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We present an extensive study of methods for exactly solving stochastic constraint (optimisation) problems (SCPs) in network analysis. These problems are prevalent in science, governance and industry.

Promotor: A.P.IJzerman Co-promotor: A. Bender

Op 20 maart 2019 verdedigde Tim Dekkers zijn proefschrift 'Mobility, Control and Technology in Border Areas: Discretion and Decision-making in the Information Age'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door promotoren prof. dr. J.P. van der Leun en prof. dr. M.A.H. van der Woude.

Op 27 september promoveert Josephine Hartmann op haar proefschrift: A blessing in disguise?! Discretion in the context of EU decision-making, national transposition and legitimacy regarding EU directives.

Promotor: J.M. van den Broek Co-promotor: M.C. de Vries

While ecosystems have concrete benefits for human society, these benefits are typically overlooked in decision-making.

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Review of new technical decisionsupport systems in the environmental field, and application in water management decission processes.

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Whilst government’s ability to design ‘context-specific’ regional innovation policy is generally assumed to depend on the region’s decision-making power, the aim of this study is to investigate how regional government matters. In order to open up the black box of policy design, the study develops a…

Op 23 februari 2022 verdedigde Cale Davis het proefschrift 'Prosecutorial Discretion in International Criminal Justice'. Het promotieonderzoek is begeleid door prof.dr. C. Stahn en dr. J.C. Powderly.

Artificial intelligence algorithms govern in subtle, yet fundamental ways, the way we live and are transforming our societies. The promise of efficient, low‐cost or ‘neutral’ solutions harnessing the potential of big data has led public bodies to adopt algorithmic systems in the provision of public…

Indonesia is experiencing various environmental challenges related to its fast economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to have measurable and applicable indicators to obtain accurate data and information regarding the costs of adverse environmental impacts arising from economic activities to support…

The use of increasingly large and diverse datasets to guide urban climate action has implications for how, and by whom, local governments are held accountable.

Promotores: G. Persoon, R. Schefold

Indonesia is experiencing various environmental challenges related to its fast economic growth. Therefore, it is necessary to have measurable and applicable indicators to obtain accurate data and information regarding the costs of adverse environmental impacts arising from economic activities to support…

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In this special edition of Information Polity there is a focus on the transparency challenges of using algorithms in government in decision-making procedures at the macro-, meso-, and micro-levels.

Via een 6 tal publicaties, met bijdragen van Joanne van der Leun, Jelmer Brouwer, Tim Dekkers en Maartje van der Woude, wordt er tussen 7 – 18 maart op het Border Criminologies Blog reeds een kijkje in de resultaten van het onderzoeksproject'“Decision-making in Dutch Borderlands” gegeven.

Dimiter Toshkov, UHD, Brendan Carroll, UD, en Kutsal Yesilkagit, Professor International Governance, van de Universiteit Leiden schreven een artikel voor de Washington Post over de Europese overheden die snel handelden in tijden van pandemie. En dit zijn niet de overheden die je zou verwachten.

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LIACS is a partner in RISE_SMA, an interdisciplinary, international network combining excellent scholars and practitioners to enable vigorous knowledge sharing and to develop solutions for contemporary challenges for Social Media Analytics (SMA).

There is an increasing amount of attention on EU and its Member States contributions to implementation of two landmark agreements: the Paris Climate Agreement and the UN Agenda 2030 with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Absent from the current literature is an analysis of the political effect of…

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What is the environmental impact of different waste collection systems across Europe? How can the collection be improved when considering collection, sorting, and treatment, as well as use options for secondary materials?

Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying self-concept development in relation to educational decision-making in adolescence

This thesis focuses on the social dimensions of crane and wetland conservation in rural landscapes in Kenya, Uganda and Zimbabwe.

This report investigates the different approaches in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use in the European Union and the United States of America. Three main aspects are considered and analyzed as potential causes of differences in the authorization process of GMOs for commercial use.…

What is the optimal design of sandy solutions for sustainable climate change adaption, from an ecological, biophysical and societal point of view?

Governance and Global Affairs, Instituut Bestuurskunde

Het Business & Liability Research Network (BLRN) – een samenwerkingsverband van de afdelingen Ondernemingsrecht en Bedrijfswetenschappen van de Leiden Law School – lanceert een call for proposals voor het boekproject met als thema Corporate and Organizational Decision-Making. Aanmeldingen zijn welkom…

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Governance and Global Affairs, Instituut Bestuurskunde

Governance and Global Affairs, Instituut Bestuurskunde

Behavioral and neural mechanisms underlying risky decision-making in adolescents

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie

CERA (CErtification of RAw Materials) is a four-year project that will develop a standardized certification scheme ensuring environmental, social and economic sustainability in extraction, processing, trading and manufacturing of all mineral raw materials. It will guarantee traceability of certified…

De studie leert je om mee te denken over de beleidsmatige aanpak van belangrijke kwesties binnen onze samenleving. Het gaat vaak om complexe vraagstukken, waar je zelf de weg in moet vinden. Het studieprogramma maakt je daar stapsgewijs klaar voor.

Wout Broekema staat op de shortlist voor de Els Witte Prijs 2019, een prijs voor de beste proeschrift in de Politieke Wetenschappen. De prijs is in het leven geroepen door de Nederlandse Kring voor de wetenschap der Politiek (NKWP).

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie, Sociale, Economische en Organisatiepsychologie

Analytical tools for environmental design and management in a systems perspective. The combined use of analytical tools.

Sociale Wetenschappen, Psychologie, Cognitieve Psychologie

Deze en afgelopen week kent het Border Criminologies Blog van de Faculty of Law van de University of Oxford een sterk Leids tintje. In de door hoogleraar rechtssociologie Maartje van der Woude georganiseerde themaweek rond het onderzoeksproject “Decision-making in Dutch Borderlands” worden de eerste…

Het onderzoeksthema ‘Straftoemeting’ richt zich op straftoemeting in brede zin. Het zwaartepunt ligt op straftoemetingsbeslissingen van rechters, maar ook andere beslissingen die eerder in het strafproces worden genomen, zoals de beslissing over verlenging of beëindiging van de voorlopige hechtenis,…