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Jasper Muis (Rotterdam, 1976) is an assistant professor at the Sociology Department of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His research interests include right-wing populism and protest behaviour. His PhD dissertation (cum laude) on the media’s impact on the rise of right-wing populism in the Netherlands received multiple awards, including the Praemium Erasmianum Research Prize for outstanding research in the humanities and social sciences.
He teaches Bachelor courses "Social Research Methodology" and "Descriptive and Inferential Statistics" for students of all disciplinary backgrounds at the Faculty of Social Sciences. Currently, he is chair of the Bachelor of Sociology Programme Committee [opleidingscommissie].
His research interest lies in the fields of right-wing parties and movements, nationalism, immigration, political participation, protests, democratization, political communication, collective behaviour and complex adaptive systems. The theoretical approaches to study these phenomena include evolution theory and agent-based modelling. Methodologically, his expertise is survey research and content analysis, using both traditional and new media.
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In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Social Sciences, cum laude, PhD
Award Date: 9 Mar 2012
Sociology, Master
Award Date: 2 Oct 2000
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Research output: Book / Report › Report › Professional
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Smets, P., Muis, J., Buijtendorp, C., Zijlma, R., Jonkman, S. & De Groot, S.
1/02/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
Honari, A., Muis, J., van Stekelenburg, J., Welschen, S. & Klandermans, B.
1/08/15 → 1/02/16
Project: Research
J.C. Muis (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Expert meeting › Societal
J.C. Muis (Member)
Activity: Membership › Societal
Muis, Jasper (Recipient), 2012
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Muis, Jasper (Recipient), 2012
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
21/09/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment