Marcel Boogers appointed Endowed professor Democracy and Transition

As of 3 April 2023, Marcel Boogers has been appointed Endowed Professor of Democracy and Transition at the Utrecht University School of Governance (USG). Boogers will be affiliated to Utrecht University one day a week, for a period of five years. The Endowed Chair was established by consultancy firm Necker. Marcel Boogers. Marcel Boogers is a researcher at Necker consultancy, where he focuses on research and consultancy in the field of local and regional democracy. In recent years, Marcel Boogers has been a professor of Innovation and Regional Governance at the University of Twente. He is also a board member of the Association for Public Administration and editor-in-chief of the journal Bestuurswetenschappen. Previously, he worked at Tilburg University, Radboud University Nijmegen and Maastricht University. Recently, he was involved in research on the low turnout of the 2022 municipal elections in the Netherlands and the Local Voters Survey 2022 (in collaboration with USG and SCP). Societal changes and challenges for democracy. The Chair in Democracy and Transition enables me to do research on how democracy functions when making political choices about major societal changes,  says Marcel Boogers. We are talking about the energy transition, climate transition and other changes that have major social impacts. Current issues such as nitrogen reduction, building windmills and protecting biodiversity often lead to social protests, not only because decisions are controversial but also because it is not clear how they are taken. Are all relevant interests and views heard?