Mieke Verloo (born 1950) is a Dutch political scientist and a professor of

comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the '' comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relat ...

and inequality issues at

Radboud University Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, , formerly ) is a public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. RU has seven faculties and more than 24,000 students. Established in 1923, Radboud University has consistently been included in ...

in the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

, and non-residential permanent fellow at the IWM, Institute for Human Sciences in

Vienna Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. ...

. She is considered one of the leading directors of scientific research on feminist politics and opposition to gender+ equality in

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. In 2015 she won the ECPG Gender and Politics Career Achievement Award.

Early life and education

Verloo was born in 1950. She graduated from

Radboud University Nijmegen Radboud University (abbreviated as RU, , formerly ) is a public university, public research university located in Nijmegen, Netherlands. RU has seven faculties and more than 24,000 students. Established in 1923, Radboud University has consistentl ...

with a B.A. in

sociology Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. The term sociol ...

. She completed an M.A. in

urban planning Urban planning (also called city planning in some contexts) is the process of developing and designing land use and the built environment, including air, water, and the infrastructure passing into and out of urban areas, such as transportatio ...

there in 1975, and then in 1992 received a Ph.D. in policy sciences.

Career

Verloo has completed positions as a research assistant, researcher, staff member research policy, lecturer of staff member internationalization in

Nijmegen Nijmegen ( , ; Nijmeegs: ) is the largest city in the Dutch province of Gelderland and the ninth largest of the Netherlands as a whole. Located on the Waal River close to the German border, Nijmegen is one of the oldest cities in the ...

Tilburg Tilburg () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, in the southern Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Brabant. With a population of 22 ...

Rijswijk Rijswijk (), formerly known as Ryswick ( ) in English, is a town and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. Its population was 59.642 in 2024, and it has an area of , of which is water. The municipality also i ...

The Hague The Hague ( ) is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands. With a population of over half a million, it is the third-largest city in the Netherlands. Situated on the west coast facing the North Sea, The Hague is the c ...

and

Utrecht Utrecht ( ; ; ) is the List of cities in the Netherlands by province, fourth-largest city of the Netherlands, as well as the capital and the most populous city of the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The ...

(1975–2001). Verloo has also been a research director in IWM Vienna, MAGEEQ 5th Framework Project (2003–2005), an assistant professor in the Department of Political Sciences in Radboud University, from 2008 an associate professor of political science and

women's studies Women's studies is an academic field that draws on Feminism, feminist and interdisciplinary methods to place women's lives and experiences at the center of study, while examining Social constructionism, social and cultural constructs of gender; ...

(1990–2007), as well as a scientific director in IWM Vienna, QUING 6th Framework Project (2006–2011). Since 2008, Verloo is a professor of comparative politics and inequality issues in the Department of Political Sciences, the Institute for Management Research and Member Institute for

Gender Studies Gender studies is an interdisciplinary academic field devoted to analysing gender identity and gendered representation. Gender studies originated in the field of women's studies, concerning women, feminism, gender, and politics. The field n ...

of Radboud University. She is also a permanent non-residential fellow in the Institute for Human Sciences of IWM Vienna (2004-). co-ordination hotspot on gender and power in politics and management at the Institute for Management Research at Radboud University (2013-).

Fellowships and awards

Professor Verloo is a visiting lecturer of women's studies at University of Hamburg-Harburg (1995). A visiting fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences of IWM Vienna, throughout the first semester (2001). She was awarded 'Researcher of the Year' by the Institute for Management Research of Radboud University (2007), and also enjoyed the title of Guest Professor EDGE, Equality, Diversity and Gender Center at Aalborg University (23-30 November 2011).

References

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