Toon Kerkhoff
Assistant Professor
- Name
- Dr. A.D.N. Kerkhoff
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- +31 70 800 9484
- a.d.n.kerkhoff@fgga.leidenuniv.nl
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- 0000-0003-4717-5425
Toon Kerkhoff is Assistant Professor of Public Administration. His work is characterized by a continuous historical approach to core questions in public administration and politics; most notably on corruption, integrity, public value(s) and public sector and civil service reform.
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Toon Kerkhoff
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Toon Kerkhoff is Assistant Professor of Public Administration. His research and teaching are characterized by a continuous historical approach to core questions in public administration and politics; most notably on corruption, integrity, public values and public sector and civil service reform.
Background
Toon Kerkhoff (1978) took Master’s degrees both in History and in Philosophy of a Science from the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He specialized in social and political philosophy, philosophy of history and early modern European history. After a brief stint as an archivist for the Free University Amsterdam, Toon obtained a PhD position at Leiden. For his dissertation (defended January 2013) – winner of the annual Van Poelje prize – he conducted historical research into public morality and corruption in Dutch public administration between 1748 and 1813.
Toon co-founded the Center for Public Values and Ethics (CPVE). This is an interdisciplinary, academic centre of expertise aiming to conduct and disseminate scientific research on normative issues in the public sector, in particular the fulfillment of public office and the planning, making and executing of public policy, both in the Netherlands and abroad. In the CPVE research is combined with teaching and is disseminated, also with use of a Virtual Research Environment and a series of Public Ethics Talks.
Toon publishes in various national and international journals, such as the Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, Public Integrity, Administrative Theory & Praxis and the Journal of Modern European History. He is co-editor (with dr. Pieter Wagenaar and prof. Mark Rutgers) and co-author of 'Duizend jaar openbaar bestuur in Nederland: van patrimoniaal bestuur naar waarborgstaat' (Bussum, 2011), a Dutch-language book on the history of Dutch public administration. He participates in international conferences and is a member of various international research groups, such as the IIAS Administrative History Working Group, the Public Value Consortium and the Dutch Network of Good Governance (Netwerk Goed Bestuur). Toon is also senior member of the Netherlands Institute of Government and member of the Editorial Review Board of the Journal Public Integrity
Apart from research and teaching activities, Toon has served for several years in the Institute's Board of Examiners, as co-coordinator of the Public Administration Bsc. program, Public Administration Pre-Master's, Minor and Erasmus programs. Currently he is chair of the Master Program Committee (OLC)
Titles research projects
- Integrity and corruption in the Netherlands (1945 – present)
- This history of corruption and public mortality in the Netherlands (1650 – 1950)
- Advice to central government: state committees in the Netherlands (1815 – 2015)
Teaching
Toon has been teaching at University level (Bachelor's and Master's) since 2006. Courses taught and/or developed by him for the Bsc. and Msc. programs of the Institute of Public Administration include: Administrative History; History and Philosophy of the Study of Public Administration; Philosophy of Science; Organization Theory; Public Management; Political Administrative Relations; Public Values and Ethics and Research Design. Toon also annually supervises several Master's thesis students and on occasion PhD students.
CV
Key publications
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Overeem P. (2018), In Opspraak: Leren van Integriteitskwesties (Den Haag: CAOP).
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Wagenaar F.P. (2016), History, public ethics and the anti-corruption industry. In: Lawton A., Wal Z.. van der, Huberts L. (Eds.) Ethics in Public Policy and Management. A Global Research Companion. London & New York: Routledge. pp. 69-86
- Meer F.M. van der, Dijkstra G.S.A. & Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2016), The Dutch decentralized unitary state and its effects on civil service systems in the period of the Night Watch, Welfare and Enabling States 1814 – 2016, 1(1): 138-154.
- Kerkhoff A. D. N. & Martina J. (2015), Advies aan de regering: staatscommissies in Nederland tussen 1814 en 1970, Beleid en Maatschappij 42(2): 79-101.
- Kerkhoff, A.D.N. (2014), “Early Modern Developments in Dutch Public Administration: Patriot and Batavian Authors on Public Morality (1770s – 1813)”, in: Administrative Theory and Praxis 36 (1), 73-94.
- Kerkhoff, A.D.N. (2013), Hidden Morals, Explicit Scandals. Public Values and Political Corruption in the Netherlands (1748 – 1813). PhD Dissertation. Leiden 2013: Leiden University.
- Kerkhoff, A.D.N., Kroeze, D.B.R. & Wagenaar, F.P (2013), “Corruption and the rise of modern politics in Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries: a comparison between France, The Netherlands, Germany and England”, in: Kroeze, D.B.R., Kerkhoff, A.D.N. & Corni, G. (Eds.), Corruption and the rise of modern politics in Europe. Journal of Modern European History 11 (1), 19-30
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2011), Organizational Reform and Changing Ethics in Public Administration: A Case Study on 18th Century Dutch Tax Collecting, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 21: 117-135.
- Wagenaar, F.P., Kerkhoff, A.D.N. & Rutgers, M.R. (red.), Duizend jaar openbaar bestuur in Nederland: Van patrimoniaal bestuur naar waarborgstaat [A thousand years of Public Administration in the Netherlands: from Patrimonial Administration to an Enabling State](Bussum 2011)
Grants and Awards
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Winner Van Poelje Prize 2013
Assistant Professor
- Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Instituut Bestuurskunde
Secondment DPC
- Faculty Governance and Global Affairs
- Dual PhD Centre
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Meer F.M. van der (2024), The Netherlands. In: Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Moschopoulos D. (Eds.), The education and training of public servants: systems and practices from the nineteenth century to the present. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 255-284.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Moschopoulos D. (2024), Conclusions and comparative perspectives. In: Kerkhoff T. & Moschopoulos D. (Eds.), The education and training of public servants: systems and practices from the Nineteenth Century to the present. Cham: Palgave Macmillan. 369-388.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Moschopoulos D. (2024), Introduction: histories of education and training for public service. In: Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Moschopoulos D. (Eds.), The education and training of public servants: systems and practices from the nineteenth century to the present. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. 1-20.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Moschopoulos D. (Eds.) (2024), The Education and Training of Public Servants: Systems and Practices from the Nineteenth Century to the Present. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2024), Ambtelijk vakmanschap in de Nederlandse bestuurskunde. Een historisch perspectief. In: Dijkstra G.S.A. Raadschelders J.C.N. Berg C.F. van den (Ed.), Geschriften over overheid en ambtelijk apparaat, als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel…: Liber Amicorum Frits van der Meer. Publicatiereeks overheid & arbeid no. 58. Den Haag: Stichting CAOP. 89-107.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2023), Grondwet, bestuurlijke organisatie van de Rijksoverheid en waarden van goed bestuur. In: Heringa A.W., Kroeze R. & Yesilkagit K. (Eds.), De Grondwet van 1848 tot nu: ontwikkelingsgeschiedenis, cruciale leerstukken en toekomstperspectief. Montesquieu-reeks no. 23. Den Haag: Boom Juridisch . 151-162.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Wal Z. van der (2023), Integriteit in overheidsorganisaties: quo vadis?. Den Haag: Venster voor Medewerkers, Ministerie Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2023), Benoemingen, nevenfuncties en integriteit van bestuur in de Nederlandse Trias Politica: een literatuuroverzicht van theorie en empirie. Den Haag: Universiteit Leiden / Ministerie Algemene Zaken.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Meer F.M. van der (2022), Serving the public interest of democratic pluralism: a brief history of Dutch government-media relations (1814-present). In: Colombo E. (Ed.), Le istituzioni e le idee: studi indisciplinati offerti a Fabio Rugge per il suo settantesimo compleanno = Institutions and ideas: interdisciplinary studies offered to Fabio Rugge for his seventieth birthday: Giuffrè.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Van der Wal Z. (2022), Integriteit bij het Rijk en ZBO’s. In: Vrielink S. & Janssen T. (Eds.), Onderzoeksnotities voor de Staat van de Uitvoering op basis van het Werkonderzoek 2022 . Den Haag: Ministerie BZK/Ministerie OCW/Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek. 50-62.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2020), I-woord moet niet te snel vallen. Over ambtelijke integriteit. In: Heringa A.W. & Schinkelshoek J. (Eds.), Een beetje integer bestaat niet. Integriteit binnen het openbaar bestuur. Den Haag: Boom juridisch. 63-78.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2020), Political corruption, modernity and the public interest: The perceived (im)morality of Dutch politicians (1750–1850), Journal of Modern European History 18(3): 243-248.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Overeem P. (2020), The Fluidity of Integrity: Lessons from Dutch Scandals, Public Integrity 23(1): 82-94.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N., Kroeze D.B.R., Wagenaar F.P. & Hoenderboom M.P. (2020), A History of Dutch Corruption and Public Morality (1648-1940). Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2019), Leren van integriteitskwesties? Lessen voor het heden uit een studie naar het verleden. In: Schut M., Koonen M., Brouwer-Fikkert J., Moelker R. & Molendijk T. (Eds.), Jaarbundel Integriteit 2019. Boots on the Ground Meet Science. Utrecht: Centrale Organisatie Integriteit Defensie (COID). 6-17.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2019) Corruptie en anti-corruptie in historische context. Review of: Kroeze Ronald, Vitória André & Geltner Guy (2018), Anticorruption in history. From antiquity to the modern era. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Tijdschrift voor Geschiedenis 131(4): 701-703.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2019) Histories of anticorruption and the myth of modernity. Review of: Kroeze D.B.R., Vitória A. & Geltner G. (2018), Anticorruption in history. From antiquity to the modern era. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Public Integrity 21(4): 453-456.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2019), Een onderbelicht fenomeen. Over Staatscommissies. In: Heringa A.W. & Schinkelshoek J. (Eds.), Groot onderhoud of kruimelwerk. Ongevraagd commentaar op de aabevelingen van de Staatscommissie Parelementair Stelsel. Montesquieu-reeks no. 13. Den Haag: Boom Juridisch. 21-35.
- Meer F.M. van der & Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2018), The Media and Government in the Netherlands 1814 -2018. . Speyer: IIAS. 1-23.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Overeem P. (2018), In Opspraak: Leren van Integriteitskwesties. Den Haag: CAOP.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2018), Tax officials stand accused: Reform in taxation and public morality in the Dutch Republic (1748 - 1756). In: Félix J. & Dubet A. (Eds.), The war within: Private Interests and the Fiscal State in Early-Modern Europe. Basnigstoke: Palgrave-MacMillan. 145-169.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Timmermans A. (2018), De draaideur: van impasse naar uitweg [The revolving door: from deadlock to solutions], Res Publica 60(3): 235-260.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (14 November 2018), The current failure of anti-corruption. From moral-philosophical fiction to real political scenario’s: why a particularistic focus on integrity should replace universal views on (anti) corruption. Integrity Blog. Brighton, University of Sussex, United Kingdom: Sussex Centre for the Study of Corruption. [blog entry].
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2016), Public Value Dynamics. In: Farazmand A. (Ed.), Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance: Springer International Publishing. 1-9.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2016), Lokaal ambtelijk vakmanschap in een veranderende omgeving. Discussion paper for the Centrum Arbeidsverhoudingen Overheidspersoneel (CAOP). [working paper].
- Meer F.M. van der & Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2016), Raising en training Civil Servants for the public service.The Dutch system and practice of educating and training civil servants (1814-2016) Paper presented at IIAS working group conference on Administrative History Brussels 23 April 2016. . Brussels.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2016), Zonden in de politiek en politieke zonden: integriteit in de Nederlandse parlementaire geschiedenis sinds het midden van de negentiende eeuw. In: Bos A., Brouwer J.W., Goslinga H., Oddens J., Ramakers J. & Reiding H. (Eds.), Jaarboek Parlementaire geschiedenis 2016. Amsterdam: Boom. 9-19.
- Meer F.M. van der, Dijkstra G.S.A. & Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2016), The Dutch decentralized unitary state and its effects on civil service systems in the period of the Night Watch, Welfare and Enabling States 1814 – 2016, Administory: Zeitschrift Fur Verwaltungsgeschichte 1(1): 138-154.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (26 February 2016), Over zorgbestuurders en bonnetjes: integritisme of de miskenning van publieke waarden?. Den Haag: Montesquieu Instituut. [blog entry].
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Overeem P. (2016), Corruption & Integrity in the Netherlands (1945 - present). The Hague: Center for Public Values and Ethics (Institute of Public Administration). [database].
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Wagenaar F.P. (2016), History, public ethics and the anti-corruption industry. In: Lawton A., Wal Z. van der & Huberts L. (Eds.), Ethics in Public Policy and Management. A Global Research Companion. London & New York: Routledge. pp. 69-86.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2016), Princely Patronage and Patriot Cause: Corruption and Public Value Dynamics in the Dutch Republic (1770s–1780s), Public Integrity 18(1): 25-41.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Wagenaar F.P. (2015), History, Good Governance and the 'Anti-Corruption Industry'. . University of Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom: Graduate Conference on Corruption and Anti-Corruption.
- Meer F.M. van der, Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Osch D. van (2015), Raising Civil Servants: The Dutch system and practice of educating and training civil servants (1814-2015). . Vienna, Austria: IIAS Administrative History study group meeting.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2015), Corruption, state formation and institutional reform in the early modern Netherlands. . University of Reading, United Kingdom.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2015), Core Values of the Good Civil Servant. IIAS International Congress 22 June 2015 - 26 June 2015. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: IIAS International Congress.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Martina J. (2015), Advies aan de regering: staatscommissies in Nederland tussen 1814 en 1970, Beleid en Maatschappij 42(2): 79-101.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (11 November 2015), Van de reparatie van een schaakspel tot (te) dure flessen wijn: Corruptie in historisch perspectief en de noodzaak van publiek debat. Den Haag: Historici.nl (Huygens/ING en Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap). [blog entry].
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2015), Staatscommissies in Nederland 1814 – 2014. The Hague: Center for Public Values and Ethics (Institute of Public Administration). [database].
- Meer F.M. van der, Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Osch D.A.G.T. van (2014), Educating and training civil servants in the Netherlands 1814-2014. . Corfu, Greece: IIAS Administrative History study group.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2014), Early Modern Developments in Dutch Public Administration. Patriot and Batavian Authors on Public Morality (1770s–1813), Administrative Theory & Praxis 36(1): 73-94.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N., Kroeze D.B.R. & Wagenaar F.P. (2013), Corruption and the Rise of Modern Politics in Europe in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: A Comparison between France, the Netherlands, Germany and England. Introduction, Journal of Modern European History 11(1): 19-30.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (16 January 2013), Hidden morals, explicit scandals : public values and political corruption in the Netherlands (1748-1813) (Dissertatie, Faculty Campus The Hague, Leiden University). Supervisor(s): Rutgers M.R.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2013), Changing Perceptions of Corruption in the Netherlands: From Early Modern Pluralism to Modern Coherence, Journal of Modern European History 11(1): 88-108.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2013), Nederlandse corruptie in heden en verleden, Civis Mundi: tijdschrift voor politieke filosofie en cultuur (26): .
- Kerkhoff A.D.N., Kroeze D.B.R. & Wagenaar F.P. (2013), Corruption and the Rise of Modern Politics in Europe in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries: A Comparison between France, the Netherlands, Germany and England. Conclusion, Journal of Modern European History 11(1): 130-133.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2012), Dutch public value dynamics in historical perspective: testing current theoretical explorations. . Chicago, Il. USA: Public Values Consortium Biennial Workshop: Beyond Conceptualization: Integrating Public Values to Inform Policy & Management.
- Hoenderboom M.P., Kerkhoff A.D.N., Kroeze D.B.R. & Wagenaar F.P. (2012), Integriteit in historisch perspectief. In: Heuvel J.H.J. van den, Huberts L.W.J.C. & Muller E.R. (Eds.), Integriteit: Integriteit en integriteitsbeleid in Nederland. Deventer: Kluwer. 69-84.
- Meer F.M. van der, Raadschelders J.C.N. & Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2011), Van nachtwakerstaat naar waarborgstaat. Proliferatie en vervlechting van het Nederlandse openbaarbestuur in de lange twintigste eeuw (1880-2005). In: , Duizend jaar openbaar bestuur in Nederland: Van patrimoniaal bestuur naar waarborgstaat. Bussum: Coutinho. 221-291.
- Wagenaar F.P., Rutgers M.R. & Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2011), Een bestuursgeschiedenis van Nederland. In: Wagenaar F.P., Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Rutgers M.R. (Eds.), Duizend jaar openbaar bestuur in Nederland. Van patrimoniaal bestuur naar waarborgstaat. Bussum: Coutinho. 11-28.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2011), Organizational Reform and Changing Ethics in Public Administration: A Case Study on 18th Century Dutch Tax Collecting, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 21: 117-135.
- Wagenaar F.P., Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Rutgers M.R. (2011), Duizend jaar openbaar bestuur in Nederland. Van patrimoniaal bestuur naar waarborgstaat. Bussum: Coutinho.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Kroeze D.B.R. (2011), Corruption and Modern Politics in 18th and 19th century Europe. 5th Annual Conference of the Journal of Modern European History. Freiburg, Germany: 5th Annual Conference of the Journal of Modern European History.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2010), Over de invloed van idealisme en Realpolitik op morele hervormingen in het bestuur van de Republiek: Doelisten en Patriotten tussen 1750 en 1800. Voorjaarscongres van het Koninklijk Nederlands Historisch Genootschap 2010 11 June 2010 - 11 June 2010.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N., Hoenderboom M.P., Kroeze D.B.R. & Wagenaar F.P. (2010), Dutch political corruption in historical perspective: From 18th century value pluralism to a 19th century dominant liberal value system and beyond. In: Grüne N. & Slanicka S. (Eds.), Korruption. Historische Annäherungen an eine Grundfigur politischer Kommunikation. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. 443-467.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2010), Reform, Ideology, and Morality in Early Modern Dutch Public Administration: Doelisten and Patriots (1750 – 1795). . Bern, Switzerland: International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM).
- Steen T.P.S., Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Meer F.M. van der (2009), New Public Management voorbij? Negen landenstudies naar hervormingen binnen de centrale overheid. Leiden: Center for Public Sector Reform.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2009) Bozeman, B. (2007) Public values and public interest: Counterbalancing economic individualism. Washington: Georgetown University Press. Review of: Bozeman Barry (2007), Public values and public interest: Counterbalancing economic individualism. Washington DC: Georgetown University Press. Acta Politica 44: 472-475.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2009), Gin, Cloth, Salted Meat and Abuse of Office: Ethics in the Dutch Batavian Republic in 1798. EGPA Conference. St. Julians, Malta: EGPA Conference.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2009), Bestuurlijke Vernieuwing van de Rijksoverheid in Vergelijkend Internationaal Perspectief: New Public Management Voorbij?, Bestuurskundige Berichten 24(1): 8-11.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2008), Bureaucratization, institutional reform and changing ethics of public office: A case study on 18th century Dutch tax collecting. Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG) Annual Work Conference 2008. Enschede, The Netherlands: Netherlands Institute of Government (NIG) Annual Work Conference.
- Hoenderboom M.P. & Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2008), Corruption and Capability in the Dutch Republic: the Case of Lodewijk Huygens (1676), Public Voices X(2): 7-24.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2008), How institutional changes reflect changing values of public administration: The (re)organization of 18th century Dutch tax collecting. 24th EGOS colloquium 'upsetting organizations', sub-theme 28: Ethical behaviour and Integrity in organizations. Amsterdam: 24th EGOS colloquium 'upsetting organizations', sub-theme 28: Ethical behavior and Integrity in organizations.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. & Wagenaar F.P. (2008), Conceptualizing political corruption. . Bielefeld, Germany: Politische Korruption in historischer Perspektive. Zentrum für interdisciplinäre Forschung (ZiF), Universität Bielefeld.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2007), Values underlying capability: The case of Lodewijk Huygens (1676). . Rotterdam: Erasmus Center for Early Modern Studies.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2007), Wetenschap, zedenleer en de overtuiging van God’s bestaan: de fysiko- theologie in de Nederlandse spectatoriale tijdschriften van de achttiende eeuw. In: Meijman F.J., Snelders S. & Wit O. de (Eds.), Leonardo voor het publiek. Een geschiedenis van wetenschaps- en techniek communicatie. Amsterdam: VU University Press. 64-75.
- Kerkhoff A.D.N. (2007), Values of public administration in historical context: police corruption in Amsterdam (1817). Paper presented to Professor Jonathan Israel in a Huizinga Institute Masterclass. Den Haag, The Netherlands: Huizinga Institute Masterclass with prof. Jonathan Israel.
- Member of Editorial Review Board