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A promising summer start: extra funding for research09 July 2025Two research projects focused on democracy and citizen collectives have been awarded grants through the 2024 round of the National Science Agenda’s (N...
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Opinion: AI is taking over our jobs – or is the reality more nuanced?Opinion 02 July 2025Following the news that TomTom is cutting 300 jobs due to the use of artificial intelligence (AI), FGGA researchers Friso Selten and Alex Ingrams resp...
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Research: large majority of South Holland residents support increase in defence budget26 June 2025There is broad support for the active involvement of the Netherlands in international cooperation. This is shown by a new public opinion survey among ...
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Pension funds as a solution to NATO’s 5% defense goalInterview 25 June 2025The NATO-summit confirms: defense budgets will rise to 5%. The means the Netherlands must spend more, but where will the money come from? Political sc...
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Experts share future vision at Data for Policy 2025: ‘Data centres must become not only smarter, but also cleaner’25 June 2025The Data for Policy 2025 conference, held at Leiden University in The Hague, brought together 120 participants from across Europe and beyond to explor...
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How hand gestures and a brief hallway chat encourage policy-makingInterview 17 June 2025What if the real decisions aren’t found in policy documents, but are rather made in the hallway? In international book project ‘Informality in Policym...
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Cabinet's collapse no surprise: ‘Lack of leadership and policy’Interview 03 June 2025The fall of the Schoof cabinet comes as no surprise to Arco Timmermans, an expert in public affairs. Over a year ago, he advised informateur Kim Putte...
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Becoming and belonging? ‘Immigration procedures are less about identity and more about transaction’Interview 20 May 2025What does it feel like to become a citizen in a new country? For her PhD research, Hannah Bliersbach immersed herself in the world of immigration. She...
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Political turmoil in Turkey: is there a future for democracy?guest lecture 13 May 2025Turkish politics was shaken by the arrest of Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, along with dozens of others from the main opposition party. In light of th...
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FGGA experts on freedom: 'We are only truly free when everyone feels free'80 years freedom 29 April 2025On 5 May, we celebrate the liberation of the Netherlands in 1945 and the fact that we have been able to live in freedom ever since. But what does free...
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Governance in motion: How to combine steadfastness with responsivenessRecap introduction lecture 01 April 2025The Dutch polder model has provided stability and administrative calm for many years, but is it still resilient enough to withstand the dynamics of to...
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Customisation: balancing rules and reality25 February 2025When general laws and regulations no longer fit individual situations, can customisation offer a solution? In the special issue ‘Maatwerk' (customisat...
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Interviews with over 100 civil servants under Trump reveal worrying pictureThe Loyalty Trap 23 January 2025It was challenging to get civil servants from the first Trump administration to speak about their work experiences, but sociologist Jaime Lee Kucinska...
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Ethical lobbying is a skill that can be learned: discover how at the Night of the Lobbyist14 January 2025How ethical are lobbyists? On the Night of the Lobbyist on 23 January, academics and practitioners will come together to discuss lobbying and democrac...
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Learning About Digital Governance in Estonia with the Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme23 December 2024The Erasmus+ Blended Intensive Programme (BIP) is a short and intensive mobility programme funded by the European Union, that combines online learning...