📢 Announcing the 2025 Political Science Master Thesis Prize nominees 🎓 The shortlist highlights outstanding work from all of the MSc Political Science specialisations. Winners will be revealed on 31 October. Check out the shortlist: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

➡️ NEW EVENT 📢 👩‍🏫 LUCIR Seminar: The Far Right and Global Environmental Politics by Nina Hall 📆 Thursday 16 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:30 📍Wijnhaven, The Hague (Room 3.60) More info here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

Nu er nieuwe versies van stemhulpen komen, is het goed om te benadrukken dat ontwerpkeuzes van deze tools effecten hebben op de resultaten. Bijvoorbeeld het gebruik van een 'politiek landschap' of niet. Advies: Gebruik ze als hulpmiddel, kijk naar de top-3 of-5. www.tomlouwerse.nl/publication/...

Bottom line: Politicians’ perceptions of public opinion appear more closely linked to who they are than to who they talk to Full paper here: 🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734528 10/10

🚨 New paper in @thejop.bsky.social Why do politicians often misperceive what citizens' policy positions are? @simonotjes.bsky.social and I study ~10,000 estimates of public opinion by politicians in Denmark & the Netherlands to uncover the sources of these (mis)perceptions Thread 🧵1/10

I was on @france24.com 's Access Asia show last Friday to discuss Trump's H1B visa fees increase and the implications for US-India ties @polscileiden.bsky.social @unileiden.bsky.social www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...

Op 7 oktober verzorgt Ruud Koole de eerste Rudy B. Andeweglezing in Leiden. Hij spreekt over parlementaire verhoudingen onder partijpolitieke druk. Meer informatie & aanmelden 👇 www.universiteitleiden.nl/agenda/2025/...

En zo ben ik minister van bestuurlijke vernieuwing geworden in het kabinet van experts geworden www.volkskrant.nl/kijkverder/v...

Drie weken geleden werd ik gebeld door Maarten Keulemans (@volkskrant.nl) of ik minister van bestuurbaarheid zou willen worden in een hypothetisch kabinet van experts zou willen worden. Ik heb hem toen geprobeerd uit te leggen dat een kabinet van experts …

📢 Announcing the 2025 Political Science Bachelor Thesis Prize nominees 🎓 The shortlist highlights outstanding work from both the IRO and Politicologie/Internationale Politiek tracks. Winners will be revealed on 17 October. Check out the shortlist: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

Nu uit! Voor de Bundel Levend Archief van het @montesquieuinst.bsky.social reflecteerde ik op balans tussen descriptieve representatie en vertegenwoordiger als professie

I'm happy to share two updates about my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (OUP/Hurst) ► A paperback edition will come out next year, in Hurst’s Spring catalogue ► The book is now also available on Oxford Scholarship Online, making it freely accessible to subscribers: academic.oup.com/book/60892

Delighted to welcome Natasha Wunsch to @unileiden.bsky.social to talk about her fantastic new book 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 (available open access with @oxford University Press). Join us! Details 👇

➡️ NEW EVENT 📢 👩‍🏫 Who: Book presentation by Natasha Wunsch ❓ What: Democratic Commitment: Why Citizens Tolerate Democratic Backsliding 📆 When: Thursday 16 October 2025, 17:00 - 18:00 📍 Where: Wijnhaven, The Hague (Room 2.19) More info here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

The findings show that while the Monetary Dialogues may lack the intensity of congressional hearings, the ECB is [surprisingly] held to a higher standard of accountability than the Fed.

Analyzing over 1,000 parliamentary questions and their respective answers, I reassess the common assumption that congressional hearings with the Fed ensure stronger parliamentary accountability than the Monetary Dialogues with the ECB.

📢New article out in 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 on the parliamentary oversight of the ECB and the Fed during Covid-19 📣 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

For those who find it interesting, my introductory interview for @polscileiden.bsky.social is now also available in English www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

𝘞𝘢𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘕𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘧𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘫 𝘷𝘳𝘪𝘫𝘦 & 𝘦𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘫𝘬𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘦𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘢𝘷𝘪ë🗳️ @amy-eaglestone.bsky.social, onderzoeker @polscileiden.bsky.social, schreef een opiniestuk @volkskrant.nl waarin ze aangeeft dat de verkiezingen in #Moldavië op 28 sept een grote impact op Nederland kunnen hebben.👇

🏆 Juan Masullo receives APSA Alexander George Best Article Award 🔽 The jury praised the article as “a treasure trove of methodological insights and practical guidance for researchers using these tools and seeking to combine them.” Read more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

The cat is out of the bag! After 18 inspiring years at the University of Amsterdam, Ill move to the Institute of Political Science at Leiden University on October 15th, where I'll take up the position of Professor of Dutch Politics. www.universiteitleiden.nl/nieuws/2025/...

Geweldig nieuws voor @polscileiden.bsky.social dat de enige echte @sldelange.bsky.social terugkeert naar haar (en mijn) alma mater. 🎉 Lees dit mooie interview! ❤️

📢 Understanding far-right communities on alternative platforms: Jonathan Collins on his PhD research 📢 'While most research focused on the hate-filled discourses of these environments, I was interested in what kept users attached and engaged.' Read more: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

Samen met @rickvanwell.bsky.social en @tomwgvdmeer.bsky.social mocht ik de ins en outs van minderheidskabinetten toelichten. www.rtl.nl/nieuws/polit...

Superhappy to see this paper out in Politics & Governance. Together with Gijs Jan Brandsma (Radboud University) I show that size of PPG staffs increases parliamentary activity but decreases social media activity www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandg...

Voor de Hofvijver @montesquieuinst.bsky.social keek ik naar de positie van de kleine linkse partijen: PvdD, Bij1, SP en Denk www.montesquieu-instituut.nl/id/vmqpm8eiv...

📢 NIEUW EVENT: 'Hoe heurt het eigenlijk? Parlementaire verhoudingen onder partijpolitieke druk' Op 7 oktober vindt de jaarlijkse Rudy B. Andeweglezing plaats, verzorgd door em. prof. dr. Ruud Koole. 📆 7 oktober 2025 🕰️ 19:00-22:00 📍Telders Auditorium, Academiegebouw, Leiden ➡️ Info: lnkd.in/eEKQx7ht

📰Sovereign debt as strategy: Kathleen Brown on the politics behind the numbers 📉 Brown’s dissertation challenges the common view of debt as a purely technical issue. ‘Debt isn’t just about numbers: it’s about power, strategy, and survival’. Read more here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025...

Interesting idea from my colleague @simonotjes.bsky.social that could travel beyond NL: - split Parliamentary *work* from *voting* - all parties elected get the no. of MPs needed to sit in all committees/do all Parliamentary work well (in NL =18) - voting follows electoral results not number of MPs

In de NRC over mijn plan om het aantal Kamerzetels en het aantal stemmen te ontkoppelen

In de NRC over de waarde van uitsluiten www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

The first few reviews are in for my book 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 (Hurst/OUP)! Draper in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘰𝘳𝘺: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Muzergues in 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘲𝘶𝘦 𝘦́𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦̀𝘳𝘦: politique-etrangere.com/2025/06/19/p... Dressler in 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘵: feps-europe.eu/inspiration/...

“Israel & Pakistan became states within a year, following the undoing of the British Empire..thru bloody partitions, both manifested an understanding of the nation-state that had built into it the idea of religious difference:a Muslim Homeland & a Jewish National Home” indiasworld.in/growing-apar...

Why do #opposition parties sometimes support the government? My analyses show that parties use their votes in #parliament to shape how voters see them, what policies they can influence, and where they might end up after the next election @polscileiden.bsky.social @sgparliaments.bsky.social

Tijdens de chaotische regeerperiode van Schoof bleef de oppositie erg verdeeld en bood niet één helder alternatief. Maar wat verwachten burgers eigenlijk van oppositiepartijen? Met @elinazorina.bsky.social onderzocht ik het in 4 democratieën. stukroodvlees.nl/wat-verwacht...

I gave a short interview about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴, a collaborative monograph I co-authored (lead @jeanpaulgagnon.bsky.social), published #OpenAccess by @uclpress.bsky.social over the summer: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/news/2025... Full book: discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10...

📢 New event 📢 📚 Lecture by Matthijs Bogaards: 'Power-sharing arrangements after civil war' 📆 When: Tuesday 14 October 2025, 17:15 - 19:00h 📍 Where: FSW building, room S.A11, Leiden Read more here: www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/events/20...

🧵 New article out in @govandopp.bsky.social ! Why do opposition parties sometimes support government legislation? Should they not be, well... opposing? I analysed 75 years of parliamentary votes in 4 parliamentary democracies. Here is what I found👇🔗 cup.org/3JeLkw4

"This chapter examines India’s efforts to ‘reorder at the margins’, leveraging its geographic, economic, & political significance. India’s approach seeks to assert its autonomy within a US-led regional framework & pursuing distinct national objectives"

Happy to see 'India in the Indo-Pacific: Ordering at the Margins' co-written w @tfournol.bsky.social @raphaellekhan.bsky.social & @isabellestmezard.bsky.social out in Order & Agency in the Indo-Pacific ed. by Delphine Alles @jaffrelot.bsky.social & Patrick Kollner link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

Last, Jelena and I had the pleasure of speaking to Naureen Shameem and Neil Datta about the important work they have done as practitioners in the fight against anti-gender politics within international organizations. You can read our conversation here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

I am elated to share that the special section "Threats and Opportunities: The Contestation of Gender and Sexuality in International Organizations" that I co-edited with the wonderful Jelena Cupać of the @wzb.bsky.social is finally out in @ifjpglobal.bsky.social! www.tandfonline.com/toc/rfjp20/2...

Smart look for our collaboratively authored democratic theory manifesto THE SCIENCES OF THE DEMOCRACIES (UCL Press, release date: August 7) It's been wonderful to be part of this project, with lead authors Jean-Paul Gagnon and Benjamin Abrams. uclpress.co.uk/book/the-sci... #OpenAccess

📢🌍 Institute member Leila Demarest published an article together with Arnim Langer on @theconversation.com: 'Lagos is young and diverse, so what shapes ethnic and religious prejudice among teens? Our study tried to find out'. You can read it here: theconversation.com/lagos-is-you...

Happy to see this out at JCWS after writing the first draft…in 2016! This is on how India’s UNEF experience (1956–1967) shaped India's Approach to Peacekeeping and Peacemaking & is part of a great SI edited by the incredible Swapna Nayudu & the late Andreas Hilger direct.mit.edu/jcws/article...

🤖 New Pre-Print: Ad Machina: Partisanship and Support for Delegating Government Decisions to Autonomous Algorithms osf.io/preprints/so...

Very interesting panel on 'What voters think' including two papers making use of the @polscileiden.bsky.social 'Leiden Voter Study' (LeiKo) data, by @simonotjes.bsky.social and David Willumsen on legislative size and by Tim Mickler on post-parliamentary careers.

Honored to have contributed to this unfortunately timely @apsa.bsky.social Democracy and Autocracy newsletter edited by @rebeccawai.bsky.social with a piece on Immigration Policy as a “Biomarker” for Political Regime Transformation. 📌 Read all contributions here: lsa.umich.edu/content/dam/...

Voor de Helling (@wbgroenlinks.bsky.social) schreef ik een bespreking van @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social en @dkthomp.bsky.social's Abundance. Geen goede inspiratiebron voor groene politiek in Nederland in mijn ogen. www.wetenschappelijkbureaugroenlinks.nl/tijdschrift/...

📢 Student vacancies 📢 @polscileiden.bsky.social is looking for a: - Student ambassador for the master programme in Political Science: lnkd.in/eUJHbfEt - Studentambassadeur bachelor Politicologie: lnkd.in/ewRmHX-8