Helena Landwehr
PhD candidate
- Name
- H.L. Landwehr
- Telephone
- 071 5272727
- h.l.landwehr@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
Helena Landwehr is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Political Science.
Helena Landwehr is a PhD Candidate at the Institute of Political Science. As part of the NWO-funded Gravitation (Zwaartekracht) program Adapt!, her research focuses on the performance of crisis response networks. She specifically examines why some countries perform better than others in fulfilling problem-solving tasks, by comparing governmental responses to the Covid-19 pandemic.
She holds a BA in European Studies (2022) from Maastricht University and a MSc in Security Studies (2025) from the Swedish Defence University.
Her academic interests include EU crisis management, federal theory, and international cooperation on the green transition.
PhD candidate
- Social & Behavioural Sciences
- Political Science