
- Location
- Burg. Oudlaan 50, Rotterdam
- vanmeerkerk@essb.eur.nl
Profile
**Dr. Ingmar van Meerkerk (1986) is assistant professor at the Department of Public Administration and Sociology at Erasmus University Rotterdam. **
Van Meerkerk graduated his Master cum laude in 2009 on the basis of his thesis on the (financial-economic) steering relation between Ministries and quasi-autonomous executive bodies. In 2014 he defended his PhD thesis. His PhD thesis is about the role and effects of boundary spanners on democratic throughput legitimacy and performance of governance networks in the field of complex land use issues. Two different kinds of governance networks have been studied: governance networks in which governmental organizations have a leading role and governance networks in which self-organizing citizens have a leading role. Both quantitative survey research and qualitative (comparative and single) case study research have been conducted in this respect. His thesis is based on 4 international peer-reviewed articles and a book chapter in an International Edited Volume on interactive governance.
After completion of his Ph.D. research, van Meerkerk continued working as a researcher at the Department of Public Administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam, doing both research projects, such as an evaluation study of interdisciplinary research for the ARCH FP7 project, and lecturing (e.g. lecturing and guidance of Bachelor theses).
In 2014, van Meerkerk received a research grant from IHS Erasmus University Rotterdam for his research proposal about an international comparative study on boundary spanning for community driven co-production in dealing with poverty reduction and urban regeneration. In October 2014 van Meerkerk started as a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Public Administration, conducting this research project.
His current research activities are focused on citizen self-organization or citizen initiatives (mostly in the field of urban regeneration). He specifically uses the concept of boundary-spanners and boundary-spanning activities to analyze the interaction between citizen collectives, professionals and traditional institutions of policy and politics. He focuses on the role, activities and challenges of boundary-spanners in such encounters, as well as their mutual interaction and effects on legitimacy and performance of urban regeneration.
Key words of research activities / publications: Citizen Self-Organization; Citizen participation; Boundary Spanning; Governance networks; Democratic (Throughput) Legitimacy; Network Performance;
- Wouter Spekkink, Ingmar van Meerkerk & José Nederhand (2023) - Contributors to tensions in relationships between community initiatives and municipalities in the Netherlands: Evidence from 16 case studies
- Ingmar van Meerkerk, Michael Duijn, Rianne Warsen, S (Stefan) Verweij, Erik Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan & Samantha Metselaar (2022) - A mixed-methods comparison of the performance of Dutch PPP and non-PPP infrastructure projects - doi: 10.4337/9781800889200.00014
- S (Stefan) Verweij, Ingmar van Meerkerk & Carter Casady (2022) - Assessing the Performance Advantage of Public-Private Partnerships: A Comparative Perspective - doi: 10.4337/9781800889200
- Carter Casady, S (Stefan) Verweij & Ingmar van Meerkerk (2022) - Conclusions about the performance advantage of PPPs - doi: 10.4337/9781800889200.00017
- S (Stefan) Verweij, Ingmar van Meerkerk & Carter Casady (2022) - The performance advantage of public-private partnerships: does it exist or not? - doi: 10.4337/9781800889200.00009
- Joop Koppenjan, Erik Hans Klijn, S (Stefan) Verweij, Michael Duijn, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Samantha Metselaar & Rianne Warsen (2022) - The performance of public–private partnerships: An evaluation of 15 years DBFM in Dutch infrastructure governance - Public Performance & Management Review, 45 (5), 998-1028 - doi: 10.1080/15309576.2022.2062399
- Jurian Edelenbos & Ingmar Van Meerkerk (2022) - Normative considerations of interactive governance: Effectiveness, efficiency, legitimacy and innovation - doi: 10.4337/9781800371972.00047 - [link]
- M.W. van Buren, Ingmar van Meerkerk, K.A. Schipper, F van Steenbergen & F (Fey) Al Faidi (2022) - Sterker door strijd?: De wijk, de stad en de Rotterdammer - vier jaar democratische innovatie in de Maasstad
- Malika Igalla, Jurian Edelenbos & Ingmar van Meerkerk (2021) - Institutionalization or interaction: Which organizational factors help community-based initiatives acquire government support? - Public Administration, 99 (4), 803-831 - doi: 10.1111/padm.12728 - [link]
- Reinout Kleinhans, Ingmar Van Meerkerk, Rianne Warsen & Stephen Clare (2021) - Understanding the durability of community enterprises in England: Results of a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis - Public Management Review - doi: 10.1080/14719037.2021.1999669 - [link]
- Jurian Edelenbos, Astrid Molenveld & Ingmar van Meerkerk (2021) - Civic engagement, community-based initiatives and governance capacity: An international perspective - doi: 10.4324/9780429286032
- Jurian Edelenbos, Ingmar van Meerkerk & Joop Koppenjan (2021) - The challenge of innovating politics in community self-organization: The case of Broekpolder
- S (Stefan) Verweij & Ingmar van Meerkerk (2020) - Do public-private partnerships perform better?: A comparative analysis of costs for additional work and reasons for contract changes in Dutch transport infrastructure projects - Transport Policy, 99, 430-438 - doi: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2020.09.012 - [link]
- S (Stefan) Verweij & Ingmar van Meerkerk (2020) - Do public–private partnerships achieve better time and cost performance than regular contracts? - Public Money and Management, 41 (4), 286-295 - doi: 10.1080/09540962.2020.1752011 - [link]
- S (Stefan) Verweij, Ingmar Meerkerk & Wim Leendertse (2020) - Het prestatievoordeel van publiek-private samenwerking: Een analyse van transportinfrastructuurprojecten in Nederland - Beleid en Maatschappij, 47 (3), 269-289 - doi: 10.5553/BenM/138900692020047003003
- Joop Koppenjan, Erik Hans Klijn, M Duijn, Henk Klaassen, Ingmar van Meerkerk, S Metselaar & Rianne Warsen (2020) - Leren van 15 jaar DBFM-projecten bij RWS: Interviewrapportage
- Ingmar van Meerkerk, Jurian Edelenbos & Erik Hans Klijn (2020) - Survey approach - doi: 10.4324/9781315544939-4
- M (Malika) Igalla, J (Jurian) Edelenbos & IF (Ingmar) van Meerkerk (2022) - IRSPM Anniversary Symposium
- M (Malika) Igalla, J (Jurian) Edelenbos & IF (Ingmar) van Meerkerk (2021) - Kooiman best article in Public Management Review
- Ingmar van Meerkerk & José Nederhand (2016) - Osborne Best Paper Award
4.3 Master's thesis/ final res. proj. UG
- Jaar
- 2022
- Course Code
- FSWBM-8061
4.3 Thesis/researchproject Master GMCS
- Jaar
- 2022
- Course Code
- FSWBM-3050
4.3 Thesis Master Public Policy
- Jaar
- 2022
- Course Code
- FSWBM-2070
4.2 Managing Interactive Governance
- Jaar
- 2022
- Course Code
- FSWBM-7056
4.3 Research Design
- Jaar
- 2022
- Course Code
- FSWBM-8010