dr. S. (Stefan ) Couperus

Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)

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s.couperus rug.nl

I teach within the Politics and Society profile of the European Languages and Cultures BA programme (Dutch and English) and the MA Euroculture.

Thesis supervision

I am happy to advise theses in the broad field of social and political history of (particularly North-Western) Europe in the 19th and 20th centuries. Themes relating to urban planning and culture, local democracy, contentious politics and social movements, social exclusion and statecraft, political and administrative culture, the use of the past in political and public discourse, and political theory have my particular interest.

Supervision of PhD projects

I am available as promotor (supervisor) for PhD research projects with a historical or political science approach in the broad field of European politics and society.

Currently, I (co-)supervise PhD research projects about:

History of neoliberalism
Critical trade union history in the US
The political philosophy of H.D. Thoreau
Transnational city networks and differentiated European integration

Previously, I was involved in the supervision of projects about:

Authoritarian personality traits in the 21st century
The rise of ad hoc policy in the Netherlands
Political advisory bodies and political representation
Regulatory bodies and political representation

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