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Directors of Studies
18 Who is Who
Name Dr. Cissie Fu Director of Studies (BA)
Office The Bridge, Room B2
email c.fu@luc.leidenuniv.nl
BiOgraPhy Cissie Fu is Director of Studies, with a focus on the BA programme,
and Assistant Professor of Political Theory at LUC The Hague. After an AB
in Government and Philosophy at Harvard University, she explored public
interest law in Washington DC before moving to the University of Oxford
for an MSt in Women’s Studies, an MSc in Political Research and Methodology,
and a DPhil in Politics and International Relations. She taught political
thought, jurisprudence, and ethics at Oxford and University College London
prior to her arrival at LUC, where she engages in research-led teaching at the
nexus of politics, performance, and philosophy.
Name Dr. Paul Hudson Director of Studies (BSc) and Senior Tutor
Office The Bridge, Room A2
email p.f.hudson@luc.leidenuniv.nl
BiOgraPhy Paul Hudson is Director of Studies, with a focus on the BSc programme, and
Associate Professor of Physical Geography at LUC The Hague. Paul joins LUC
after fourteen years at the University of Texas at Austin and after two years at
Amsterdam University College (UvA). His scholarly interests are within fluvial
geomorphology and environmental change, particularly along large flood prone
coastal plain rivers. His research utilizes a field based approach augmented
with GISc mapping and satellite remote sensing technologies. He has projects
in Northern Europe, Mexico, Texas, and along the Lower Mississippi River in
Louisiana, with funding from the US National Science Foundation and Fulbright.
At LUC he teaches Sustainable Earth, Water Resources and Hydrology, and Field
Methods.
Academic Staff - LUC faculty
Name Dr. Laurens van Apeldoorn
Office Coach House, Room 1.2
email l.c.j.van.apeldoorn@luc.leidenuniv.nl
PhONe 070 800 9335
academic exPertise Political Theory
cOurses History and Philosophy of the Rule of Law • Introduction to Political Philosophy •
Thinking About Politics: Political Theory • Global Challenges 3: Justice
BiOgraPhy Laurens van Apeldoorn is Assistant Professor in Philosophy and Tutor at
Leiden University College. He studied at the University of Amsterdam,
the University of Edinburgh and London School of Economics before obtaining
a DPhil degree in Political Theory at the University of Oxford (2011).
His research interests include early modern political thought, in particular
the philosophy of Thomas Hobbes, and contemporary political theory.
Name Dr. Thomas Bundschuh
Office Coach House, Room 1.1
email t.u.bundschuh@luc.leidenuniv.nl
PhONe 070 800 9538
academic exPertise International Law, Human Rights, Transitional Justice
cOurses International Human Rights • Foundations of Justice
BiOgraPhy Thomas Bundschuh is Assistant Professor of International Law and Tutor.
His research focuses on Transitional Justice and International Human Rights.
He was awarded his PhD in International Law based on his research at the
Transitional Justice Institute, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. He holds an
LLM in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex, England.
He obtained two law degrees qualifying him as a lawyer in Germany where he
practiced for several years in a private law firm. Thomas has been engaged in
humanitarian and human rights work in conflicted and post-conflict societies. He
worked with Sudanese refugees under the UNHCR umbrella in Northern Uganda.
On behalf of Human Rights Watch (New York) and the Fédération Internationale
des Ligues des Droits de l´Homme (Paris), he researched the 1994 genocide in
Rwanda and was coordinator of the field team in Butare. Thomas teaches International
Human Rights and courses related to the Global Justice major.
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