Curriculum Vitae
Download PDFMaurits Meijers · University of Antwerp · maurits.meijers@uantwerpen.be
Education
Doctorate in Political Science
Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany
Summa Cum Laude
Dissertation: Contagious Euroscepticism. The Impact of Eurosceptic Challenger Parties on Mainstream Party Attitudes Towards European Integration
Berlin Graduate School for Transnational Studies — joint PhD programme of FU Berlin, Hertie School, and WZB Berlin
MSc European Studies
London School of Economics and Political Science, London, UK
With Distinction
MA European Studies: Transnational and Global Perspectives
KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Magna Cum Laude
BA Japanese Studies
Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
Minor: German Language and Culture
Teaching Qualifications
Senior University Teaching Qualification (Uitgebreide Kwalificatie Onderwijs)
Radboud University Nijmegen
University Teaching Qualification (Basiskwalificatie Onderwijs)
Radboud University Nijmegen
Academic Positions
Research Professor of Political Science (Hoofddocent)
University of Antwerp, Department of Political Science
Antwerp, Belgium
Affiliated Researcher
Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of Political Science
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Associate Professor of Political Representation (Level 2)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of Political Science
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Visiting Professor
Université de Montréal, Department of Political Science / Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship
Montréal, Canada
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Level 1)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of Political Science
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Assistant Professor of Political Science (Level 2, permanent)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Assistant Professor of Political Science (temporary)
Radboud University Nijmegen, Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Research Associate
Hertie School of Governance
Berlin, Germany
Grants & Awards
Research Professorship (ZAPBOF)
University of Antwerp — University Research Fund (BOF) · 645,000 EUR · PI
European Research Council · 1,500,000 EUR · PI
Project Description (PDF)NWO Open Competition XS — Politics as Monkey Business
NWO (Dutch Research Council) · 50,000 EUR · PI
Best Paper Prize — ECPR Standing Group on Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour
ECPR · Co-author
For 'Partisan Cueing and Preferences for International Cooperation' (with Björn Bremer, Theresa Kuhn, Francesco Nicoli), presented at 2022 ECPR General Conference
ODISSEI LISS Data Collection Grant
ODISSEI · 10,000 EUR · Co-applicant
With Erika van Elsas and Take Sipma
Early Career Award
Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen (KNAW) · 15,000 EUR · Recipient
EU Solidarity and Risk-sharing During COVID-19
Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) / AMCIS / EUROPAL Radboud · 42,200 EUR · Co-applicant
Main applicant: Theresa Kuhn (UvA). Other co-applicants: Francesco Nicoli, Björn Bremer
Annual Research Award — Nijmegen School of Management
Nijmegen School of Management · Recipient
Awarded as 'Team Democracy'
NWO Veni Personal Grant — Credible or Capricious?
NWO (Dutch Research Council) · 250,000 EUR · PI
Additional Veni Funding
Institute for Management Research (IMR), Radboud University · 33,800 EUR · PI
Kieskompas Contribution in Kind
Kieskompas (Election Compass) · 24,000 EUR · PI
For Veni project
Workshop Funding — Understanding Responsiveness in European Union Politics
Lorentz Center, NL · 18,000 EUR · Main organizer
Shortlisted — ECPR Jean Blondel PhD Prize
ECPR · Nominee
Fritz Thyssen Foundation PhD Completion Grant
Fritz Thyssen Foundation · 5,100 EUR · Recipient
Hertie School of Governance Scholarship
Hertie School of Governance · 46,800 EUR · Recipient
Leonard Woolf Best Overall Performance Prize
London School of Economics
For MSc European Studies: Ideas and Identities
Karel Verleye Prijs 2011
Ryckevelde VZW, Belgium · 100 EUR
Thesis / Dissertation Prize
Publications
Full publication list available on the Publications page.
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Democratie onder druk. Hoe radicaalrechts het politieke speelveld verandert
Nu.nl College · Netherlands · public lecture
Panelgesprek: Zijn politieke partijen (nog) wel geloofwaardig?
Montesquieu Instituut / DNPP / EMMA · Den Haag · invited
Radboud Science Snacks (podcast) · Nijmegen · public lecture
Verkiezingsuitslag '23: de ochtendanalyse
Radboud Reflects · Nijmegen · public lecture
European Political Conflicts in Turbulent Times (workshop)
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam · Amsterdam · invited
Dutch government collapses over migration law: What's next?
Beyond The Byline Podcast, EURACTIV · podcast
Who Accepts Party Policy Change?
Rendez-vous de science politique, Faculté des sciences sociales, Université Laval · Québec City, Canada · invited
C-Dem Forum, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) · Montréal, Canada · invited
'Credible' or 'Capricious'? The Reputational Cost of Party Policy Change in Multi-Party Settings
Canada Research Chair in Electoral Democracy Seminar, Université de Montréal · Montréal, Canada · invited
Moderated joint PvdA-GroenLinks party conference 'Samen onze toekomst in handen nemen'
PvdA-GroenLinks party conference · Netherlands · public lecture
Why is the far-right growing in Europe?
Beyond The Byline Podcast, EURACTIV · podcast
The Contradictory Democratic Beliefs of Populist Citizens
Rise and Resilience of Populism in Eastern Europe podcast, Columbia University European Institute · podcast
Pan-European parties: A brighter future for political representation?
Twitter Spaces hosted by Hertie School / Jacques Delors Centre · invited
Party Cues and Support for Eurobonds: A Survey Experiment in Five Countries
Citizens and The European Union: A Complicated Relationship? (InDivEU), De Balie · Amsterdam · invited
Gesprek over 'Opkomst van rechts-extremisme'
Stedelijk Gymnasium Nijmegen, Model European Parliament Gelderland · Nijmegen · public lecture
Measuring Parties' Populism
Introduction to Comparative Political Analysis, PhD Course, Scuola Normale Superiore · Italy · guest lecture
The Populism and Political Parties Expert Survey
Course on Populism, University of Surrey · guest lecture
Monitoring Electoral Democracy (MEDem) meeting
University of Lausanne · Lausanne, Switzerland · invited
Discussant — ACES Workshop 'Social Democratic Parties in the 21st Century'
Amsterdam Center for European Studies · Amsterdam · invited
Annual VICES Workshop: The European Union Under Stress
VU Interdisciplinary Centre for European Studies, De Balie · Amsterdam · invited
Simone Veil: A Multifaceted Legacy on European Politics and Society
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev · Be'er Sheva, Israel · invited
ACCESS Europe Workshop, University of Amsterdam · Amsterdam · invited
ISMUS College Night — Interviewing Alexander Pechtold (D66)
ISMUS · public lecture
PSA Italian Politics Workshop, University of Birmingham · Birmingham, UK · invited
Populisme. Een gevaar voor de democratie?
Ovum Novum · Nijmegen · public lecture
De schaduwkant van de democratie
Politicoloog in Perspectief Congres · Nijmegen · public lecture
Dutch Elections and the Diplomatic Crisis with Turkey (panel discussion)
Radboud Reflects · Nijmegen · public lecture
Is Euroscepsis Gezond of Gevaarlijk?
Jong-WBS · Utrecht · invited
Die Politisierung der EU — Demokratisierungspotenzial oder Desintegrationsgefahr?
Workshop, Universität Potsdam · Potsdam, Germany · invited
Europa Anders Denken — Moderator
Schwarzkopf Stiftung, Spanish Embassy · Berlin, Germany · invited
The Rise of the New Left
Hertie School of Governance · Berlin, Germany · public lecture
Nachwehen der Europa-Wahl 2014 in den Niederlanden
Schwarzkopf Stiftung Europa Anders Denken, Dutch Embassy Berlin · Berlin, Germany · invited
Conference & Workshop Organisation
NWO Expert Meeting on Disinformation
Co-organizer · Utrecht, The Netherlands
Co-organized with Sanne Kruikemeier and NWO
Workshop 'The Political Psychology of Party Credibility'
Main organizer · Cologne, Germany
With Ruth Dassonneville
Politicologenetmaal (Annual Dutch-Flemish Political Science Conference)
Main convener · Radboud University Nijmegen
With Andrej Zaslove
Understanding Responsiveness in European Union Politics
Main organizer · Lorentz Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
4-day workshop. Co-organizer: Asya Zhelyazkova. Co-organizers: Christian Rauh, Pieter de Wilde, Markus Jachtenfuchs. Participants included Bernard Steunenberg, Frank Schimmelfennig, Christina Schneider, Oliver Treib.
Democratic Backsliding & Rule of Law Reforms in Europe
Co-organizer · Radboud University Nijmegen
With Asya Zhelyazkova, Ellen Mastenbroek, Henri de Waele and Jasper Krommendijk. Participants: R. Dan Kelemen, Frank Schimmelfennig, Ulrich Sedelmeier, Oliver Treib.
Teaching & Supervision
University of Antwerp
Leeronderzoek: Tussen Leugen en Waarheid: Hoe Burgers Politieke Leugens Waarnemen
Bachelor · Two-semester bachelor's course; students conduct a joint research project on political lying perceptions
Master's Thesis Supervision
Master
Radboud University Nijmegen
Political Representation and its Challenges
Master · Nature of and challenges to political representation in modern and developing democracies
Verklaringen van Politieke Houdingen en Politiek Gedrag in Nederland
Bachelor · Statistical analysis of political behaviour in the Netherlands
Fake News and Conspiracy Theories as Challenges for Democracy?
Honours Academy · Honours Academy programme Building Bridges (with Julia Steenwegen)
Create Your Political Party!
Honours Academy · Honours Academy programme Building Bridges (with Andrej Zaslove)
Populism in Times of Donald Trump
Honours Academy · Honours Academy programme Building Bridges (with Andrej Zaslove)
Populism and Democracy
Honours Academy · Honours Academy programme Building Bridges (with Andrej Zaslove)
Challenges to European Representative Democracy
Master · Impact of radicalism, populism, European integration and technocracy on representative democracy
Methods of Empirical Analysis
Master · Qualitative research methods for the MSc International Political Economy
Advanced Research Methods
Master · Research methods for the MSc Political Science
Academische Vaardigheden
Bachelor · Introductory course on political science research skills and academic writing for first-year BA students
Master's Thesis Supervision
Master · 26 Master's theses in total
Bachelor's Thesis Supervision
Bachelor · 16 Bachelor's theses in total
Hertie School of Governance
Research and Methods Advice
Master · Research design and methods advice for Master students
Statistics I
Master · Seminars accompanying Prof. Mark Kayser's Statistics I course
Research Design & Methodology: Mixed-Methods Focus
Master · Course instructor for Master of Public Policy
Research Design & Methodology: Qualitative Methods Focus
Master · Course instructor for Master of Public Policy
Editorial Roles
Co-Editor-in-Chief
Politics of the Low Countries · Radboud University Press
Specialized journal for politics in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Co-editor with Audrey Vandeleene (ULB). Diamond open access.
Editorial Board Member
Editor (Data)
European Journal of Political Research: Political Data Yearbook · Wiley / ECPR
Professional Service
Grant Committees
Member of the Roundtable for Law & Public Administration, advisory committee NWO SSH Domain Board
NWO (Dutch Research Council)
Committee Member, NWO Talent Programme Veni (2021 Round)
NWO (Dutch Research Council)
Committee Member, IMR PhD Competition
Institute of Management Research, Radboud University
Policy Advice
Member of the Curatorium (Advisory Body)
Wiardi Beckman Stichting
Report on Democratic Norms
Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties
With Joep van Lit and Carolien van Ham
Policy report on PvdA–GroenLinks cooperation
Partij van de Arbeid
Vrolijke noodzaak: Stappenplan voor linkse samenwerking
Advisory session on European integration
Department for European and International Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy
Departmental & Organisational
Member of the Department Council (Departmentsraad)
University of Antwerp — Department of Political Science
Programme Marketing (Voorlichting) — Primary Organizer, Bachelor's and Master's marketing
Radboud University — Department of Political Science
Programme Committee (Opleidingscommissie) — Member
Radboud University — Department of Political Science
Research Coordinator — Primary Organizer, research and third-party funding strategy
Radboud University — Department of Political Science
PhD Seminar — Initiator & Organizer (monthly seminar)
Radboud University — Department of Political Science
Peer Review
American Political Science Review · Acta Politica · British Journal of Political Science · Comparative European Politics · Comparative Politics · Comparative Political Studies · Democratization · Electoral Studies · European Journal of Political Research · European Political Science · European Political Science Review · European Union Politics · German Politics · Government & Opposition · Journal of Elections, Public Opinion, and Parties · Journal of European Public Policy · Journal of Social and Political Psychology · Party Politics · PLOS One · Political Analysis · Political Communication · Politics and Governance · Political Psychology · Political Research Quarterly · Representation · Swiss Political Science Review · The Journal of Politics · The International Journal of Press/Politics · West European Politics · Quality & Quantity
Media & Public Engagement
Television
SBS6 (Netherlands) — Hart van Nederland
German Covid-19 policy for border commuters
NPO 1 (Netherlands) — Nieuwsuur
Success of Thierry Baudet's Forum for Democracy
Radio
Deutschlandfunk Kultur (Germany) — Studio 9 am Morgen
Parlementswahlen in den Niederlanden
WDR (Germany)
Multiple broadcasts on Dutch elections
Radio 1 (Belgium-Flanders) — Het uur van de waarheid
Democratic erosion and populism
WDR 5 (Germany) — Medienmagazin
Dutch 2023 elections: Wilders and the media
NDR Info (Germany) — Politikmagazin
Dutch 2023 elections
NPO Radio 1 — De Nacht van de EO — Verkiezingen
Elections and electoral research
Strategic voting
Dutch government formation
WDR 5 (Germany)
Antisemitism at Forum voor Democratie
NPO Radio 1 — Bureau Buitenland
Merkel's succession
Radio 1 (Belgium-Flanders) — De Ochtend
SPD vote on the Coalition Agreement
Radio 1 (Belgium-Flanders) — De Ochtend
Germany's Asylpaket II
Radio 1 (Belgium-Flanders) — De Ochtend
Merkel's position during the 2015–16 refugee crisis
BBC World Service — World Have Your Say
The rise of the technocracy
Print & Online Media
Waarom is constructief campagne voeren lastig voor politici?
Quest.nl · Myrthe Nowee
Waarom Oost-Duitsland na 35 jaar nog zo anders stemt dan West-Duitsland
Nu.nl · Kelly van Zuijdam
Radicaal-rechtse AfD stoomt op in Duitse peilingen: wat wil de partij?
Nu.nl · Floor van Dijk
Mass protests in Germany against secret deportation meeting
VOX – Voxweb.nl · Antonia Leise
In heel Europa schuift de politiek verder op naar rechts: hoe komt dat?
NU.nl · Nick Augusteijn
Het nieuwe migratiepact van de EU lost nauwelijks wat op
NRC Handelsblad · Peter Vermaas
De Morgen · Ans Boersma
Kiezers van rechts naar links zijn het erover eens: Omtzigt is de beste coalitiepartner
Trouw · Janne Chaudron
VOX – Voxweb.nl · Mathijs Noij
CETA legt cultuurverschillen PvdA en GroenLinks bloot
NRC Handelsblad · Tristan Theirlynck
De reden dat ik mijn geloof in politici aan het verliezen ben
NRC Handelsblad · Daan Heerma van Voss
Geloofwaardigheid is essentieel voor vertrouwen in democratie
Radboud Recharge
Nieuwe Duitse coronaregels groot probleem voor grensbewoners
Hart van Nederland.nl
Coronatest verplicht in Duitsland
De Gelderlander
VOX – Voxweb.nl · Antonia Leise
Oost-Duitsers hebben het gevoel te zijn achtergebleven
VOX – Voxweb.nl · Julia Vosmeijer
EU's største fjender vil ikke længere ud af klubben
Altinget.dk (Denmark)
Kritiek op Angela Merkel neemt toe
Knack Magazine (Belgium)
Zo vergelijk je Griekenland 2015 met Duitsland 1953
NRC Handelsblad
Wiebes, die hybride auto is dus niet zo duurzaam
NRC Handelsblad
Opinion Pieces & Blogs
Closer during crises? The impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine on European identity
LSE EUROPP Blog · with Nicoli, F., van der Duin, D., Beetsma, R., Bremer, B., Burgoon, B., Kuhn, T., de Ruijter, A.
Populistische burgers wijzen de liberale democratie niet af
StukRoodVlees.nl · with Zaslove, A. · [NL]
Populist citizens do not reject liberal democracy
The Loop: ECPR's Political Science Blog · with Zaslove, A.
'Klimaatverandering is een hoax': populisme en steun voor klimaatbeleid
StukRoodVlees.nl · with van Drunen, Y., Jacobs, K. · [NL]
Hoe populistisch zijn Nederlandse partijen?
StukRoodVlees.nl · with Zaslove, A. · [NL]
Wat vinden Europese burgers van het corona-herstelfonds NextGenerationEU?
StukRoodVlees.nl · with Bremer, B., Kuhn, T., Nicoli, N. · [NL]
VoxEU.org · with Bremer, B., Kuhn, T., Nicoli, N.
Verhogen populistische partijen de verkiezingsopkomst?
StukRoodVlees.nl · with Leininger, A. · [NL]
Do populist parties increase electoral participation?
LSE EUROPP Blog · with Leininger, A.
Heeft de Partij voor de Toekomst een toekomst?
StukRoodVlees.nl · with Wieringa, R. · [NL]
Populistische kiezers steunen óók het partijkartel
StukRoodVlees.nl · with Ellenbroek, V. · [NL]
Hungary's government is increasingly autocratic. What is the European Parliament doing about it?
Washington Post: Monkey Cage · with van der Veer, H.
Zwijgt de Europese Volkspartij het 'probleem Orban' dood?
StukRoodVlees.nl · with van der Veer, H. · [NL]
StukRoodVlees.nl · [NL]