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Hester Paanakker is assistant professor at the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She is Board Member of the Section of Ethics and Integrity of Governance (SEIGOV) for the American Society of Public Administration (ASPA, 2014-2020) and coordinator of the Study Group of Quality of Governance for the International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS). She is co-chair of the Dutch Network Good Governance (Netwerk Goed Besturen). Within the Department, she coordinates the Quality of Governance track (Master) and the Master of Public Administration information activities and campaigns.
Research
Her research interests include quality and ethics of governance, public values and the management of street-level craftsmanship.
Hester's dissertation focused on value management and understandings of public craftsmanship in the Dutch prison sector. Other research includes topics like military ethics, international political violence, workplace aggression and leadership in Dutch detainee transport, police identity and conflicting values in administrative contexts.
With the IIAS Study Group on Quality of Governance, she is involved in promoting global research exchange on issues of governance quality, with a substantial focus on international public values and global ethics and integrity research.
Teaching
Current teaching:
- Organiseren van Goed Bestuur (Master Bestuurskunde)
- Governance Practicum (Bachelor B&O)
- Masterthesis Bestuurskunde
Ancillary activities
- Dienst Justitiële Inrichtingen | Den-Haag | Adviseur | 2026-06-02 - 2027-05-21
Ancillary activities are updated daily
Academic qualification
Public Administration, PhD, Value Divergence: How Professionals, Managers, and Policy Makers Perceive Public Values and Street-Level Craftsmanship in the Prison Sector, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Award Date: 21 Oct 2020
Advanced Master International Development Studies, Master, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Award Date: 17 Dec 2010
International Development Studies, Master, Higher education in Iraq under attack. An explorative study on the political violence against academics and the higher education system in the conflict in Iraq, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Award Date: 28 Sept 2009
Public Administration, Master, De Stille Kracht van de Landmacht: explorerende studie naar het effect en de wijze van doorwerking van gedragscodes op het ethisch bewustzijn en gedrag van militairen van de Koninklijke Landmacht, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Award Date: 21 Dec 2007
Keywords
- H Social Sciences
- public values
- good governance
- the management of street-level craftsmanship
- ethics and integrity of governance
- safety and security
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Omgang met agressie en geweld tegen justitiële transportgeleiders: Herhalingsonderzoek op de huidige prevalentie, aard en ernst van agressie en geweld en de aannemelijkheid van de effectiviteit van de aanpak ervan binnen de Dienst Vervoer en Ondersteuning
Translated title of the contribution :Handling aggression and violence from prisoners against employees in detainee transport Research output: Book / Report › Report › Professional
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Frontline value crafting: On the micro-creation of public value at the street level
Paanakker, H., Hoevens, N. & Stevenson, L., 2024, Challenges to Public Value Creation : Authority, Process, and Complexity. Cook, B. J. (ed.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 183-203 21 p. (Public Sector Organizations (PSO) ).Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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Ambtelijk leiderschap met impact: Visitatierapport in opdracht van de Algemene Bestuursdienst
Translated title of the contribution :Public Service Leadership with impact: Evaluation report commissioned by the Dutch Senior Civil Service Research output: Book / Report › Book › Professional
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De verweven politietaak : Onderzoeksrapport in opdracht van de Staf Korpsleiding van de Nederlandse Politie
Translated title of the contribution :The interwoven police task: Research report commissioned by the Dutch National Police Research output: Book / Report › Book › Professional
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Dilemmas and craftsmanship practices: Strategies for empirically uncovering values and value conflicts
de Graaf, G. & Paanakker, H., 2022, Researching Values: Methodological Approaches for Understanding Values Work in Organisations and Leadership. Espedal, G., Løvaas, B. J., Sirris, S. & Wæraas, A. (eds.). Cham: Palgrave / MacMillan, p. 93-113 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Courses
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Onderzoek naar agressie en geweld jegens justitiële transportgeleiders DV&O
Paanakker, H. (Principal Investigator), Heres, L. (Project Researcher) & Alkemade, D. (Project Researcher)
1/03/24 → 28/02/25
Project: Research
Press/Media
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Ook bij bezoek aan ziekenhuis in Roermond neemt gevangene de benen
Paanakker, H., Alkemade, D. & Heres, L.
26/03/26
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Nederland als uithangbord van integriteit? Wij roepen politieke partijen op te tonen hoe ze dat waar gaan maken
de Graaf, G., Huberts, L. W. J. C., Paanakker, H. & van der Wal, Z.
26/09/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Other