Department of Public Law and Governance (PLG)
The Department of Public Law & Governance is a unique collaboration of researchers in the field of Public Law and Public Administration, in which various disciplines work together: International Law, European law, Constitutional Law, Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Public Administration, Legal Philosophy, Political Science, Legal History and Jurisprudence.
Team up with our research activities
The collaboration within PLG is very much inspired by a joint research interest. Whereas many scholars in the field of Public Law and Public Administration primarily focus on their internal dynamics, the Tilburg scholars are driven by a primary focus on both their context and foundations. Our researchers work together by the joint inspiration to rethink publicness in a globalized, multi-layered, and hypercomplex world, from the local to the global.
Study with us
This unique approach has been translated into our Bachelor and Master programs. PLG makes an important contribution to the LLB and the LLM Law and the Global Law Bachelor and runs the programs: BSc Public Administration (in Dutch), BSc and MSc of Public Governance (in English), LLM International Law & Global Governance (in English) and LLM European Law and Global Risks (in English).
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Our department is working in research, education and impact on the publicness of public law and governance. About 100 researchers give their best to contribute to this unifying goal.
News
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Invitation: Willem Witteveen Symposium on the role of the Constitution in our state under the rule of law
11th June 2024Tilburg University and the Dutch Senate cordially invite you to the Willem Witteveen Symposium on July 3, 2024, in The Hague. The symposium is dedicated to the legacy of former Senator and Tilburg Professor Willem Witteveen, who, along with his wife and daughter, died when flight MH17 was shot down over Ukraine ten years ago. Professor Maurice Adams will deliver the keynote lecture (in Dutch).
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Professor of Legal History Randall Lesaffer appointed to Academia Europaea
13th May 2024Professor of Legal History Randall Lesaffer has been appointed to the Academia Europaea, the European Academy for Sciences, Humanities and Letters. Just as national academies do, the European Academy aims to promote excellence in all branches of scholarship for the public benefit and the advancement of education. Membership is by invitation only and implies a great recognition of one’s academic work.
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Digital government is blind to millions of 'non-average' citizens
22nd April 2024Administrative law is designed for the 'normal citizen' with an average income, education, intellectual and digital skills, a stable family, and good health. Individuals who deviate from this ideal are often overlooked in the regulatory process or treated with reluctance. With the digitalization and automation of government, this situation has worsened.