1,364 search results for “political leadership” in the Public website
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Is politics boring and far removed from you?
On 22 May, the Dutch House of Representatives invited one hundred citizens to pose critical questions regarding the Ministries’ annual reports. This followed on from the annual ‘Accountability Day’. Caspar van den Berg, Associate Professor of Public Administration, helped think about how citizens could…
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Belarus under Lukashenka: Adaptive Authoritarianism
In 2019, Aliaksandr Lukashenka marks a quarter of a century as the first, and so far only president of the Republic of Belarus. This new book by Dr. Matthew Frear, Assistant Professor of Russian and Eurasian Studies, offers the most up-to-date analysis of government and politics in a country usually…
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Is it right for judges to engage in politics?
The Dutch State is set to challenge The Hague Court of Appeal's ruling that the Netherlands must stop exporting arms to Israel at the Supreme Court. The government believes that foreign policy falls within the political domain and not within the judiciary. Geerten Boogaard, Professor of Constitutional…
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"Entrapment by Consent": the Co-ethnic Brokerage System among Ethnic Yi Labor Migrants in China
Xinrong Ma defended her thesis on 13 February 2018
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Fit for the future
This book brings together contributions on topics related to the Dutch EU Presidency Agenda 2016 from a number of scholars who are affiliated with Leiden University.
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EU Foreign Policy in practice: selected cases from Latin America
Both Europe and Latin America face challenges globally and at home. Conflicts over land and resources have been resurgent in recent years.
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Hans Vollaard, ‘The 2017 Dutch parliamentary elections: A fragmented picture as Rutte and Wilders draw their battle lines’
The parliamentary elections in the Netherlands, scheduled for March 2017, are likely to result in a fragmented parliament and a complicated coalition formation process, according to Dutch political scientist Hans Vollaard (Leiden University).
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Is it possible to ban a political party?
Dutch right-wing political party Forum for Democracy has repeatedly demonstrated that it has no lower limit when it comes to morals. Should the courts in the Netherlands protect democracy by banning parties like Forum? Several legal experts from Leiden University commented on this question in newspaper…
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Research
The Leiden Leadership Centre conducts research into the development of effective public leadership within and between organisations. On the basis of our research and development agenda ‘Furthering Public Leadership’, we focus on public leadership in a public context, on its societal impact, and on leadership…
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Cohen, The Right-Wing ‘One-State Solution’
Mateo Cohen (research assistant at the Open University of Israel and PhD candidate at Leiden University’s Institute of Political Science) studied arguments articulated by diverse members of the Right-Wing elite in Israel and explains how these views lead to the rejection of a two-state solution and…
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Van Willigen, ‘A Dutch return to UN peacekeeping?’
Niels van Willigen (Institute of Political Science, Leiden University) puts Dutch participation in UN peacekeeping into an historical context. He analyses the reasons for the Dutch withdrawal from the 1990s onwards, and explores the obstacles and opportunities for a structural return. Van Willigen argues…
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Veenendaal, Does Smallness Enhance Power-Sharing? Explaining Suriname’s Multiethnic Democracy
The smallness of Suriname, according to political scientist Wouter Veenendaal (Leiden University), strongly affects and shapes the nature of democracy in the country. On the one hand, clientelism ensures that members of each ethnic group included in power-sharing arrangements have access to state resources…
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Zheng Li, Promoting Harmony with Conflicts?
This dissertation focuses on the production and consumption of a mediation show in China that collaborates with the local Justice Bureau and broadcasts on an entertainment channel—exploring answers to questions raised from the mentioned entertainisation, social and political, and cultural issues.
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Peter Meel
Faculty of Humanities
p.j.j.meel@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2654
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Francesco Ragazzi
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
f.ragazzi@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Müge Kinacioglu
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
m.kinacioglu@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Maartje Janse
Faculty of Humanities
m.j.janse@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 4167
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Christoph Niessen
c.niessen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Matthew Frear
Faculty of Humanities
m.j.frear@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2089
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Our People
The Leiden Leadership Centre is an interdisciplinary network organisation branching out from its place within the Institute of Public Administration, Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs (Leiden University in The Hague). The LLC functions as a platform by connecting students, practitioners, and…
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Explaining Government–Opposition Voting in Parliament
How to explain variation in the extent to which parliamentary voting behaviour follows the government–opposition divide? Party Politics article by Tom Louwerse et al.
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Disruptive Conflicts in Computopic Space
Can you imagine a radically different world? In our times dominated by neoliberal capitalism, we seem to lack not only viable alternatives, but also the capacity to envision anything outside of the status quo.
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Current Projects
Below you can find information about the research projects on public leadership of the public management research group at the Institute of Public Administration.
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Clinton won, but the horserace continues
Let’s get this out of the way: Hillary Clinton won the 26 September 2016 presidential candidates television debate. Handily.
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'Policing European Metropolises project'
The first results of the “Policing European Metropolises project” (PEMP) that associate Professor Elke Devroe and Professor P. Ponsaers launched in April 2013 are now published. Having been the referent for The Netherlands and Belgium in the Urbis project (Leonardo programme), the project focuses on…
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Welfare and Inequality in Marketizing East Asia
Provides a cutting-edge comparative political economy analysis of welfare and inequality across ten East Asian countries.
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Political influence of ‘women above stairs’
A new volume, co-edited by Nadine Akkerman of the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, shows how ladies-in-waiting, by 'creatively manipulating their gender', often played a major role in shaping the political climate of Europe in the early modern period.
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Opening the Black Box: The Making of India’s Foreign Policy
How is Indian foreign policy made? This special issue of the journal India Review, edited by political scientists Nicolas Blarel (Leiden University) and Avinash Paliwal (SOAS University of London) features a number of interesting case studies that bridge the gap between Foreign Policy Analysis and India’s…
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Stefan Thewissen
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
s.h.thewissen@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 7756
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Nikkie Buskermolen
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
n.buskermolen@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Stefan Landsberger
Faculty of Humanities
s.r.landsberger@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Paul Adriaanse
Faculteit Rechtsgeleerdheid
p.c.adriaanse@law.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Karolina Pomorska
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
k.m.pomorska@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 5180
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Hans Mol
Faculty of Humanities
h.mol@hum.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 2727
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Syeda Shawkat
Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen
s.s.shawkat@fsw.leidenuniv.nl | +31 71 527 3961
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Lydie Cabane
Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
l.d.cabane@fgga.leidenuniv.nl | +31 70 800 9500
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Extra-curricular
If you are looking for additional challenges: the flexibility in our programme gives you the possibility to join the (International) Leiden Leadership Programme. Meet students from other faculties and broaden your knowledge even more.
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Competences
Leiden University focuses on four leadership competences. We believe that connecting with both yourself and others is essential for good teamwork, taking responsibility and pushing boundaries.
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Associations in the European Revolutions of 1848
The revolutionary organizations in Paris and Berlin around 1848.
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Hirschmann, Guarding the Guards
It is difficult to hold international organisations (IOs) accountable for human rights violations. Gisela Hirschmann (Institute of Political Science, Leiden University) introduces the concept of pluralist accountability, whereby third parties set the standards for IOs’ actions in relation to human rights,…
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Van Vonno, Achieving Party Unity: A Sequential Approach to Why MPs Act in Concert (dissertation)
Cynthia van Vonno, political scientist at Leiden University, explains why individual MPs vote according to the party group line.
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Rebekah Tromble, ‘Thanks for (actually) responding! How citizen demand shapes politicians’ interactive practices on Twitter’
It is often claimed that social media can contribute to democratic decision-making by bringing politicians and citizens into dialogue with one another. But is this potential always realised, and how? Most researchers look at politicians and their online communication strategies. In this New Media &…
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Van der Meer, Janssen & Louwerse, ‘The predictive value of polls in a fragmented multi-party system’
Political scientists Tom van der Meer, Lisa Janssen (University of Amsterdam) and Tom Louwerse (Leiden University) analyse polls presented by the main polling agencies in the Netherlands, as well as micro-level panel data. They reach three main conclusions. First, vote intention polls in the Netherlands…
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Violent Resistance: Militia Formation and Civil War in Mozambique
Why do communities form militias to defend themselves against violence during civil war? Using original interviews with former combatants and civilians and archival material from extensive fieldwork in Mozambique, Corinna Jentzsch (Leiden University Institute of Political Science) explains the timing,…
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Elective modules
Electives provide in-depth coverage of specific leadership theories and related skills. They offer students the opportunity to further specialise and deepen in specific aspects of leadership. This deepening is a valuable addition to the Essentials and Labs.
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From Internet Governance to Digital Political Economy
On 17 October 2022, Jan Aart Scholte contributed to a conference plenary roundtable on 'From Internet Governance to Digital Political Economy'. Click here to find out more about the event.
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Extra curricular
The master Education and Child Studies (research) is an intensive programme. However, if you are a highly motived student you can consider applying for the Leiden Leadership Programme.
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Para- and Proto-Sports Diplomacy of Contested Territories: CONIFA as a Platform for Football Diplomacy
Ramesh Ganohariti, PhD student and Ernst Dijxhoorn, Assistant Professor at Leiden University, researched the relation between international relations and sports, with sport and sports events increasingly being used for various diplomatic and political goals.
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Mickler, Parliamentary Committees in a Party-Centred Context
Beyond the immediately visible plenum, parliaments are highly complex institutions. They work through various venues in which decisions are prepared or even taken. The two main institutions in this regard are parliamentary party groups, which comprise legislators who are elected under the same party…
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Shaping multilateralism: Principles and opportunities for multilateral cooperation in the UN
How can the support for a collaborative approach to global challenges be increased, in times when international organisations’ capacity to act is under threat? Gisela Hirschmann (Leiden University) and Cornelia Ulbert (University of Duisburg-Essen) suggest a number of options.