1,260 search results for “democratic governance” in the Public website
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The limits of open government
The Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport in the Netherlands is being flooded with applications for information under the Dutch Public Access to Government Information Act (WOB) and according to Minister Hugo de Jonge is unable to provide the information on time. News programme Nieuwsuur has been waiting…
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‘The Afghan state has collapsed, but the democratic gains of the past 20 years are not lost’
The international conference ‘Lessons from Afghanistan’ touched on many serious issues and raised several reasons for concern. But it also ended on a positive note. While politicians on both the domestic and the international levels have failed to prevent the collapse of the Afghan state, and we are…
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Wim Voermans in podcast on minority government
The formation of a new government is in full swing in the Netherlands. Or more accurately, it is in full deadlock. As a result, the possibility of a minority government is being discussed. Would that be a good idea?
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Rationality and politics of algorithms. Will the promise of big data survive the dynamics of public decision making?
Big data promises to transform public decision-making for the better by making it more responsive to actual needs and policy effects. However, much recent work on big data in public decision-making assumes a rational view of decision-making, which has been much criticized in the public administration…
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the Budget of the Dutch Parliament in Light of European Economic Governance
On Thursday 14 December at 16.15 hrs Michal Diamant will defend her doctoral thesis that addresses the right to assess the budget of the Dutch parliament in light of European economic governance. The defence will take place at the Academy Building of Leiden University. Supervisors are Professor Wim…
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Welcome to the world of cybersecurity governance
Our digital infrastructure brings new opportunities, but it also makes us vulnerable. The answer does not lie in technology alone. But how do we help organisations get to grips with the complex theme of digital security? Welcome to the world of cybersecurity governance, the world of Bibi van den Ber…
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Find out more about effective governance for global problems at this conference
The annual conference of the Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) interdisciplinary research programme will take place in The Hague on 7-9 June. Why should you be there? ‘The problems in the world affect us all. This conference will be looking at planetary governance’, says programme…
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Annemarie Drahmann: Need for government transparency
The government’s intention to be more transparent following the childcare benefits scandal is long overdue according to Annemarie Drahmann, Associate Professor of Constitutional and Administrative Law. One of the problems behind the benefits scandal was the lack of openness of the authorities. The government…
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GTGC lunch seminar: human rights for governing digital platforms
On Monday 9 October 2023, Jelena Belic, Matthew Canfield, Rachel Griffin, Henning Lahmann, and Barrie Sander presented their research on 'The Promise and Perils of Human Rights for Governing Digital Platforms' during a GTGC lunch seminar.
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Miyuki Kerkhof
Honours Academy
m.j.h.kerkhof@ha.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 1205
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Georgina Kuipers
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
g.m.kuipers@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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New TRAFIG publication \ Governing protracted displacement: What access to solutions for forcibly displaced people?
The international regime governing displacement shows a number of gaps, most notably with regard to (internally) displaced people who are not covered by the definition of refugee of the Refugee Convention. These protection gaps translate into solution gaps for displaced people.
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Annemarie Drahmann speaker at debate on closed government
On 12 April, Annemarie Drahmann, Associate Professor at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law of Leiden Law School, was one of the speakers at a debate organised by platform for investigative journalism Follow the Money to discuss closed government.
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19th century Iranian diplomat: French democratic principles found in the Koran
Neither technology, nor Pan-Islamism, but only the codification of law could prevent Iran from falling even further behind the Western world. So wrote the 19th century intellectual Mustashar ad-Dowla in his tract Yak Kaleme. The translation of this work was presented in Amsterdam on 8 December.
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Grant for workshop series on Ocean Governance
Dr. Vanessa Newby (ISGA) and Dr. Catherine Jones from St Andrews won a grant worth over €23.000 from the RSE Saltire Facilitation Network Award entitled: ‘Worse Things Happen at Sea’: The Governance & Security of the Ocean. The grant will comprise three workshops in 2022: one in Leiden, one in Edinburgh…
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Arco Timmermans in Infobae about the Belgian government formation
In every parliamentary system, people vote on political parties during an election instead of a president. It is very unlikely that one party gets the majority of the parliament. Therefore, a government is formed by negotiations between parties. In Belgium, this process is far more complicated than…
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Irma Mosquera Valderrama
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
i.j.mosquera.valderrama@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6618
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Enforcement and public opinion: the perceived legitimacy of rule of law sanctions
This article studies the perceived legitimacy of EU enforcement actions.
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New dean Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
The Executive Board of Leiden University has decided to nominate Prof. Dr. Kutsal Yesilkagit dean of the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs, from 1 January 2016 on for a period of 3 years.
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Wim Voermans on collapse of Dutch government
What is the current status of the Dutch House of Representatives? Could anyone have predicted the collapse of the government?
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Overcoming ruptures: Zande identity, governance, and tradition during cycles of war and displacement in South Sudan and Uganda (2014-2019)
On 1 June 2022, Bruno Braak defended his thesis entitled 'Overcoming ruptures: Zande identity, governance, and tradition during cycles of war and displacement in South Sudan and Uganda (2014-2019).' The doctoral research was supervised by Prof.dr. J.M. Otto, Dr.ir. C.I.M. Jacobs, and Dr. C. Leonardi…
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Legitimacy in Internet Governance
On 19 May 2022, Jan Aart Scholte gave a keynote lecture on ‘Legitimacy in Internet Governance’ for a workshop at the European University Institute, Florence, Italy.
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Good Governance Workshop (Utrecht)
On February 1, Utrecht University organizes an international workshop on good governance in the late medieval city (1200-1600).
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Delay after delay: Is Dutch Government's reluctance to disclose information increasing?
The Dutch Open Government Act (Wet open overheid (Woo)) has been in effect for several months now. Yet various government authorities were in the news recently due to violations of the right to information. Newspaper Trouw investigated whether political unwillingness is on the rise.
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Cornelis de Groot
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.degroot@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7234
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Aad van Mastrigt
Faculty of Humanities
a.van.mastrigt@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Tim Enwerem
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
t.k.enwerem@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9506
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Moniek Akerboom
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.d.akerboom@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Carolien Jacobs
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
c.i.m.jacobs@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4698
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Densua Mumford
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
d.mumford@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Kristin Makszin
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
k.m.makszin@luc.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9923
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Rajneesh Phokeer
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
r.d.phokeer@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Amalia Campos Delgado
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
a.e.campos.delgado@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5252
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Dennis Broeders
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
d.w.j.broeders@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9030
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Sebastian Diessner
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
s.diessner@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9400
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Gerard Breeman
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
g.e.breeman@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9373
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Maarja Beerkens
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
m.beerkens@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Emily Anne Wolff
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
e.a.wolff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Rick van Well
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
r.l.van.well@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5066
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Hans-Martien ten Napel
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
h.m.t.d.tennapel@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7710
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Intelligence in the Global South (GLOBALINT)
GLOBALINT is a pioneering study of intelligence in the Global South. It asks ‘how do (un)democratic shifts in political governance impact intelligence services in contexts of violent conflict?
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Dorota Mokrosinska receives ERC Starting Grant
Assistant professor Political Philosophy Dorota Mokrosinska has received the ERC Starting Grant for her project Democratic Secrecy: A Philosophical Study of the Role of Secrecy in Democratic Governance. The project, running from 2015 to 2020 is funded by the European Research Council
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New name: Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs
From 1 January 2016 Faculty Campus The Hague will have a new name: the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (FGGA). This new name is a logical blend of the elements that make up the faculty.
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Femke Bakker
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.e.bakker@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 6188
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Leiden political scientist Tom Louwerse obtains Vidi grant
Tom Louwerse, lecturer and researcher at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science, has been awarded a NWO Vidi grant. This will enable him to conduct research on how government and opposition parties cooperate in parliament and how this affects voters’ party choices and satisfaction with d…
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Historical Perspectives on Democracies and their Adversaries
This book, edited by Joost Augusteijn, Constant Hijzen and Mark Leon de Vries, explores how democratic regimes have dealt with anti-democratic forces in society, from the late nineteenth to the early twenty-first century.
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Could a minority government be the solution for Dutch politics?
In an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper NRC, Corné Smit, teaching and research staff member at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law, discusses the possibilities and possible advantages of a minority government.
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Indigeneship, bureaucratic discretion, and institutional change in Northern Nigeria
‘Can he do it?’ Since the remarkable victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2015 Nigerian presidential elections, this has arguably been the most frequently posed question in Nigerian politics.
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Türkiye is a textbook example of an autocracy'
What is the state of democracy in developing and transition countries in 2024? Terrible, according to the BTI Transformation Index.
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Leiden conference to look for emerging trends in global governance
Global challenges require global governance answers. For that reason, between 5 and 7 June, the interdisciplinary research programme Global Transformations and Governance Challenges (GTGC) has selected 'Emerging trends in global governance' as the theme of its annual conference. Researchers, students…