Inequality and Civic Engagement

How does inequality affect individuals’ civic engagement? Though a growing body of multidisciplinary literature has started to address this question, empirical results vary considerably and explanations about what underlies this relationship remain fragmentary. In...

Philanthropy research in one minute by Arjen de Wit

Arjen de Wit was recently nominated for the Research Award by the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. In this one-minute video, he briefly introduces his research on the interactions between philanthropy and the welfare state. Currently,...

Giving in the Netherlands 2020

We're starting the new year with an English translation of the summary for Giving in the Netherlands 2022.   The publication contains contributions from René Bekkers, Claire van Teunenbroek, Stephanie Koolen-Maas, Dick de Gilder, Arjen de Wit, Barbara Gouwenburg,...