prof. dr. Frank Hendriks

Bio

As a professor of comparative governance at Tilburg University, I focus in research and teaching on the ways in which modern democratic governance works and changes. Currently, I am working on mixed or 'hybrid' democratic innovations, combining talk-centric and vote-centric formats of reform, investigating when and how they can work in the context of established representative democracy. 

In a new book I deal with this topic: 'Rethinking Democratic Innovation', Oxford University Press, 2023. The new book is a sequel to 'Vital Democracy', Oxford University Press, 2010. In a review of this book, Kjaer wrote: "It will definitely be on my bookshelf right next to classics on the subject by, for instance, Lijphart, Held and Dahl." Lijphart called it: "a wonderful book... highly innovative... completely original... Compulsory reading for all those talking about democracy."

More books and publications can be found on Researchgate

Expertise

My expertise lies at the intersection of Public Administration and Political Science. I am interested in comparative, institutional and cultural analysis of democratic  governance, reform and innovation, democratic leadership and citizenship, at the level of the urban region and the democratic state at large. 

My research is published in international journals such as: Administration & Society; Government & Opposition; Public Administration; International Review of Administrative Sciences; International Political Science Review; Journalism; Democratization; Acta Politica; Urban Affairs Review; International Journal of Public Administration; Local Government Studies; Administrative Theory and Praxis; Regional & Federal Studies; Leadership; Innovation; Journal of Political Marketing;  Cross-Cultural Research; GeoJournal; Dutch Crossing; Politics, Culture & Socialization; and more. 

Teaching

Current teaching focuses on core themes in public governance; values of good governance; democratic politics; networks and institutions in public administration; comparative research.

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Courses

• Networks and Institutions in Public Adm.
• Governance and Politics

Collaboration

Frank Hendriks is one of the council members of the advisory Council for Public Administration (ROB) in the Netherlands, and Fellow at the Montesquieu Institute and the Netherlands Institute of Governance (which he also served in various capacities including chair of the board). He has been Visiting Fellow at St Edmund's College, Cambridge University (UK), visiting professor at IDHEAP in Lausanne (Switzerland), at Ghent University (Belgium), University of Roskilde (Demark), at Harvard University, UCLA and USC (all in the US), and member of various (international) research networks and editorial boards. He has acquired research funding for numerous research projects coming from various science councils and public bodies.

Recent publications

1. Majoritarian and consensual patterns in political news - A longitudin…

   Ergün, E., Karsten, N., & Hendriks, F. (2023). Majoritarian and consensual patterns in political news: A longitudinal British-Dutch study of expressions of media logic (2000-2020). Journalism: Theory, Practice & Criticism, 1-23. Advance online publication.

2. The deliberative referendum - An idea whose time has come?

   Hendriks, F., & Wagenaar, C. C. L. (2023). The deliberative referendum: An idea whose time has come? Administration & Society, 55(3), 569-590.

3. Democratische innovatie - Koppel referendum en burgerberaad

   Wagenaar, C. C. L., & Hendriks, F. (2023). Democratische innovatie: Koppel referendum en burgerberaad. Tijdschrift voor sociale vraagstukken, 2023(2), 46-47. https://www.socialevraagstukken.nl/democratische-innovatie-koppel-referendum-en-burgerberaad/

4. Improving referendums with deliberative democracy - A systematic lite…

   Witting, I., Wagenaar, C., & Hendriks, F. (2023). Improving referendums with deliberative democracy: A systematic literature review. International Political Science Review. Advance online publication.

5. Key values for democratic governance innovation - Two traditions and …

   Hendriks, F. (2022). Key values for democratic governance innovation: Two traditions and a synthesis. Public Administration, 100(4), 803-820.