Dr. L.J. (Jeroen) Touwen

Position:
  • Lecturer
  • Scientific Director N.W. Posthumus Institute


Telephone number: +31 (0)71 527 2720
E-Mail: l.j.touwen@hum.leidenuniv.nl
Faculty / Department: Faculteit der Geesteswetenschappen, Institute for History, Economische en Sociale Geschiedenis
Office Address: Johan Huizingagebouw
Doelensteeg 16
2311 VL Leiden
Room number 201B
Personal Homepage: www.hum.leiden.edu/​history/​touwen.jsp


Spreekuur / Hours

Dinsdag 15.30 - 17.00 / Tuesday 3.30pm - 5pm

Curriculum Vitae

Jeroen Touwen specializes in Economic and Social History.

He studied at Leiden University (MA and PhD). Earlier, he also studied at The College of Wooster (OH). He worked for some time at Rutgers University (NJ) at the Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank (a rich collection of on-line source materials), and for several years at the Netherlands Historical Data Archive (currently DANS).

Fields of interest & teaching

  • Economic and social history of the Netherlands in the 20th Century in a comparative perspective
  • Labour relations and development of the welfare state in the postwar period
  • The (economic) history of Indonesia, in particular during the late colonial period and in the 1950s
  • History of the world economy in the 20th Century, in particular globalisation and international economic relations

 


Last Modified: 11-02-2010