January, 2006 CURRICULUM VITAE Kees Aarts Professor of Political Science, in particular Comparative Electoral Behavior University of Twente Personal Data and Institutional Affiliation Full name Office Cornelis Wilhelmus Antonia Maria Aarts Faculty of Public Administration and Public Policy University of Twente PO Box 217 7500 AE Enschede The Netherlands Tel. (+31 53) 4893251 (direct) or 4893270 (secretary) Fax (+31 53) 4894734 E-mail kees.aarts@utwente.nl Education Ph.D., University of Twente, 1990. Title of dissertation: Bodemverontreiniging en collectieve actie (Soil Pollution and Collective Action). MA, Political Science, University of Amsterdam, 1985. Major: Methods and Techniques of Political Science Research. Minors: Economics, Political Theory, Social Science Research Methods. BA, Political Science, University of Amsterdam, 1979. Minors: Modern History, Economics, Public Administration. Research Current Research Interests Electoral research (role of political issues in democratic politics; electoral turnout; political leadership; internet and elections; electoral system design) Methodological research (operational use of general standards for research, and of concepts such as causality and selectivity) Teaching 2004: Award for Best Teacher in Public Administration curriculum, University of Twente 2004 present, program director, M.Phil degree program Evaluation and Survey Research (start: September 2005) 2001 present, Netherlands Organisation for Research in Business Economics and Management (NOBEM): methods classes 1997 present, Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG): methods classes 1997 present, University of Twente: undergraduate and graduate classes in research methods and in political science 1985 1997, University of Twente: undergraduate and graduate classes in political science 1980 1985, University of Amsterdam: undergraduate classes in research methods In addition: guest lectures at several Dutch universities, and at the University of Montreal (2002, 2001, 1999), TMR Winter School in Louvain-la-Neuve (2000); Henrik Mullerseminaar (Social Science Council, 2002); supervision of Master- and Ph.D students, etc.
Selected Professional Activities 2006 member Editorial Board, Methodological Innovations 2005 Fellow, Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Social Sciences and Humanities (NIAS), Wassenaar 2005 present: chair, Department of Political Science and Research Methods, University of Twente 2004 present: member, Advisory Council of Netherlands Institute of Government 2003 present: 3rd Planning Committee, Comparative Study of Electoral Systems 2003 present: Principal Investigator, Dutch National Election Study, Dutch Electoral Research Foundation 2003 present: board, Dutch Political Science Association 2002 2004: Advisory Committee on Medium- and Large-Scale Investments, Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dutch National Science Foundation 2002 2003: Advisory Committee on Innovative Research (VIDI program), Social and Behavioral sciences, Dutch National Science Foundation 2001 2005: member Editorial Board, Journal of Politics 2000 present: member Editorial Board, Electoral Studies 1997 1999: Co-Principal investigator Dutch National Election Study 1993 2000: Co-Editor, Acta Politica 1993 1999: Book Review Editor, Acta Politica 1993 present: Board, Dutch Electoral Research Foundation Reviews for, among others: Dutch National Science Foundation (NWO), Austrian National Science Foundation, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Routledge Publishers, Services of the Prime Minister (Belgium), Catholic University of Leuven, American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, Electoral Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Journal of Environmental Politics, Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, Party Politics, Political Communication, International Political Science Review, etc. Expert advice for the Second Chamber of the Dutch parliament, on elections and internet (2000, 2001), and on changing the electoral system (2004); Commissioned research activities for Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom relations on electoral turnout (1999), internet voting (2000-2002), the Dutch referendum on the EU constitution (2004-2005), for City of Arnhem (1991); for Municipality of Driebergen-Rijsenburg (2001) Expert witness, Court of Justice, Arnhem, for the City of Arnhem (2003-04) Chair/organizer of scientific panels and workshops: European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions of Workshops, Edinburgh (2003), Bordeaux (1995); American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Boston (2002), Boston (1998). External funding, awards (selected) 2005 2006: NWO Replacement Grant for the academic year 2005: NWO: Data-archiving project Documentation and archiving of two panel studies in the Dutch National Election Study program 2004: Best Article award, Political Communication Section, International Communication Association (for Aarts & Semetko, 2003) 2000: NWO, Expert meeting grant for the project The changing impact of political leaders 2000: NWO, Postdoc grant for the project The Impact of Electoral Institutions on Turnout, (together with Jacques Thomassen) 1999: KNAW: Travel subsidy 1999: NWO, Postdoc grant for the project Testability and Replication in Published Public Administration Research 1997: School of Public Administration: pilot study grant for the Comparative Study of Electoral 2
Systems 1997: NWO, Investment subsidy for the Dutch National Election Study 1998 (together with others) NWO: Dutch National Science Foundation KNAW: Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences Publications Recent books and published reports (, André Blais, Hermann Schmitt (eds.)), Political leaders and democratic elections. Oxford University Press, Oxford, forthcoming Dwarse kiezers. Oratie, 1 december 2005. Universiteit Twente, Enschede 2005, 1-40 (, Henk van der Kolk (red.)), Nederlanders en Europa: Het referendum over de Europese grondwet. Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2005, 1-250 (Jacques Thomassen,, Henk van der Kolk (red.)), Politieke veranderingen in Nederland 1971-1998: Kiezers en de smalle marges van de politiek. Sdu Publishers, Den Haag 2000, 1-255 (, Holli A. Semetko (eds.)), The Dutch Election of 1998 in Perspective. Special Issue of Acta Politica, vol. 34, Nos. 2/3, 111-258 Opkomst bij verkiezingen. Rapport voor het Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties. Den Haag 1999, 1-87 (Bijlage bij: Tweede Kamer, 1998-1999, 26200, vii, nr.61 (, Henk van der Kolk, Marlies Kamp), Dutch Parliamentary Election Study 1998. Dutch Electoral Research Foundation and Steinmetz Archive, Amsterdam 1999, 1-929 Articles, book chapters (Éric Bélanger, ), Explaining the Rise of the LPF: Issues, Discontent, and the 2002 Dutch Election. Geaccepteerd voor publicatie in Acta Politica. (Henk van der Kolk, ), 1 Inleiding. In: Kees Aarts en Henk van der Kolk (red.), Nederlanders en Europa: Het referendum over de Europese grondwet. Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2005, 1-18 (Henk van der Kolk, ), 8 Verwachtingen, voorspellingen en trends. In: Kees Aarts en Henk van der Kolk (red.), Nederlanders en Europa: Het referendum over de Europese grondwet. Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2005, 145-157 (, Henk van der Kolk), 9 Op weg naar 1 juni. In: Kees Aarts en Henk van der Kolk (red.), Nederlanders en Europa: Het referendum over de Europese grondwet. Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2005, 158-182 (Henk van der Kolk, ), 10 Opkomst en uitslag. In: Kees Aarts en Henk van der Kolk (red.), Nederlanders en Europa: Het referendum over de Europese grondwet. Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2005, 183-206 (, Henk van der Kolk), 11 Referendum en democratische besluitvorming. In: Kees Aarts en Henk van der Kolk (red.), Nederlanders en Europa: Het referendum over de Europese grondwet. Bert Bakker, Amsterdam 2005, 207-218 (, Bernhard Wessels), Electoral turnout. In: Jacques Thomassen (ed.), The European Voter. Oxford: Oxford University Press 2005, 64-83 (, Bernhard Wessels), Wahlbeteiligung in Deutschland und bei europäischen Nachbarn. In: Jürgen Falter, Oscar W. Gabriel, and Bernhard Wessels (Hrsg.) Wahlen und Wähler: Analysen aus Anlass der Bundestagwahl 2002. Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, 595-617 (, Holli A. Semetko), The Divided Electorate: Effects of Media Use on Political Involvement. The Journal of Politics, vol.65, No.3, August 2003, 759-784 (, Charlotte van Hees), Lowering the voting age: European debates and experiences. Electoral Insight, Vol.5, No.2, July 2003, 42-46 (also published in French : Abaisser l âge de voter: le débat et les expériences européennes, in Perspectives Électorales) The impact of leaders on electoral choice in the Netherlands - Revisited. Acta Politica, vol.36, Winter 2001, 380-401. Dertig jaar later: De empirische houdbaarheid van argumenten voor en tegen de opkomstplicht. B&M, vol.28, No.2, 2001, 80-94. (Henk van der Kolk, Jacques Thomassen, ), Actief, maar niet geïnteresseerd. Openbaar Bestuur, vol.11, No. 3, 2001, 2-7. (, Jacques Thomassen, Pieter van Wijnen), Political behavior and politics, in: Jacques Thomassen, Oscar van Heffen, Walter Kickert (eds.) Government, Institutions and Modern Society. Kluwer, Dordrecht/Boston/London, 2000, 87-108 3
(, Jacques Thomassen), Belangstelling voor politiek en politiek zelfvertrouwen, in: Jacques Thomassen,, Henk van der Kolk (red.)), Politieke veranderingen in Nederland 1971-1998: Kiezers en de smalle marges van de politiek. Sdu Publishers, Den Haag 2000, 35-57 Opkomst, in: Jacques Thomassen,, Henk van der Kolk (red.)), Politieke veranderingen in Nederland 1971-1998: Kiezers en de smalle marges van de politiek. Sdu Publishers, Den Haag 2000, 57-76 (, Holli A. Semetko), Representation and responsibility: the Dutch 1998 election in perspective Acta Politica, vol.34, No.2/3, 1999, 111-129 (, Stuart Elaine Macdonald, George Rabinowitz), Issues and Party Competition in the Netherlands Comparative Political Studies, vol.32, No.1, 1999, 63-99 Modellen van partijconcurrentie, in: H. Pellikaan and W. Hout (red.), Economische modellen en politieke besluitvorming. Coutinho, Bussum 1998, 219-248 Soil pollution, community action and political opportunities, in: R. Edmondson (ed.), The political context of collective action, Routledge, London/New York 1997, 105-125 Intermediate organizations and interest representation, in: Hans-Dieter Klingemann & Dieter Fuchs (eds.), Citizens and the State, Oxford University Press, Oxford 1995, 227-257. Some recent publications for a broader public, conference papers, newspaper contributions (, H. van der Kolk, Box 1. De ontwikkeling van betrokkenheid en kennis in de campagne ; Box 2. Achtergrond van de nee-stem bij het referendum. In: Paul Dekker and Sjef Ederveen (red.) Europese tijden: De publieke opinie over Europa & Arbeidstijden, vergeleken en verklaard. Europese Verkenning 3 Bijlage bij Staat van de Europese Unie 2006. Den Haag: Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau/Centraal Planbureau 2005, 26-28; 32-34, Jacques Thomassen, Electoral Institutions and Satisfaction With Democracy. Paper presented at the international conference on Elections and Democratic Governance Organized by the Institute of Political Science, Academia Sinica (IPSAS), Taipei, April 10 11, 2005 Pacificatie of activering: twee kanten van electoral engineering Maatschappij en Politiek: Vakblad voor Maatschappijleer, jrg. 36, februari 2005, p.8-9 Nieuw kiesstelsel: weer geen winnaar of verliezer De Volkskrant, 3 dember 2004 Een hoeraatje voor het nieuwe kiesstelsel! Column, Nieuwsbrief Instituut voor Publiek en Politiek, september 2004, p.8-9 Bewust politiek ademhalen Openbaar Bestuur, juni/juli 2004, p.34-36 De invloed van commerciële tv Het Goede Leven, jrg.2, nr.46, 15-22 november 2003, p.8 Kijkgedrag doet ertoe: de sluipende invloed van commerciële televisie Friesch Dagblad, 14 november 2003, p.5 Electoral systems and political involvement: results from international comparative research, in Bundel Buitenlandse voorbeelden van staatkundige vernieuwing, uitgave Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, oktober 2003, p.9-16 (, Holli A. Semetko) Media use and political attitudes in the Netherlands: A long-term panel study. Paper for delivery at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, August 28-31, 2003, Philadelphia PA, 1-24 (, Bernhard Wessels) Electoral turnout in West-European democracies Paper for delivery at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, August 29-September 1, 1-20 (André Blais, Jack Vowles, ) Does the impact of polls vary across electoral systems? Paper for delivery at the 2002 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, August 29-September 1, 1-29 Bijlage A: Poststemsystemen buitenland, in: Heroverweging Kiezen op Afstand. Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, Den Haag, Juni 2002, 53-71 (Bijlage bij: Tweede Kamer, 2001-2002, 28000, vii, nr.63) Verlaag de kiesgerechtigde leeftijd Index: Feiten en cijfers over onze samenleving, April 2002, jrg.9 no.4, p.1 (, Ronald Leenes, Jörgen Svensson) Kiezen op Afstand Monitor: Nulmeting. Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, Den Haag, September 2001, 1-103 (www.minbzk.nl; kiezen op afstand ). (Henk van der Kolk, ) Turnout Bias: Non-Response and Stimulus Effects in the Dutch Parliamentary Election Study 1998. Paper prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, 30 August 2 September 2001 4
(Onderzoekscommissie gemeenteraad Driebergen-Rijsenburg) Afslag Driebergen: Woonwagenproblemen en bestuurlijke verhoudingen. Rapport voor de gemeenteraad Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Juni 2001, 1-49 + App. (Jörgen Svensson, ) Stemmen via internet is onzin NRC-Handelsblad, 23 March 2001 (, Ronald Leenes, Jörgen Svensson) Kiezen op Afstand Monitor: Vooronderzoek. Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties, Den Haag, February 2001, 1-39 + App. (www.minbzk.nl; kiezen op afstand ). The Impact of Leader Evaluations on Voting in the Netherlands. Paper prepared for the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Washington D.C., 31 August 3 September 2000, 1-29 (, Holli A. Semetko), The Divided Electorate: Effects of the Campaign and Media Use on Political Involvement. Paper presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops, Copenhagen 14-19 April 2000, 1-17 + Tables Stemmen met de thuis pc kan, maar moet het ook?. NRC-Handelsblad, 2 September 1999 (, Henk van der Kolk), Tegen de stroom in? Non-respons en Hawthorne effecten in het Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek 1998. Paper Nederlandse Vereniging voor Maatschappij- en Cultuurwetenschappen, Utrecht, 23 April 1999, 1-20 (Huib Pellikaan, ), Rationality of Voter Turnout. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 15-17 April 1999, 1-25 (in slightly different form also presented at the 1999 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Atlanta, 2-5 September 1999) (, Peter Geurts) Testability and Replication in Published Public Administration Research. Paper presented at the NIG Conference, Noordwijkerhout, 12-13 November 1998, 1-12 (, Henk van der Kolk) De Nederlandse Kiezer 1967-1998. Algemeen Dagblad, 12 September 1998, Z6- Z7 (, Henk van der Kolk) The Design of the Dutch Parliamentary Election Study. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Boston, 3-6 September 1998, 1-26 (, Bas Denters, Ingrid Smeets) Built on Quicksand? Survey Response Bias and Political Interest. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, 23-25 April 1998, 1-31 (, Stuart Elaine Macdonald, George Rabinowitz), Issue competition and party support in the Netherlands. Paper presented at the Annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, San Francisco, 29 August - 1 September 1996, 1-35 + tables/figures. 5