Governance and Global Affairs
Knowledge that benefits society is the domain of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). FGGA provides high-quality interdisciplinary education on and research into social and governance issues such as terrorism, organisation of public administration, climate change and economic crises.
Contemporary issues are approached from an administrative, political science, economic, legal and sociological perspective. The faculty is part of Leiden University and is located in The Hague.
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How can The Hague get a grip on labour migration? -
Can the Helsinki accord provide us with lessons for diplomacy today? -
Immigrants earn less than their Dutch colleagues -
FGGA researchers spotlighted in The Conversation -
ISGA researchers featured in international media -
Professor by special appointment Saniye Çelik wins Woman in the Media Award: 'Important that women have a voice in public debate' -
Academy for the rule of law: ‘Indispensable in populist times’ -
Russia's escalating hybrid warfare across Europe -
Empty seats at the 2025 World Economic Forum -
How Europe can reduce flood risk -
The role of chemical weapons in the Ukraine conflict -
Why is the formation process in Belgium so complex? -
From Newry to The Hague: A Journey Through International Studies and Community
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Racist riots in the UK: which root causes need to be addressed? -
Mark Rutte: The ideal candidate to preserve NATO unity -
Olaf van Vliet discusses rise in self-employment on NU.nl -
How Finland managed to halve its suicide rate -
What does the current international security environment look like? -
Olaf van Vliet in Trouw on temporary extra money to people on social assistance -
What does Islamist rule look like? -
AI: the judge of speech
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Olaf van Vliet on migrant workers and general welfare
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ROBUST AI programme receives 25 million euros from Dutch Research Council -
Being a guest teacher during master: how do BrainTrain students experience high-school visits? -
Ellen de Bruijn about the social context of making mistakes and learning from it -
Anne-Laura van Harmelen about resilience research and public engagement on Dutch radio programme Sleutelstad -
Simon Willmetts in the Leiden Security and Global Affairs podcast about the CIA -
Marieke Liem explains that the typical Hollywood serial killer image is not scienfically valid -
Anne-laura van Harmelen about the term resilience and its 'Yes! No!' game -
Koen Caminada on Dr Kelder & Co: No increase in inequality -
Mark Klaassen and Olaf van Vliet discuss European labour migrants in FD -
Leiden Legal Technologies Program runner up for Gouden Zandloper -
Carola Schoor on Politico on the State of the European Union speech -
Olaf van Vliet and Eduard Suari Andreu in NRC about research on migrants and social security -
Rising staff shortages despite fear of recession – Olaf van Vliet in NRC
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Olaf van Vliet discusses staff shortages on Omroep West: Untapped labour potential and higher wages
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Jaap de Hoop Scheffer in GLOBEnews about Putin -
Anne-laura van Harmelen about growing up in war in Dutch magazine De Psycholoog
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Arco Timmermans in BNR Lobbypanel about lobby strategics -
Joris Larik in Euronews about the SWIFT ban -
Bibi van den Berg about the digital war between Russia and the Ukraine -
What the spider tales of Indians in the Caribbean reveal about our fragility and powers of endurance -
Interview with Jaap van den Herik by BNVKI -
Johan Christensen for the Global Blog about experts in global governance -
Getting Rid of Fossil Fuels -
David Zetland in Biznews about watershortage in California -
Bram Klievink in Trouw over dataprivacy -
Shivant Jhagroe in Ruetir about 'donut thinking' in Amsterdam -
Thijs Bosker in the Media on Microplastics and Whale Poop -
Wimar Bolhuis joins audit committee of Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis -
Sebastian Diessner for Le Figaro about quantitative easing -
Antoaneta Dimitrova, Bernard Steunenberg and Dimiter Toshkov about the political situation in Bulgaria -
Tahir Abbas in various media on radicalisation -
Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn on NPO Radio 1 about the attacks in Norway ten years ago -
Marieke Liem in The Economist on drug-related murders in Europe
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Kohei Suzuki contributed to the research project 'Reforming Public Administration in Libya' -
Joris Larik on Al Jazeera on the Dutch Political Crisis
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Antoaneta Dimitrova on Euronews about the elections in Bulgaria -
Opinion piece in Nature: Tobias Müller on people of faith being allies to stall climate change -
Jeanine de Roy van Zuijdewijn on Barrons discussing terror attack memorials -
Kohei Suzuki on Infobae about the problem of loneliness in Japan
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Dimiter Toshkov and Honorata Mazepus in The Economist about the 'winner-loser gap' -
Dennis Broeders in World Politics Review on UN Governance of Cyberspace
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Jelle van Buuren Explains American Boogaloo Boys -
Andrei Poama and Tom Theuns about why voting in prison should be mandatory -
Lydie Cabane in E-International Relations on Improving EU Response to Pandemics -
The Hague aims to attract legal tech start-ups -
Jelle van Buuren in NRC on social media and the storming of the Capitol -
Joris Larik on Al Jazeera on the new EU-UK trade agreement
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Alanna O'Malley and Joris Larik Discuss Reinventing the United Nations in Dutch Newspaper Parool -
Jelle van Buuren Discusses the Terrorist Attacks in France on RTL Nieuws and NOS -
Jelle van Buuren Discusses Operation Rubicon on Dutch NPO Radio 1
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Alanna O'Malley Discusses 75 Years United Nations in Dutch Newspaper 'de Volkskrant' -
Arco Timmermans Discusses Secondary Schools and the BIK on Dutch Radio BNR Lobbypanel
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Jeanine De Roy van Zuijdewijn Discusses the Beheading of Samuel Paty in Dutch Newspaper NRC -
Jelle van Buuren Discusses Link between Viruswaarheid and Extremist-right in Dutch News Magazine One World
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Willemijn Aerdts Discusses MIVD Espionage Software Warning on Dutch BNR Radio -
Jelle van Buuren discusses the Problem with Conspiracy Theories and a QAnon Ban on VICE -
Jelle van Buuren Discusses Corona Conspiracy Madness on 'De Groene Live'
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Joris Larik on Al Jazeera about the legal ramifications of Brexit (video)
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Paul Abels Discusses his book 'Spionkoppen' in De Mare -
Sanneke Kuipers on the Dutch Administration during the Corona Crisis in Dutch Newspaper AD -
Joris Larik in Dutch Newspapers on the Future of the United Nations -
Antoaneta Dimitrova Discusses the Demonstrations in Bulgaria on Dutch NPO Radio 1
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Friso Stevens in the East Asia Forum on the Chinese Communist Party -
Ben de Jong and Paul Abels in Dutch Newspaper AD on the Espionage Case between the Netherlands and Russia -
Arco Timmermans Discusses Unilever Fine for Moving on Dutch Radio BNR Lobbypanel -
Jelle van Buuren in Dutch Newspapers AD and Het Parool on Conspiracy Thinking and the Pandemic -
Ben de Jong Discusses Secret Messages Send by Number Stations on Dutch NPO Radio 1 -
Facts and Fiction about Serial Killers -
Russian Interference in the United Kingdom -
Emily Anne Wolff in The New York Times on Kenya's Used Clothing Ban -
Jelle van Buuren Discusses the Long Arm of Tehran on Dutch Television
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Arco Timmermans Discusses Government Support and the Aviation Industry on Dutch BNR Nieuwsradio
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Jelle van Buuren in Dutch Newspaper het NRC on Tolerating Extremist Youngsters -
Frits van der Meer and Gerrit Dijkstra Discuss Parliamentary Inquiry as an Instrument
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Tommy van Steen 'Internet criminals and their tricks, how do you recognise them?' -
Ben de Jong Discusses the Russians and Their Secret Maps of the Netherlands -
Arco Timmermans Discusses the Remarkably High Number of Deleted References to the Steel Industry in a Definitive GGD Report on Lung Cancer in the Dutch IJmond Region -
Judi Mesman on Speaking to Children About Racism
