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Johannes A.A.M. van Gorp, Ph.D.
Curriculum Vitae
Academic Positions
American University of Sharjah, Department of International Studies, Sharjah, UAE
Assistant Professor (August 2014 – Present)
University of California, Riverside, Department of Political Science, Riverside, CA
Lecturer (September 2013 – June 2014)
Occidental College, Department of Politics, Los Angeles, CA
Visiting Assistant Professor (August 2013 – December 2013)
York University, Department of Political Science, Glendon College, Toronto, Canada
Postdoctoral Fellow (July 2012 – July 2013)
Education
Boston University, Boston, MA
Ph.D. in Political Science, May 2012
- Comprehensive Exams: International Relations, Comparative Politics, European Integration
- Dissertation: Party System Change in The Netherlands: Intra-Party Cohesion, Discourse, and the Socio-Cultural Cleavage
- Committee: Vivien A. Schmidt, Sofia Pérez, Robert H. Jackson, Willem Maas, David Mayers (Chair)
New York University, New York, NY
M.A. in European Politics, May 2006
Lafayette College, Easton, PA
B.A., Double Major in International Relations and Modern European History, May 2004
American University, Washington, DC
Study Abroad, U.S. Foreign Policy, Spring 2003
2010 - present
2010 - present
Teaching Exprience
PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR
American University of Sharjah, Department of International Studies
POL 201: Introduction to Politics
POL 300: Comparative Politics
POL 304: International Organizations
POL 308: American Foreign Policy
POL 309: The American Political System
POL 310: The European Union and the Politics of Integration
INS 394: Fascism and the Populist Radical Right in Europe
INS 490: Senior Research Seminar
INS 497: Internship in International Studies
HIS 210: The Making of Modern Europe
University of California, Riverside, Department of Political Science
POSC 15: Comparative Politics
POSC 20: World Politics
POSC 154: The Government and Politics of the European Community
Occidental College, Department of Politics
POLS 211: Comparative Politics
POLS 355: Research Seminar in American Foreign Policy
Boston University, Department of Political Science
PO 151: Introduction to Comparative Politics
PO 171: Introduction to International Relations
Awards and Fellowships
2018-2019: American University of Sharjah, Faculty Travel Grant ($3,985)
2014-2016: American University of Sharjah, Seed Grant ($2,040)
2011: Colorado European Union Center of Excellence, University of Colorado, Boulder, Graduate Research Workshop Travel Grant ($600)
Boston University, Graduate Student Travel Grant ($500)
2010: Boston University, Tuition Remission ($3,000)
2009-2010: Boston University, Teaching Fellowship ($18,500)
2006-2009: Boston University, Presidential Fellowship, the university’s most prestigious fellowship ($55,000)
2006: New York University, Outstanding Graduate Student Award
2005: New York University, Teaching Assistantship ($5,500)
2004: Lafayette College, Graduate with Honors; Inducted into Phi Alpha Theta (History honors society)
2001-2002: Lafayette College, Member of the McKelvey House Scholar Program
Professional and Research Experience
Script Writer and Researcher for On-Line Educational Videos
8 Minute Videos, (Jun. 2013-Present)
- I researched, wrote scripts and starred in history videos for an on-line educational company. Videos included: “Medieval Society and Economics”, “The Medici, Machiavelli, and The Prince”, “The Black Death”, “The 100 Years’ War”, “The Italian Unification”, “The German Unification”, “Karl Marx and Marxism”, “The Causes of World War I”, and "The Holocaust".
Editor and Translator
MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, (Aug. 2010-Apr. 2013)
- Translated Het Innovatieplatform: Innoveren in het centrum van de macht and multiple other chapters from Dutch into English; edited more than 20 book chapters and journal articles.
Program Assistant
Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School, (May-Aug. 2010)
- Assisted with organizing an executive session entitled “Global Gov 2.0.” Created conference materials and served as primary contact. Besides Harvard faculty, it included officials from state, local and inte.rnational governments. The session examined how new information technologies could potentially transform government services and interaction with constituents.
Research Assisastant
Boston University, Dept. of Political Science, Sofia Peréz (May-Dec. 2010)
- Researched attitudes towards immigration in the European Union using Eurobarometer and European Social Survey data for 15 countries.
Colonialism and Its Legacies: A Comprehensive Historical Dataset, Boston University, (Aug. 2008- May 2010)
- Researched variables related to Dutch, German, and Italian colonial practices from 1600 onward.
- Located sources, digitized them, and coded data into a database being compiled by multiple researchers across various institutions in the U.S.
Boston University, Dept. of Political Science, John Gerring (Aug. 2008- Aug. 2009)
- Researched variables related to British colonial practices in 33 former colonies.
- Coded data on ethnic groups in each country.
Affiliations and Professional Service
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF SHARJAH
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Academic Advisor to 15 Students a Semester, 2014-present
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INS Building Design Committee, 2019-present
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Model United Nations Faculty Advisor, 2014-2019
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Departmental Curriculum Committee, 2016-2018
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Internship Coordinator, 2016-2018
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Ahmed Seddiqi Chair in Gulf and Middle Eastern Studies Search Committee, 2018-2019
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Chair Political Science Search Committee, 2018-2019
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Chair Political Science Search Committee, 2017-2018
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History Search Committee, 2016-2017
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Political Economy Search Committee, 2016-2017
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Political Science Instructor Search Committee, 2016-2017
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Visiting History/Political Science Search Committee, 2016
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History Search Committee, 2015-2016
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Political Science Search Committee, 2014-2015
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Departmental Teaching, Research and Service Criteria Review Committee, 2014-2015
REVIEWER
Palgrave MacMillan, Rowman & Littlefield, Citizenship Studies, American Political Science Review, Comparative Political Studies, Review of International Studies, Social Science Quarterly.
PANEL CHAIR
- Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, 2014.
PANEL DISCUSSANT
- Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Political Science Association, 2012.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- American Political Science Association: Political Organizations and Parties; Comparative Politics; European Politics and Society; Migration and Citizenship
- Council for European Studies
- Midwestern Political Science Association.
Languages
Dutch and English: fluent.
German: excellent passive, good active.
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