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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...
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FGGA in 2024: This was the year of our faculty18 December 20242024 was a remarkable and eventful year for the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs. In this year overview, we look back month by month at the ke...
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Brussels excursion: Career opportunities and networking10 December 2024On 3 December 2024, Career Service FGGA organised an inspiring excursion to Brussels for students of the faculty. The programme provided a unique oppo...
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Jiska Engelbert appointed as the new professor on the Ien Dales Chair12 November 2024On 1 October 2024, Dr Jiska Engelbert was appointed as professor by special appointment on the Ien Dales Chair ‘Government as an Employment Organisati...
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Researchers agree: the future of AI must be human29 October 2024What rules should regulate AI, who should make them, and how will they be enforced in the digital arena? Interdisciplinary collaboration is at the hea...