Since 2007, I have taught courses at university departments. I completed my University Teaching Qualification in 2015. I have taught at the bachelor and master level; I have taught political science theory, political philosophy and political science methods; I have taught both political science students and students from related disciplines such as Public Administration, Law and Sociology. As a teacher I excel when I can give students and their research individual attention, for instance in the thesis seminars I run at Leiden University. In my lectures I emphasize active student participation, teaching through dialogue and projects where students simulate political decision-making so that they learn to apply political concepts in realistic situations.
Courses
- Spring 2020-2023 Dutch Politics II: Dutch Political History, BSc Political Science, Leiden University.
- Autumn 2019-2022 Dutch Political Institutions, MSc Political Science Leiden University
- Autumn 2017 State, Power and Conflict (with Bastiaan van Apeldoorn), BA Political Science Free University Amsterdam (lectures).
- Spring 2016 and 2017 Models of Democracy: Comparative Politics meets Political Theory, BA/BSc Liberal Arts, University of Groningen (seminars). Course Description.
- Autumn 2015 and 2016 Politics, Society & Policy: The Classics, MSc Sociology, University of Groningen (seminars). Course Description (Dutch).
- Autumn 2015 Politics, Society & Policy: The Future of Party Democracy, MSc Sociology, University of Groningen (seminars). Course Description (Dutch).
- Summer 2014 Reading Lijphart’s Patterns of Democracy, MSc Sociology, University of Groningen (tutoring).
- Spring 2014, 2015 and 2016 Government, BSc Sociology, University of Groningen (lectures). Course Description (Dutch).
- Autumn 2013 and 2014 Parliamentary History and Constitutional Law (with Gerrit Voerman) LLM Law, University of Groningen (lectures).
- Fall 2011 National Politics (with Ruud Koole) BA Political Science, Leiden University (working groups).
- Fall 2009 Rational Choice Theory (with Robin Best) BA Political Science, Leiden University (working groups).
- Fall 2008 Conversion Course Rational Choice (teaching assistant to Robin Best) MA Political Science, Leiden University (working groups).
- Fall 2007 Methods of Data Collection (teaching assistant to Catherine de Vries) BA Political Science, Leiden University (working groups).
- Fall 2007 Conversion Course Political Philosophy (teaching assistant to Paul Nieuwenburg) MA Political Science, Leiden University (working groups).
Tutoring of interns and students writing theses
- Autumn 2023 for the project “Local Government in Europe” I led a team of 17 student-assistants.
- Spring 2019 and 2022 and Autumn 2019-2023 Thesis Seminar, MSc Political Science Leiden University.
- Spring 2014 and 2015 The Priorities of Political Parties, University of Groningen (individual tutoring of in total nine interns).
- Fall 2011, Spring 2012 and Spring 2013 Capstone Lobbying the European Union (with Anne Rasmussen) MSc Public Administration, Leiden University (tutoring of in total nine MA theses).
- Spring 2008 and 2011, Politics and Political Science BA Political Science (with Frits Meijerink), Leiden University (tutoring of first year theses).
Related qualifications
- 2019 Course Supervising PhD Thesis (Leiden University).
- 2015 University Teaching Qualification ESI (University of Groningen).
- 2006 Course Teaching Working Group ICLON (Leiden University).