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Recap second Night of the Lobbyist: a diverse group of guests and new insights15 November 2022On Thursday 10 November, the Night of the Lobbyist was held. During this public event, organised by Leiden University and the Public Affairs Academy, ...
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Leiden Healthy Society Center: making Leiden the healthiest city in the Netherlands10 November 2022How can the people of Leiden age as well as possible? And what is needed to reduce health disparities? That is the mission of Leiden Healthy Society C...
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Brand new specialisation ‘Digitalisation, Data and Governance’ launched during the Bachelor Open Day07 November 2022The new specialisation Digitalisation, Data and Governance (DDG) that is part of the Bachelor Public Administration will start in September 2023. This...
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From the kitchen table to the highest government circles: everybody lobbies27 October 2022Submerge yourself in the world of the lobby. You will get the chance to do just that on Thursday 10 November during the Night of the Lobbyist. When Le...
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‘Participation on the sustainability transition is still too ad hoc'24 October 2022To support policies and decision-making on sustainability, it is important to involve citizens and stakeholders in the process. The term used for this...
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Governing Polarized Societies (GPS): new research programme to be launched19 October 2022Researchers from the Institute of Public Administration and the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at FGGA are launching a new research programm...
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Four migration professors doubly appointed in the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus network11 October 2022Four professors specialising in migration will soon be appointed as Leiden-Delft-Erasmus professors: Professor Thea Hilhorst and Professor Peter Schol...
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How to disappoint your parents?06 October 2022On Thursday 29 September the workshop ‘How to Disappoint your Parents’ took place at Wijnhaven. Lenore Todd, Student Life Officer and Assistant Profes...
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Using online platforms for citizen participation: Not a magic cure for inclusivity30 September 2022You may have noticed this happening more often: your municipality sends you an online questionnaire to find out your opinion on the renovation of a ce...
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Alexander van Oudenhoven appointed Director of Education of the master Governance of Sustainability29 September 2022Alexander van Oudenhoven has been appointed as the new Director of Education of the Governance of Sustainability master's programme. Van Oudenhoven ha...
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‘How expensive is migration?’29 September 2022Migrants are expensive. Or are they? Professor Olaf van Vliet collaborated on a big research project from Leiden University to map the costs of migrat...
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Dutch citizens in favour of generous welfare but with job-seeking obligation22 September 2022Dutch citizens are not opposed to additional earnings and financial gifts for people on welfare, but believe it is important that there should also be...
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Grant for research into the influence of experts20 September 2022Johan Christensen, Assistant Professor at the Institute for Public Administration, has received a grant of 1.2 million euros from the Research Council...
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Getting to grips with invisible interests09 September 2022With the childcare benefits scandal in the Netherlands, certain interests in society were hidden for long to politics and governance. With the farmers...
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More attention than ever for digitalisation within the government: ‘A good thing’06 September 2022Minister of Digitalisation Alexandra van Huffelen will give a guest lecture on the government’s ambitions in the field of digitalisation on Monday 12 ...