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Gisela Hirschmann and Niels van Doesum receive LUF/Gratama research grant 10 July 2018
Leiden University researchers Gisela Hirschmann (Political Science) and Niels van Doesum (Psychology) have been awarded a LUF/Gratama grant for their ...
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The critique of inequality 12 June 2018
Political philosopher Nicholas Vrousalis (Leiden University) has been awarded a Vidi grant by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NW...
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Fransje Molenaar wins Jaarprijs Politicologie 2018 12 June 2018
Fransje Molenaar, who defended her dissertation at the Institute of Political Science (Leiden University) in September 2017, has been awarded the Jaar...
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Vidis for nine Leiden researchers 01 June 2018
Nine talented Leiden researchers have been awarded a Vidi subsidy by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO). Vidis are intended fo...
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Social Science Matters: The stressed society 16 May 2018
Stress, burnout, depression – these conditions pervade all levels of our society. Children and students suffer from constant pressure to achieve; at t...
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A 'border' is not a static concept 12 April 2018
In his new book 'The Politics of Borders', Leiden political scientist Matthew Longo redefines the concept of a ‘border’.
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Registration for 'Politicologenetmaal' 2018 is open 12 April 2018
From 7 to 8 June 2018 Leiden will host the annual 'Politicologenetmaal'. Political scientists active in The Netherlands and Belgium will convene in an...
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Academics explain the elections 22 March 2018
Why are the local parties so popular? Researchers at Leiden University gave their reaction the day after the elections of 21 March.
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Vincent Bakker wins second prize in Leiden University’s Thesis Award 19 February 2018
During this award ceremony for alumni op Saturday, 10 February 2018, Vincent Bakker was awarded second prize in Leiden University’s 2018 Thesis Award....
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'Promoting universal values is a good strategy for resilience' 12 January 2018
Many Western defence strategies concentrate on maintaining the status quo. Actively promoting universal values can also be a good strategy for resilie...
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Vincent Bakker wins Research Master’s Thesis Prize 2017 11 January 2018
Vincent Bakker, PhD Candidate at the Department of Economics, was awarded the Research Master’s Thesis Prize 2017 of the Faculty of Social and Behavio...
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Philosophical pragmatism and political crisis management 11 December 2017
Philosophical pragmatism has found more and more applications. But thus far it has not been applied to political crisis management. Political scientis...
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Preventing terrorism... At which cost? 20 November 2017
Preventing terrorism before it happens seems like an idea no one would disagree to. But is it possible? How do counter-radicalisation policies look li...
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Which master's? Spoilt for choice! 14 November 2017
On Friday 10 November, Leiden University welcomed curious students from all corners of the world to the Master's Open Day. One thing is clear: student...
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‘Politicologenetmaal’ 2018: call for workshops 09 November 2017
On Thursday 7 June and Friday 8 June 2018 the ‘Politicologenetmaal’ (‘24-hour Political Science Conference’) will take place in Leiden. The event is o...