CURRICULUM VITAE Jochem Tolsma Professional Affiliation Assistant Professor Department of Sociology Nijmegen University, Faculty of Social Sciences P.O Box 9104 6500 HE Nijmegen The Netherlands Interests Interethnic relations, educational inequality, quantitative methodology Education PhD Candidate at the Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology (ICS), Department of Sociology Radboud University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Nijmegen PhD thesis defense: September 2009 (cum laude) Social- Cultural Sciences (Faculty of Social Sciences), Free University, Amsterdam Master’s degree: 2004 Natural Sciences (Faculty of Science, Mathematics and Computing Science), Radboud University, Nijmegen Specialism: molecular biology Master’s degree: 2002 Higher general education (VWO), Onze Lieve Vrouwe Lyceum, Breda Graduation: 1996 Postgraduate courses 2005 – 2008 Teaching Qualifications (BasisKwalificatie Onderwijs): Tutoring (Effectieve, individuele begeleiding van studenten) Examining (Verantwoorde leerdoelen en toetsen) 2006 ESA Summer School on "Immigration in Europe" 2006 Maximum Likelihood and Limited Dependent Variable Models, Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis & Collection 2005 Academic Writing (English), Nijmegen University Course 2005 Integration of Explanatory Models with Models of Analysis and Measurement, ICS course 2004 Categorical Data Analysis, Nijmegen University Course 2004 Advanced Research Methods and Techniques, ICS course 2004 Theory Formation and Model Building in the Social Sciences, ICS course
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Professional Experience 2009 – present Assistant Professor Department of Sociology University of Nijmegen, Faculty of Social Sciences / NISCO 2004 – 2009 PhD Candidate University of Nijmegen, Faculty of Social Sciences / ICS Promoteres: prof. dr. Nan Dirk De Graaf and prof. dr. Peer Scheepers Copromoteres: dr. M. Coenders and dr. M. Lubbers Dissertation: Ethnic Hostility and Ethnic Educational Inequality in the Netherlands PhD defense: September 2009 (cum laude) 2006 Internship Northwestern University, Department of Sociology, Evanston, Illinois, USA Supervisor: prof. L. Quillian 2003 Researcher Free University / Amsterdam Study on Anxiety and Depression Project: Emotional Well-being of Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants. Supervisor: dr. J.H. Smit 2002 Research-assistant Free University Amsterdam, Faculty of Social Sciences Supervisor: prof. dr. T.G. van Tilburg 2000 Internship Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, London, United Kingdom Supervisor: prof. B. Vanhaesebroeck Conferences and Presentations As invited speaker February 2011 Department of Sociology, University of Bamberg, Germany Presentation: Risky Expectations: how experiments can help to elucidate the origin of beliefs on future educational success. January 2011 Ministry of Education, Culture and Science [Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap], the Netherlands Presentation (with dr. M. Wolbers): Naar een open samenleving? Recente ontwikkelingen in sociale stijging en daling in Nederland December 2010 Ministry of Safety and Justice [Ministerie van Veiligheid and Justitie], the Netherlands Presentation: Draagvlak voor de taakstraf October 2010 Jongerenorganisatie Vrijheid en Democratie (JOVD), Den Haag Presentation: De Integratieparadox: Hangt structurele integratie (niet) samen met sociaal-culturele integratie? April 2010 City board of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands Presentation (with dr. M. Wolbers): Trends in Sociale Mobiliteit in Nederland. Van participatie naar granietenkern? November 2009 Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany Presentation: Ethnic Diversity and Social Capital. How to test Putnam’s thesis in European countries? CURRICULUM VITAE Jochem Tolsma December 2010 page 2/8
May 2009
June 2008 June 2008 December 2007
September 2007 March 2007 June 2006
Sociology Department at the University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany Presentation (with prof. dr. P. Scheepers): Ethnic Diversity and Social Capital in Europe and the Netherlands. Dutch Ministry of Finance, The Hague, the Netherlands Presentation (with prof. dr. P. Scheepers): Ethnic Diversity and Social Capital in Europe and the Netherlands. City board of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Presentation: De economie telt ook in de wijk. [It’s the Neighbourhood Economy.] Sociology Colloquium University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands Presentation: Explaining Educational Differentials: the role of success probabilities and expected future income. Sociology Colloquium Tilburg University, Tilburg, the Netherlands Presentation: Ethnic Competition and Opposition to Ethnic Intermarriage in the Netherlands: a multi-level approach European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations, Utrecht, the Netherlands Presentation: Contact Theory versus Ethnic Competition Theory The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, the Hague, the Netherlands Presentation: Social Mobility and the Multi-Cultural Society: a MultiEthnic Group Perspective
Other Conferences and Presentations July 2010 XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden Presentation: Implicit associations, why sociologists should (not) bother. July 2010 XVII ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, Sweden Presentation: Education and Cultural Integration among Ethnic Minorities and Natives in The Netherlands: A test of the Integration Paradox June 2009 Nederlandse Vereniging voor Kriminologie (NVK), Leiden, the Netherlands Presentation: Aangiftebereidheid en feitelijke aangifte in Nederland August 2008 ASA 2008 Annual Meeting, Boston, USA Roundtable: Does Social Mobility affect Antagonistic Attitudes toward Ethnic Minorities? September 2007 ESA 8th Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom Presentation: Does Social Mobility affect Antagonistic Attitudes toward Ethnic Minorities? July 2006 ESA Summer School on "Immigration in Europe", Milan, Italy Presentation: Ethnic Competition and Opposition to Ethnic Intermarriage: a multi-level approach May 2006 RC28 Spring Meeting, Nijmegen, the Netherlands Presentation: Ethnic and Gender Educational Differentials in the Netherlands: New Empirical Tests for Rational Action Theory CURRICULUM VITAE Jochem Tolsma December 2010 page 3/8
June 2005 June 2004
Marktdag Sociologie’ Brussel / Bruxelles, Belgium Presentation: Ethnic Differences in Social Mobility in the Netherlands Migrant Health Conference, Rotterdam, the Netherlands Presentation: The Construction of Cross-Cultural Equivalent Methods and Concepts to Assess Depression and Lonesomeness of Turkish and Moroccan Immigrants in the Netherlands.
Publications (* = alphabetical order) Books and reports *Ruiter, S. & Tolsma, J (2010) Taakstraffen langs de lat: strafopvattingen van Nederlanders. Rechtstreeks, 3 *Tolsma, J. & Wolbers, M.H.J. (2010) Naar een open samenleving? Recente ontwikkelingen in sociale stijging en daling in Nederland. Den Haag: Raad voor Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling Tolsma, J. (2009). Ethnic Hostility Among Ethnic Majority and Minority Groups in The Netherlands: An Investigation into the Impact of Social Mobility Experiences, the Local Living Environment and Educational Attainment on Ethnic Hostility. Radboud University Nijmegen, Nijmegen. Published (or forthcoming) articles in international refereed journals Tolsma, J., Lubbers, M., & Gijsberts, M. (2011). Education and Cultural Integration among Ethnic Minorities and Natives in The Netherlands: A test of the Integration Paradox. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, (forthcoming) Savelkoul, M., Scheepers, P., Tolsma, J. & Hagendoorn, L. (2010). Anti-Mulsim Attitudes in The Netherlands: Tests of Contradictory Hypotheses Derived from Ethnic Competition Theory and Intergroup Contact Theory. European Sociological Review. doi: 10.1093/esr/jcq035 Kloosterman, R., Notten, N., Tolsma, J. & Kraaykamp, G. (2010). The effects of parental reading socialization and early school involvement on children’s academic performance: A panel study of primary school pupils in the Netherlands. European Sociological Review. doi:10.1093/esr/jcq007 Tolsma, J., Need, A. & De Jong, U. (2010). Explaining participation differentials in Dutch higher education: The impact of subjective success probabilities on level choice and field choice. European Sociological Review, 26(2), 235-252 Tolsma, J., Van der Meer, T. & Gesthuizen, M. (2009). The impact of neighbourhood and municipality characteristics on social cohesion in the Netherlands. Acta Politica, 44(3), 286-313 Tolsma, J., De Graaf, N. D. & Quillian, L. (2009). Does intergenerational social mobility affect antagonistic attitudes towards ethnic minorities? British Journal of Sociology, 60(2), 257-277. Tolsma, J., Lubbers, M. & Coenders, M. (2008). Ethnic competition and opposition to ethnic intermarriage in the Netherlands: A multi-level approach. European Sociological Review, 24(2), 215-230. Tolsma, J., Coenders, M. & Lubbers, M. (2007). Trends in ethnic educational inequalities in the Netherlands: A cohort design. European Sociological Review, 23(3), 325-339.
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Published articles in Dutch journals *Tolsma, J. & Wolbers, M.H.J. (2010) Onderwijs als nieuwe sociale scheidslijn? De gevolgen van onderwijsexpansie voor sociale mobiliteit, de waarde van diploma’s en het relatieve belang van opleiding in Nederland, Tijdschrift voor Sociologie, (forthcoming) Tolsma, J., Coenders, M. & Lubbers, M. (2007). De onderwijskansen van allochtone en autochtone Nederlanders vergeleken: een cohort-design. Mens en Maatschappij, 82(2), 133-154. Jansen, G., Tolsma, J. & De Graaf, N. D. (2008). Vrijheid versus veiligheid. Wie steunt vrijheidsbeperking omwille van veiligheid in Nederland? Mens en Maatschappij, 83(1), 47-69. Other publications Van der Meer, T., and J. Tolsma (2008) Economie telt – ook in de wijk. NRC Handelsblad, 23 May 2008 Tolsma, J. (2007) Slagen allochtonen in het onderwijs? Bulletin James Coleman Association, 12 Tolsma, J. (2006) Intriguing diversity and lacking scientific consensus. Bulletin of the European Sociologist Association, 23, 10 Data collection / Documentations 2010-present Member of the board: Netherlands Longitudinal Lifecourse Study De Graaf, Paul M., Matthijs Kalmijn, Gerbert Kraaykamp, Christiaan W. S. Monden (2010). Design and content of the NEtherlands Longitudinal Lifecourse Study (NELLS). Research report. Tilburg University & Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. 2009-present Principal investigator of: The Nijmegen School Study (TNSS) Pop, I. & Tolsma, J. (2010) The Nijmegen School Study, wave 2010. Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen: Nijmegen. www.jtolsma.nl/wp/TNSS (deposited at DANS) 2008-present Principal investigator of: Dutch panel Study on Fear of Crime, Crime Reporting and Punitivity (NOAS). Tolsma, J. & Ruiter, S. (2008). Nederlandse panelstudie naar Onveiligheid, Aangiftebereid en Strafopvattingen 2008 (NOAS). Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen: Nijmegen. www.jtolsma.nl/wp/NOAS Tolsma, J., Pelzer, B. & Reitsma, J. (2010). Nederlandse panelstudie naar Onveiligheid, Aangiftebereid en Strafopvattingen 2010 (NOAS). Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen: Nijmegen. www.jtolsma.nl/wp/NOAS Media coverage (selection) Newspapers (print) Groen, J. (16 september 2009). Geschoolde allochtoon niet toleranter. de Volkskrant. König, E. (28 september 2009). Gemengd huwelijk moet van twee kanten komen: Jonge hoogopgeleide allochtonen integreren cultureel niet beter dan laagopgeleide, concludeert promovendus Jochem Tolsma. NRC Next, pp. 8-9 Van der Meer, T., and J. Tolsma (23 mei 2008) Economie telt – ook in de wijk. NRC Handelsblad, 23 May 2008 Van Houten, M. (8 december 2010). Opleidingsniveau zoon blijft achter bij ouders. Trouw, pp. 1 Van Oppen, J. (2 september 2009). Studie slecht cultuurkloof niet. de Gelderlander, pp. 1-3. CURRICULUM VITAE Jochem Tolsma December 2010 page 5/8
Newspapers (electronic) Ouders geven tolerantie aan kinderen door. (2 September 2009). de Telegraaf. Allochtonen mogen Nederlanders niet zo. (22 September 2009) de Telegraaf. Radio (interviews) Radio Nederland Wereldomroep (september 2009) NOS Radio (september 2009) Websites/Blogs http://forums.marokko.nl/archive/index.php/t-2786312.html http://www.geenstijl.nl/mt/archieven/2009/09/allochtoon_niet_gek_op_autocht.html http://allochtonen.web-log.nl/allochtonen/2009/10/weg-met-de-inte.html YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLw1-pnK0mQ Teaching experience Courses Taught 2009 / 2010 (BA3) Lifecourse in Perspective (with Prof. Dr. G. Kraaykamp) 2009 / 2010 (BA2) Leerproject 2: Slachtofferschap, aangiftebereidheid en strafopvattingen 2009 / 2010 (BA1) Maatschappelijke vooroordelen 2008 / 2009 (BA3) Lifecourse in Perspective (with Prof. Dr. G. Kraaykamp) Students’ evaluation of course: 6.7 Students’ evaluation of Jochem Tolsma: 7.0 2008 / 2009 (BA1) Maatschappelijke vooroordelen Students’ evaluation of course: 7.8 Students’ evaluation of Jochem Tolsma: 7.5 2007 / 2008 (BA1) Maatschappelijke vooroordelen (with Dr. E. Jaspers) Students’ evaluation of course: 7.6 Students’ evaluation of Jochem Tolsma: 7.8 2006 / 2007 (BA1) Maatschappelijke vooroordelen (with Dr. M. Lubbers) Students’ evaluation of course: 7.5 Students’ evaluation of Jochem Tolsma: 7.4 Lecture(s) given within courses 2009 / 2010 (BA1) Hoofdvragen van de Sociologie 2008 / 2009 (BA1) Hoofdvragen van de Sociologie 2008 / 2009 (BA2) Leerproject 2: Criminaliteit 2007 / 2008 (BA1) Hoofdvragen van de Sociologie 2007 / 2008 (BA2) Leerproject 2: Criminaliteit 2006 / 2007 (BA2) Leerproject 2: Slachtofferschap en opvattingen over criminaliteit
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Workgroup tutor 2007 / 2008 2006 / 2007 2005 / 2006 2004 / 2005
(BA2) Leerproject 2: Criminaliteit (BA2) Leerproject 2: Slachtofferschap en opvattingen over criminaliteit (BA2) Leerproject 2: Slachtofferschap en opvattingen over criminaliteit (BA1) Leerproject 1: Sociologie
Completed master theses Supervised 2010 Bergervoet, D. Vergroot slachtofferschap onveiligheidsgevoelens? 2010 Kochai, M. Uitheemsen over inheemsen. Een sociologisch onderzoek naar de houding van de etnische minderheidsgroepen in Nederland ten opzichte van de Nederlandse samenleving. 2010 Pop, I. Interethnic bullying in classrooms. Effects of ethnic composition and consequences for prejudice 2010 van de Weijer, S. The criminal development of high-risk girls in the Netherlands 2007 Kiezer, E. Liefde kent geen kleur. 2006 Jansen, G. Steun voor vrijheidsbeperkende veiligheidsmaatregelen. External grants ESA Summer School on "Immigration in Europe" (travel expenses, accommodation costs) Research funding 2010 Draagvlaakonderzoek Sancties (with: Prof. dr. H. Ellfers (NSCR), Prof. dr. P. van der Laan (NSCR), Dr. S. Ruiter (NSCR)) Funding organisation: Ministerie van Justitie / WODC Amount: 173k€ 2010 Ethnic diversity conducive to inter-ethnic contact or conflict? (with: Prof. dr. P. Scheepers (principal applicant), Prof. dr. G. Kraaykamp, Dr. M. Gesthuizen) Funding organization: The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) Amount: 590k€ 2009 Onderzoeksvoorstel ten behoeve van de Raad voor Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling. (with: Dr. M. Wolbers) Funding organisation: Raad voor Maatschappelijke Ontwikkeling (RMO) Amount: 25k€
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PhD supervision Copromoter 2013 (expected) 2012 (expected)
PhD Candidate: Michael Savelkoul Project: Ethnic diversity conducive to inter-ethnic contact or conflict? PhD Candidate: Sara Kinsbergen Project: Private Development Initiatives. Exploring an alternative actor in the field of development cooperation
Manuscripts refereed for (selection) International journals European Journal of Political Research European Sociological Review Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies Sociology of Education Dutch journals Migrantenstudies Gedrag & Organisatie Memberships ERCOMER European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations ICS Inter-university Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology ISA International Sociological Association ISOL Working group on social inequality and the life-course NISCO Nijmegen Institute for Social en Cultural Research RC28 Research Committee 28 (Social Stratification and Social Mobility) RC42 Research Committee 42 (Social Psychology) RC55 Research Committee 53 (Social Indicators)
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