The Most Famous
POLITICAL SCIENTISTS from Netherlands
This page contains a list of the greatest Dutch Political Scientists. The pantheon dataset contains 46 Political Scientists, 1 of which were born in Netherlands. This makes Netherlands the birth place of the 12th most number of Political Scientists behind Martinique, and Israel.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Dutch Political Scientists of all time. This list of famous Dutch Political Scientists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Arend Lijphart (b. 1936)
With an HPI of 60.84, Arend Lijphart is the most famous Dutch Political Scientist. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages on wikipedia.
Arend d'Angremond Lijphart (born 17 August 1936) is a Dutch-American political scientist specializing in comparative politics, elections and voting systems, democratic institutions, and ethnicity and politics. He is Research Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego. He is influential for his work on consociational democracy and his contribution to the new Institutionalism in political science.
2. Cas Mudde (b. 1967)
With an HPI of 48.25, Cas Mudde is the 2nd most famous Dutch Political Scientist. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Cas Mudde (born 3 June 1967) is a Dutch political scientist who focuses on political extremism and populism in Europe and the United States. His research includes the areas of political parties, extremism, democracy, civil society, and European politics. Mudde identifies himself as a political leftist.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Dutch political scientists born between 1936 and 1967. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Dutch political scientists include Arend Lijphart, and Cas Mudde. As of April 2024, 1 new Dutch political scientists have been added to Pantheon including Cas Mudde.
