Henk te Velde is Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Professor of Dutch History. As professor he focuses on Dutch (and Western European) History from the late 18th century to the present, in particular political history and its spillover into contemporary politics. His books cover the history of liberalism and nationalism, political leadership and political traditions, and international comparative parliamentary eloquence. Topics include political culture, rhetoric, debate and eloquence, constitutional and structural political issues, parliamentary politics and political leadership. He regularly lectures on populism, citizenship angry citizens in historical perspective. Drawing on his expertise on the royal family, he is involved in research on the House of Orange and colonial history. The assistant of Henk te Velde is Jonique van Hooff-Bartels. In his role as Dean, Henk can be contacted at decaan@hum.leidenuniv.nl.

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