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Veni grants for 19 young Leiden researchers 15 July 2016
Nineteen researchers who have recently been awarded their PhD are to receive a Veni grant of up to 250,000 euros. Science funding agency NWO has awar...
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Two Leiden political scientists honoured with NWO ‘Veni’-grant 14 July 2016
Corinna Jentzsch and Wouter Veenendaal, two political scientists affiliated with Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science, have been awarded...
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Alternative story forms: a fresh approach to historical case material 07 July 2016
Students taking the new bachelor’s course ‘Social Movements and Political Violence’ are about to do something new. In addition to studying textbooks a...
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Welcome, new political science students! 04 July 2016
Monday 5 September 2016, the political science bachelor’s and master’s programmes kick off. We are looking forward to meeting our new students. And we...
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Entertainment and enlightenment for the masses: reality television in China 27 June 2016
In the state-controlled, censored, and taboo-ridden media landscape of communist China, one would not expect seeing a television show featuring real p...
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Rudy Andeweg appointed as member of the Dutch Electoral Council 13 June 2016
Rudy 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 Order 31 May 2016
On 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 fellowships 02 May 2016
Leiden 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 University 28 April 2016
Jan 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 Senate 05 April 2016
The 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 2016
Will 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 highly 24 March 2016
Leiden 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 polder 15 March 2016
On 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 interests 24 December 2015
A 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 China 10 December 2015
The research project Authoritarianism 2.0, funded by the European Research Council, invites eligible research institutions to submit applications. The...