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Rudy Andeweg appointed as member of the Dutch Electoral Council13 June 2016Rudy Andeweg, professor of empirical political science at Leiden University, joins the Dutch Electoral Council as of 1 January 2017. He was nominated ...
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Call for Papers and Kick-off Conference Research Group: From Disorder to Order31 May 2016On October 20 and 21, 2016, Leiden University will host an international conference under the title "From Disorder to Order: Conflict and the Resource...
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Pre-call for applications for Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowships02 May 2016Leiden University invites pre-applications from scholars who wish to spend 12-24 months in the Institute of Political Science as part of the Marie Skł...
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Jan Erk elected Smuts Memorial Fellow at Cambridge University28 April 2016Jan Erk, political scientist at Leiden University, has been selected as the 2016-2017 Smuts Memorial Fellow at the University of Cambridge. During his...
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Scholars and senators on the legitimacy of the Dutch Senate05 April 2016The Leiden Research Profile Area Political Legitimacy organizes a public symposium on the 12th of May 2016 on the legitimacy and future of the Dutch S...
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The association agreement with Ukraine: road to conflict or cooperation?05 April 2016Will the association agreement between the EU and Ukraine lead to a new ‘Cold War’ between Russia and the West? That was one of the questions posed to...
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Leiden Political Science and International Studies rank highly24 March 2016Leiden University’s Political Science and International Studies programmes continue to enjoy a solid academic reputation. In the 2016 QS World Univers...
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Referendum: new in the Dutch polder15 March 2016On 6 April the Netherlands will vote on far-reaching cooperation with Ukraine. Referenda are exceptional in Dutch political history, according to Prof...
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Reconciling conflicting interests24 December 2015A far-reaching understanding of human behaviour is necessary to get to grips with conflicts in society and to encourage parties to meet each other hal...
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Call for bidders: Survey on internet and social media use in China10 December 2015The research project Authoritarianism 2.0, funded by the European Research Council, invites eligible research institutions to submit applications. The...
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Diminishing tolerance in the Netherlands threat to liberal society01 December 2015The Upper and Lower Houses of the Dutch Parliament are struggling with how tolerance should best be interpreted. As a result, the freedom in the Nethe...
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Lotte Melenhorst wins ICA Top Student Award29 June 2015Lotte Melenhorst, PhD candidate at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science, has been granted a Top Student Award by the International Commu...
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MOOC: ‘Federalism & Decentralisation: Evaluating Africa’s Track Record’16 April 2015What is federalism; what are the implications of decentralisation? Do federalism and decentralisation contribute to democratisation, governance, and d...
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Honorary doctorate for Peter J. Katzenstein05 January 2015On 9 February, 2015, the 440th Dies Natalis, Peter J. Katzenstein will be awarded a Leiden University honorary doctorate in recognition of his contrib...