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Johan Christensen: 'The Power of Economists within the State'28 April 2017This month Johan Christensen, assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration, published his new book: ‘The Power of Economists within t...
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Team from Leiden wins the Rotterdam100 with plan for more environmental-friendly ships25 April 2017Capture the emissions of ships and use it to cultivate algae, which you can then use to make biofuels. This was the idea that won the team from Leiden...
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Sandra Groeneveld and Eduard Schmidt receive award for best conference paper25 April 2017At the conference of the International Research Society for Public Administration (IRSPM), Professor Public Management Sandra Groeneveld and PhD candi...
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Spotlight on integrity12 April 2017‘Leiden University's code of conduct on Integrity is comprehensive and complete,' says Zeger van der Wal, Professor by Special Appointment in Public ...
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Prestigious Journal of European Public Policy selects Leiden-based research for Special Issue04 April 2017The Journal of European Public Policy has dedicated this year’s Special Issue to the theme of European Union Enlargement and Integration Capacity, on ...
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What are the ingredients of high performing district teams?10 March 2017Since the decentralizations in the social domain in 2015, nearly all Dutch municipalities use district teams to organize care. However, the management...
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The public manager in the 21st century27 February 2017Managers in the public and semi-public sector work in an increasingly complex and unpredictable environment, which demands new knowledge and competenc...
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Working towards a better world together16 February 2017Global problems such as diseases of affluence or microplastics in the sea are too complex to be dealt with from a single scientific discipline or by j...
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Experience Day in Wijnhaven13 February 2017Experience for yourself what studying is like, or explore the city where you will be attending lectures. On Saturday 11 February, future students came...
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Predictive policing wins group presentation in CSM elective Governance of crime and social disorder02 December 2016If you know a crime is about to occur, should you be able to prevent it before it has even happened? This was one of the questions that was posed in l...
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Public Administration students ‘brutally honest’ about the reorganization of the Tax Authorities24 November 2016Recently three Public Administration students of Leiden University gave a sturdy advice to the Tax Authorities about the effects of the reorganization...
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New approach for more diversity in government07 November 2016The government could do more to improve its diversity, says Saniye Çelik. By hiring people from a variety of backgrounds, the government will be bette...
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How four-dimensional networking improves achievement in schools07 November 2016The organisational network in and around a primary school influences the school’s achievement, according to Petra van den Bekerom. Effective networkin...
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Masterstudent Public Administration wins Ben Pauw Thesis prize25 October 2016The Ben Pauw thesis prize for the best Master’s thesis in the area of Public Affairs was won by student Esther Mangelsdorf of the Institute of Public ...
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The legitimacy of political power15 September 2016A fair distribution of goods and services is the most important factor in justifying political power. This is the conclusion of Honorata Mazepus in h...