The Future of Disaster Response: Who Will Be Responsible? With the increased intensity of weather events and diminished resources, who is responsible for future crisis management? John Sabou • October 02, 2017
When institutions storm the agenda A recent publication outlines how institutional crises come about and how they affect agendasetting processes. Sanneke Kuipers • January 30, 2017
New MOOC: Security and Safety Challenges in a Globalized World Security and safety challenges are at the top of the list of the most pressing issues of contemporary society. Leiden University has developed a new MOOC to address these challenges. Max Geelen • January 19, 2017
Are conspiracy constructions dangerous? Two weeks ago, Washington police arrested Edgar Maddison Welch, a man who entered Pizza bar Comet Ping Pong armed with an assault rifle. Is this an example of the danger of conspiracy constructions? Jelle van Buuren • December 23, 2016
Counterterrorism in Belgium: Key challenges and policy options A recently published report focuses on priority aspects for Belgium’s heavily criticized counterterrorism approach and provides eight key options to strengthen the country's efforts in fighting terrorism. Elke Devroe • December 05, 2016
Organised crime and corporate crime: a need for higher quality investigation and enforcement The line between organised crime and corporate crime is not clear. There seems to exist an overlap between these two forms of crime. Elke Devroe • September 15, 2016
Critical infrastructure breakdowns Resilience is one of the hallmarks of the internet as a 'system.' Malfunctioning of the internet - as occurred early September 2016 in the Netherlands - shows vulnerabilities too. Sanneke Kuipers • September 05, 2016
Policing European Metropolises: The Politics of Security in City Regions Elke Devroe will present the results of the international research project Policing European Metropolises Project (PEMP), a project comparing 22 cases (city regions) in 10 different countries. Elke Devroe and Jaroslaw Kantorowicz • September 02, 2016
To blame or not to blame? How leaders frame crises and what they get out of it. Ruth Prins • August 22, 2016