Kees van Kersbergen

Kees van Kersbergen is Professor of Comparative Politics at the Department of Political Science, Aarhus University. His research focuses on political economy, welfare states, and the impact of technological change on democracy and public policy.

• Education: PhD from the European University Institute in Florence

Research Interests

His work examines:

• The evolution of welfare states in advanced democracies
• Technological disruption in governance (digitalization, AI) and its effects on trust and policy preferences
• Public policy responses to inequality and labor market changes
• Policy feedback effects from workfare reforms (1980-2015)

Publication Trends

Recent articles analyze digitalization's role in social policy, trust in public institutions, and comparative studies of workfare regimes. They bridge political science, technology studies, and sociology, often using cross-national datasets.