Telephone number:	+31 (0)71 527 2089
E-Mail:	j.j.m.penders@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department:	Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for History, Praktijkstudies
Office Address:	Witte Singel-complex P.N. van Eyckhof 2 2311 BV Leiden Room number 1.06a

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Courses Taught

European Seminar (Semester One)

Higher Education

University of Nijmegen

Diploma: Doctorandus (MA) History

Professional Career

1968-1972: Ministry of Foreign Affairs; arms control

1972-1976: Political Aide in Dutch Parliament

1976-1979: Staff Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) advisory body for long term affairs within Prime Minister’s office

1979-1994 Member of European Parliament (European People’s Party) Specializing in foreign, security and institutional affairs

1994-date Teaching at Institute tor International Relations “Climngendael”. The Institute for Defence Studies and Groningen University

2002-date University Lecturer EU studies at Leiden University

He is also Member Foreign Affairs Committee Dutch Christian Democrats, Member Supervisory Council Netherlands Institute for Multiparty Democracy, Member Board Eduardo Frei Foundation for relations with political parties  in Cenntral and Eastern Europe and Member Board of Trustees Voluntary Service Overseas

Recent Publications

Numerous articles in newspapers, political journals, staatscourant and Internationale Spectator

“The eternal battle between deepening and enlarging”, paper for  Conference “Political Space in the History of European  Integration”, Siena, november 2003.

“EU-strafrecht: een interessante afbakening”, Staatscourant, 23 mei 2003

“Knutselen aan de instellingen van de Unie”, Staatscourant. 5 mei 2003

“Een verscheurd Europa”, Staatscourant, 26 maart 2003

“Europese Unie zakt door haar Tweede Pijler”, Staatscourant, 3 maart 2003

“Berlijn en Parijs nemen conventie serieus”. Staatscourant, 7 februari 2003

“Het oogstjaar van de Conventie”, Staatscourant, 2 januari 2003

“Nederland terug in de Europese schoot”, Internationale Spectator, December 2002

“De Europese Unie zegt nooit nee tegen Turkije”, Staatscourant, 9 december 2002

“Europese Unie verliest relevantie”, Staatscourant, 2 september 2002

“Dubbelmandaat: niet doen” Internationale Spectator, June 2000

“De worsteling van het Europees Parlement” ”, Internationale Spectator, March 1999

“Het Europees Parlement na het Verdrag van Amsterdam”, Internationale Spectator, September 1997

“The Netherlands and political union”(with Marja Kwast)in: “The European Community at the crossroads”, Dordrecht, Boston, London, 1992.