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1 Curriculum Vitae Dr. Niels Spierings BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS Name: SPIERINGS, Niels (Cornelis Hubertus Bernardus Maria) Date and place of birth: May 2 nd, 1983; Oss, The Netherlands Telephone: address: n.spierings@maw.ru.nl Address: Jacob Canisstraat 6521 HT Nijmegen Facebook: niels.spierings.9 CONTENT Grants, Awards & Fellowships 2 Academic Publications 3 Teaching 5 PhD Supervision 7 Academic Organization & Management 8 Conference Papers & Presentations 10 Policy Contributions 12 Media & Public Appearances 13 Organizational contributions 18 Career development 19 1

2 GRANTS, AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS GRANTS Where are the Muslim feminists? Explaining the reconciliation of Islamic beliefs with support for gender equality and sexual freedom among Arab Middle Eastern citizens +/- 220,000; Funded by NWO; MaGW Research Talent (PhD projects), starts in 2016 or Understanding the Influence of Islamic Religiosity on Democratic Attitudes in the Arab Middle East 250,000; Funded by NWO; VENI MaGW, Data collection grant: Social media usage by political candidates +/- 2,300 Funded by the Institute for Management Research, Department of Political Science, 2013 (with Kristof Jacobs) Kansen voor LHBT-emancipatie-beleid in Europa. Een onderzoek naar de verbanden tussen gendergelijkheid, culturele waarden en LHBT-emancipatie. +/- 65,000; Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, 2013 (with the Institute of Applied Social Sciences and the Institute for Gender Studies, both Radboud University Nijmegen) Breaking with fragmentation and mono- dimensionality: Understanding women's labour market participation in Muslim Countries +/- 190,000; Funded by NWO, open competition MaGW, (with Jeroen Smits & Mieke Verloo) Shifts in women s position in Islamic countries: A political, economic and social perspective +/- 70,000; personal grant, funded by the White Raven Fund, Institute for Management Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, AWARDS Radboud University Young Teacher of the Year Award 2010; Honorary membership of ismus, study association for Political Science students at Radboud University Nijmegen, as of FELLOWSHIPS Jul Sep Sep Aug Jun Aug Visiting fellow, Dept. of Sociology London School of Economics and Political Science Visiting fellow, Centre of Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) London School of Economics and Political Science Visiting Academic, Institute of Education University of London 2

3 ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS BOOKS 2016 Jacobs, Kristof & Niels Spierings. Social Media, Parties and Political Inequalities. New York: Palgrave Macmillan Guveli, Ayse [lead author], Harry Ganzeboom, Lucinda Platt, Bernard Nauck, Helen Baykara, Sebnem Eroglu, Sait Bayrakdar, Efe Kerem Sozeri & Niels Spierings. Left Behind? Three Generations of Migration from Turkey to Europe. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Spierings, Niels. Women s employment in Muslim Countries. Patterns of Diversity. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan ENGLISH PEER-REVIEW JOURNAL ARTICLES FC Spierings, Niels & Andrej Zaslove (accepted for publication) Gender, Populist Attitudes, and Voting. Explaining the sex gap in voting for Populist Radical Right and Populist Radical Left parties West European Politics FC Guveli, Ayse, Harry Ganzeboom, Helen Baykara-Krumme, Lucinda Platt, Şebnem Eroğlu, Niels Spierings, Sait Bayrakdar, Bernhard Nauck & Efe K Sozeri (accepted for publication) 2000 Families: identifying the research potential of an origins-of-migration study Ethnic and Racial Studies Spierings, Niels (forthcoming). Multilevel analysis as tool to understand the spatio-temporality of gender Politics & Gender 12(3) Mazur, Amy & Niels Spierings (forthcoming). Gender and Causal Concepts: Implications for Comparative Theory- Building Politics & Gender 12(3) Spierings, Niels (forthcoming). Gender and Comparative Methods. Introduction Politics & Gender 12(3). [Introduction to Critical Perspectives section] 2016 Jacobs, Kristof & Niels Spierings. Saturation or Maturation? The Diffusion of Twitter and its Impact on Preference Voting in the Dutch General Elections of 2010 and 2012 Journal of Information Technology and Politics 13(1): Spierings, Niels. Electoral participation and intergenerational transmission among Turkish migrants in Western Europe. Acta Politica 51(1): Spierings, Niels & Andrej Zaslove. Gendering the vote for Populist Radical Right parties Patterns of Prejudice 49(1/2): Spierings, Niels, Andrej Zaslove, Liza Mügge & Sarah De Lange. Gender & Populist Radical Right politics: an Introduction Patterns of Prejudice 49(1/2): Spierings, Niels & Andrej Zaslove. Conclusion: dividing the Populist Radical Right between liberal nativism and traditional conceptions of gender Patterns of Prejudice 49(1/2): Spierings, Niels. Gender Equality Attitudes among Turks in Western Europe and Turkey: The Interrelated Impact of Migration and Parents' Attitudes. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies 41(5): Spierings, Niels. The influence of patriarchal norms, institutions, and household structures on women s employment in 28 Muslim countries Feminist Economics 20(4): Spierings, Niels. The Influence of Islamic Orientations on Democratic Support and Tolerance in five Arab Countries. Politics and Religion 7(4): Spierings, Niels. Islamic attitudes and the support for Gender Equality and Democracy in Seven Arab Countries, and the role of anti-western feelings. GÉNEROS-Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies 3(2): Spierings, Niels & Kristof Jacobs. Getting Personal? The impact of social media on preferential voting Political Behavior 36(1): Spierings, Niels. How Islam influences women s paid non-farm employment: Evidence from 26 Indonesian and 37 Nigerian provinces Review of Religious Research. 56(3): Spierings, Niels. "The Inclusion of Quantitative Techniques and Diversity in the Mainstream of Feminist Research" European Journal of Women's Studies 19(3): Jacobs, Kristof & Niels Spierings. "District Magnitude and Voter Turnout. A multilevel analysis of self-reported voting in the 32 Dominican Republic districts" Electoral Studies 29: Spierings, Niels, Jeroen Smits & Mieke Verloo. "Micro and macro-level determinants of women's employment in six Arab countries" Journal of Marriage and Family 72(5): Spierings, Niels, Jeroen Smits & Mieke Verloo. "On the Compatibility of Islam and Gender Equality. Effects of Modernization, State Islamization, and Democracy on Women's Labor Market Participation in 45 Muslim countries" Social Indicators Research 90(3):

4 BOOK CHAPTERS IN ENGLISH 2007 Spierings, Niels. "Boundaries and Opportunities in Women's Economic Identity in Muslim Countries" in Clare Beckett, Owen Heathcove & Marie Macey (eds). Negotiating Boundaries? Identities, Sexualities, Diversities. Cambridge: Cambridge Scholars Press. pp DUTCH PEER-REVIEW JOURNAL ARTICLES 2016 Spierings, Niels & Marie-Louise Janssen (2016). Gender in het huidige sociologieonderwijs: thema en/of perspectief? Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 19(2): Jacobs, Kristof & Niels Spierings. De impact van digitale campagnemiddelen op de personalisering van politieke partijen in Nederland ( ) Res Publica 57(1): Jacobs, Kristof & Niels Spierings. Maar win je er stemmen mee? De impact van Twittergebruik door politici bij de Nederlandse Tweede Kamerverkiezingen van 12 september 2012 Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschappen 42(1): Smits, Fransje & Niels Spierings. Sociale integratie en het kijken naar nieuwsprogramma s als determinanten voor het wisselen van politieke partijkeuze in de periode Mens & Maatschappij 87(2): Spierings, Niels. "Een nieuwe kijk op kwantitatieve methoden in feministisch onderzoek" Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 13(3): Spierings, Niels. "Kolonisatie als onderzoeksvariabele. Historische en hedendaagse beelden van en relaties tussen Islam, vrouwen en democratie" in Kristine Steenbergh e.a.. Jaarboek voor vrouwengeschiedenis (gemengde gevoelens: gender, etniciteit en (post)kolonialisme). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij Aksant. pp R&Rs and INVITED CONTRIBUTIONS Sexually modern nativist voters Do they exist and do they vote for the Populist Radical Right? With Marcel Lubbers and Andrej Zaslove. Journal article for Gender & Education special issue Rethinking Gender and the Radical Right. invited submission based on abstract. Popular Opposition to Economic Gender Equality and Homosexual Lifestyles: Does Opposition Mirror Support? Book chapter for a book on the opposition to gender equality, edited by Mieke Verloo on request of Cambridge UP. WORKING PAPERS 2014 Guveli, Ayse, Harry Ganzeboom, Helen Baykara-Krumme, Lucinda Platt, Şebnem Eroğlu, Niels Spierings, Sait Bayrakdar, Bernhard Nauck & Efe K Sozeri Families: Identifying the research potential of an origins-ofmigration study. NORFACE Research Programme on Migration Discussion Paper Spierings, Niels. The impact of policies and politics on gender+ inequalities in participation. IMR Working paper: Pol Spierings, Niels & Kristof Jacobs. Marginal but significant. The impact of social media on preferential voting. IMR Working paper: Pol Spierings, Niels. Arab or established Democracies? Egypt s and Tunisia s post-revolution elections. IMR Working paper: Pol

5 TEACHING CURRICULUM AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT Gender: a Core Concept in Society & Science IGS & sociology, RSS, RU, 2015, 2016; design and coordination Beleidssociologie BA2 sociology & minor Beleid antropologie, RU, ; design and coordination. Methods module Included quantitative, qualitative, and critical (i.e. feminist and postcolonial) methods LSE Politics & Society, MA, 2013; design Research methods curriculum Introductory and advanced quantitative methods, and qualitative case study design, including process tracing and content analysis Political Science, BA1-3 & MA, RU, ; re-design Advanced Research Methods Incl. multilevel modelling, qualitative comparative analysis, critical frame analysis, methods on political philosophy, and feminist methods MA, political science, RU, 2010; design and coordination Political Science Research Methods 2 Introductory and advance regression analysis BA2, political science, RU, 2008; re-design Methoden van Politicologisch Onderzoek 1 Case study research design BA2, political science, RU, 2008; re-design Verklaringen van politiek gedrag en politieke houding in Nederland Introductory applied statistics BA1, political science, RU, 2007; re-design COURSES TAUGHT Honours courses Islam en Vrouwenrechten RU, Honours Academy, NL, 2016 Sociale Media, Politiek en Samenleving RU, Honours Academy, NL, 2016 Master level Master thesis supervision Sociology, Research Master Socio-cultural sciences & Political Science RU & LSE, MA, NL/EN, Research internship supervision, Political Science & Sociology RU, MA, EN/NL, 2013, 2015 Studying Areas: Area Studies Freie Universität Berlin, International Relations Online, MA, EN, 2015 Politics & Society LSE, MA, EN, Advanced Research Methods RU, MA, EN, Methods of Empirical Analysis; supervision projects on women s participation RU, MA, Dept. of Economics, EN, Methoden van Politicologisch Onderzoek 3 RU, MA, NL, Bachelor level Beleidssociologie RU, BA2, NL, Sociologische vraagstukken RU, BA1, NL,

6 Life Course Research in Perspective RU, BA3, EN, External internship supervision Organizations: political parties, governmental organizations, emancipatory offices BA3, NL, , 2015 Statistics in Society LSE, BA1, EN, 2014 Politics & Society Themes: religion, gender, Arab Spring, political communication, parties & inequalities, postmaterialism, research methods LSE, BA, EN, Bachelor thesis supervision Themes: social media, gender & politics, political sociology, Islam BA3, NL, Political Science Research Methods 2 Introductory and advance regression analysis BA2, NL/EN, Academische Vaardigheden Politicologie BA1, NL, Verklaringen van politiek gedrag en politieke houding in Nederland BA1, NL, 2008 Project: Comparative Governance BA2, NL, 2008 Methoden van Politicologisch Onderzoek 1 Case study research design BA2, NL, 2008 GUEST LECTURES Intersectionality In Introductory Gender Theories, Institute for Gender Studies RU, BA, EN, 2016 Islam & Democracy and the Arab Uprisings in Comparative Politics: Democratisation, RU BA2, EN, 2015, 2016 Feminist Methods in Applied Gender Theories, Institute for Gender Studies RU, BA, EN, 2010, 2015, 2016 Islam & Democracy in Democracy in the 21 st Century, RU, MA, NL/EN, Elections and Islam in contemporary Morocco Open-air lecture during study trip organized by study association ismus, NL, Marrakech/Rabat, 2013 Mixed Methods Research in Political Science Research Methods 1, RU, BA2, EN, 2012 Globalization and the Clash of Civilizations in Globalization and its Discontents, RU, BA3, EN, 2012 Democratization and the Arab Spring in Comparative Politics, BA2, NL, 2011 Gender in contemporary and historical Russia Open-air lecture during study trip organized by study association ismus, St. Petersburg, 2011 Conflict: Culture, Greed or Grievance Open-air lecture during study trip organized by study association ismus, Sarajevo, 2010 Gender in Political Science Lecture for Finnish exchange students, study association ismus, Nijmegen, 2009 Secular and Islamic politics: Turkey since Ataturk Open-air lecture during study trip organized by study association ismus, Istanbul, 2009 Process Tracing in Political Science Research Methods 1, RU, BA2, NL, 2009 Gender and leadership: Angela Merkel s Cleavage Open-air lecture during study trip organized by study association ismus, Berlin, 2008 Citizenship, the Public Sphere, and Queer theory in Politics, Power & Gender, RU, BA, NL,

7 PHD SUPERVISION CO-PROMOTOR or ADVISOR Co-promoter Saskia Glas, Dept. of Sociology, Radboud University. PhD project: Where are the Muslim feminists?. Promotor: Prof. Peer Scheepers. Co-promoter Take Sipma, Dept. of Sociology, Radboud University. PhD project: The economy and radical right voting. Promotor: Prof. Marcel Lubbers. Member begeleidingscommissie Ellen Huyge, Dept. of Sociology, Ghent University. Procrustes project, PhD on the gender gap in educational achievement of adolescents. Promotor: Prof. Mieke van Houtte. External advisor Stéfanie André, Dept. of Sociology, Tilburg University. HOWCOME project, PhD on social and political outcomes of homeownership. Promotor: Prof. Paul de Graaf. PHD TRAINING Initiator & coordinator: RSS summer course Gender: a Core Concept in Society & Science Initiated in the 2 nd RSS summer school 2015; planning for 2016 Invited lecture & discussant Quantitative techniques in feminist research PhD Course Research Methods from a Gender Perspective, Radboud University, Institute for Gender Studies & Nijmegen School of Management, June 5 th 2015 Invited lecture & discussant Gender and Diversity in Quantitative Research Young Researchers Seminar on Diversity and Methods, University of Antwerp, October 24 th, Co-designer: PhD Course Research Methods from a Gender Perspective Radboud University, Insitute for Gender Studies,

8 ACADEMIC ORGANIZATION & MANAGEMENT ACADEMIC PROJECTS Initiator & coordinator: RSS summer course Gender: A core concept in Society & Science Initiated in the 2 nd RSS summer school 2015 and 2016 (forthcoming) Initiator: PRiME (Political and Religious attitudes and behaviour in the Middle East) VENI project, on-going, (online soon); incl. student assistant, database, new research proposals, social dissemination Co-coordinator: VIRAL (Voting & the Internet Research and Applied Lessons) On-going, incl. internships, student assistant, societal dissemination, grant applications, book launch, software development, honours courses. Guest editor: Politics & Gender critical perspectives Accepted for publication, result from being section chair Research Method for Gender and Politics Guest editor: Gender and Populist Radical Right politics issue published; initiator and co-editor of special issue in Patterns of Prejudice, organized several seminars and conference panels Team member: 2000Families: migration histories of Turks in Europe Officially ended, studies are still on-going; University of Essex, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Technische Universitat Chemnitz; BOARDS AND COMMITTEES, COORDINATION 2008-current Board member of the Dutch Society for Women s Studies 2011-current: President; 2009-current: Treasurer; : Secretary Webmaster Political Science Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands PR coordination Political Science Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands Member of editing board Faculty Facts, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands Student board member of Centre for Women s Studies / Institute for Gender Studies at Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands Secretary of the student council (FSR) of the Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands Organizing member of Voilà!, student committee organizing lectures, Institute for Gender Studies, Radboud University Nijmegen Editor of De Heraut, journal for political science students at Radboud University Nijmegen President of SMV Phoenix, Cooperative Association of study associations at the Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University Nijmegen Board member of Boekanin, Foundation for the distribution of books, Nijmegen School of Management, Radboud University Nijmegen Board member of ismus, study association for political science students at Radboud University Nijmegen INVITED ACADMIC PRESENTATIONS AND PANELIST Political and gender attitudes in the Middle East and North Africa Presentation Sociology colloquia at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, September 22 nd, The Feminist methods myth. Can a mixed methods approach be the/a solution? Symposium The feminist methods myth why gender studies has to overcome methodological determinism. Organized by Amsterdam Research Center for Gender and Sexuality, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. November 20 th, Intersectionality practice at the sex, gender, sexuality nexus Panel at Symposium Practices of Intersectionality. Organized by Hotspot Gender and Power in Politics and Management Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands. March 27 th, Reflecting on the impact of the economic crisis on women s position and democratization in the Middle East. Seminar: 'Crisis: Economy, Politics & Gender', Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. December 4 th, Islamic Patriarchy & Women s Employment: The influence of norms, institutions, and household structures on women s employment in 28 Muslim countries. Workshop on women s economic position in Muslim communities, organized by speciai issue editors of Feminist Economics. Barcelona, Spain. July 24 th -26 th,,

9 CONFERENCE ORGANIZATION Section chair Section 5: Research Methods for Gender and Politics 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender (ECPG), Uppsala University, Sweden, June 11 th -13 th, 2015 (with Daniel Conway) Organizer seminar: Gender and Populist Radical Right Politics Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, November 16 th, (with Andrej Zaslove) Panel organizer: Does Populism have a gender? 20th International Conference of Europeanists. Amsterdam, Netherlands. July 25 th -27 th, (with Andrej Zaslove) Organizer Seminar: 'Crisis: Economy, Politics & Gender' Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands, December 4 th, (with Mieke Verloo) Organizer: Young gender academics conference Dutch Society for Women s Studies, Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 1st, PANEL CHAIR & DISCUSSANT Discussant & chair: The gender gap in statistical and survey research The 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender, Uppsala University, Sweden, June 11 th -13 th, 2015 Chair: New Techniques to Study Gender Policies and Politics The 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender, Uppsala University, Sweden, June 11 th -13 th, 2015 Chair: Still Men s Parties? Gender and the (Radical) Right in Comparative Perspective The 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender, Uppsala University, Sweden, June 11 th -13 th, 2015 Chair: International LGBT Rights IAPSS Autumn Convention 2014 The universality of human rights in the 21st century, Radboud University, Octobre 20th-24th, From Doubting Sex to Gender Crossing. Deidre McCloskey meets Geertje Mak and Niels Spierings. Institute for Gender Studies Seminar, Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. March 8 th, Discussant: Women s economic position in Muslim communities; Organized by speciai issue editors of Feminist Economics. Barcelona, Spain. July 24 th -26 th,, Chair: Gender and Religion Conference of the Dutch Society for Women s Studies Young academics conference, Utrecht, the Netherlands, November 1st, Chair: Student Session Middle East Economics 7th international conference of the Middle East Economics Association. Famagusta, North Cyprus, May 29th-31st, REVIEWING International journals: Acta Politica; African Journal of History and Culture; American Sociological Review; British Journal of Sociology; Comparative Politics; Cross-Cultural Research; Electoral Studies; European Journal of Women s Studies; Feminist Economics; Gender & Society; Information, Communication & Society; Japan International Cooperation Agency Research Institute; Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion; Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies; Journal of Information Technology & Politics; Journal of Intercultural Studies; Journal of Politics; New Media & Society; Political Research Quarterly; Politics; Politics & Gender; Politics & Religion; Review of Religious Research; Social Forces; Social Science Computer Review; Social Science Research; Third World Quarterly Book proposals for International publishing houses: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Dutch journals: Res Publica; Tijdschrift voor Communicatiewetenschap; Tijdschrift voor Genderstudies 9

10 CONFERENCE PAPERS & PRESENTATIONS 2016 Do Economic Arguments really not matter to Voters for Right-wing Populists? 23 rd -28 th July IPSA 24 th World Congres of Political Science, RC23.23 The impact of far right parties on West European democracies, Poznan, Poland. (with Take Sipma and Marcel Lubbers) Public opinion on Twitter from a political elite point of view. A conceptualization, empirical exploration and discussion of the (dis)advantages of alternative approaches 25 th -28 th April ECPR Joinst sessions, Social media and the dynamics of public opinion: New avenues for research, Pisa, Italy. (with Kristof Jacobs) 2015 Men Migrate, Women Work. Explaining the Impact of Internal and International Migration on Women s Employment Among Turkish Migrant Women. 8 th -10 th July CES: Contradictions Envisioning European Futures, Panel 294 Muslims in Europe: Negotiating Identies, Paris, France. (with Ayse Guveli) Why Statistics are More Feminist Than Ever 11 th -13 th June The 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender, Panel Challenges and Possibilities of Intersectionality-Informed Mixed Methods Research, Uppsala University, Sweden. Gendering the P in PRR. Explaining the Persistent Sex Gap in Voting Populist Radical Right 11 th -13 th June The 4th European Conference on Politics and Gender, Panel Still Men s Parties? Gender and the (Radical) Right in Comparative Perspective, Uppsala University, Sweden. (with Andrej Zaslove) 2014 Twittering political underrepresentation away? An intersectional analysis of the use of Twitter by Dutch women and ethnic minorities candidates. 12 th -13 th June Politicologenetmaal, Workshop 9 Power, Privilege and Disadvantage: Intersecting Gender and Diversity Studies in the Politics of (in)equality, Maastricht, The Netherlands. (with Karen Celis) When Equalization turns into Normalization. Twitter and Campaigning in the Netherlands in 2010 and th -13 th June Politicologenetmaal, Workshop 14 Political Communication, Maastricht, The Netherlands. (with Kristof Jacobs) Migration and cultural values: an origin perspective on gender equality attitudes among Turks in Turkey and Turks in Europe 12 th -14 th May, Workshop Left Behind?, Sehir University, Istanbul, Turkey. Popular opposition to gender equality and LGB-rights: Does opposition mirror support? 3 rd -6 th September ECPR General Conference. Panel Oppositional dynamics to gender equality change. Glasgow, Scotland. Intersectionality: the influence of gender, employment and parenthood on voting inequalities in Dutch national and local elections. 29th January 2014, CASE Social Exclusion Seminars, LSE, United Kingdom Männerparteien? The Populist Radical Right, Gender and Women Voters 16 th November 2013, Seminar Gender and Populist Radical Right Politics, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (with Andrej Zaslove & Mieke Verloo) Men migrate, women work: Explaining the impact of internal and international migration on women s employment among Turkish migrant women 1 st -2 nd November 2013, 5th Norface Migration Conference, Berlin, Germany (with Ayse Guveli) Attitudes towards Gender Equality among Turkish migrants in Western Europe and the impact of (grand)parents attitudes and immigration histories 1 st -2 nd November 2013, 5th Norface Migration Conference, Berlin, Germany Loved by politicians; irrelevant at the ballot box? The rise of social media and its impact on preference voting in the Dutch general elections of 2010 and th -7 th September 2013, The 7th ECPR General Conference. Bordeaux, France (with Kristof Jacobs) Männerparteien? The Populist Radical Right, Gender and Women Voters. 25th-27th June 2013, Panel Does Populism have a gender?, 20th International Conference of Europeanists. Amsterdam, Netherlands. (with Mieke Verloo & Andrej Zaslove) Gendered Electoral Participation. Parenthood and Employment in Dutch Local and National Elections 21 st -23 rd March 2013, European Conference on Politics and Gender (ECPG). Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain. 10

11 2012 Männerparteien? The Populist Radical Right, Gender and Women Voters. 27th-28th September 2012, Workshop Gender and Far Right Politics in Europe. Georg-Simon-Ohm-University of Applied Sciences, Nurnberg, Germany. (with Mieke Verloo & Andrej Zaslove) Modeling the complex dynamics shaping participation inequalities. 10th-15th May, the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2012: Thinking Big about Gender Equality Policy in the Comparative Politics of Gender. University of Antwerp, Belgium. Marginal, but significant. The impact of social media on preferential voting. 10th-15th May, the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops 2012: Parties and Campaigning in the Digital Era. University of Antwerp, Belgium. (with Kristof Jacobs) Neocolonialism, Gender Equality and Attitudes about Democracy in Arab Countries. 17th April, Institute for Management Research PhD Research Day. Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Neocolonialism, Gender Equality and Attitudes about Democracy in Arab Countries. 7th-9th March, 1st conference of the United Arab Emirates Gender and Women s Studies Consortium Gender and Women s Studies in the Arab Region. American University of Sharjah, UAE. (presentation cancelled for personal reasons) 2011 The impact of cultural histories on women s employment futures: a multilevel case study of Yemen. 14th-16th March, 10th international conference of the Middle East Economics Association. Alexandria, Egypt. (Conference cancelled because of civil uprising in Egypt) 2010 The Economics of Middle Eastern Household Needs and Women's Employment. 24th-26th June, 9th international conference of the Middle East Economics Association. Istanbul, Turkey. Micro and macro-level determinants of women s employment in six MENA countries. 17th June, Annual NISCO Research day. Nijmegen, The Netherlands Understanding differences: Individual, household, district and national determinants of women's employment in 26 Muslim countries. 18th-20th march, 8th international conference of the Middle East Economics Association. Nice/Monaco, France. (with Jeroen Smits & Mieke Verloo) How quantitative techniques enrich feminist research by generalizing diversity, with examples on gender and employment in the Middle East. 4th-6th February 2009, Feminist Research Methods conference. Stockholm, Sweden Arab women's employment in a globalised world. A multilevel analysis of changing participation rates and shifting influences in Egypt and Jordan (revised). 29th-31st May, 7th international conference of the Middle East Economics Association. Famagusta, North Cyprus. (with Jeroen Smits & Mieke Verloo) Arab women s employment in a globalised world. A multilevel analysis of changing participation rates and shifting influences in Egypt and Jordan. 3rd-4th February, International Conference on Globalization in the Arab World, Amman, Jordan. (with Jeroen Smits & Mieke Verloo) 2007 Women's labour market participation in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Syria & Tunisia: A three-level analysis. 8th-9th July, IZA-World Bank conference on Employment and Development. Bonn, Germany. (with Jeroen Smits) Women's labour market participation in five MENA-countries: A three-level analysis. 14th-16th March, 6th MEEA International Conference. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (with Jeroen Smits) 2006 Boundaries in women s economic identity and the power of negotiation in Islamic countries. Influences of Democracy, Islam and Gender Policies on Women s Labour market Position and the role of Colonial History. 13th-14th July, Feminist and Women s Studies Association (UK + Ireland) Annual Conference: Identity, Sexuality, Diversity: Bradford, UK. Women and Work from Jakarta to Dakar. Effects of modernization, Islamism, and democracy on women s labor market participation in 46 Islamic countries. 12th-14th May, RC28 international conference: Intergenerational transmissions: cultural, economic or social resources? Nijmegen, the Netherlands. (with Jeroen Smits & Mieke Verloo) 11

12 POLICY CONTRIBUTIONS POLICY ADVICE European Union, European institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) - 6th meeting of the Working Group on the Gender Equality Index Invited as expert on measuring intersectionality. Vilnius, Lithuania, May 18 th, Asked as returning external expert. Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Invited Presentation PRiME: Political and Religious attitudes in the Middle East. The Netherlands, Hilversum, May 10 th, Follow-up meetings on evidence-based projects and knowledge exchange are being planned. European Parliament, Platform for Secularism in Politics - Invited Presentation Islam and women s rights: Religious potential for gender equality and expert panel discussion. Brussels, Belgium, February 17 th, Gemeente Nijmegen Consultation and first collaboration long-term project on effect of policy experiments on social welfare as part of possible new participatiewet. With Maurice Gesthuizen, 2015 and running Raad voor Openbaar Bestuur Van Leden naar Likes contribution to the report Politieke partijen: revitaliseren of op zoek naar alternatieven? See professional publications. Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap contract study Kansen voor LHBT-emancipatie-beleid in Europa. Een onderzoek naar de verbanden tussen gendergelijkheid, culturele waarden en LHBT-emancipatie See professional publications. ASKV/Steunpunt Vluchtelingen, Medische Opvangproject Ongedocumenteerden Advisor on monitoring and effect measurement Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Gunda Werner Institut International Conference Europe, a Gender Equality Project? Human trafficking, refugees, right-wing populism, demands on an emancipatory gender policy. Berlin, Germany. Speaker and panelist. March 21 st -22 nd PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS The Influence of Patriarchal Norms, Institutions and Household Composition on Women's Employment in 28 Muslim-Majority Countries (2015). Feminist Economics Research Notes. Van Leden naar Likes in S. de Lange, M. Leyenaar, G. Voerman & P. de Jong (eds) (2014) Politieke partijen: revitaliseren of op zoek naar alternatieven? Raad voor Openbaar Bestuur & Documentatiecentrum Nederlandse Politieke Partijen (with Kristof Jacobs). Kansen voor LHBT-emancipatie-beleid in Europa. Een onderzoek naar de verbanden tussen gendergelijkheid, culturele waarden en LHBT-emancipatie. (2013). Report for the Dutch Department of Education, Culture & Science (with Sanne Elfering (ITS) & Evelien Sombekke (ITS)) Landelijke studiegids Vrouwenstudies/Genderstudies 2011/2012. Nederlands Genootschap Vrouwenstudies: Nijmegen. (2011). (with Rieke Spierings & Jeannette van der Sanden) Landelijke studiegids Vrouwenstudies/Genderstudies 2010/2011. Nederlands Genootschap Vrouwenstudies: Nijmegen. (2010). (with Jeannette Van der Sanden, Rieke Spierings, Sanne Versteegh & Marta Zarzycka) 12

13 MEDIA & PUBLIC APPEARANCES (INTER)NATIONAL MEDIA Inzet van spam-bots is zinloos voor Nederlandse politicus Volkskrant Opinie 03/05/2016. goo.gl/zpei4s (with Kristof Jacobs) Een cultuur van seksueel geweld? Live interview. Radio 1, Bureau Buitenland VPRO, 19/01/ Hoe verklaren we Keulen? Including interview. NRC Handelsblad 16/01/2016 by Bas Blokker, Ingmar Vriesema & Thomas Rueb. Aanrandingen Keulen: doet Nederland genoeg tegen dit soort excessen? Including interview. RTL nieuws online 08/01/2016. goo.gl/b98y79 Veel geklets en gezwets na aanrandingen in Keulen. Metro. (Citing Telegraaf). 08/01/2016. By Tjerk de Vries. Ook risico s met carnaval en Dit komt niet vanuit het geloof Including interview quotes. Telegraaf 07/01/2016, p.1/p.2 By Niels Kalkman (Misleading heading and incorrect quotes; see: Nobel Peace Price for Tunisian National Quartet Cape-Talk Radio (South Africa), 10/10/2015, Interview Westerse Sancties reffen Russische Homo s Trouw Opinie, 17/07/2015, p.23. Vrouwen / Klein stukje van een grotere puzzle Volkskrant Opinie, 23/01/2015, p.22. Islamitische Staat / Hoe groot is steun echt? NRC Handelsblad Opinie, 07/01/2015, p.7. Analyse: Wat klopt er van Wilders uitspraken over steun voor Syriëgangers en Sharia? including interview quotes. HP/de Tijd, 18/09/2014, by Edwin van Sas. Tijd zal leren of SGP-vrouw echt op de kieslijsten komt Including interview quotes. Volkskrant, 18/03/2013, by Avinash Bhikhie & Raould de Pré. Effect twitter op kiezer gering NOS Radio 1, 07/09/2012, Interview: Actief gebruik Twitter heeft effect, maar de verkiezingen win je er niet mee ; Digitale campagne niet effectief ; Geen extra zetel door online champagne ; Geen zetel door social media ; Online campagne levert geen Pluche op ; Zeteleffect onlinecampagne newspaper articles reported results from IMR Working paper Pol Newspapers: Algemeen Dagblad; Metro; Nederlands Dagblad; NOS.nl; NU.nl; Spits; Telegraaf; Volkskrant; and several regional newspapers: BN/DeStem Brabants Dagblad, Gelderlander; Eindhovens Dagblad; Stentor; Twentsche Courant Tubantia; Zeeuwse Courant; 07/09/2012. Daar is de mythe over geschiktheid weer Trouw Opinie, 02/01/2012, p. 19. Islamisering of Democratisering? We weten het nog niet. Reformatorisch Dagblad Opinie, 13/12/2011, p. 6. Slogan talentenprogramma schrikt vrouwen af. Transfermagazine Opinie, 13/12/2010. (with Liedeke Plate) Ze rookt een roze orchidee. Including interview quotes, Trouw, 29/05/2010, p. 26-7, by Eveline Brandt & Joop Bouma PUBLIEK-WETENSCHAPPELIJKE BLOGS Niet bots maar krant en tv bepalen politieke impact sociale media (2016). StukRoodVlees. 13 May. Angst, terrorisme en emancipatie in het Midden Oosten (2016). Versvak. 5 Februari. Islam: onderdeel van het probleem, maar ook van de oplossing (2016). Vrij-znnig.nl. 2 Februari. Westerse sancties treffen Russische homo s (2015). Vrij-zinnig.nl. 4 August. Rechtspopulistische partijen als Männerparteien? (2015). StukRoodVlees. 7 Februari. Islamitische terrorisme: tel de levenden, niet de doden (2015). Vrij-zinnig.nl. 12 January. 13

14 Bomen én boter: steun de orthodoxe islamisten (2014). Vrij-zinnig.nl. 3 October. Wilders ondermijnt vrijheid van meningsuiting. (2008) Stafcolumn website Politicologie RU. 1 April. Het koninkrijk van Allah. (2007). Stafcolumn website Politicologie RU. 9 March. PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS & DISCUSSIONS (Homo)sexuality and multiculturalism Philosophy Café Nijmegen with Gymnasists, interview with Dr. Stefan Dudink, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2016, June 7 th Homosexuality in the Middle East and North Africa Introduction to documentary Oriented, organized by LUX arthouse, Nijmegen, 15/06/2016 Think Pink! Facts or Fables? An sociological perspective Pink Pub Lecture as part of Pink Week organized by Dito! LGBT youth organization, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 30/05/2016 Islam and women s rights Lecture organized by Humanistisch Verbond Nijmegen, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 19/02/2016 Arabic Storm Discussion on documentary De Arabische Storm organized by LUX art house and documentary maker, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 27/01/2016 Cologne, what is happening? Interview and discussion organized by Radboud Reflects, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 13/01/2016 Not alone, she s the other. Introducing A girl walks home alone at night Introductory movie lecture organized by Cultuur op de Campus, Nijmegen, 28/10/2015. Suffragette. Discussion on women s emancipation. Movie & debate organized by Radboud Reflects and LUX arthouse, Nijmegen, 12/01/2016 Towards a career in academia Lecture organized by study association ismus, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 22/04/2015 Right-wing populism in Europe: a danger for emancipatory gender policies? Presentation: Europe a Gender Equality Project? Human trafficking, refugees, right-wing populism challenges for an emancipative gender policy in Europe, organized by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Gunda Werner Institut, Berlin, Germany, 2014, March 21 st -22 nd Islam: Gender, democracy and inequality Publecture organized by Den Geitenwollen Soc., Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2014 Syriana Power, Oil and the CIA in the Syria Introduction for movie night organized by study association ismus, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2013 What does Revolution mean? Opening lecture for ismus 10 th anniversary lecture series on revolutions, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2011 Gender and the contemporary Dutch LGBT movement Lecture organized by LGBT Groningen, Groningen, in Dutch, 2011 A Passion for Chocolate Soeterbeeck Summer Series, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2011 #quota Expert in debate on quota organized by Feminist Network of the Dutch Green party (GroenLinks). 21/01/2011 Foreign Intervention in Muslim countries Debate series hotchpotch or couscous, student s church and Muslim Student s Association Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2010 The Dutch LGBT movement: state of affairs Lecture organized by LGBT youth organization DITO! as part of the University Pink Week, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2010 Revolution and Democracy in Egypt and Tunisia Lecture organized by study association ismus, Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2010 Emancipation in developing countries International women s day lecture, Amnesty International students Nijmegen, in Dutch, 2010 Islam and Homosexuality in Dutch media Conference on Sexuality and Islam organized by GroenLinks working group on sexual diversity, Amsterdam, in Dutch, 2008 HLBTIQ? An informative quiz on sexual diversity Discussion meeting organized by student s association D Artagnan, Tilburg, in Dutch, 2007 Dutch Politics: Are we going back in time? Lecture for study association Ask Annabel (gender studies Utrecht University, Utrecht, in Dutch, 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean, a political science perspective Introduction for movie night organized by study association ismus, Nijmegen, in Dutch,

15 MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES AND PERFOMANCES ValoRUsatie pilot by KunstLAB and FSW, interviewed and filmed on the role of science in society for an installation. (2015 and running) Informant and portrait in the project Gebruik Andere Zoektermen on gender in Nijmegen, by Risk Hazenkamp and Tania Witte, as part of Photo Pride Nijmegen. In course of Exposition from November 1 st to December 1 st throughout Nijmegen. INTERVIEWS, QUOTATIONS AND ABOUT Ophef over pastor die geen homostellen zegent. VOX 07/04/2016, p Migration and gender equality 2000Families podcast 11/04/ Christine Garrington. Geen extra maatregelen Limburg met Carnaval na aanrandingen Keulen Limburg1 TV. 07/01/2016, Aanrandingen en carnaval. Limburg1 radio. 07/01/2016. Socioloog ziet cursus omgaan met vrouwen niet zitten. 1Limburg online 07/01/2016, redactie Keulen en Carnaval Omroep Brabant Radio. 07/01/ Westerveld, Kristian. Geen Keulse toestanden met Carnaval, ik zie echt geen enkel verband OmroepBrabant online, 07/01/ geen+enkel+verband%e2%80%9d.aspx, Nagtzaam, Pepijn Neem homo-asielzoeker in bescherming. Voxweb. 04/12/ Van Noi, Mathijs Syriërs zijn nou eenmaal mondig. De Gelderlander. 14/10/2015 Groot misverstand is dat er één islam is RU.nl onderzoeksthema s Trouw 'Westerse sancties treffen Russische homo's'. Gay.nl 17/07/ /07/2015 Het feminisme: een mannenzaak? De term is meer beladen dan ooit. Fresh, 18/03/ Saris, Kim. De straat van de week: St. Anthonisuplaats Deel 2 Mariken (2015) 3(3). Van de Loo, Michiel. Roze Huis drie jaar verder. Pink, (2015) 55(3). Hermus, Joost. De Vakgroep: Niels Spierings. t Blaatje, 17/12/2014. RU Pijler: Niels Spierings. Raffia, 2014, 26(November): 23. Vrouwendag En De Vrije Markt. Aletta, 03/03/2013. Schaper, Jules; Facebookactie voor docent Niels Spierings Voxweb, 20/02/2013. Groot Nuelend, Reint-Jan; Vier manieren om de troonswisseling te duiden als emancipatievraagstuk. Voxweb, 30/01/2013. Van Aert, Lydia & Paul van den Broek; De moslimwereld bestaat niet VOX, 03/12/2012. Van Merks, Mark. Het dilemma van een politiek actieve wetenschapper Radboud University: Reflections on professions, 13/11/2012. Melenhorst, Lotte; Gadver, Hij is zó gay! Gay&Night, 2012, (#173): Tulp, Martijn (On)zichtbaar leven. Een kwalitatief onderzoek naar het belang van zichtbaarheid in de openbare ruimte voor homoseksuelen uit verschillende generaties in Nijmegen. (2012) Unpublished Bachelor Thesis Radboud University, IMR, Human geography, spatial planning, environmental studies. June. Van t Hof, Jikke Gay pride is zó vorige eeuw. Gay&Night, 2012, (#172): Tulp, Martijn Ik trek geen jurk aan. VOX, 2012, 12(7): Haverkamp, Annemarie 15

16 Impressie #quota debat van Dwars en FemNet. Femnet.groenlinks.nl, 08/02/2012. Slappendal, Geerte; Docenten over ismus. De Heraut. 2012, (#44): [geen auteur] 10 jaar revolutionaire besturen. De Heraut, 2012, (#44): Claassens, Patty Na werktijd: Niels Spierings over Star Trek. Faculty 10/2011. [geen auteur]; Nadenken en politiek bedrijven. Interview met Niels Spierings. Volonté Générale, 2011, 1(2): [geen auteur] Een 7,6 is niet genoeg. VOX, 2011, 11(12): 29. Van Mill, Maurice Nijmegen verliest monument met sluiting Villa Lila. Beweging broedt op nieuwe initiatieven. In De Magneet, 2011, 15(1). Bouwen, Denis Ik kan het niet saaier maken dan het is. De Heraut, 2011, (#37, Januari): 6-7. Sanders, Vivian Homobeweging na 25 jaar weg uit Villa Lila. de Gelderlander, 21/12/2010. [geen auteur]; Lila-.ece Academisch jaar weer geopend. De Brug, 01/09/2010. Verschoten, Gerard De inspiratie van Niels. Ik denk graag buiten allerlei kaders. Proefdruk. Promovendi magazine, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, 2010 (winter): 8. Roodsaz, Rahil Homoclubs bijna dakloos. de Gelderlander, 12/07/2010. Wildenborg, Francine; Je moet proberen een leraar plus te zijn. VOX, 2010, 11(2): Van den Broek, Paul Filmhuis optie voor Villa Lila. de Gelderlander, 03/03/2010. Wildenborg, Francine; Uitreiking van de ismusawards De Heraut, 2009 (#30, Juli-September): 4-6. Talsma, Sjors, Laura van der Vet, Mieke Dinjens, Lucas van Horck, Indra Römgens & Maarten van Hoogevest Man brag about who has the longest profit chart. NSM Quarterly, 2009, Vol. 3(2): 4-5. Van den Broek, Paul; Also published in Dutch in FM Kwartaalbericht. Bij antidiscriminatie maakt het niet uit om wie het gaat. De*Socialist. Ed. 2008, 205, June-July: 2. Ettema, Angela Linkse homo s tegen islamofobie. Socialist.nu. 18/05/2008. Ettema, Angela; LOVERs feministische huiskamer tijdens Women Inc. LOVER, tijdschrift over Feminisme, Cultuur en Wetenschap. 2008, Vol. 35(1): [geen auteur] Radboud Smoelenboek. ANS-online. 11/12/2007. Leenen, Andy; Hoe gaat het nu met... Niels Spierings. Wasmus Nieuwsbrief (Fall): 2. [geen auteur] Roze Feest en protest tegen geweld. GroenLinksMagazine. 2007, September. De Kruijf, Annet Het onderzoek van... Niels Spierings. Faculty Facts, FM, RU. 2007, September. [geen auteur] Opeens heb je het: je wordt academicus. De Heraut. 2007, (Introeditie): 3. Van Horck, Lukas Van collectief actieprobleem tot ismusinfuus. De Heraut. 2007, (lustrumeditie): 1-2. Van Enckevort, Els Kunnen we onszelf nog feminist noemen? Vrouwenbelangen 2007, (2): 6-7. Dietvorst, Karin & Hanneke Felten Een gesprek over de waarde van geld. LOVER, tijdschrift over Feminisme, Cultuur en Wetenschap. 2006, Vol. 33(3): Bijl, Rinske Academici tot voorbij de master De Heraut 2006, (June): 3,6. Van Horck, Lucas Lithse student in algemeen bestuur GroenLinks. Brabants Dagblad ed. Oss e.o., 25/03/2005: 11. Van Lanen, Alex OTHER PUBLICATIONS Kindred spirits of ons soort mensen? Den Geiten Wollen Soc., Almanak 2015/2016. Hoe groot is de steun echt? in Geachte redactie De meest opvallende, grappige en boze brieven uit NRC in 2015 van Anouk van Kampen. Gender in een ander universum Den Geiten Wollen Soc., Almanak 2014/2015. Atypische Marrokaan VOX. 2015, 15(9): : ik ben ziek en jij gaat dood. Vrij-zinnig.nl. 28/12/2014 goo.gl/vcdgou Frank de Boer, Beschermheer Feminismus?. LOVER feministische journalistiek, 14/08/

17 Jongeren & Seks. Helling 2008, Vol. 21(3): Wát, feminisme?! Reacties 1: Meer mannen, meer seks, minder seksisme. OverDwars (1): 22. De Regels van het Spel. Raffia. 2008, Vol. 20(2). Een geschiedenis van ismus. De Heraut. 2008, (April-June): With Huub van den Bosch Baas boven Baas: Niels Spierings over Hella Haasse. De Heraut. 2008, (October-December): 13. Fatsoenlijke Emancipatie. Raffia. 2007, Vol. 19(4). Zweet tussen je benen. Verwarring over en angst voor je sekse-identiteit. Actioma. 2007, Vol. 29(Oct.): 6. Kwaad. Raffia. 2007, Vol. 19(3). Dweilen met de kraan open. Raffia. 2007, Vol. 19(2). Homopromo. Raffia. 2007, Vol. 19(1). Omgekeerde wereld. Raffia. 2006, Vol. 18(4). [titelloos gedicht]. Raffia. 2006, Vol. 18(3). Heer-lijke Herfst. Raffia. 2006, Vol. 18(2). ABBA: A-vrouwen en B-mannen. LOVER, tijdschrift over Feminisme, Cultuur en Wetenschap. 2006, Vol. 33(2): Het vierkante oog van de politicoloog. De Heraut 2006, (April): 7. De rol van erfgoed voor de positie van vrouwen in Islamitische landen. LOVER, tijdschrift over Feminisme, Cultuur en Wetenschap. 2005, Vol. 32(4): 32-5 Homobloed, is dat roze? OverDwars, 2005, no. 4: 18. Vrouwen aan de macht, een andere kracht. Raffia. 2004, Vol. 16(4): With Gohar Arakelyan & Stijn van Rooij 17