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Mathijs van Leeuwen has been appointed professor of Peace & Conflict Studies at the Nijmegen School of Management of Radboud University with effect from 1 September.

Political science students and secondary school pupils are enthusiastic about a new elective. The course – Political Science and Education as a Profession – is part of a project by Assistant Professor of International Relations Gerry van der Kamp-Alons.

What happens when NGOs change their strategy from one of opposition to one of state cooperation? Together with an international team of researchers, Associate Professor of International Affairs Jutta Joachim is investigating the changing role of NGOs as part of the N-Safe project. The group recently received nearly €600,000 in project funding from the Norwegian Research Council.

Lecturer Gaard Kets has been fascinated by history and politics since his secondary school days. These interests are combined in his research on the German revolution of 1918-1919, which he obtained his PhD on at the beginning of July. "It is the contribution of ordinary people that fascinates me."

Most contemporary civil wars are fought in so-called weak states, such as Somalia and Afghanistan. In these wars, where multiple armed groups operate simultaneously, local commanders ‘flip’ from rebel to government side (and vice versa) and constantly form and break alliances. This project aims to understand why they do so.

The Executive Board has approved the nomination of Prof. Anna van der Vleuten as vice-dean of Education at the Nijmegen School of Management as of 1 September.