Marco Verweij

Marco Verweij is a Professor of Political Science at the School of Business, Social & Decision Sciences, Constructor University Bremen gGmbH. His research focuses on global governance, cultural theory, and social neuroscience. He holds a Doctorate in Social and Political Sciences from the European University Institute (1998), an MSc from the London School of Economics (1991), and a Doctorandus degree in Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam (1990).

Key roles include:

• Professor of Political Science at Jacobs University Bremen (2007–present)
• Associate Professor at Singapore Management University (2004–2006)
• Research Fellow at the Max Planck Institute (1998–2003)

Research interests emphasize cultural theory applications to environmental governance, climate policy, and social neuroscience. Notable projects include testing moral behaviors in social systems, neuroscience contributions to social organization studies, and analyzing populist governance through a cultural lens. He has received the NWO-von Humboldt Research Award (2017) and was honored as Professor of the Year (2007–2008).

His work bridges political science with interdisciplinary methods, including agent-based modeling and neuroscience, to address 'wicked problems' like climate change and authoritarian populism. Collaborative projects involve institutions such as the University of Southern California’s Brain and Creativity Institute and the University Hospital Zürich.

Publications include Clumsy Solutions for a Wicked World (2011) and over 50 articles on governance, cultural theory, and environmental policy. His research lab explores topics like socio-cultural viability, political preference formation, and governance failures linked to populism.