Maarten Bouwmeester

Maarten Bouwmeester is a researcher at the Faculty of Law, Department of Constitutional Law, Administrative Law and Public Administration, University of Groningen. His work focuses on social policy, the rule of law, and welfare state governance.

• Expertise in UN Sustainable Development Goals: Social Policy, Rule of Law

Research interests include automation in welfare governance, policy failure analysis, and social security systems. Recent work examines digitalization's impact on public administration and the legal constraints of emergency policies during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic.

Key collaborations include work with Brink, B. and Vonk, G. on Dutch social security frameworks. Media contributions highlight his analysis of social assistance policies, poverty, and governance challenges in the Netherlands.