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Harm Kaal is a historian specializing in contemporary political history at Radboud University. His research primarily focuses on themes of democracy, citizenship, and political representation, particularly investigating how political communication emerges from popular culture. Kaal is involved in several significant research projects, including an ongoing international project titled 'Voice of the People: Popular Expectations of Democracy in Postwar Western Europe', funded by the Gerda Henkel Foundation. He is also engaged in an NWA project examining the politicization of sports, focusing on how sports heroes can serve as models of aspiration and participation in society. Additionally, he is preparing a new project for 2024 that will integrate historical knowledge into Dutch public policy practices and interventions. Kaal is a founding editor of the Journal of Applied History, and he teaches at both the Bachelor's and Master's levels within the History programs at the university.
Radboud University • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Harm Kaal serves as a professor of Political History, focusing on themes of democracy and citizenship.
Radboud Institute Culture History • Nijmegen, Netherlands
Harm is the vice dean of education at the Faculty of Arts, overseeing educational programs in History.
Applies to Research Master's in Linguistics and Communication Sciences (Centre for Language Studies/Department of Language and Communication).