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The Hague Program for Cyber Norms

The Hague Program for Cyber Norms focuses on the development and implementation of cyber norms. We ask how norms are and can be applied to support cyber security, stability and peace. For this purpose, we examine how consensus is developing, among governments, academics and the society, on certain norms and how they should apply to State behaviour in cyberspace. We also investigate the development of normative thought and scholarship in this field and contribute to the dialogue about standards of responsible behaviour in use of ICTs.

Meet the team

Dennis Broeders

Dennis Broeders is Full Professor of Global Security and Technology and Senior Fellow of The Hague Program for Cyber Norms at Institute of Security and Global Affairs of Leiden University.

Senior Fellow Cyber Norms Program

Bibi van den Berg

Bibi van den Berg is Professor of Cybersecurity Governance within the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.

Professor Cybersecurity Governance

Els de Busser

Dr. Els De Busser is Assistant Professor Cyber Security Governance at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs and Principal Investigator of the Cyber Security by Integrated Design (C-SIDe) project, both at Leiden University.

Assistant Professor

Fabio Cristiano

Fabio Cristiano is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University.

Post-doctoral researcher

Monica Kaminska

Monica Kaminska is a post-doctoral researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University.

Post-doctoral researcher

Ilina Georgieva

Ilina Georgieva is a PhD candidate of the The Hague Program for Cyber Norms.

PhD Candidate

Rogier Creemers

Rogier Creemers is an Assistant Professor in the Law and Governance of China at Leiden University, and an Associate Fellow of The Hague Program for Cyber Norms at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs.

Associate Fellow

François Delerue

Senior Research at Institute of Security and Global Affairs, Leiden University, and Associate Fellow at The Hague Program for Cyber Norms.

Associate Fellow

James Shires

James Shires is an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University and an Associate Fellow with The Hague Program for Cyber Norms.

Associate Fellow

Tatiana Tropina

Tatiana Tropina is an Assistant Professor in Cybersecurity Governance at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs at Leiden University and an Associate Fellow with The Hague Program for Cyber Norms.

Associate Fellow

Sophie Vériter

Sophie Vériter is a doctoral researcher at the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA), Leiden University and an Associate Fellow at The Hague Program for Cyber Norms.

Associate Fellow

Sergei Boeke

Sergei Boeke is a Non-Resident Associate Fellow of The Hague Program of Cyber Norms.

Non-Resident Associate Fellow

Enrico Calandro

Dr Enrico Calandro is the Co-Director of the Cybersecurity Capacity Centre for Southern Africa at the University of Cape Town and a Senior Research Associate at Research ICT Africa.

Non-Resident Associate Fellow

Bart Hogeveen

Bart Hogeveen is Head of Cyber Capacity Building at the International Cyber Policy Centre of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI).

Non-Resident Associate Fellow

Corianne Oosterbaan

Corianne Oosterbaan works as a Program Assistant for the The Hague Program for Cyber Norms.

Program Assistant

About our program

Our Program is an independent and inclusive platform that welcomes both academic and non-academic partners. We invite international thinkers and practitioners to apply critical thinking to cyber peace and security issues. The platform is open for cooperation to all interested universities and scholars.

On the one hand, we are an academic research program studying what is happening in the digital world and building up knowledge about cyber norms. The program consists of several research projects, organizes an annual academic conference on responsible behaviour in cyberspace and will publish a yearly digest of academic research and debate in this area.

On the other hand, we look further and stimulate interaction with other stakeholders in the field. We participate in various events and conferences, and plan to organize other types of events and platforms to facilitate and contribute to the cyber norms debate.

Fellowships

For better inclusion and an exchange of expertise, we offer short-term fellowships to scholars working in fields relation to international norms and cyber security. These fellowships will provide scholars and other cyber norms experts with the opportunity to work in The Hague for a minimum of one week and a maximum of one month, for example, to write or present their work, thus contributing to the Program’s research as well as making use of its functions as an international platform. Find out how to apply here.

Funding

The Program is funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs and is part of a continuing commitment by the Netherlands to support development of international norms and understanding with regard to the development and use of ICTs and related new technologies, following the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCCS) hosted in The Hague in 2015.

The Hague Program for Cyber Norms falls under the Institute of Security and Global Affairs (ISGA) at the Faculty of Governance and Global Affairs of Leiden University. It is located at the university’s campus in The Hague.