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Carolien van Ham researches democratic legitimacy and political representation, focusing on issues such as electoral integrity, electoral fraud, and the dynamics of democratic erosion and autocratization. She has published extensively in reputable journals including the European Journal of Political Research, Public Opinion Quarterly, and Electoral Studies. As a co-editor, she contributed to the book 'Myth and Reality of Legitimacy Crisis: Explaining Trends and Cross-National Differences in Established Democracies' published by Oxford University Press in 2017. Van Ham has been involved with several advisory boards, including the Electoral Integrity Project and the Dutch Voter Research Foundation. She initiated the interdisciplinary research network Sustainable Democracy, which aims to investigate democratic erosion and innovation. Prior to her current role, she was a senior lecturer at the University of New South Wales from 2015 to 2019 and held postdoctoral positions at the University of Twente and the Varieties of Democracy project in Sweden. Van Ham obtained her PhD from the European University Institute in Florence in 2012. She has received multiple research grants, including the Australian Research Council's Discovery Early Career Researcher Award and funding from the KNAW.
Radboud University • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Leading research and teaching in the field of Empirical Political Science.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Instructed undergraduate and postgraduate courses on political science.
University of Twente • Enschede, Netherlands
Conducted research on political representation and democratic legitimacy.
Varieties of Democracy Project • Sweden
Engaged in research about different democratic systems.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).