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Team Public Governance

Research group Public Governance

Meet our team

dr. Henno Theisens

Leading Professor

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Public Governance

Henno is Leading Professor Public Governance and director of the Centre of Expertise. His research focuses on the effective governance of today's complex public systems, such as education and health. Henno has extensive experience in the field of education on issues related to governance and long-term strategy.

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dr. Christine Bleijenberg

Associate professor

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Public Governance

Christine is associate professor Public Governance. Within the research group she coordinates the research line on citizen participation. Together with colleagues, Christine investigates the design, implementation and impact of participation processes, including various citizen councils.

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dr. Ibtissam Abaaziz

Senior Researcher

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Ibtissam works as a researcher and is involved in a collaboration concerning prenatal home visits. She also studies women's groups in The Hague and conducts exploratory research on children of European labor migrants.

She does research for the research groups Urban Social Development and Public Governance.

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dr. Marianne van Bochove

Senior Researcher

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Marianne is a senior researcher and is affiliated with various research groups within Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions. She conducts research into important challenges that cities face. She takes the perspective of residents and professionals as a starting point.

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Bernell Herder MSc

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Bernell is an urban planner and conducts research on the built and social environment. In addition, Bernell is coordinator of the Platform Stad en Wijk, a collaboration of various research groups.

He works as a researcher for research groups Urban Social Development and Public Governance.

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Denise Jonker

Junior Researcher

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Denise has a background in public administration and sociology. She focuses mainly on social inequality. At Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions, Denise contributes to issues related to migration and participation.

Denise does research for the research groups Urban Social Development and Public Governance.

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Stefanie Schuddebeurs

Lecturer-Researcher

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Stefanie's research focuses on the themes of migration and participation. She is a sociologist and previously worked on these themes for the government and in her company De Luisteracademie. Stefanie manages multiple projects within the Research Group Urban Social Development.

She does research for the research groups Urban Social Development and Public Governance.

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Hasse van der Veen MSc

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Public Governance

Hasse researches citizens' initiatives and can be approached for lectures and literature on this subject. She can also be contacted for internships around citizens' initiatives. Hasse can also be approached for the energy transition in neighbourhoods of The Hague and the impact of (the guidelines for) the coronavirus and district panels.

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Juliet van Viersen MSc

Researcher

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Public Governance

Juliet is a researcher at the Research Group Public Governance. She has an educational background in communication sciences. Her main areas of interest are civic engagement, citizen-state interaction, inclusion and multilingualism.

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Rachel Barrett

Senior management assistant

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Rachel is responsible for the administration of the Centre of Expertise and supports the research groups Public Governance and Civic Technology. Rachel is also the supporter of the Programme Coordinator of the Centre of Expertise and the Leading Professor of Research Group Public Governance.

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Natasja van Esveld

Management Assistant

Natasja works as a management assistant at the Centres of Expertise Global and Inclusive Learning and Governance of Urban Transitions. She is responsible for administrative and organizational tasks. Natasja manages schedules, coordinates appointments, organizes meetings and ensures an efficient flow of information.

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Jikke Eikelboom

Trainee

Centre of Expertise Governance of Urban Transitions

Public Governance

Jikke is involved in in multiple research-projects on migration, social initiatives and participation in the Netherlands, particularly in The Hague. Within the research, the link between study and practice is made as much as possible. In this way, students are introduced to major social themes in an educational and investigative manner.

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