1,061 search results for “politics agency” in the Staff website
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elected member of the Management Board of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency
In November 2020 former dean Rick Lawson, professor of European Human Rights Law, was elected member of the Management Board of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency in Vienna. He was nominated by the Dutch Government following an open selection procedure.
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Corinna Jentzsch
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Nicolas Blarel
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Maartje van Diest
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Robert SteinFaculty of Humanities
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Ymre SchuurmansFaculteit der Rechtsgeleerdheid
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Salwa TareenFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Eamon AloyoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Bart van der BoomFaculty of Humanities
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Joost AugusteijnFaculty of Humanities
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How is the economic and political turmoil affecting Britons?
These are turbulent times in the UK. The cost of living is high, leaving many people struggling to make ends meet, and these past few months have been tumultuous in terms of politics. University lecturer Anne Heyer explains what impact this can have on people's political perceptions and participatio…
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Sebastian David Pantoja BarriosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bernardo Reis dos SantosFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Advice to EU on looted art claims: ‘An agency could bring order to the legal chaos’
What practical steps can we take to resolve cross-border claims to looted art and prevent illicit trafficking in cultural goods? That's what the European Parliament asked Leiden legal scholar Evelien Campfens. Her advice: develop a registration system, issue art with a ‘passport’ and set up a European…
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Yuan Yi ZhuFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jan Meijer
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Arco TimmermansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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How to say goodbye to politics?
New ministers, new state secretaries and new members of parliament. Around the time of the elections, we often talk about the new faces, but there are also many politicians who leave during this period, sometimes out of necessity. How do you say goodbye to a political career? Henk te Velde, professor…
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Karolina PomorskaFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Bert KoendersFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Gina van LingFaculty of Humanities
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Aritri DuttaFaculty of Humanities
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Dorota Mokrosinska in Trouw on the advantages of political secrecy
Many people wish for political transparency in The Hague. However, political philosopher Dorota Mokrosinska argues in an article in the Dutch newspaper Trouw that there are certain advantages to political secrecy. She states that politicians are better at compromising with one another behind closed…
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Christoph Niessen
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Babak Rezaeedaryakenari
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers
On Tuesday 30 September 2025, PhD candidate Kathleen Brown will defend her dissertation 'Deception, Risk, and Evasion: The Politics of Sovereign Debt in Emerging Markets' in Leiden’s Academy Building. Her research sheds light on the hidden world of sovereign debt politics, revealing how governments…
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Hirad RezaiejooFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Nominees bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2021
The nominees for the IRO thesis prize 2021 and for the Prof. Dr. J.Th.J. van den Berg prize 2021. Who wrote the best Political Science bachelor’s theses?
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Francesco Ragazzi
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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‘Plastic politics’: how ideological debate was supplanted by abstract jargon
Over the course of the 20th century, politicians increasingly came to rely on experts. Their language was peppered with terms like ‘policy pathways’ and ‘evaluation frameworks’. This made debates more abstract and less ideological.
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Aslihan ÖztürkFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Abhimanyu ChettriFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Jaroslaw KantorowiczFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jonathan LondonFaculty of Humanities
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Soledad Valdivia RiveraFaculty of Humanities
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Diah AngendariFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Siddharth DivakaruniFaculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Fieldwork in the Favela's: Political scientist Juan Masullo Receives Award
Juan Masullo J., Assistant Professor at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science, has been named a 2025 Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholar. His research with Nicholas Barnes on public security policy preferences in Rio de Janeiro's favelas has been recognized for its innovative approach…
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Graig KleinFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Marieke van der Maden
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Anouk van Vliet
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
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Political Scientist Christina Toenshoff Wins Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award
Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Political Scientist, according to the jury, ‘makes a significant contribution to the study of climate and business politics.’
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Leiden political scientists Claire Vergerio and Kathleen Brown win awards
Two researchers from the Institute of Political Science were recently awarded prizes. Claire Vergerio received the Francesco Guicciardini Prize for her book on the historical origins of the primacy of the state in international law ('best book in the historical international relations category'). In…
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Christian HendersonFaculty of Humanities
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Sarthak BagchiFaculty of Humanities
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2021: the nominees
Tradition has it that at the end of each academic year, the best master’s thesis in Political Science is awarded a prize. For 2021-2022, the jury is considering six nominations. All of great quality, but on different topics. These range from political party bans to questions regarding commitment within…
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees
The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently and to provide a thorough, objective and sound analysis. That requires instruction, discussion, thinking and hard work. Lots of it. In some cases this…
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2023: the nominees
Towards the graduation ceremonies, you sense an increasing nervousness. Not only because all the tradition and glamour surrounding the event, also because that will be the day that the winner of the Political Science master’s thesis award will be announced. For 2022-2023, the jury is considering seven…
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2021: the nominees
As a Leiden University’s master’s student in Political Science you conduct independent research and report your findings to fellow academics and, who knows, to a larger audience. Your thesis is a showcase of your academic skills and personal interest, and perhaps even passion. Easier said than done,…
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Dario FazziFaculty of Humanities