About Me
Bas Denters (1954) is full professor of Public Administration in the Faculty of Behavioral, Management & Social Sciences at the University of Twente (Enschede, The Netherlands). He is the Scientific Director of the Netherlands Institute for Government (NIG): the KNAW accredited Dutch – Flemish graduate school for Political Science and Public Administration. Since 2013 he is first alternate delegate of the Group of Independent Experts on the European Charter for Local Self-Government of the Council of Europe. From 2000-2010 he was the convener of the Standing Group on Local Politics and Government (LOGOPOL) of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR). He is member of the Board of the European Urban Research Association. He is the managing editor of Bestuurswetenschappen, the oldest Dutch public administration and member of the editorial board of Local Government Studies, the leading European journal in the field of local politics and governance. He has published on issues of urban governance, citizen initiatives, citizen participation and local democracy more generally.
Expertise
Social Sciences
# Citizen
# Democracy
# Governance
# Municipality
# Netherlands
Earth & Environmental Sciences
# Citizen
# Municipality
Business & Economics
# Municipalities
Organisations
Publications
Recent
Denters, B., & Steyvers, K. (2023).
Ties that bind? Mapping and explaining the network activities of European mayors. In F. Teles (Ed.),
Handbook on Local and Regional Governance (pp. 96-114). (Elgar Handbooks in Public Administration and Management). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd..
https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-local-and-regional-governance-9781800371194.html
Denters, S. A. H. (2022).
Lokale democratie (het onbegrepen bestuur) doorgelicht.
Bestuurswetenschappen,
76(2), 3-4.
https://doi.org/10.5553/Bw/016571942022076002001
Denters, B. (2022).
These Days – Reflective Note.
Public Note ,
edition 9 , 2-3.
http://www.public-note.com/rn9-525230-233122-209711-391876.html
Denters, S. A. H. (2022).
Urban Democracy in An Era of Complex, Global Crises. In J. Zielonka (Ed.),
Multi-level governance in Europe: The case of covid-19 pandemics (EU3D Report; No. 7). ARENA Centre for European Studies.
https://www.eu3d.uio.no/publications/eu3d-reports/eu3d-report-7-22.html
Denters, S. A. H., & Steyvers, K. (2021).
Local Autonomy Index 2.0 (2015-2020): the Netherlands (NLD). In L. Andreas, K. Nicolas, & B. Alexander (Eds.),
Self-rule index for local authorities in the EU, Council of Europe and OECD countries, 1990-2020 European Commission.
https://doi.org/10.2776/803574 KN-07-22-144-EN-N
Vollaard, H., Binnema, H.
, Denters, B.
, & Jansen, G. (2021).
Meer zicht op het democratisch middenbestuur: Het kiezersonderzoek in provincies en waterschappen van 2020. University of Twente.
https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036552776
Jansen, G.
, Denters, B., & van Zuydam, S. (2021).
Basismonitor Politieke Ambtsdragers 2020: Volksvertegenwoordigers en bestuurders in provincies en waterschappen over hun ambt. University of Twente.
https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036552752
Proszowska, D. K. (2021).
How people trust their governments: Trends, patterns and determinants of trust differentiation in multilevel polities. [PhD Thesis - Research UT, graduation UT, University of Twente]. University of Twente.
https://doi.org/10.3990/1.9789036552257
Proszowska, D.
, Jansen, G.
, & Denters, B. (2021).
Political trust in a multilevel polity: patterns of differentiation among more and less politically sophisticated citizens.
International review of administrative sciences.
https://doi.org/10.1177/00208523211022826
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Contact Details
Visiting Address
University of Twente
Drienerlolaan 5
7522 NB Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands