Publications

International peer-reviewed articles

 

2010

Van der Waal, Jeroen, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman, Willem de Koster and Katerina Manevska

‘“Some Are More Equal than Others”: Economic Egalitarianism and Welfare Chauvinism in the Netherlands.’ Journal of European Social Policy 20(4), xxx-xxx [ PDF ]

Roeland, Johan, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman, Stef Aupers, Willem De Koster, Peter Mascini and Jeroen van der Waal

‘Christian Religion in the West: Privatization or Public Revitalization?’ Annual Review of the Sociology of Religion

De Koster, Willem

‘Contesting Community Online: Virtual Imagery among Orthodox Protestant Homosexuals.’

Symbolic Interaction 33(4), xxx-xxx [ PDF ]

 

2009

Achterberg, Peter, Dick Houtman, Stef Aupers, Willem De Koster, Peter Mascini and Jeroen Van der Waal

‘A Christian Cancellation of the Secularist Truce? Waning Christian Religiosity and Waxing Religious

Deprivatization in the West.’ Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48(4), 687-701. [ PDF ]

 

2008

De Koster, Willem, Jeroen van der Waal, Peter Achterberg and Dick Houtman

‘The Rise of the Penal State: Neo-Liberalisation or New Political Culture?’ British Journal of Criminology 48(6), 720-37. [ PDF ]

De Koster, Willem and Dick Houtman

‘“Stormfront is Like a Second Home to Me”: On Virtual Community Formation by Right-Wing Extremists.’ Information, Communication and Society 11(8), 1153-1175 [ PDF ]

 

2007

De Koster, Willem and Jeroen van der Waal

‘Cultural Value Orientations and Christian Religiosity: On Moral Traditionalism, Authoritarianism, and Their Implications for Voting Behavior.' International Political Science Review 28(4), 451-467 [ PDF ]

 

 

Dutch peer-reviewed articles

 

2010

Manevska, Katerina, Jeroen van der Waal, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman and Willem de Koster

‘“Sommigen zijn gelijker dan anderen”: Economisch egalitarisme en verzorgingsstaatschauvinisme in Nederland.’ Sociologie 6(1), 3-25.

 

2009

Achterberg, Peter, Dick Houtman, Stef Aupers, Willem De Koster, Peter Mascini and Jeroen Van der Waal

‘Dialectiek van secularisering: Hoe de afname van Christelijke religiositeit samengaat met een sterkere nadruk op haar publieke belang in 18 westerse landen.’ Sociologie 5(3), 324-342. [ PDF ]

 

2008

De Koster, Willem, Jeroen van der Waal, Peter Achterberg and Dick Houtman

‘De opkomst van de strafstaat: Neo-liberalisering of de opkomst van een nieuwe politieke cultuur?’ Sociologie 4(4), 311-25. [ PDF ]

 

2007

De Koster, Willem

‘“Weerzinwekkende smeerlapperij”: Gummbahs omstreden cartoons als sociologische inspiratie.’ Sociologie 3(2), 269-275 [ PDF ]

Van Doorn, Sebastiaan, Willem de Koster and Jochem Verheul

‘Keuzestress!? Over de sociale inbedding van individuele keuzes.’ Sociologie 3(3), 400-409 [ PDF ]

 

2006

De Koster, Willem and Dick Houtman

‘Toevluchtsoord voor een bedreigde soort: Over virtuele gemeenschapsvorming door rechts-extremisten.’ Sociologie 2(3), 232-248 [ PDF ]

De Koster, Willem and Jeroen van der Waal

‘Moreel conservatisme en autoritarisme theoretisch en methodisch ontward: Culturele waardeoriëntaties in de politieke sociologie.’ Mens & Maatschappij 81(2), 121-141 [ PDF ]

 

 

Book chapters

 

2010

Manevska, Katerina, Jeroen van der Waal, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman and Willem de Koster

‘Verzorgingsstaatschauvinisme in Nederland.’ Pp. 131-142 in Arbeid in Crisis?, edited by Ronald Batenburg, Paul de Beer, Jos Melvis and Kea Tijdens. Den Haag: Lemma. [ LINK ]

 

Book reviews

 

2009

Antonina Bambina. 2007. ‘Online Social Support: The Interplay of Social Networks and Computer-Mediated Communication’, in: Rescource Center for Cyberculture Studies [ LINK ]

 

 

Invited lectures

 

2010

Van der Waal, Jeroen, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman, Willem de Koster and Katerina Manevska. 2010. ‘“Some are More

            Equal than Others.” Economic Egalitarianism and Welfare Chauvinism in the Netherlands.’ Lecture held at   

            Workshop Solidariteitshoudingen en politieke cultuur (05/28), Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW),

            The Hague, the Netherlands.

 

2009

Houtman, Dick, Willem de Koster, Peter Achterberg and Jeroen van der Waal

‘On the Ruins of Christian Morality: Post-Christian Cultural Conflict in the Netherlands.’ Lecture held at Laboratoire de Sociologie Quantitative (LSQ) (09/17), Centre de Recherche en Économie et Statistique (CREST), Paris, France.

 

2008

De Koster, Willem

‘“Weerzinwekkende smeerlapperij”: Over de ophef rond Gummbahs cartoons.’ Lecture held at exposition Ongeldige Seks (06/08), Museum De Hallen, Haarlem, The Netherlands.

De Koster, Willem

‘Toevluchtsoord voor een bedreigde soort: Over virtuele gemeenschapsvorming door rechts-extremisten.’ Lecture held at Festival Cult Royale (01/18), Schipluiden, The Netherlands.

De Koster, Willem

‘“Weerzinwekkende smeerlapperij”: Over de ophef rond Gummbahs cartoons.’ Lecture held at Festival Cult Royale (01/18), Schipluiden, The Netherlands.

 

2007

De Koster, Willem

‘“Een plaats waar ik veel kameraden heb”: Over virtuele gemeenschapsvorming door rechts-extremisten.’ Lecture held at Senior Academy (11/13), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

 

 

Paper presentations

 

2010

De Koster, Willem, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman and Jeroen van der Waal

‘One Nation without God? Post-Christian Cultural Conflict in the Netherlands.’ Paper presented at XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology (07/15), Gothenburg, Sweden.

De Koster, Willem, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman and Jeroen van der Waal

‘One Nation without God? Post-Christian Cultural Conflict in the Netherlands.’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (06/10), Groningen, the Netherlands.

Van der Waal, Jeroen, Willem de Koster and Peter Achterberg

            ‘Contextualizing Anti-Immigrant Voting. How the Impact of Ethnic Segregation on PVV Voting Depends on the

             Economic Opportunities and Cultural Atmosphere in Dutch Cities.’ Paper presented at Dag van de 

            Sociologie (06/10), Groningen, the Netherlands.

De Koster, Willem

‘“I Like to Stand up Against Injustice.” On a Social Movement Emerged at “Your Guide Against Senseless Speed Controls.”’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (06/10), Groningen, the Netherlands.

 

2009

Van der Waal, Jeroen, Peter Achterberg, Dick Houtman, Willem de Koster and Katerina Manevska

‘“Some are More Equal than Others.” Economic Egalitarianism and Support for Welfare Distribution to Ethnic Minorities in the Netherlands.’ Paper presented at Nederlandse Arbeidsmarktdag (10/14) The Hague, the Netherlands.

De Koster, Willem

‘Contextualizing Online Interactions: The Case of Orthodox Protestant Homosexuals.’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (06/11), Universiteit van Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

 

2008

Achterberg, Peter, Willem de Koster and Jeroen van der Waal

‘A Heated Debate: Post-Traditionalism, Ethnic Exclusionism and Education in the Netherlands.’ Paper presented at Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere: Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociological Perspectives (11/04-08), IUAV University, Venice, Italy.

De Koster, Willem, Jeroen van der Waal, Peter Achterberg and Dick Houtman

‘The Rise of the Penal State: Neo-Liberalisation or New Political Culture?’ Paper presented at Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere: Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociological Perspectives (11/04-08), IUAV University, Venice, Italy.

De Koster, Willem

‘Contextualizing Online Interactions: The Case of Orthodox Protestant Homosexuals.’ Paper presented at Arts, Culture and the Public Sphere: Expressive and Instrumental Values in Economic and Sociological Perspectives (11/04-08), IUAV University, Venice (November 4-8th)

Achterberg, Peter, Dick Houtman, Stef Aupers, Willem De Koster, Peter Mascini and Jeroen Van der Waal

‘Dialectics of Secularization: Decline and Vitalization of Christian Religiosity in 18 Western Countries.’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (05/29), Leuven, Belgium.

De Koster, Willem, Jeroen van der Waal, Peter Achterberg and Dick Houtman

‘De opkomst van de strafstaat: Neo-liberalisering of nieuwe politieke cultuur?’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (05/29), Leuven, Belgium.

 

2007

Antonio, Thijs, Roy Kemmers, Gai Vegter, Leon van der Vorst and Willem de Koster

‘Economische belangen en repressie van fraude.’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (05/31), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Van Doorn, Sebastiaan, Willem de Koster and Jochem Verheul

‘Keuzestress!? Over de sociale inbedding van individuele keuzes.’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (05/31), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

De Koster, Willem and Dick Houtman

‘“A Place Where I Have Many Comrades.” On Virtual Community Formation by Right-Wing Extremists.’ Paper presented at EUROQUAL Digital Methods for Qualitative Research (05/22-24), Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales.

 

2006

De Koster, Willem and Dick Houtman

‘Refuge for a Threatened Species: On Virtual Community Formation by Right-Wing Extremists.’ Paper presented at Changing Cultures: European Perspectives. 2006 Conference of the ESA Research Network for the Sociology of Culture (11/15-17), Ghent, Belgium.

De Koster, Willem and Jeroen van der Waal

‘Disentangling Moral Conservatism and Authoritarianism: On Cultural Value Orientations in Political Sociology.’ Paper presented at Changing Cultures: European Perspectives. 2006 Conference of the ESA Research Network for the Sociology of Culture (11/15-17), Ghent, Belgium.

De Koster, Willem and Dick Houtman

‘Toevluchtsoord voor een bedreigde soort: Over virtuele gemeenschapsvorming door rechts-extremisten.’ Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie (06/08), Universiteit van Tilburg, The Netherlands.

 

2005

De Koster, Willem and Jeroen van der Waal

‘Modernisering, cultuur en politiek: Een onderzoek naar culturele waardeoriëntaties in de politieke sociologie.’ Paper presented at Marktdag Sociologie (06-02), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium.

 

2004

De Koster, Willem

‘“Choosing the Lesser Position”: The Motives and Consequences of the Choice of Dutch Men for a Caring and Housekeeping Role. Paper presented at Inclusion and Exclusion in Contemporary European Societies (04/19-23), Inter University Centre, Dubrovnic, Croatia.

 

 

Other professional publications

 

2007

De Koster, Willem and Jeroen van der Waal

‘Culture, Secularisation and Politics: Reassessing Authoritarianism and Moral Conservatism in Political Sociology.’ ASSR Working Papers 5 (1). [ PDF ]

 

2003

Veenhoven, Ruut, Willem de Koster and Masja van Meeteren

‘De meting van onderzoeksoutput kan beter.’ Erasmus Magazine, 7(2), 5.

Veenhoven, Ruut, Willem de Koster and Masja van Meeteren

‘Kom, kom… Reactie Ruut Veenhoven, Willem de Koster en Masja van Meeteren.’ Facta, 11(8), 7-8.

Veenhoven, Ruut, Willem de Koster and Masja van Meeteren

‘Meting maatschappelijke impact van onderzoek. Vermelding van sociologen in de krant en overheidspublicaties.’ Facta, 11(6), 12-15.

Veenhoven, Ruut, Willem de Koster and Masja van Meeteren

‘Meting output onderzoek FSW/EUR. Productiviteit en impact.’ Rotterdam: Erasmus University Rotterdam, Department of Sociology