In the media
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Do breakaway groups in the Dutch House of Representatives have the right to vote?03 May 2023In Dutch newspaper NRC, Pieter Omtzigt says he finds it 'unconstitutional' that he has no right to vote in committee meetings. Omtzigt believes he is ...
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Annemarie Samuels in podcast 'Boldcast' about the evolution of libraries02 May 2023Episode 5 of BOLDcast, the podcast of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus Centre for BOLD Cities, discusses the evolution of libraries from simple lending points...
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Barend Barentsen in Dagblad van het Noorden on aggression in the workplace01 May 2023A national survey conducted by Dutch newspapers Dagblad van het Noorden, Turbantia, Brabants Dagblad and the Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV) sh...
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Richard de Mos acquitted – and now?01 May 2023The acquittal of Richard de Mos and his fellow party member has caused quite a stir in the Netherlands. Can De Mos simply return to local politics now...
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Rowie Stolk on NPO Radio 1 about passport alerts26 April 2023In the Netherlands, anyone who loses their passport or ID card too often can be added to the Passport Alerts Register. As a result, a passport applica...
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Wouter Hins on NPO Radio 1 about revoking licence of Ongehoord Nederland26 April 2023The Dutch public broadcasting organisation NPO has asked State Secretary for Culture and Media Gunay Uslu to revoke the licence of Ongehoord Nederland...
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Bart Schermer on how to negotiate with cybercriminals21 April 2023Hackers have got their hands on data from the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB). Lockbit, a collective of cybercriminals, is after the money. Wh...
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Podcast: How open is our governance culture?19 April 2023A ‘new governance culture’ – a hot topic for a number of years now. What kind of culture of public administration do we have in the Netherlands and ho...
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Peter Rodrigues about the demands of municipalities when it comes to housing asylum seekers19 April 2023Municipalities are becoming more and more selective when it comes to the nationality, age and sex of the asylum seekers they are willing to take in. T...
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Leiden research on Neanderthals featured in the Wall Street Journal article17 April 2023In the article “Neanderthals and Us: We’re More Alike Than Once Thought”, we are reminded that many negative traits, from unintelligent to unsophistic...
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Archaeologist and numismatist Jonathan Ouellet interviewed on a podcast13 April 2023PhD candidate Jonathan Ouellet is a guest on the latest episode of the Wetenschappelijke Wezens podcast. As a researcher specializing in the numismati...
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Evelien Campfens at LeidenGlobal on cultural heritage protection12 April 2023How can we best protect cultural heritage in times of war? In an interview with LeidenGlobal, cultural heritage law specialist Evelien Campfens talks ...
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Carsten Stahn on colonial crimes; the reparations movement stalls in Europe12 April 2023The wave of restitutions expected after French President Emmanuel Macron’s 2017 promise to return stolen art to Africa has hit legal and political roa...
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Armin Cuyvers on nitrogen policy following Timmermans' visit to The Hague12 April 2023There is no time to lose when it comes to repairing damage to nature. For that reason and to show that the European Commission is neither a ‘bogeyman’...
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Age determination in young asylum seekers under discussion12 April 2023The way age is determined by the IND is being questioned as a result of several court rulings. The problem is that it is difficult to determine whethe...