Biography

Herman van de Werfhorst is professor of sociology at the EUI. He is on leave from the University of Amsterdam. His work concentrates on inequalities in and through education, using both comparative and longitudinal data and research designs. More specifically, Van de Werfhorst studies mostly inequalities by socioeconomic and migration background and gender in school careers, labour markets, and civic engagement. Van de Werfhorst is visiting fellow at the WissenschaftsZentrum Socialforschung Berlin (WZB). He is co-PI of two running data projects: PRIMS (on the social embeddedness of the transition from primary to secondary schools in the Netherlands), and ADKS (Adolescent Panel Study on Democratic Core Values and School Careers).

Research projects, clusters and working groups

• Laboratory experiments in Widening countries
• Studying educational inequalities with Dutch register data
• Longitudinal educational achievements: reducing inequalities
• CLIC
• Inequality, welfare and social justice

Supervisees

• Alfonso Langastro
• Andreea Ferent
• Francesca Lupia
• Jule Hauf
• Marica Miglio
• Martin Dybdahl
• Mena Lüsse
• Mette Nikkessen
• Jannik Track

Mentor for

• Kim Stienstra
• Maik Hamjediers

Fields of expertise

Recent research output

• VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G. (2024), Is meritocracy not so bad after all? : educational expansion and intergenerational mobility in 40 countries, Article
• THIJS, Paula; VAN DER MEER, Tom; MULDER, Laura; WANDERS, Frank; TEN DAM, Geert; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G. (2024), Conditionally supporting freedom of speech : how cognitive sophistication and social identity affect adolescents' support for freedom of speech and its restrictions, Article
• VAN SLAGEREN, Jaap; MENNES, Hester; MULDER, Laura; VAN ALEBEEK, Carmen; VAN DEN BERG, Boris; HUIJSMANS, Twan; TEN DAM, Geert; VAN DER MEER, Tom; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G. (2023), Democratische kernwaarden in het voortgezet onderwijs : adolescentenpanel democratische kernwaarden en schoolloopbanen, Technical Report
• JANSSEN, Lisa; ZWIER, Dieuwke; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G. (2023), Privatization of preschool education : the implications for educational inequalities in cross-national perspective, Article
• CRIELAARD, Loes; MOTAZEDI, Ehsan; GALENKAMP, Henrike; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G.; ROD, Naja Hulvej; KUIPERS, Mirte A. G.; NICOLAOU, Mary; STRONKS, Karien (2023), Socioeconomic inequalities in type 2 diabetes : mediation through status anxiety?, Article
• SOLGA, Heike; VAN DE WERFHORST, Herman G. (2023), Skills and educational systems, Contribution to book