dr F. (Ferry) Koster
Postdoc
| Phone | 071 527 8569 |
| f.koster@law.leidenuniv.nl | |
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| Web | http://www.ferrykoster.nl |
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Introduction
Dr. Ferry Koster is a researcher at Leiden University and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies of the University of Amsterdam. Currently, he is a member of the research programs Social Security Reform (LU), Solidarity in the 21st Century (AIAS), Politics, Economics and Global Governance: The European Dimensions (PEGGED, EU-FP7) and Social Networks: Theory, Measurement and Outcomes (EQUALSOC).
Solidarity is the central theme of his research and he aims at understanding the conditions under which it increases or declines. He does this by investigating several dimensions of solidarity (formal/informal, attitudes/behavior, one-sided/two-sided) across different settings, like organizations, communities and nations. This research interest resulted in a number of research projects examining the effects of labor flexibility, globalization, and European integration.
Besides these theoretical and empirical investigations, he is interested in their practical implications and how to make the results publically accessible. Work in progress in this direction involves the development of a Solidarity Scan for policy makers and organizational consultancy using experimental research designs.
Website: Ferry Koster
Recent Publications
- Koster, F. (2010). Welfare state attitudes and economic integration in the EU, 1992-2002. A multilevel investigation across 24 countries. Policy & Politics, 38(2), 179-195.
- Koster, F. (2010). Able, willing and knowing. The effects of HR practices on commitment and effort in 26 European countries. International Journal of Human Resource Management, forthcoming.
- Koster, F. (2009). Risk management in a globalizing world. An empirical analysis of individual preferences in 26 European countries. International Social Security Review, 62(3), 79-98.
- Koster, F. (2009). The welfare state and globalisation: down and out or too tough to die? International Journal of Social Welfare, 18(2), 153-162.
- Koster, F. , Goudriaan, H. and Van der Schans, C. (2009). Shame and punishment. An international comparative study on the effects of religious affiliation and religiosity on attitudes to offending. European Journal of Criminology, 6(6), 481-495.
- Koster, F. and Bruggeman, J. P. (2008). The institutional embeddedness of social capital. A multilevel investigation across 24 European countries. Policy & Politics, 23(4), 397-412.
- Koster, F. (2008). The effects of social and political openness on the welfare state in 18 OECD countries. International Journal of Social Welfare, 17(4), 291-300.
- Koster, F. (2007). The effects of social and political opennes on the welfare state in 18 OECD countries, 1970-2000. International Journal of Social Welfare.
- Koster, F. (2007). The effects of social and political opennes on the welfare state in 18 OECD countries, 1970-2000. AIAS Working Paper(47).
- Koster, F. (2007). Globalization and the organization of solidarity. A multilevel analyses of the effects of economic, social, and political openness in 26 European countries. Paper prepared for the ECSR/Transeurope Conference Globalization, Inequality and the Life Course.
