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Corona crisis: how is the Netherlands responding?‘The Netherlands’ response to coronavirus is inconsistent.’ These are the words of Leiden political scientist Arjen Boin, an expert in crisis manageme...
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Negative consequences of antiterrorism policy in Europe‘It's right and proper that we have policies to prevent terrorism,' says Francesco Ragazzi, university lecturer in International Relations at Leiden's...
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Gisela Hirschmann awarded Harvard research fellowshipPolitical scientist Gisela Hirschmann (Leiden University) has been awarded a fellowship at Harvard University. During the 2020 Spring semester she wil...
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‘You end up in a completely different world’What did psychology student Jessie learn while working at a psychiatric hospital in The Gambia? And why is Noman from Yemen now studying political sci...
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Ruud Koole receives Royal Honour at valedictory lectureProfessor of Political Science Ruud Koole was made an Officer of the Order of Oranje Nassau on the occasion of his valedictory lecture on 13 December....
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchersThe European Research Council has awarded ERC Consolidator Grants to four researchers from Leiden. These grants of up to 2m euros will enable them to ...
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‘We’re not only studying society, we’re creating society’Students, staff and alumni of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences joint forces to interact, debate, pitch, and speed date together at the C...
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Peace through meditation? Femke Bakker wins grant for research on the influence of meditation on political behaviourPolitical scientist Femke Bakker (Leiden University) is going to investigate whether meditation affects political behaviour. Bakker has been awarded a...
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Latin American representatives visit Faculty of Social and Behavioural SciencesEach year, Latin American diplomats meet the researchers and students from Leiden University who specialise in their region. This year, they visited t...
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Commissie-Van der Staaij presenteert revisie Reglement van OrdeOp 30 oktober presenteerde de Commissie tot Revisie van het Reglement van Orde, onder voorzitterschap van Kees van der Staaij (SGP), haar bevindingen ...
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Is Europe ready for the next financial crisis?With Brexit looming, stronger economic governance of the European Union is more essential than ever. It’s high time for action, says Amy Verdun, Profe...
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Who wrote the best master’s thesis in Political Science? Here's the shortlist!All master’s students in Political Science conclude their studies with a thesis, showcasing their academic skills and personal interest. For some, it ...
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Pieters Corner: Open ScienceOn 20 September 2019, the opening drinks for the Open Science Community Leiden will be held at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. Open sc...
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‘What is the value of the social sciences?’At the Faculty's opening of the 2019-2020 academic year, the focus lay not just on the vision for the future of the social sciences, and the opening o...
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Political party in crisis reacts like an institutionWhat does a political party do in the wake of a disastrous electoral defeat? Martijn van Nijnanten researched this and discovered that parties turn to...