Leiden University Centre for International Relations
Research
LUCIR aims to bundle together, strengthen and disseminate existing research in the field of international relations.
Research programmes of participating faculties
![Governance and Global Affairs](/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/lucir/lucir-research-programme-fpgs.jpg/lucir-research-programme-fpgs.jpg/d185xvar)
Staff members of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs conduct research in fields such as global politics, public administration, security, and urban issues.
![Humanities](/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/lucir/lucir-research-programme-ri.jpg/lucir-research-programme-ri.jpg/d185xvar)
Academics at the Faculty of Humanities investigate human culture in the broadest sense of the word, both of today and the distant past. They are essential for an in-depth understanding of the history, literature, music and other performing arts of both Western and non-Western societies.
![LUCIR Research Programme: International Law and Organisation](/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/lucir/lucir-research-programme-ilo.jpg/lucir-research-programme-ilo.jpg/d185xvar)
Researchers at Leiden Law School investigate several international themes, such as the interaction between legal systems and the legitimacy and effectiveness of multilevel law and governance.
![Social Sciences](/binaries/content/gallery/ul2/main-images/lucir/lucir-research-programme-ipegm.jpg/lucir-research-programme-ipegm.jpg/d185xvar)
The Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences houses two institutes where research is conducted on international relations.