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Nina Schmal wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 202421 October 2024
Successfully completing a master’s thesis in Political Science is no small feat. Not only is this for most students the most extensive and in-depth re...
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Saga Sjöberg and Thijs Brinksma win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes 202421 October 2024
All students receiving their bachelor diploma in Political Science last week had a reason or two to celebrate. Two of them especially so: they won the...
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Kaare Strøm award for institute member Thijs Vos17 October 2024
This summer, political scientist Thijs Vos received the Kaare Strøm prize for his paper ‘Power or Ideology? What structures legislative voting behavio...
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Alumnus teaching at a Texan university: pizza, guns and heated debate in the lecture theatre17 October 2024
Americans are electing a new president in November but they also have other choices to make in the polling booth. Alumnus Sanne Rijkhoff works at a Te...
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Bachelor thesis prizes Political Science 2024: the nominees13 September 2024
Research skills are an essential component of the education programmes of the Institute of Political Science. After all, the challenges our (internati...
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Political Science Master’s thesis prize 2024: the nominees12 September 2024
The thesis is a major milestone for master students graduating in Political Science. It demonstrates their ability to conduct research independently a...
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Changing power relations and rising starsConsortium secures grant for 18 PhD positions to investigate international role of EU 12 September 2024
The norms, institutions and power relations that have defined the last decades of international political and economic relations in the European Union...
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NWO grant for research on new type of global organisation05 September 2024
To what extent can global issues be solved by multistakeholder collaboration, a relatively new type of organisation? Jan Aart Scholte, the coordinator...
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ERC grant for Corinna Jentzsch: Countering Jihadi insurgencies in Africa05 September 2024
The European Research Council (ERC) announced the awarding of 494 Starting Grants to young scientists across Europe. One of these scholars is Corinna ...
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Ten Leiden researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants03 September 2024
Ten scientists from Leiden University will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council. This will allow them to launch their own proje...
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Political Scientist Christina Toenshoff Wins Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award13 June 2024
Christina Toenshoff has been awarded the Virginia Walsh Dissertation Award for her PhD dissertation on corporate climate lobbying. The Leiden Politica...
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First EU Talks?! session discusses EU rule of law28 May 2024
On 16 May 2024, EU Talks?!, a student-based initiative, was delighted to organise its first session with the following theme: ‘Rule of Law in the EU: ...
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How democratic is our kingdom? New ministry chair for Leiden political scientist24 May 2024
When we talk about the Kingdom of the Netherlands, it is not just about the Netherlands. On the contrary: our Kingdom consists of no less than four co...
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How to address sensitive subjects in class?17 May 2024
The war between Russia and Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza or the global rise of the far-right: topics that stir up emotions but are also regularly disc...
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Call for Papers: Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration policies02 May 2024
We are pleased to invite paper proposals for the 1.5-day interdisciplinary workshop: “Who rules over migrants? Autocratic elements in migration polici...