Graduate School of Governance and Global Affairs

A warm welcome to the Graduate School of FGGA at Leiden University.

Our Graduate School is committed to facilitate a vibrant community of scholars. Annually, we welcome a diverse group of talented researchers from both the Netherlands and abroad, offering them a platform to advance their studies. Our mission is to cultivate the next generation of excellent academics. Our research aims to contribute tangible solutions towards all kind of societal challenges. Academic and societal relevance of the work conducted by our PhD candidates is key.

Prof. Koen Caminada,
Dean, Graduate School of FGGA,
Leiden University

Governance and Global Affairs
Graduate School

Research Institutes

Institute of Public Administration
Institute of Security and Global Affairs
Leiden University College

Publications

Countering misinformation in the EU: origins, evolution, and prospects S.L. Vériter
Computer says no - Understanding Digital Authority D.J. Weggemans
Nederland en vluchtelingen: de politiek-bestuurlijke geschiedenis van de strijd tussen controle en humaniteit tijdens vluchtelingencrises tussen 1913 en 2017 C. Nagtegaal

07 Oct
PhD defence Public Procurement Distance A.E. Schermerhorn
16 Oct
PhD defence Adversarial Conventional Arms Control in Europe - The Quest for Peace W.E. Lippert
25 Nov
PhD defence Gemeenten in de wereld: The international policy of Dutch municipalities Pieter Jeroense
27 Nov
PhD defence Rotten trees, bad apples? - Understanding the intergenerational transmission of extremism Layla van Wieringen

Graduate School of Governance and Global Affairs

Research Institutes

Publications

Upcoming PhD defences