In the media
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Urban green infrastructure: making future cities more sustainable07 August 2023Urban green infrastructure has the ability to make make cities more sustainable. However, the exact implementation of green infrastructure and the cho...
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The Dutch Constitution should be more accessible03 August 2023The Dutch Constitution is the second oldest constitution in the world after the US Constitution and it dates back to 1814. Wim Voermans, Professor of ...
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Is it possible to ban Quran burning?01 August 2023Authorities in Denmark and Sweden are examining whether it is possible to ban Quran burning following recent incidents. These have caused tension in m...
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The Netherlands remains a key player in the world of tax evasion27 July 2023By making use of artificial tax arrangements via the Netherlands and other countries, corporations and wealthy individuals worldwide together manage t...
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Podcast: The art of Presenting26 July 2023We have the pleasure of hosting organisational psychologist Fieke Harinck. Fieke is an expert on negotiation, communication skills and improvisation a...
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Wim Voermans on collapse of Dutch government19 July 2023What is the current status of the Dutch House of Representatives? Could anyone have predicted the collapse of the government?
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Could a minority government be the solution for Dutch politics?18 July 2023In an opinion piece in Dutch newspaper NRC, Corné Smit, teaching and research staff member at the Department of Constitutional and Administrative Law,...
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Flexible employment benefits offered more often17 July 2023In an attempt to retain employees and tackle shortages in the labour market, some employers are now prepared to go further in offering attractive empl...
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Olaf van Vliet in Trouw on temporary extra money to people on social assistance14 July 2023What would happen if families with little money were to receive an extra amount every month with no conditions attached? Would it help with their wors...
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Elif Naz Kayran and Anna-Lena Nadler have received the EPSR Early Careers Prize14 July 2023Elif Naz Kayran and Anna-Lena Nadler have received the European Political Science Review (EPSR) Prize for early career scholars.
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Why will elections for Dutch Parliament not be held until November?13 July 2023Now that the government has collapsed, the Netherlands will have to vote once more. The elections will not take place before November, says the Electo...
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Geerten Boogaard 'the provinces are generally perceived as being quite invisible and distant'12 July 2023In order to create a better understanding of the role of the province in the future, Geerten Boogaard, Professor of Local Government at Leiden Univers...
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International media: 'Collapse of Dutch Government Highlights Europe’s New Migration Politics’11 July 2023The numbers of asylum seekers and the direct family members hoping to join them were not the problem, says Mark Klaassen. The stumbling block was the ...
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New commission investigates Russia's crimes of aggression against Ukraine11 July 2023Can Russia be prosecuted for war crimes against Ukraine? The International Criminal Court does not have this jurisdiction. To fill this void in jurisd...
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Reduction in flights at Schiphol no done deal11 July 2023The recent ruling by the Amsterdam Court that Schiphol must reduce the number of flights from 500,000 to 460,000 is now ‘up in the air’ following the ...