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Herman Lelieveldt (1967) is Associate Professor in political science at RA and holds a Ph.D from Radboud University Nijmegen (1999). Before coming to RA in he worked as a policy advisor for the Council for Social Development, a post-doc at the University of Twente (2002-2004) and was a visiting scholar at the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP) at Columbia University, U.S.A (Spring 2004). Lelieveldt’s past research has focused on social capital, civic participation and the activities of civic organizations in urban neighborhoods. His current research centers around the policies and politics of food consumption and production, with an emphasis on policies at the EU level and the interplay with national political systems.
Key publications (for more publications, see CV)
In English
- (Forthcoming) Governing associations: Member involvement and efficacy toward associational decision-making. Chapter 3 In: Jan W. van Deth and William Maloney (eds.). Civil Society and Activism in Europe Contextualising Engagement and Political Orientation (London: Routledge)
- Civic Organizations as Political Actors: Mapping and Predicting the Involvement of Civic Organizations in Neighborhood Problem-Solving and Coproduction. Urban Affairs Review. 2009. Published as Online First on March 3 (With Karien Dekker, René Torenvlied, Beate Völker).
- Why Exit Polls Make Good Teaching Tools. European Political Science. (8) 2009. p. 113-122. (with Gregor Rossen)
- Neighbourhood Politics. Problems and Participation in the Neighbourhood.’ in J. W. Van Deth, Castiglione, D. and Wolleb, G., (eds.), The Handbook of Social Capital (Oxford University Press: Oxford, 2008, p. 327-348).
- ‘Helping citizens help themselves. Neighborhood improvement programs and the impact of social networks, trust and norms on neighborhood oriented forms of participation’, in: Urban Affairs Review (39) no.5, May 2004. p. 531-551.
- The Ph-D-Doctor: Advice on facing up to the hurdles and challenges of a PhD project. Five part series on Science Careers. 2004
In Dutch
- Een keizerlijke president maakt als vanzelf fouten De Volkskrant, 14 juni 2008 (Het Betoog. P.5)
- ‘De oorlog tegen overgewicht. Over de opmars van overgewicht als ziekte’ Academische Boekengids 67, 2008 (Maart) p. 26-29.
- ‘Onbekend maar niet onbemind. Wat weet en vindt de Nederlander van de Grondwet?’ Nederlands Juristen Blad. 10, 7 Maart 2008 p. 577-578. (With Barbara Oomen).
- ‘Hoe sturen we de buren? Nieuw onderzoek naar oude wijken Academische Boekengids 54, 2006 (Januari) pp. 14-15.
- Promoveren. Een wegwijzer voor de beginnend wetenschapper. Aksant: Amsterdam (2007) (3de herziene druk).
Research Projects
The Politics and Policies of Food and Fat
This project consists of an examination of the public policy dimensions that are associated with food production and consumption in modern Western societies. These topics are examined within the context of the 300-level course Public Policy Analysis. In the Spring 2008 semester students examined the problem of obesity and overweight from a public policy angle. Their research papers have been collected in an edited volume which can be downloaded here. In the spring of 2009 the class examined the broader issue of the environmental, ethical and economic aspects of the modern industrialized ways of producing, processing and selling food, drawing inspiration from Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma and Marion Nestle’s Food Politics. In the Spring of 2010 the course will most likely focus on the future of fish. These projects are an example of RA’s commitment to engage students in undergraduate research: ‘An inquiry or investigation conducted by an undergraduate student that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution to the discipline’ (Council on Undergraduate Research, 2008).
Met of zonder het middenveld?
Lelieveldt has been involved in a comparative research project at the Department of Sociology/ICS, Utrecht University together with Karien Dekker, René Torenvlied and Beate Völker.on the role of civic organizations in improving the quality of neighbourhoods in Utrecht and Dordrecht. The project was funded by NWO and NICIS within the framework of the STIP-programma. A full list of publications can be found at www.nicis.nl/middenveld
List of Courses
- SSC 251 Foundations of Comparative Politics
- SSC 258 U.S. Government and Politics
- SSC 352 European Union Politics
- SSC 356 Public Policy Analysis
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