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Test certificate could help reopen society, but at what cost? 19 May 2021
On 11 May the House of Representatives voted in favour of a law that will enable some sectors to reopen sooner than planned with the aid of test certi...
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Studying Ghana’s civil service 17 May 2021
Bureaucrats appointed based on merit are not necessarily more professional or autonomous than those who have been, for instance, ‘politically installe...
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Strict party organisation boosts populist success in Czech Republic 04 May 2021
Anti-establishment parties with populist appeal have become part and parcel of the political landscape in many European countries. Some of these parti...
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Claire Vergerio shortlisted for CEU Excellence in Teaching Award 20 April 2021
Political scientist Claire Vergerio (Leiden University) has made it to the final stage of the selection process for Central European University’s annu...
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Social Science Matters: The (non)sense of conspiracy theories 15 April 2021
Climate change is made up, the secret services murdered Pim Fortuyn and JFK, and the moon landing was a fake show. Conspiracy theories are of all time...
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Number 1 in The Netherlands; number 22 in the world: Political Science at Leiden University 04 March 2021
Where to study ’politics’? According to the QS World University Rankings, Leiden University is a good choice. In the 2021 edition, Leiden and The Hagu...
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Social and Behavioural Sciences: from insight to impact 11 February 2021
Working towards resilient communities, transparency in science and connecting with the employment market – these are the three key themes being addres...
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Corona and the gulf between citizens and experts 02 February 2021
Rector Magnificus Carel Stolker will retire on 8 February. If there’s one theme running through his career, it’s the links between the University and ...
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Polarising chats? Political misinformation on discussion apps in India and Brazil 09 December 2020
Political scientist Simon Chauchard (Leiden University) has been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research Council (ERC). This brings him ...
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ERC Consolidator Grants for four Leiden researchers 09 December 2020
From fake news via WhatsApp to mini hearts from a 3D printer: four Leiden researchers have been awarded a Consolidator Grant by the European Research ...
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Protecting democracy in Europe 10 November 2020
Political scientist Tom Theuns (Leiden University) has been awarded a Veni grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This means that he is recognis...
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Marie Münch and Wouter de Rijk win Political Science bachelor’s thesis prizes for 2020 05 November 2020
For the first time in the history of the Van den Berg prize, there are two winners: the ‘traditional’ one for the best thesis by a student in the Dutc...
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The democratic consequences of decentralisation 05 November 2020
Political scientist Wouter Veenendaal (Leiden University) has been awarded a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This enables him to fur...
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NWO Vidi grant for 11 Leiden researchers 04 November 2020
Eleven Leiden researchers have been awarded an 800,000 euro Vidi grant by the Dutch Research Council (NWO). This will enable them to develop their own...
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Hugo ’t Hart wins Political Science Master’s Thesis Prize 2020 29 October 2020
In an attempt to give European citizens a say over who should lead the European Commission, the European Parliament has opted for so-called 'Spitzenka...