Biography
Kjell Noordzij (1995) is a political and cultural sociologist who studies the social aspect of representative democracy. Much of his research concerns how different groups of citizens perceive of democracy and their representation in it, and how political conflicts play out inside and outside electoral politics.
Inspired by works from Bourdieu’s Distinction to Erasmus’ In Praise of Folly, Kjell aims to learn from others’ perspectives and to uncover the implications of these perspectives for citizens’ democratic attitudes and behavior. Reflecting his broad range of interests and his interdisciplinary research profile, he has published on status conflicts, political trust, perceptions of cultural distance to politicians, populism, turnout, and political representation.
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
Assistant professor | Governance and Pluralism
- k.noordzij@essb.eur.nl
- Room
- T15-38
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
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Work
- Kjell Noordzij (2023) - Revolt of the deplored: Perceived cultural distance and less-educated citizens’ political discontent
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2023) - Explaining the educational gradient in trust in politicians: A video-vignette survey experiment - West European Politics
- Kjell Noordzij, Katerina Manevska, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2022) - Gevoelens van zeggenschap in de politiek onder praktisch geschoolden - Maatschappij en Politiek: vakblad voor maatschappij leer, 5, 14-15 - [link]
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2022) - Politicians’ high-status signals make less-educated citizens more supportive of violent action against government
- Kjell Noordzij, Joost Oude Groeniger, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2022) - Politiek vertrouwen in tijden van crisis - Sociologie magazine, 30 (2), 24-26
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2022) - Trust in times of diploma democracy: Testing the role of substantive representation, populist rhetoric, and cultural distance in the educational gradient in political trust through a population-based survey-experiment
- Willem de Koster, Roy Kemmers, Kjell Noordzij & Jeroen van der Waal (2022) - Van pacificatie naar polarisatie: Sociaal-culturele scheidslijnen en politiek in naoorlogs Nederland
- K (Kjell) Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - A revolt of the deplored?: The role of perceived cultural distance in the educational gradient in anti-establishment politics - British Journal of Sociology, 72 (5), 1448–1463 - doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12892 - [link]
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - The micro–macro interactive approach to political trust: Quality of representation and substantive representation across Europe - European Journal of Political Research, 60 (4), 954-974 - doi: 10.1111/1475-6765.12436 - [link]
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - Gevoelens van culturele afstand als verklaring voor de opleidingskloof in anti-establishment-opvattingen en -gedrag - [link]
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - A revolt of the deplored?: The role of perceived cultural distance in the educational gradient in anti-establishment politics
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - A revolt of the deplored?: The role of perceived cultural distance in the educational gradient in anti-establishment politics
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - Winning trust of 'the people': How do substantive representation, populist rhetoric, and perceived cultural distance to politicians shape the educational gradient in political trust?
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - “They don’t know what it’s like to be at the bottom”: Exploring the role of perceived cultural distance in less-educated citizens’ discontent with politicians - British Journal of Sociology, 72 (3), 566-579 - doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.12800 - [link]
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - The education gap in anti-establishment political attitudes and behavior: Scrutinizing the role of perceived cultural distance in the Netherlands
- Joost Oude Groeniger, Kjell Noordzij, Willem Koster & Jeroen Waal (2021) - Dutch COVID-19 lockdown measures increased trust in government and trust in science: A difference-in-differences analysis - Social Science & Medicine, 275 - doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113819 - [link]
- Kjell Noordzij, Joost Oude Groeniger, Willem Koster & Jeroen Waal (2021) - Niet de coronacrisis maar de coronamaatregelen leidden tot meer vertrouwen in de regering - [link]
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - “They don’t know what it’s like to be at the bottom”: Exploring the role of perceived cultural distance in less? Educated citizens’ discontent with politicians
- Kjell Noordzij, Willem de Koster & Jeroen van der Waal (2021) - Politiek vertrouwen wordt bepaald door zowel de kwaliteit als het ideologische profiel van het openbaar bestuur - [link]
- K (Kjell) Noordzij (21 September 2021) - Waarom hangt het vertrouwen in de politiek af van je diploma?
- Kjell Noordzij (26 January 2021) - Waarom voelen laagopgeleiden zich steeds minder vertegenwoordigd door politici?
- Kjell Noordzij (8 January 2021) - Bestorming van het Capitool in de Verenigde Staten
- Kjell Noordzij (2022) - Ervaren culturele afstand tot politici en de opleidingskloof in politiek vertrouwen
- Kjell Noordzij (2022) - Ervaren culturele afstand tot politici en de opleidingskloof in politiek vertrouwen
- Kjell Noordzij (2021) - Ervaren culturele afstand en de opleidingskloof in politiek vertrouwen
- Kjell Noordzij (2020) - Status-based cultural conflicts and their political ramifications
- Pauwke Berkers, Koen van Eijck & Kjell Noordzij (2018) - NSV Artikelprijs
- Kjell Noordzij (2016) - Ton Bevers Award for the best bachelor's thesis 2016
Research Design
- Level
- MA-1
- Year Level
- MA-1
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- CS5003
4.2 Political Attitudes & Behaviour
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- FSWS-720
