Tom van der Meer

• Professor of Political Science – University of Amsterdam (UvA)

  • Specialization: Legitimacy, Inequality, and Citizenship

  • Focus on political trust, electoral behavior, political socialization, and social capital

  • Director of the Research Master in Social Sciences

• Co-director – National Election Study (NKO)

• Co-director – Local Election Study (LKO)

• Former Associate Professor – University of Amsterdam

• Political trust and legitimacy

• Electoral behavior and volatility

• Political socialization and civic engagement

• Social capital and political participation

• Vidi Grant – Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)

  • Project: "Crisis or Trust, Crisis or Democracy?"

• Extensive publication record in international peer-reviewed journals

Dr. Tom van der Meer is a prominent political scientist at the University of Amsterdam, renowned for his research on political legitimacy, trust, and inequality. He has significantly contributed to understanding the dynamics between citizens and the state, focusing on how institutional designs influence political engagement and trust. His work is instrumental in analyzing the quality of representative democracy and the factors affecting political participation across different societal groups