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From 17 to 22 April, the student information system will be unavailable due to an upgrade. This includes Canvas, VUnet, TestVision and Studielink. As of 22 April, everything will be available again. Politicians with dark personality traits such as narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism contribute to growing affective polarisation among citizens.

Police officers in the Netherlands are rarely brought before the criminal court, and the country does not assess incidents of police violence according to the standards set by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).

The government is increasingly using algorithms in the application of laws and regulations. It is the responsibility of Parliament to ensure that this is done in a responsible manner.

The interaction between the state and citizens of marginalized neighborhoods does not only take place in cooperation or conflict but also in the spaces 'inbetween'.

Our legal order and democracy must be modernized. We have to ensure that we can continue to make acceptable decisions when interests clash.

Bolivia is at the forefront in terms of its constitutional framework, the presence of indigenous professionals in public administration and the successful projection of a pro-Mother Earth rhetoric in international fora-, thus Cletus Gregor Barié, cultural anthropologist.

Already in 2016, Geert Wilders' PVV had a huge potential of voters. At the same time, there is an international tendency towards the (radical) right, and compared to that, the electoral success of the PVV is relatively limited.

Over the past two decades, European democracies have witnessed the rise of populist parties. New PhD research by Dr. Francesco Marolla (Tilburg University) provides insight into the explanation for support of European citizens for populist parties.

On Sunday 5 November political scientists and public administration specialists from Radboud University will be taking their place on a carousel in Deventer.

Utrecht University follows the developments in Israel and the Palestinian Territories* with great concern.