In the media
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Sometimes radicalisation and psychological problems go hand in hand03 March 2020Jelle van Buuren, Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs, discusses the link between radicalisation and psychological pro...
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Professors argue for independent council for government policy26 February 2020Not a parliamentary inquiry, but an independent council for the functioning of government policies. Two Leiden University advocate the creation of suc...
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Gender beliefs father bigger difference on education25 February 2020Professor Mesman's research shows that the father's gender beliefs makes a bigger difference on the education than the mother's. The website The Good ...
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Jelle van Buuren Discusses Terrorist Tobias R. in Dutch Newspaper Reformatorisch Dagblad24 February 2020On Wednesday 19 February, terrorist Tobias R. shot nine people with a migrant background in Germany. One of the perpetrator's motives was xenophobia. ...
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Nikki Sterkenburg Discusses Extreme Right Activism in Dutch Newspaper Trouw and on Dutch News Programme RTL Nieuws24 February 2020On Wednesday 19 February an extreme right activist killed nine people in the German city of Hanau. A pattern can be discerned in the attacks that occu...
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Frits van der Meer and Gerrit Dijkstra in Dutch Newspaper Trouw on contradiction in the civil service20 February 2020The issues surrounding the crises at the Dutch Tax Authorities and the Dutch Ministries of Justice and Defence had been known internally for considera...
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Present Day Lobby Efforts: 'Silent Lobby' Becoming Less Successful18 February 2020Arco Timmermans, Professor by special appointment Public Affairs, discusses the lobby that is just getting under way and is aimed at the political par...
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Eduard Schmidt Researches Role of Top Officials in Austerity Measures12 February 2020Dr. Eduard Schmidt interviewed a hundred government managers from different ministries who had to perform cuts in own budget to various extents, under...
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Van der Heide on jihadism in the Sahel11 February 2020Jihadism and smugglers, gold fever and ethnic strive. It is a toxic mix that makes the Sahel a volatile region in which jihadi's thrive. In the Dutch ...
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Arco Timmermans in the BNR News Radio lobby panel about Brexit06 February 2020
In the BNR lobby panel, a topic is highlighted every week that lies at the intersection of entrepreneurship and politics. Arco Timmermans, Professor b...
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Pieter Slaman: German occupation lengthened mandatory education29 January 2020Assistant professor and dual PhD candidate, Pieter Slaman writes in Binnenlands Bestuur about the fact that the German occupier lengthened the period ...
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Els de Busser: cyber security is a precious human endeavour29 January 2020In Dutch daily Trouw, assistent professor Cyber Security Governance, Els de Busser writes about the importance of good digital safety at companies. Du...
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Looking Back: Alumni on the Rise28 January 2020Graduates of Leiden University College The Hague, Juliette Nicolai and Elena Venturoni on their recent win in the Global Health Case Challenge 2019, C...
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Rob de Wijk discusses the Dutch situation in the geopolitical fight between the USA and China about ASML's chip machines in Dutch newspaper 'NRC'23 January 2020The article that was published on 21 January 2020 claims that chip maker ASML wants to be able to export to China but has been unable to obtain the ne...
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Nikki Sterkenburg: Less stigmatization of extreme right-wing groups23 January 2020
In an essay in Dutch magazine 'Vrij Nederland' Nikki Sterkenburg, external PhD candidate at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, discusses ho...