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René Bekkers, Ph.D., is a full Professor of Philanthropy and the director of the Center for Philanthropic Studies at the Department of Sociology of the Vrije Universiteit (VU) Amsterdam. After he completed his Ph.D. in Sociology at Utrecht University, he received a personal ‘veni’ grant from the Netherlands Scientific Organization (NWO) to study the effect of education on prosocial behavior. Since 2001 he is co-designer of the Center’s biennial ‘Giving in the Netherlands’ Panel Study (GINPS). He is a co-founder of the European Research Network on Philanthropy (ERNOP) and currently serves as the chair for research.
He was appointed as full professor after a position (2013-2018) as professor by special appointment (‘bijzonder hoogleraar’) supported by the Van der Gaag Foundation of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Sciences (KNAW).
He has written extensively on the topics of philanthropy, pro-social behaviour, and morality. His current research examines the determinants and consequences of giving and volunteering, combining experiments and longitudinal panel survey methodology in a multidisciplinary approach.
At the Faculty of Social Sciences he serves as the director of the Research Master Societal Resilience, and the chair of the Research Ethics Review Committee.
Ancillary activities
- VU Fonds | Amsterdam | Bestuurder | 2021-09-01 - present
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Civic-mindedness is more than personality: Untangling the overlapping constructs of service motivation, civic efficacy and the Big Five
Van Matre, J. C., de Wit, A., Huizinga, M. & Bekkers, R., Apr 2024, In: Journal of Individual Differences. 45, 2, p. 108-116 9 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Consensus formation in Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies: Networks, reputation, and gender
Ma, J. & Bekkers, R., Feb 2024, In: Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly. 53, 1, p. 127-158 32 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Civic-mindedness and discipline selection: do civically-minded students cluster within disciplines?
Van Matre, J. C., Bekkers, R., Huizinga, M. & Wit, A. D., 2024, In: European Journal of Higher Education. 14, 2, p. 228-248 21 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Computational social science for nonprofit studies: Developing a toolbox and knowledge base for the field
Ma, J., Ebeid, I. A., de Wit, A., Xu, M., Yang, Y., Bekkers, R. & Wiepking, P., Feb 2023, In: Voluntas. 34, 1, p. 52-63Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Ten meta science insights to deal with the credibility crisis in the social sciences
Bekkers, R., 3 Dec 2022Research output: Web publication or Non-textual form › Web publication or Website › Academic
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Projects
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Geven in Nederland 2022
van Teunenbroek, C., Gouwenberg, B., Bekkers, R., de Gilder, D. & Koolen-Maas, S.
1/01/21 → 31/12/22
Project: Research
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Geven in Nederland 2019-2020
de Wit, A., Gouwenberg, B., Hoolwerf, B., de Gilder, D., Bekkers, R., van Teunenbroek, C., Gardeniers, M. & van Niekerk, R.
1/01/19 → 31/12/20
Project: Research
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Min. v. V&J - Geven in Nederland 2017
Gouwenberg, B., de Gilder, D., Schuyt, T., Bekkers, R. & de Wit, A.
1/01/16 → 1/01/18
Project: Research
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8th International Research Conference of the European Research Network On Philanthropy (ERNOP)
Claire van Teunenbroek (Participant) & R.H.F.P. Bekkers (Participant)
13 Jul 2017 → 14 Jul 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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WINK
Claire van Teunenbroek (Participant) & R.H.F.P. Bekkers (Participant)
23 Jun 2017 → 24 Jun 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
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Donor Careers: The influence of individual, social and contextual factors on donor behavior
Rene Bekkers (Examiner)
2015 → 2020Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
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Crowding-out or crowding-in: how and when does government support affect private contributions of money and time?
Rene Bekkers (Examiner)
2014 → 2018Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
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Effects of social information on crowdfunding
Bianca Beersma (Examiner) & R.H.F.P. Bekkers (Examiner)
2014 → 2020Activity: PhD thesis Examination › PhD thesis examination
Datasets
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Annual reports of fundraising organizations in the Netherlands for 2020
Van der Plas, D. (Creator), Bekkers, R. (Creator) & Van der Plas, D. (Contributor), VU, 2023
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-kbegsn, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/KBEGSN.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Giving in the Netherlands Panel Survey
Bekkers, R. (Creator), Schuyt, T. (Creator), Gouwenberg, B. M. (Creator) & de Wit, A. (Creator), Vrije Universiteit, 10 Nov 2018
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/4UNF9, https://osf.io/3s2fh/
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Knowledge Infrastructure of Nonprofit and Philanthropic Studies
Ma, J. (Creator), Ebeid, I. A. (Contributor), de Wit, A. (Contributor), Xu, M. (Contributor), Yang, Y. (Contributor), Bekkers, R. (Contributor) & Wiepking, P. (Contributor), OSF, 10 Oct 2020
Dataset / Software: Dataset
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Harmonized Trust Database (HTD)
Bekkers, R. (Creator), Global Trust Research Consortium, 2018
Dataset / Software: Dataset