This article examines how legislatures debate the regulation of their own members, focusing on parliamentary self-regulation as a form of self-regarding legislation and using the UK expenses scanda...

Abstract. How ought scarce health research resources be allocated, where health research spans basic, translational, clinical, health systems and public he

Amid increased polarization and the influence of disinformation, radical-right parties are once again gaining traction across Europe. With landmark elections on the horizon in several countries, are t...

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This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde

Every Political Science master’s student at Leiden University completes their degree with thesis. The thesis provides students with the opportunity to pursue a topic of their choosing in depth and con...

A federal judge on Tuesday delivered an extraordinary 161-page rebuke of President Donald Trump, ruling that the administration impermissibly chilled the protected political speech of university profe...

In het hoger onderwijs zitten meer studenten in de Engelstalige STEM-masteropleidingen dan in de Nederlandstalige. De Vlaamse regering wil die verengelsing tegengaan, maar dat leidt tot kafkaiaanse t...

Are there two different, incompatible strands of publications on the Extreme / Radical Right? I transform SSCI data into a network to address this question

Sexism in politics restricts women’s participation and weakens democracy. A study by Hilde Coffé and colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals the impact of sexist attacks, stere...

WOinActie is een beweging van studenten en medewerkers en maakt zich sterk voor de universiteit en haar toekomst.

Students and lecturers from universities, universities of applied sciences, and secondary vocational education are striking against the government’s announced budget cuts in higher education. They wil...

The MSCA-DN “Contested EU Foreign Policy in an Era of Geopolitics (EUFOG)” invites applications for eighteen PhD fellowships. The EUFOG doctoral programme offers eighteen PhD positions and comprises ...

Jan-Werner Mueller explores the most common justifications that politicians offer for working with anti-democratic forces.

Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos

Dear Colleagues,The Greek Politics Specialist Group is delighted to host our first collection of short commentaries on key developments in Greek politics during 2024, entitled “Greek Politics 2024: A ...

Alice Weidel, from the surging AfD, wants the EU to reform — or else.

As mainstream politics has shifted to the right, once-fringe parties are gaining support – and moving closer to government, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia