dr. S. (Stefan ) Couperus

Associate Professor (with ius promovendi)

Faculty of Arts

Telephone:

+31 50 36 35952

E-mail:

s.couperus rug.nl

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Research interests

My teaching and research are situated at the intersection of modern political and social history and the social sciences.

*Political, social, and urban history of modern and contemporary (Western) Europe
*History of democratic innovation and change
*History and democracy in political and public discourse
*History of urban planning and governance

Publications

Besturen met tegenwind

Couperus, S., 2025, Voortgang en tegenwind: 200 jaar provinciaal bestuur in Groningen. Uitgeverij Passage, p. 226-253 28 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

De provincie onderneemt

Couperus, S., 2025, Voortgang en tegenwind: 200 jaar provinciaal bestuur in Groningen. Uitgeverij Passage, p. 178-226 49 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Introduction: Antiliberal internationalism in the twentieth century

McElroy White, R., Couperus, S., Lok, M., de Bruin, R. & Brolsma, M., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: Beyond Left and Right . Lok, M., Brolsma, M., de Bruin, R., Couperus, S. & McElroy White, R. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, p. 1-22 22 p. (Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Naar zelfbewust provinciaal bestuur

Couperus, S., 2025, Voortgang en tegenwind: 200 jaar provinciaal bestuur in Groningen. Uitgeverij Passage, p. 120-177 58 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Voortgang en tegenwind: 200 jaar provinciaal bestuur in Groningen

Couperus, S., Wolffram, D. J., Broersma, D., Plantinga, R. & van Gemert, W., 2025, Uitgeverij Passage. 656 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic

Antiliberal Internationalism in the Twentieth Century: Beyond Left and Right?

Lok, M. (Editor), Brolsma, M. (Editor), de Bruin, R. (Editor), Couperus, S. (Editor) & McElroy White, R. (Editor), Jun-2025, 1st ed. Routledge. 368 p.

Research output: Book/Report › Book › Academic › peer-review

Elizabeth Grennan Browning, Nature’s Laboratory: Environmental Thought and Labor Radicalism in Chicago, 1886-1937

Couperus, S., 2024, In: H-Environment Roundtable Reviews. 14, 10, p. 4-6 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › Academic

From the ‘Scientized’ to the ‘Sociocratic’ City: The Politics of Knowledge and Norm Change in Post War Urban Planning in the Netherlands

Verlaan, T. & Couperus, S., 23-Mar-2023, Politics of Urban Knowledge: Historical Perspectives on the Shaping and Governing of Cities. De Munck, B. & Lachmund, J. (eds.). Routledge, p. 81-107 27 p. (Routledge Advances in Urban History).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review