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Back to the Future: What vision of the future did people have during perestroika?
In many Central and Eastern European countries, a period of greater openness emerged in the late 1980s. How did this affect the future perspective of residents? And can we learn anything from this period for our current times? University lecturer Dorine Schellens delves into the literature to investigate…
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Chibuike UcheAfrican Studies Centre
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Esther EdelmannFaculty of Humanities
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Vincent ChangFaculty of Humanities
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'We are already going to see this effect of the coalition agreement in the coming weeks'
Few details, relatively few words. The coalition agreement presented is one of the shortest in the past 20 years, Arco Timmermans knows. Consequently, the outlines were not negotiated for very long, which has its advantages and disadvantages. 'Over the next few weeks, we are mainly going to see the…
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Ralph Kijk in de VegteAdministrative Shared Service Centre
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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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Memory Politics and Contentious Heritage in Anṣār Allāh/Ḥūthī Yemen
Lecture, Leiden Yemeni Studies Lecture Series
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Ellen van ReulerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Joshua Musumi ChibuyiFaculty of Humanities
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Jesse Doornenbal
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behaviour in Dutch municipal councils, ideology or coalition-opposition dynamics?' He was awarded the prize during the ECPR summer school on parliaments in F…
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Ski Slopes, Sandy Beaches, and the Politics of Tourism in Kim Jong Un's North Korea
Lecture
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Israeli Politics Now
Debate
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MIVD director Peter Reesink delivers first Arthur Docters van Leeuwen annual lecture: ‘Collaboration is essential’
On 10 December, the Intelligence and Security Research Group of ISGA had the honour of hosting Vice Admiral Peter Reesink for the inaugural Arthur Docters van Leeuwen Lecture.
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Eline Joor
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Anna van Dijk
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Debbie Tromper
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Judy SpruitSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Nynke Heegstra
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Fotini Vassou
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Aris Agoglossakis Foley
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Ylva KlaassenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Lies van HeterenSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Wencke Appelman
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Daniëlle Lovink
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Sandra MeddelerSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Wendy Wiersma
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Giles Scott-SmithFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Willem van der DoesSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Student protests in Serbia: Evolution, prospects and lessons
On June 16, 2025, the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University hosted a panel debate about the ongoing mass student-led protests in Serbia. The protests have shaken the increasingly illiberal regime in Serbia to its core and have grown into the largest student protests in Europe since 196…
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Call for interest: MARS staff exchange programme “Non-Western Migration Regimes in a Global Perspective”
Are you working at Leiden University and researching migration regimes outside of the Global North? Are you interested in doing fieldwork or a research visit at one of our partner universities? Then you might want to join the Leiden team of the EU-funded Marie Curie Staff Exchange Network on non-western…
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Gaza: Humanitarian and Political Challenges
Lecture
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Alp YenenFaculty of Humanities
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Natasha WoodFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Kenan van de Mieroop
Faculty of Humanities
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Asier Hernández Aguirresarobe
Faculty of Humanities
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Emma KorpershoekFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Strong need to talk together about Ukraine
Everyone has been watching the attack on Ukraine, a war on the European continent, with a sense of foreboding. It will bring devastation, loss, suffering and worry and it raises questions. With these words, Rector Magnificus Hester Bijl opened the meeting on the war in Ukraine at Wijnhaven on Thursday…
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Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award
Assistant Professor Juan Masullo of the Institute of Political Science has been awarded the 2025 Alexander George Best Article Award for his work on interviews and process tracing.
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Frans Willem KorstenFaculty of Humanities
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Roos van der Haer
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Ben SchoenmakerFaculty of Humanities
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Sara PolakFaculty of Humanities
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A quick call on the war in Ukraine: 'Putin has made a diplomatic end almost impossible'
The war in Ukraine is entering a new phase with the announcement of a partial Russian military mobilisation and the intention to annex four Ukrainian regions. Why is Putin making these decisions just now and what consequences will they have for the course of the war? We talk to professor and Russia…
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Pepita HesselberthFaculty of Humanities
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Dimiter Toshkov and Honorata Mazepus in The Economist about the 'winner-loser gap'
The Economist published an article about a working paper about the effects of democratic elections on satisfaction with democracy. The paper was written by Dimiter Koshkov, Associate Professor at the Institute of Public Administration and Honorata Mazepus, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security…
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Between Power and Public Opinion: State Reform in Nepal
On 24 April 2025, political scientist Pawan Kumar Sen will defend his PhD dissertation, "Transforming Nepal’s Political System: Party Positions and Public Opinion (2004-2012)," at Leiden University. His research examines how Nepal’s major political parties navigated key state restructuring reforms—republicanism,…