Rik de Ruiter
Associate Professor
- Name
- Dr. R. de Ruiter
- Telephone
- +31 70 800 9411
- r.de.ruiter@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
Rik de Ruiter’s current research focuses on the politics, governance and policy of the European Union, both at the supranational and national level. He is especially interested in the involvement of national parliaments in the European integration process.
Rik de Ruiter studied political science at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He obtained in October 2007 a doctorate in social and political sciences from the European University Institute in Florence on the basis of his dissertation ‘To prevent a shift of competences? Developing the Open Method of Coordination: Education, social inclusion, research and development and e-Europe'. He worked as a lecturer at Maastricht University in the BA/MA programme European Studies, and was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Twente. His work has appeared in numerous international journals, including the Journal of European Public Policy, European Union Politics, West European Politics, Journal of European Integration and the Journal of Legislative Studies.
Associate Professor
- Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Instituut Bestuurskunde
- Ruiter R. de, Steunenberg B. & Hoppema M. (2023), Omzetting en uitvoering: een literaatuurstudie. Den Haag: Universiteit Leiden/IOB Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken.
- Smeets S. & Ruiter R. de (2019), Scrutiny by means of debate: the Dutch parliamentary debate about the Banking Union, Acta Politica 54(4): 564–583.
- Winzen T., Ruiter R. de & Rocabert J. (2018), Is parliamentary attention to the EU strongest when it is needed the most? National parliaments and the selective debate of EU policies, European Union Politics 19(3): 481–501.
- Ruiter R. de & Vliegenthart R. (2018), Understanding media Attention in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands for EU legislative acts in negotiation at the EU level (2000‐2010), Comparative European Politics 16(4): 649-669.
- Ruiter R. de, Schalk J. & Rijthoven Y.J.F.A. van (2016), Vragen naar de bekende weg? Een analyse van informatiebronnen waarop schriftelijke vragen over Europese zaken in de Nederlandse Tweede Kamer zijn gebaseerd, Res Publica 58(2): 141-167.
- De Ruiter R. (2015), Houses of Abstention or Houses of Reflection? Upper Houses in EU Member States and the Ex ante Scrutiny of EU Legislation, Journal of European Integration 37(3): 391-407.
- Ruiter R. de (2014), Public parliamentary activities and open methods of coordination, Journal of Legislative Studies 49(6): 704-719.
- Ruiter R. de (2013), Full disclosure? The Open Method of Coordination, parliamentary debates and media coverage, European Union Politics 14(1): 95-114.
- Ruiter R. de (2013), Under the radar? National parliaments and the ordinary legislative procedure in the European Union, JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICY 20(8): 1196-1212.
- Ruiter R. de & Neuhold C. (2012), The winner takes it all? The implications of the Lisbon Treaty for the EPs legislative rile in co-decision. In: Laursen F. (Ed.), The Lisbon Treaty: institutional choices and implementation: Ashgate Publishing Ltd, Farnham.
- Steunenberg B., Beerkens M., Berg C.F. van den, Ruiter R. de & Voermans W.J.M. (2012), 'Wir machen das so': Studie zu den Grenzeffecten der europäischen Politik. Den Haag: Universiteit Leiden.
- Steunenberg B., Beerkens M., Berg C.F. van den, Hartmann J.M.R., Ruiter A. de, Ruiter R. de & Voermans W.J.M. (2012), 'Wij doen dat zo': Onderzoek naar de grenseffecten van Europees beleid. Den Haag: Univeristeit Leiden.
- Ruiter R. de & Neuhold C. (2012), Why Is Fast Track the Way to Go? Justifications for Early Agreement in the Co-Decision Procedure and Their Effects, European Law Journal 18(4): 536-544.
- Holman O., Ruiter R. de & Vliegenthart R. (2011), The problematic nature of Dutch football. In: Grant W., Garcia B. & Niermann A. (Eds.), The Europeanization of club football. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
- Ruiter R. de (2011), De invloed van EU soft law op het functioneren van de representatieve democratie. Methoden van open coördinatie en het Nederlandse parlement. In: Thomassen J. & Andeweg R. (Eds.), Democratic Audit. Leiden: Leiden University Press.
- Ruiter R. de (2011), The national parliamentary arena and methods of open coordination: Explaining the frequency of OMC-related executive-legislative interactions, Journal of Contemporary European Research 7(1): 101-119.
- Neuhold C. & Ruiter R. de (2010), Out of REACH? Parliamentary control of EU affairs in the Netherlands and the UK, Journal of Legislative Studies 16(1): 57-72.
- Ruiter R. de (2010), Variations on a theme. Governing the knowledge-based society in the EU through methods of open coordination in education and R&D, Journal of European Integration 32(2): 157-173.
- Ruiter R. de (2010), EU soft law and the functioning of representative democracy: the use of methods of open coordination by Dutch and British parliamentarians, JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN PUBLIC POLICY 17(6): 874-890.
- Ruiter R. de (2009), Multilateral Surveillance in Education by the OMC. In: Jakobi P., Martens K. & Wolf K.D. (Eds.), Education in Political Science. Discovering a neglected field. Abingdon: Routledge.
- Ruiter R. de (2009) Europe in the Global Age, Anthony Giddens. Review of: Giddens A., Europe in the Global Age. Journal of Contemporary European Studies 17(1).
- Ruiter R. de (2008), Developing Multilateral Surveillance Tools in the EU, 31(5): 896-914.
- Asselt M., Bauch R., Braun J., Kanen M., Neuhold C., Ruiter R. de & Versluis E. (2008), The Netherlands and REACH. The interaction between the national and European fields of influence in the development of EU chemicals policy. The Hague.
- Ruiter R. de (2007), To Prevent a Shift of Competences. Developing the Open Method of Coordination: Education, Research and Development, Social Inclusion, e-Europe (Dissertatie, Leiden University).