Who determines the security (research) agenda?

Leiden University's Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) fits the need for more a more multidisciplanry approach towards security related issues.

Wietse van den Berge • November 09, 2016

Refused asylum seekers and the bed-bath-bread-arrangement in the Netherlands

In The Netherlands, the implementation of the so-called “bed-bath-bread-arrangement” for illegal immigrants is still contested. This raises the question how countries should deal with illegal immigrants, including refused asylum seekers.

Stefan Brands • October 27, 2016

Final program ISGA2016 Opening Conference now available

9-10 November 2016 the ISGA2016 Opening Conference in The Hague will address a range of security related issues such as terrorism, cyber security and civil wars.

Lili-Anne de Jongh • September 19, 2016

Drawing the line in criminal justice: the shift to preventism and its consequences

Where many security agencies are traditionally focused on ‘everything that happens after the bomb goes off’, over the past few years we have witnessed a shift towards ‘preventism.’

Liesbeth van der Heide and Jip Geenen • September 16, 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

Dutch and Belgian jihadist foreign fighters: who, why, and what?

Dutch and Belgian jihadist foreign fighters: Who are they? Why do they go? And what do they do over there?

Edwin Bakker and Roel de Bont • September 12, 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

To blame or not to blame?

How leaders frame crises and what they get out of it.

Ruth Prins • August 22, 2016

Daily Life in Syria

The recently published report ‘Destination Syria’ examines several aspects of the daily lives of Dutch nationals who left the country in favor of a new life in war-torn Syria.

Edwin Bakker, Daan Weggemans and Roel de Bont • April 11, 2016

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