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Researcher Profile

Roderik Rekker

WP III
Postdoctoral researcher
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
University of Amsterdam

Roderik Rekker is a political scientist and a psychologist, who is involved in the Knowledge Resistance program as a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Political Science of the University of Gothenburg. His primary research interest is to examine stability and change in political orientations across time, generations, and the lifespan. He has previously been a lecturer of research methods and statistics, as well as a researcher in developmental psychology, political communication, and electoral research.

Selected Publications

Harteveld, E., & Rekker, R. (2021). Polarisatie in Nederland. In T. Sipma, M. Lubbers, T. van der Meer, N. Spierings, & K. Jacobs (Eds.), Versplinterde vertegenwoordiging: Nationaal Kiezersonderzoek 2021 (pp. 113–124). Stichting Kiezersonderzoek Nederland (SKON). https://www.dpes.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/NKO-2021-Versplinterde-vertegenwoordiging.pdf
Rekker, R. (2021). The nature and origins of political polarization over science. Public Understanding of Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963662521989193