Staff members with discipline Political Science
Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.
Democracy, elections, electoral behavior

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c.w.a.m.aarts rug.nl
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Professor of Political Institutions and Behaviour
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Public finance, local government economics, fiscal federalism, political economy, local democracy

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Professor of Economics of Sub-National government
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Visual political communication, Information visualizations, Social networks, Digital culture, Political campaigns; Political learning; Information Studies

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e.r.amit-danhi rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Media, Centre for Media and Journalism Studies
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Turkey, Turkish foreign policy, discourse analysis, EU-Turkey relations, the Kurdish issue

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e.aykac rug.nl
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PhD student
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Professor of Public Institutions and Governance
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Humanitarian Interventions and Peacekeeping, Armed Conflict, International Development, Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (esp. diamonds and gold), African Politics and Security.

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s.j.n.van.bockstael rug.nl
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Assistant Professor Globalisation Studies and Humanitarian Action
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Moral and political philosophy, normative political theory, ethics, global justice, value pluralism, incommensurability, comparability
Thesis supervision
I am willing to supervise PhD research that corresponds to the interests outlined above.
Thesis supervision
I am willing to supervise PhD research that corresponds to the interests outlined above.

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m.g.j.boot rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Foreign Policy Analysis, EU-Russia relations, Central/Eastern Europe, Populism in International Relations, EU External Action

My research is generally concerned with the roles of emergent technologies, non-state actors and expert knowledge in contemporary global governance. In particular, I study the on-going and varying implications of big data and blockchain technologies at... read more

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m.a.campbell-verduyn rug.nl
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Senior Lecturer (UD1) in International Political Economy
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I am an Assistant Professor of International Relations at University of Groningen. Previously, I was a Marie Skłodowska Curie Global Fellow at University of Warwick and University of Denver. I work on international norms, diplomatic visits, military... read more

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m.c.m.casiraghi rug.nl
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My teaching and research are situated at the intersection of modern political and social history and the social sciences.
*Political, social, and urban history of modern and contemporary (Western) Europe
*History of democratic innovation and change
*Hist... read more
*Political, social, and urban history of modern and contemporary (Western) Europe
*History of democratic innovation and change
*Hist... read more

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s.couperus rug.nl
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Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)
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Political polarization, value conflict, morality, attitude moralization, political discourse, social change, quantitative methods and statistics

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Postdoc researcher
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critical (multimodal) discourse analysis; political and legal discourse; migration, integration, and (un)belonging; identity; language policy and multilingualism

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e.e.davis rug.nl
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PhD student
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Political parties, party image, party identity, electoral campaigns, party communication, content analysis, comparative studies, quantitative methods, mixed methods, textual analysis

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e.de.saint-phalle rug.nl
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Lecturer
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International Affaris, Communications, Public Relations, Policy Research, Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation, Electoral Management

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h.doe rug.nl
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Communication Officer
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Dr Karim El Taki is an International Relations scholar at the Faculty of Arts. His research examines regional order-making in the Middle East in the decade following the Arab Uprisings. His research interests include, theoretically, the quest for... read more

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k.el.taki rug.nl
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Assistant Professor, Politics of the Middle East
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New Media; Climate Communication; Social Networks; Computational Social Science

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(Transnational) party organization; Intra-European migration, Attitudes towards the EU; Comparative Politics; Mixed methods research

International Financial Markets, International Political Economy, Comparative Politics, International Economics, European Political Economy, EU Macroeconomic Governance

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g.w.fuller rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
Biopolitical theory, (pandemic) temporalities, critical security studies

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n.f.gaeckle rug.nl
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PhD student
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After completing her PhD at the University of Tübingen, Germany, in 2016, she spent 3 years as a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute for Intercultural and International Studies at the University of Bremen. She is the author of "Security Threats and... read more

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e.gaufman rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Russian Discourse and Politics
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As an Academic Information Specialist at the DNPP, I work on collecting, structuring and presenting information and documentation regaring Dutch political parties, their history, culture and position within the political system. Following my background as... read more

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w.a.van.gemert rug.nl
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Academic Information Specialist
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My main areas of interest are: the European Union and the Eastern Partnership; comparative politics; and post-Soviet politics.

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e.e.a.van.gils rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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International sanctions, EU Foreign Policy, Illicit Trade

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Associate Professor in International Relations and International Organization, Chair of Cost Action GLITSS
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Boris van Haastrecht is historicus en politicoloog. Zijn belangstelling gaat uit naar politieke geschiedenis en democratiseringsprocessen in de moderne tijd. In 2020 voltooide hij de research master Geschiedenis aan de Universiteit van Amsterdam. Sinds 1... lees meer

populism, visual dis/misinformation; political discourse; humane AI

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k.he rug.nl
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Fields of interest are: policy evaluation, auditing and evaluation of legislation.

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m.herweijer rug.nl
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University Lecturer
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Carla Hoetink is an expert on modern representative democracy. She has a particular interest in the functioning of political institutions - of parliament, political party and social movements - and their ( conflicting) conceptions of ‘good politics’. She... read more

Professor of Multilevel Governance and Regional Structure

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Professor
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International Relations Theory, International Political Theory, Normative IR Theory, Critical Theory, Arctic Security, Arctic International Relations and Governance.

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c.humrich rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Critical Disaster Studies, Social Movement History, Social Reproduction Theory, Marxist-Feminism

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p.illner rug.nl
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Lecturer in American Studies
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Critical security studies, Arctic politics and security, technology and International Relations, artificial intelligence.

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b.johnson rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Emillie is a PhD candidate at the University of Groningen, a researcher at the University of Amsterdam’s Open Intelligence Lab, and a research consultant for the UN DPPA Innovation Cell. Her research lies on the formation of speech norms in social media... read more

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e.v.de.keulenaar rug.nl
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Political Geography, Economic Geography, Regional Science, Social and Spatial Inequalities, Happiness and Well-being, Migration

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m.l.c.koeppen rug.nl
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PhD Candidate/ Lecturer
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Geographies of discontent; populism; place and politics; qualitative research methods

international political economy; global capitalism; international trade; corporate power; economic measurement.

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l.a.linsi rug.nl
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Associate professor
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European Culture, European Crises; Cultural Production in Times of Conflict; Cultural Self-Reflection; Migration and Contemporary Culture
Literature and Film; Literary Theory; Visual Studies; Documentary Film; Film Theory
Sociology; Discourse Theory;... read more
Literature and Film; Literary Theory; Visual Studies; Documentary Film; Film Theory
Sociology; Discourse Theory;... read more

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Associate Professor (UHD, with ius promovendi) in European Culture and Literature; Director Research Centre for the Study of Democratic Cultures and Politics
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a.p.m.lucardie rug.nl
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Senior Research Fellow
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Modern political history
Russia and the former Soviet Union
Authoritarian regimes
Political-economic institutions
Russia and the former Soviet Union
Authoritarian regimes
Political-economic institutions

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t.a.van.der.maarel rug.nl
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PhD student
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Survey Methodology for the Social Sciences,
Qualitative Data Analysis (Atlas.ti) ,
Social Network Analysis (including basics of statistical modelling via ERGM and SAOM)
Qualitative Data Analysis (Atlas.ti) ,
Social Network Analysis (including basics of statistical modelling via ERGM and SAOM)

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m.mallow rug.nl
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PhD candidate and Early Stage Researcher (ESR) in i-CONN ITN
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Public Spaces; Spatial Analysis; Public Participation GIS (PPGIS); Vulnerable Groups; Marginilsed Communities; Kurdish Cities; Urban Geopolitics

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s.mansournia rug.nl
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PhD student
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Energy Security, Energy Transition, Critical Geopolitics, Sustainability, Global Energy Governance, International Conflict Management.

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y.marusyk rug.nl
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PhD student
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Political, social and cultural history of 20th century France and Spain; history, politics and theory of the (European) Left; French and Spanish politics; French and Spanish culture; political theory, particularly ideas regarding violence and non-violence.

Who is responsible for global structural injustice? This is the question that motivates my research. Through engagement with Iris Marion Young’s “social connection model” of responsibility – the idea that individuals bear political responsibility for... read more

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Assistant Professor in Political Theory
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Fields of Expertise: Political Theory, Digital Humanities, Global & Local Governance.
My PhD project focuses on digital democratic innovations and their potential for increased citizens’ participation, deliberation and influence on political... read more
My PhD project focuses on digital democratic innovations and their potential for increased citizens’ participation, deliberation and influence on political... read more

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a.a.mikhaylovskaya rug.nl
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My research expertise is on the history of international thought (1800s-on), with special interest on concepts of geopolitics, territory, political spatiality, and global environment governance. In my present work I am interested in tracing how... read more

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a.m.ferraz.de.oliveira rug.nl
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Assistant Professor in History and Theory of International Relations
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t.nowak rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Political Science
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Political parties, party systems, party positioning

civic engagement, messaging apps, political discourse, propaganda, media trust, media reception

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o.pasitselska rug.nl
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Assistant Professor, Social Media & Politics
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ASEAN Economic Integration, Politics of Trade Policy, Public Sector.

Humor and Play in Political Discourse, Ethics of Political Humor, Political Rhetoric, US & Dutch Politics

History and Theory of Biography; History and Theory of Journalism; Literary history; World War II; book and publishinghouse history; Avant Garde in the Interbellum and Theo van Doesburg,

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Professor History and Theory of Biography
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professor of comparative public management
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Dr. Arianna Rotulo works as Assistant Professor at the University of Groningen – Campus Fryslan. She got her PhD in Primary Care and Public Health from Queen Mary University of London in May 2022 with a research project on the effects of fiscal... read more

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a.rotulo rug.nl
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I am a political philosopher with an insatiable interest in compromise. My research explores compromise in various contexts, including religious diversity, workplace conflicts, and most recently, tactical voting and digital democratic innovations. For... read more

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e.roumeas rug.nl
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Assistant Professor in Political Philosophy / Programme director BSc Global Responsibility & Leadership/ Interim Head of Department Global & Local Governance
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Academic: Economics of populist voting, Applied microeconomics.
Policy: Alternative high-frequency economic indicators, Human capital, Labour market policies, Skills mismatch & education, Ukrainian economy.
Policy: Alternative high-frequency economic indicators, Human capital, Labour market policies, Skills mismatch & education, Ukrainian economy.

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h.sakhno rug.nl
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PhD student
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Politics and religion, with a particular focus on Sunni politics and political opposition in Iraq and Egypt. My current research project (2023-2024), funded by an NWO Open Competitie SGW XS grant, focuses on the reconstruction of the Iraqi city of Mosul... read more

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Assistant Professor Middle Eastern Studies
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Internationalisation in higher education, Project management, Intercultural communication, European Studies (Euroculture)

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p.saputra rug.nl
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Admission Officer
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Political communication, political rhetoric, text as data, research methods.

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martijn.schoonvelde rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Climate Change Adaptation
Environmental Governance
Sustainability and Energy System Transformation
Digital Innovation
FinTech Innovation and Climate Finance
Environmental Governance
Sustainability and Energy System Transformation
Digital Innovation
FinTech Innovation and Climate Finance

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k.a.schulz rug.nl
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Assistant Professor Governance & Innovation
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Comparative and International Political Economy, Finance and Banking, Corporate Governance, Germany and the United States

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m.p.schwan rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Macro-finance and Sustainability (UD2)
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Economic Cooperation and Conflict, trade politics, power competition, U.S.-China trade, China's international political economy, survey experiments, text analysis

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t.schweinberger rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
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Jaana Serres is an anthropologist with a focus on global flows of popular culture in Africa and the Middle East. Her research investigates the construction of citizenship and practices of future-making through the lens of transnational cultural... read more

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j.p.h.serres rug.nl
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Media, Cultural Industries & Society
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Cultural Economy (Economy as Culture), Neoliberalism
Social Entrepreneurship, Solidarity Economy
Happiness, Creativity
Sociology of Space, Practice Theory, Governmentality & Subjectivity
Radical Politics, Protest, Radical Imagination
Greece, Egypt
Orientalism
Qu... read more
Social Entrepreneurship, Solidarity Economy
Happiness, Creativity
Sociology of Space, Practice Theory, Governmentality & Subjectivity
Radical Politics, Protest, Radical Imagination
Greece, Egypt
Orientalism
Qu... read more

International Conflict, Globalization, Redistribution, Inequality, Discrimination, Social Conflicts, Immigration, Gender Inequality

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s.tanaka rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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Regulation, soft law, policy rules, administrative law, social security law.

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Professor & Director GGSL
European integration and institutions
State theory and institutionalism
Concept analysis and qualitative methods
Italian politics
State theory and institutionalism
Concept analysis and qualitative methods
Italian politics

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p.d.tortola rug.nl
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Associate professor (UHD1, with ius promovendi)
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European integration, memory studies, contemporary continental political theory, twentieth century intellectual history

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p.j.verovsek rug.nl
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Assistant Professor (UD1) in History and Theory of European Integration
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Global Politics of Disease and Health; International Political Sociology; Critical Humanitarian Studies; Quantum Social Science; Critical Security Studies;

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nadine.voelkner rug.nl
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Associate Professor in International Relations
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Political parties and party systems in the Netherlands and the European Union

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g.voerman rug.nl
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Professor of Development and functioning of the Dutch and European party system
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IR Theory, Security Studies, European Studies, Global Governance, Energy & Geopolitics

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Em. Professor of International Relations and Security Studies
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Comparative Politics, European Politics, European Union, Political Communication, Political Sociology, Political Theory

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Chair in European Politics & Society
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Climate change regulation, emissions trading, tradable rights https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Edwin-Woerdman

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e.woerdman rug.nl
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Professor of Markets and Regulation
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Latest publication: Rensmann, L., & de Zee, T. (2022). The Pandemic Factor: The COVID-19 Crisis in the Alternative for Germany's 2021 Federal Election Campaign. German Politics and Society, 40(4), 69-103. (link)

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t.j.de.zee rug.nl
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PhD candidate
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Political Science

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n.e.h.m.zeegers rug.nl
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Assistent Professor Political Science
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International political economy, interstate conflict and cooperation, and Chinese foreign policy.

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yuleng.zeng rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of International Political Economy
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Social and political implications of new media technologies, Political communication,Citizen (dis)engagement, polarization

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qinfeng.zhu rug.nl
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Assistant Professor
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a.j.zuidema rug.nl
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PhD Candidate / Lecturer
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Political Philosophy, Legal Philosophy, Digital Governance, Sustainability
Interdisciplinary Research and Education Management
Interdisciplinary Research and Education Management

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Professor of Political Theory and Governance / Chair of Governance and Innovation
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