André GERRITS

Professor of International Studies and Global Politics at Leiden University

André W.M. Gerrits is Professor of International Studies and Global Politics at the Institute for History of Leiden University (Netherlands).
Previously, he held the chair in Russian History and Politics at Leiden University and the Jean Monnet Chair in European Studies at the University of Amsterdam. He was also a Senior Research Fellow at the Netherlands Institute of International Studies Clingendael.
Gerrits also holds various administrative and advisory positions within and outside of Leiden University, including at the Dutch Research Council (NWO), the Netherlands Helsinki Committee, Amnesty International, the EU-Russia Civil Society Forum, and the Foundation for Progressive European Studies.
Gerrits has been actively engaged with political and human rights organizations in the Netherlands and beyond. He initiated and directed a series of advocacy projects in Russia and Ukraine, including projects on human security, cultural heritage, conscription and civil rights, political party support and NGO development.

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Publications
13/06/2023

Europe and the war in Ukraine

From Russian aggression to a new Eastern policy
09/10/2014

The Ukrainian crisis – Options for Russia and the ‘West’

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Progressive Post
30/09/2020

The EU and Belarus: doing less might be better

08/06/2018

Russia and Europe after the presidential elections

Russian elections : How should the EU respond to possible openings in its relations with Russia?
08/06/2018

Russia and Europe after the presidential elections

The elections are very few indications that a significant share of Russians demand major political change.
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Events
27/09/2023
FEPS HQ, Brussels

‘Europe and the war in Ukraine’ book launch

23/02/2023
Online

One year after the Russian invasion in Ukraine

Social democratic perspectives on war and reconstruction
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Audiovisual

‘Europe and the war in Ukraine’ book launch