis
Joris Larik, Assistant Professor at Leiden University College in The Hague, was interviewed live on Al Jazeera on 2 April 2021 about the current political upheaval in The Netherlands and the difficult process of forming a new government.
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Annick van Rinsum about her play: World Politics Three Times
MA International Relations: Culture and Politics student Annick van Rinsum created a play as a method to research her master’s thesis. “Through writing this play, I aim to contribute to our understanding of International Relations Theory. I’m specifically interested in the question how our theories…
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Book: The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East
Five questions for James Shires, assistant professor at ISGA, about his new book, The Politics of Cybersecurity in the Middle East. The book is available to order now.