Eva Polman joined the Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law as a Uytenbogaert PhD candidate in September 2022. Within the Chair on Tolerance (Uytenbogaert-chair, established by Stichting Leerstoel Uytenbogaert) she conducts research on, and teaches about, the civil defence of democracy and the limits of tolerance.

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Eva Polman joined Leiden University in September 2022 as a PhD candidate at the Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of the Law.
She obtained a bachelor's degree in law from the UvA, followed a minor in Entrepreneurship at the Amsterdam Business School and studied for half a year at the University of Stellenbosch.
After completing internships at the Dutch Embassy in Pretoria, cultural debate center the Nieuwe Poort and law firm Prakken d'Oliveira Human Rights Lawyers, she concluded her studies with the Master's degree in Constitutional and Administrative Law, including additional courses from the Master's degree in Philosophy of Culture and Governance at the VU. Prior to her PhD, Eva worked as a board member at Stichting Rechtswinkel Migranten and as a lawyer at the Electoral Council.

Research and education:

Eva is conducting her PhD research on the civil defence of democracy at the Faculties of Law and Humanities, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. B.R. Rijpkema (Chair of Tolerance) and Dr. T.E.M. Krijger (FGW). In addition, she teaches the course 'Militant democracy and 'democratic backsliding' and teaches about citizenship within the educational master Religion and Philosophy.