Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication

(Gijs) G. van Campenhout MSc

(Gijs) G. van Campenhout MSc
PhD Candidate Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication Department of History
Location
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Room
M 6-48
Telephone
+31 6 52073182
Email
vancampenhout@eshcc.eur.nl

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Gijs van Campenhout is a PhD candidate at the Department of History. His PhD research is part of the Research Excellence Initiative (REI) Project ‘History, Sport and the Nation’ (Project leader Dr Gijsbert Oonk). 

Gijs focuses on the history of ‘nationality transfers’ of football players in the context of elite migration, changing nationality and ‘complex citizenship’ issues. He examines the emergence of ‘naturalized’ football players – representing the nation – in the FIFA World Cups (1930-2014) emphasizing how ideas, institutions, and the political and cultural context in this ‘global battle for talent’ have changed over time. His supervisors are Dr Gijsbert Oonk and Dr Jacco van Sterkenburg.

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Gijs van Campenhout is a PhD candidate at the Department of History. His PhD research is part of the Research Excellence Initiative (REI) Project ‘History, Sport and the Nation’ (Project leader Dr Gijsbert Oonk). 

Gijs focuses on the history of ‘nationality transfers’ of football players in the context of elite migration, changing nationality and ‘complex citizenship’ issues. He examines the emergence of ‘naturalized’ football players – representing the nation – in the FIFA World Cups (1930-2014) emphasizing how ideas, institutions, and the political and cultural context in this ‘global battle for talent’ have changed over time. His supervisors are Dr Gijsbert Oonk and Dr Jacco van Sterkenburg.

Gijs holds a Research Master’s degree in Regional Studies (2011) from the Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, and an Educational Master’s degree for Pre-Higher Education Teaching in Geography (2012) from the Faculty of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Groningen. For his Research Master thesis, Gijs focused on place making activities by and (local and national) identity formation of rugby players at their New Zealand rugby club. In a revised form, the thesis is published (in 2014) as an article in the journal ‘Gender, Place and Culture: A Journal of Feminist Geography'.

        • G. van Campenhout (2018, juni 21). A Different History of the FIFA World Cup. Why ‘we’ are nevertheless represented at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Rotterdam, Lunch Seminar Young@Eur.

        • G. van Campenhout (2018, oktober 9). Who can represent the country? Multiple nationalities and citizenship issues in international sports events. Groningen, Guest Lecture for Minor Sport Science: Sport in History, Culture and the Media.
        • G. van Campenhout (2018, september 21). Who can represent the country? Multiple nationalities and citizenship issues in international sports events. Rotterdam, Guest Lecture for Minor Sport, Recht en Samenleving.

        • G. van Campenhout (2018, juni 14). Has the FIFA World Cup become more migratory? A history of foreign-born players in national football teams, c. 1930-2018. Utrecht, Sport and Nation Conference.
        • G. van Campenhout (2018, juni 15). By Who and How is the Nation Represented? Media Representations of Migrant Footballers in the Dutch National Football Team at the FIFA World Cup, c. 1930-2018. Utrecht, Sport and Nation Conference.
        • G. van Campenhout (2018, juni 7). Has the FIFA World Cup become more migratory? A history of foreign-born players in national football teams, c. 1930-2018. Manchester, International Football History Conference.
        • G. van Campenhout (2017, juli 10). Can ‘the other’ represent the country? A historical perspective on foreign born players in national football teams, 1930-2014. London, Eighth International Conference on Sport and Society.
        • G. van Campenhout (2017, november 23). Migrant footballers in national teams. A critical reflection and alternative approach(es) to foreign-born football players at the FIFA World Cup, c. 1930-2014. Limerick, Republic of Ireland, The Football Collective Conference.

      • G. Oonk & G. van Campenhout (2018). The Emergence of Hyperdiversity at the World Cup Football 1930-2022. In A van Stipriaan, G Oonk & S Manickam (Eds.), History @ Erasmus: Histories of Encounters, (pp. 34-39). Rotterdam: Erasmus School of History and Communication

      • G. van Campenhout & G. Oonk (2018). Op dit WK is 13 procent voetballers geboren noch getogen in land waarvoor ze spelen – hoe kan dat? WK 2018: (2018, juni 14).
      • G. van Campenhout & G. Oonk (2018). Meer voetbalmigranten dan ooit tijdens WK. WK 2018: (2018, juni 14).
      • G. van Campenhout & G. Oonk (2018). Het Marokkaanse voetbalelftal; hoe de loyaliteit van de Leeuwen van de Atlas van twee kanten. WK 2018: (2018, juni 8).
      • G. van Campenhout (2017). Who can represent the nation? Migrant athletes and citizenship changes in international football, c.1930-2014. The Basic Training of the N.W. Posthumus Institute PhD training programme - Major Paper: Cracow, Poland (2017, november 6).
      • G. van Campenhout (2017). Bijdrage aan 'de Bosatlas van het Nederlandse Voetbal'.
      • G. van Campenhout (2017). Who Belongs to the Nation? Changing Citizenship in International Football, 1930-2014. The Basic Training of the N.W. Posthumus Institute PhD training programme - Minor Paper: Groningen (2017, april 6 - 2017, april 7).
      • G. van Campenhout (2016). Who Belongs to the Nation? Changing Citizenship in International Football, 1930-2014. The Basic Training of the N.W. Posthumus Institute PhD training programme - Research Note: Brussels (2016, december 22 - 2016, december 23).

      • G. van Campenhout (Interviewed) (2018, jun 19). Het meest multi culturele WK ooit. [internet radio-uitzending]. In SBS Dutch. SBS Australia. https://www.sbs.com.au/yourlanguage/dutch/nl/audiotrack/dit-het-meest-multi-culturele-wk-ooit

  • Global History

    Title
    Global History
    Year
    2018
    Period
    TERM 1.1
    Year level
    BA-1 (Geschiedenis), BA-1 (International Bachelor History)

    Bachelor-1 paper

    Title
    Bachelor-1 paper
    Year
    2018
    Period
    TERM 4.2
    Year level
    BA-1 (Geschiedenis), BA-1 (International Bachelor History)

    Migr., Cit. and Ident. in Glob. Hist.

    Title
    Migr., Cit. and Ident. in Glob. Hist.
    Year
    2018
    Period
    TERM 3
    Year level
    BA-2 (Geschiedenis), BA-2 (International Bachelor History)

  • PhD Candidate

    University
    Erasmus University Rotterdam
    School
    Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
    Department
    Department of History
    Country
    Nederland
    Telephone
    +31 6 52073182

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