De Boer, Dr Luuk

Luuk de Boer is an assistant professor of General Law at the Faculty of Law. De Boer studied law and history at Utrecht University, after which he obtained his PhD at Princeton University in Classical Antiquity and Interdisciplinary Humanities. He has been working at the University of Groningen since 2023.

In his research, De Boer mainly specializes in individuals who reject government authority—autonomists and sovereigns. He also focuses on bridging the gap between these still unknown groups and the government. He advocates for greater understanding because, according to De Boer, these groups aim to hold up a mirror to society. De Boer ultimately aspires to offer government bodies training on how to actively involve autonomous individuals in society, as he believes that, in some cases, a good conversation can already help.

Previously in the news

• Sovereigns: what to do with them (radio, in Dutch)
• The breakthrough Luuk de Boer: the witness as an external pair of eyes
• If someone pulls back their hand make sure you reach out to them even more (in Dutch)
• BBB, soevereinen, gastvrijheid & Willem I (radio, in Dutch)
• What is the political impact of the growing group of sovereigns (radio, in Dutch)
• Sovereign citizens (radio, in Dutch)
• Sovereign autonomists hold up a mirror to government
• Autonomen in de rechtszaal (podcast, in Dutch)
• Do autonomists and sovereigns make use of facilities and other questions answered (in Dutch)
• Quitting the system: What motivates sovereign citizens

Contact and more information

• See the profile

Also read

• Sovereign Citizens: Insight into public attitudes to law

Publications