In the media
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Council of State calls a halt to Dutch Ministry of Defence shooting ranges15 January 2025The debate on the closure of illegal Dutch MOD shooting ranges as a result of nitrogen legislation is complex and involves various legal aspects. Armi...
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Senate's role in the Netherlands is too political15 January 2025The purpose of the Senate in the Netherlands is to review draft legislation. Wim Voermans, Professor of Constitutional Law, says on NPO Radio1 that th...
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New era dawning for European leaders14 January 2025An op-ed in Dutch newspaper ‘NRC’ by Luuk van Middelaar, historian, political philosopher and Professor of Foundations and Practice of the European Un...
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Jasmijn Rana Explores Cultural Norms in Running on 'Everyday Runners' Podcast14 January 2025Episodes 40 and 42 of the podcast Everyday Runners by Andy Fuller and Reading Sideways Press, feature a conversation with Jasmijn Rana, Assistant Prof...
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Eric Storm in UP ideas podcast: ‘Comparative studies on nationalism were missing ’14 January 2025Historian Eric Storm discusses how nationalism shapes our world in Princeton’s UP Ideas podcast.
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Looi van Kessel on The Conversation: ‘Their passing is a reminder of the fragility of queer lives’14 January 2025Assistant professor Looi van Kessel writes in The Conversation about the passing of drag performer The Vivienne, reflecting on their significance for ...
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Gaps in new FIFA rules on transfer system13 January 2025FIFA's new rules were introduced after the Diarra case in which a footballer wanted to unilaterally terminate his contract while it was still running....
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What if you no longer agree with a play about your life?13 January 2025Dutch former television presenter Sonja Barend has chosen to distance herself from the theatrical adaptation of her book. Dirk Visser, Professor of In...
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Radical steps needed to save Europe’s democratic rule of law from Big Tech09 January 2025In an op-ed and an interview in Dutch newspaper ‘de Volkskrant’, Reijer Passchier, Assistant Professor in Constitutional Law at Leiden University and ...
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A resilient democracy needs maintenance07 January 2025Bastiaan Rijpkema, Professor of Jurisprudence, has written an op-ed in Dutch newspaper ‘NRC’ calling for more resilient democracy in 2025: ‘A democrat...
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State sovereignty undermined by big tech companies07 January 2025In his new book ‘De vloek van Big Tech’ (The Curse of Big Tech), lecturer Reijer Passchier likens the power of Big Tech companies over democratic gove...
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Reception centres for asylum seekers in Albania virtually empty06 January 2025Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s plan to receive asylum seekers in Albania appears to be unfeasible due to legal complications. Mark Klaassen, ...
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How Europe can reduce flood risk06 January 2025With the recent devastating floods across Europe in late 2024 Europe is expected to experience a greater frequency of severe floods. Paul Hudson, Asso...
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The impact of influential people and political parties on important issues06 January 2025Looking back on 2024, Elon Musk and his impact on the global stage, political developments in the Netherlands and the war in Ukraine come to mind. The...
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Francesco Walker in The Conversation on how children look at art03 January 2025Adults and children view art in completely different ways, Cognitive psychologist Francesco Walker discovered at Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum. 'In a re...