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How can we properly measure the impact of disasters, attacks, and wars?Book 04 June 2026In Chasing Events, researcher Thijs van Dooremalen explores how we can truly understand the impact of major events. He shows that traditional comparis...
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What do sushi, climbing and smoking having in common? How we talk about riskInterview 16 April 2026Next week, Sara Perlstein will defend her PhD on risk talk: the everyday conversations we have about risks with people close to us. From eating sushi ...
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Crisis Management alumni: Insights and career tips22 October 2025Six alumni of the Crisis and Security Management – Governance of Crisis master’s programme shared their experiences and career advice with students on...
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Trumpet, drum and teamwork: ISGA colleagues perform at the Canal Concert26 June 2025What do you get when you bring a percussionist and a trumpet player together in a project orchestra? A story full of passion, unique experiences and a...
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Learning from crises: How research leads to change in crisis management10 December 2024Evaluations and research reports provide valuable insights after crises, but how can we ensure that these lessons actually lead to improvements in cri...
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Learning from the Experts: Dutch Negotiators on Climate diplomacy20 November 2024How does climate diplomacy shape global security and policy? As part of the Vital Interests course in the BSc Security Studies programme, students had...
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New book by Lydie Cabane explores how the South African state bureaucracy reacts to disasters23 October 2023Lydie Cabane, Assistant Professor in Governance of Crises at the Institute for Security and Global Affairs, recently published the book 'The Governmen...
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Refugee crisis one of many challenges for security region: 'We desperately need good people'30 May 2023During the second lecture in the series of three on the Dutch crisis management system, the refugee crisis takes centre stage. Hans Zuidijk, director ...
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Registration still open: lecture series on crisis governance starts Friday22 May 2023The lecture series on the Dutch crisis governance system will start on Friday. Lector in crisis management at the NIPV (Netherlands Institute for Publ...
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Five questions about the StepTalk ‘Policing in the US: What’s Feminism Got to Do with It?’22 May 2023Police killed Eric Garner 9 years ago (‘I can’t breathe’) when he resisted a search. Now everyone will consent to stops and searches. Law Professor an...
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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between ISGA and Fukushima University13 February 2023Last January Jake Wright and Andrea Bartolucci of the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) traveled to Japan and visited some Japanese Inst...
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Agreement between ISGA and NIPV made official07 June 2022The collaboration between ISGA and the NIPV (Netherlands Institute for Public Safety) has been made official. This took place under the guidance of in...
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Lecture series: The Dutch crisis management system04 April 2022Are you interested in expanding your knowledge on the Dutch crisis management system? Leiden University is organising a unique lecture series on the s...
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Partnership of ISGA in the LIFE SECURDOMINO project16 December 2021With a Kick Off Meeting on 10 December 2021, we are proud to present the partnership of Leiden University’s Institute of Security and Global Affairs (...
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Lecture: How Social Ties are Critical during Crises25 October 2021Join this lecture from professor Daniel Aldrich at the Spanish Steps in Wijnhaven on Wednesday 3 November. Dr. Sanneke Kuipers, associate professor in...