Sandra Groeneveld’s research and teaching focus on the human dimension of bureaucracy, with particular attention to leadership, diversity, and inclusion in public organizations. Her work shows that opening the ‘black box’ of organizational behaviour contributes to a deeper understanding of how government…

Alexandre Afonso's research focusses on the comparative political economy of European countries, and the relationship between welfare states, labour market institutions and immigration.

Bram Klievink is Professor of Public Administration, with a special focus on Digitalisation and Public Policy. He has a strong fascination with the interface between digitalisation and government. His research is about how digital innovations challenge the incumbent practices and institutions of public…

Brendan Carroll is assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration. Carroll examines how member states’ administrative structures adapt to and seek to influence evolving EU policies through their role in the implementation of regulatory policy. In his research on public organizations,…

In her research, Carola van Eijk mainly focuses on the co-production of public services. In co-production, both the citizens and the government interact to produce several kinds of public services. Carola’s ongoing research includes aspects of why citizens and public professionals are willing to engage…

The Lorentz Center is 25 years old. A good reason for them to contribute to a series of TEDx lectures for Leiden City of Science. Arjen Doelman, director of the Lorentz Center, was the first to enter the virtual stage.

Emma ter Mors is an associate professor at the unit of Social, Economic and Organisational Psychology. She is also Head of Advice at the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour (KCPEG).

Parto Mirzaei is a PhD candidate in Cyber Security and Public Governance. She holds a MSc in Crisis and Security Management - Cyber Security Governance from Leiden University, and a MSc in Political Science - International Relations from the University of Amsterdam. Her work at ISGA focuses on the…

Merel Sprenger is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), studying femicide in the Netherlands by linking data from the Dutch Femicide Monitor with CBS microdata.

As a professor of International Governance Kutsal Yesilkagit is driven by the desire to understand how political-administrative systems function. His work is all about doing research and teaching on how politicians, civil servants, and public institutions affect the outcomes of policies, societal events…

Science Europe has selected CWTS at Leiden University and the Know Center (Graz, Austria) to conduct a study into the links between open science and research cultures.

How can government institutions communicate effectively to the public about the risk from terrorism, war, pandemics etc. without causing undue fear in the population? Can pre-emptive risk communication mitigate the harm of such threats by building awareness of what to do in a crisis situation and increase…

How can the people of Leiden age as well as possible? And what is needed to reduce health disparities? That is the mission of Leiden Healthy Society Center, a new partnership between the Municipality of Leiden, Leiden University and many other partners in the city.

Prof. Ton Liefaard and Chrisje Sandelowsky-Bosman visited Curaçao to launch de Caribbean Center for Children’s Rights and present research.

Dr. Young’s primary research agenda focuses on public sector innovation implementation, particularly artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies. His work examines how institutional arrangements and the fit between technology and task shape available policy choices, and lead to implementation…

Since November 2014 Jan de Keijser is working as a Professor of Criminology at the Institute of Criminal Law and Criminology.

Thijs de Boer is postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs. His research focusses on the relationship between transboundary crises and the structure of central government. He has a background in public administration. His PhD research at Leiden University and later Vrije…

Victor Posthuma is affiliated with the Institute of Public Administration of Leiden University as an external PhD candidate. Working title: ‘From back room to corridor: the role of journalism in the resignation of ministers and state secretaries in the cabinets of Balkenende I up to and including Rutte…

Researcher Lianne Visser has been awarded the G.A. van Poelje Prize for the best dissertation in public administration of the past year. It is a renowned award for doctoral research in public administration in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Bernardo dos Santos is a PhD candidate at the Institute of Political Science.

Working title dissertation: 'Lobbying in a public-private interest continuum', the role of lobbying coalitions in multilateral negotiations. My research aims to explain the power dynamics in multilateral negotiations through analyzing the role of coalitions. Inspiration for this research stems from…

Saniye Çelik holds the position of Special Professor of Diversity and Inclusion at the Police, affiliated with the National Police. Her research interests encompass leadership and culture, creating safe and inclusive teams, personnel recruitment and retention, and fostering connections between public…

As coordinator and lead promoter respectively of the Leiden Healthy Society Center, psychologists Sandra van Dijk and Anke Klein use interdisciplinary collaboration to resolve the major health problems of the present day. How are they going to do that in the coming period?

Maarja Beerkens' research focuses on governance issues, regulation, and empirical policy analysis and evaluation. Her field of interest lies in higher education and science policy in which she has published academically as well as conducted policy advising in different parts of the world (Armenia, Botswana,…

Sebastian Diessner is an assistant professor at the Institute of Public Administration at Leiden University. His research focusses on the politics of economic policy and has been published in academic journals including Perspectives on Politics, Socio-Economic Review, Review of International Political…

Emil Arvid Wolff’s research focuses on the comparative political economy of inequality. Their current research explores the symbolic and legal boundaries of social citizenship in post-war Europe. The research forms part of the project Borders of Equality, which analyzes the relationship between the…