Introduction
Catherine de Vries is Dean for Diversity & Inclusion and Professor of Political Science at Bocconi University. At Bocconi, she is also associated with the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy, the BAFFI-CAREFIN research center and the Bocconi COVID crisis Lab. In addition, she is affiliated
with Nuffield College, University of Oxford and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Previously, she was Professor of European Politics at the University of Oxford and theWesterdijk Chair in Political Behaviour in Europe at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and held visiting posts at University of California at Los Angeles among
others. Catherine is a behavioural political scientist who designs evidence-based interventions, such as laboratory, field and survey experiments, to study some of the key challenges facing the European continent today, such as the rise of exclusionary politics, migration, Euroscepticism and political fragmentation.
Next to her academic activities, Catherine has been dedicated to increasing diversity and inclusion within society, through her work the University of Oxford, the European Political Science Association and now at Bocconi University. Catherine is dedicated to training aspiring societal leaders of tomorrow and advising the
societal organisations of today. Instilling in her teaching, mentoring and consulting activities a commitment to curiosity for intellectual exchange and scientific rigor while at the same time an awareness that societal innovation is best achieved through a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion. In 2013, she was
awarded a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum for her academic and social engagement.
Expert
Catherine de Vries is a behavioural political scientist who designs evidence-based interventions, such as laboratory, field and survey experiments, to study some of the key challenges facing the European continent today, such as the rise of exclusionary politics, migration, Euroscepticism and political fragmentation. Her recent work is on the rise of exclusionary politics in Europe and how economic hardship and status loss affects support for socially conservative political agendas and support for marginalization.
Fields of expertise: Social change / social transformations