Van Vollenhoven Institute
The Van Vollenhoven Institute for Law, Governance and Society (VVI) is part of the Leiden Law School.
The VVI seeks to develop and disseminate socio-legal knowledge and theory regarding the interaction between law, governance and society. More specifically, the Institute studies the emergence, functioning, and evolution of legal institutions. The VVI combines a top-down with a bottom-up approach; it considers perspectives of both state agents, citizens and other non-state actors.
News
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What our experts have to say about the key issues in the Dutch elections -
How should the next Dutch government approach national defence? -
Why the law has not eliminated race discrimination -
Academic freedom is at risk – what steps can we take to defend it? -
Is a stricter asylum policy legally feasible?
Leiden Law Blog
Research Projects
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Data Governance for Equitable and Sustainable Digital Food Systems (DIGIFOOD) -
Witnesses and Victims Protection in Indonesia's Criminal Justice System: Perspectives, Legal Realities, and Social Justice Initiatives [WVP & LEGALITY] -
Emotional Labour in the Borderlands: A new perspective on ethno-racial profiling -
LA cuidadora: Latin American female migration and elderly home-care work in Europe -
Lawmaking Politics Under Democratic Decline in Indonesia (LAMPU)
