Drs. J.H.H. (Jorrit) van den Berk

Function:
  • PhD student

Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 2789
E-Mail: j.h.h.van.den.berk@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for History, Algemene Geschiedenis
Office Address: Johan Huizingagebouw
Doelensteeg 16
2311 VL Leiden
Room number 171B
 
Fields of interest
Foreign policy of the United States; Inter-American relations; ideology and foreign policy, especially with respect to relations between the “West” and the “Third World”.
Curriculum vitae
Jorrit van den Berk was born in Venray in 1981 and grew up in the picturesque town of Vierlingsbeek. He studied (American) history at the University of Leiden where he graduated cum laude in December 2004. His thesis “Caudillos. The Eisenhower government and the dictators of Central America and the Caribbean, 1952-1961” was nominated for the Theodore Roosevelt American History Award 2005.

In the first semester of 2005, Jorrit participated in the “Fifth Academic Year”-exchange program between Leiden University and Ohio State University.

As of September 1, 2006, Jorrit is working on his PhD-thesis, “Close encounters with the caudillos. American diplomats meet political bosses in Central America, 1933-1952”, at Leiden University.