157 search results for “terrorism” in the Staff website
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Pauline HuttenFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sergei BoekeFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Roy HofkampFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Multidisciplinary minor gives insight into cybercrime, disasters and terrorism
Safety and security risks ranging from cybercrime to terrorism threats are a growing concern worldwide. Technological developments have made security issues increasingly complex. This is typically a topic for the multidisciplinary Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Universities (LDE) curriculum.
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Michael KowalskiFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn on Barrons discussing terror attack memorials
Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn, PhD candidate at ISGA, explained the dilemma countries face in the aftermath of terror attacks.
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Bart Schuurman appointed Professor of terrorism and political violence
Terrorism expert Bart Schuurman has been appointed professor. As a researcher and lecturer at ISGA, he has witnessed the terrorist threat evolve and broaden. 'How can we explain these shifts and protect our society against them? That is what I want to focus on more,' he says.
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Terrorism is created in a social context: ‘We need to talk about context far more often’
‘Countering violent extremism – the international deradicalization agenda’ is the name of the book Tahir Abbas published last month. In this interview the associate professor in Terrorism and Political Violence at ISGA tells about the backgrounds and goals of the book.
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Erwin MullerExecutive Board
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Terrorism is declining, but the fear of extremism is on the rise. Why is this?
Just a few years ago, jihadist terrorism was seen as Europe’s most pressing threat. Today, we are facing hybrid warfare and extremist groups that are undermining our safety from within. Bart Schuurman, Professor of Terrorism and Political Violence, calls for a different kind of research.
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Bart SchuurmanFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Sarah Louise CarthyFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Liesbeth van der HeideFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Isabelle DuijvesteijnFaculty of Humanities
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Daan WeggemansFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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‘The historical pedigree of New Wars and New Terrorism’: meet LUCIR scholar Isabelle Duyvesteyn
Isabelle Duyvesteyn, Professor of International Studies and Global History at the Institute of History and member of the advisory board of Leiden University’s Centre for International Relations (LUCIR) is widely regarded as an expert on civil wars and conflicts. Her new book, Rebels and Conflict Escalation,…
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Mark DechesneFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Stijn van 't LandFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Graig KleinFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Thomas MaguireFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Edwin BakkerFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Silvia D'AmatoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Reeda Al Sabri HalawiFaculty of Law
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Tahir AbbasFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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In the aftermath of an attack, everyone claims a piece, except the terrorists
Terrorism is not a successful communication strategy. After an attack, the attention quickly shifts from the terrorists to authorities and citizens. This is what Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn argues in her dissertation: 'The aftermath: meaning-making after terrorist attacks in Western Europe'. ‘A year…
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Jeanine de Roy van ZuijdewijnFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Joana CookFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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John Sunday OjoFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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What does Islamist rule look like?
Joana Cook talks about the Islamist parties increasingly taking power in the last four decades on ABC News.
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Tahir Abbas promoted to full professor of Radicalization Studies: ‘I consider myself blessed to have this opportunity’
Tahir Abbas was named full professor of radicalization studies by the Executive Board. This chair, according to Abbas, is an excellent opportunity for ISGA to broaden its current focus on terrorism and political violence. Abbas was interviewed about his ambitions, writing as a form of relaxation, and…
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Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn on NPO Radio 1 about the attacks in Norway ten years ago
Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn, researcher and lecturer at ISGA, was a guest on NPO Radio 1 where she discussed the attacks carried out in 2011 by Anders Breivik.
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Joana Cook and Graig Klein Awarded Google Trust & Safety Research Grant
Dr. Joana Cook and Dr. Graig Klein, assistant professors at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University, have been awarded a Google Trust & Safety Research Award for their project Countering Violent Extremist Content Online: A Multidisciplinary Approach.
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Tin Kapetanovic
Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Helen DuffyFaculty of Law
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Roxane de Massol de RebetzFaculty of Law
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Funding for research: how and why terrorist groups employ drones
A research team led by Dr. Yannick Veilleux-Lepage (Institute of Security and Global Affairs) in collaboration with Emil Archambault has secured funding from the Canadian Department of National Defence’s Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) program to study the use of drones by violent…
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Afshin EllianFaculty of Law
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Becoming a terrorist provides income, safety and identity
How do people become involved in terrorist organisations? Liesbeth van der Heide sought the answer to this question in a Malian prison, where she interviewed terrorists in a tiny cell. She discovered that the will to survive and social context are often more decisive than individual ideological convictions.…
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Natasha WoodFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Emma KorpershoekFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Safety abroad
Leiden University has policies in place regarding travel restrictions for students and staff within the context of their studies, work or research. The basis of these restrictions are the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advisories.
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Terrorism and Foreign Fighters: Lecture by Dr. Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi
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Larissa van den HerikFaculty of Law
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Blue Sky Workshop: Terrorist Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence
On 7 and 8 November 2024, the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT), the Institute of Security & Global Affairs at Leiden University, and The Netherlands’ National Coordinator for Security and Counter Terrorism (NCTV) partnered to host a ‘Blue-Sky’ Terrorist Exploitation of Artificial…
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Francesco Ragazzi
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Sara KulicFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Jennifer DowlingFaculty of Governance and Global Affairs
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Internationalisation
Leiden University likes to work together with universities and other educational institutions outside of the Netherlands. In that way students and staff can follow or give lectures across the border.
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Jonah Schulhofer-WohlSocial & Behavioural Sciences
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Cyberweek
Did you know that research and education in the field of digital innovation are key pillars of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs? Over the next seven days, we are organising Cyberweek on our social media channels to showcase what we have to offer.