Johannes "Hans" van der Zouwen (born 1939) is a Dutch sociologist, and Emeritus Professor of Social Research Methodology at the

Vrije Universiteit The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...

in Amsterdam, known for his pioneering work with

Felix Geyer Rudolf Felix Geyer (born 13 October 1933) is a Dutch sociologist and cybernetician, former head of the methodology section of SISWO (Interuniversity Institute for Social Science Research) at the University of Amsterdam, known for his work in the fi ...

in the field of

sociocybernetics Sociocybernetics is an interdisciplinary science between sociology and general systems theory and cybernetics. The International Sociological Association has a specialist research committee in the area – RC51 – which publishes the (electron ...

. In the 1960s Van der Zouwen received his MA in sociology and 1970 his PhD in sociology from the Vrije Universiteit with a thesisJohannes van der Zouwen (1970) ''De Gereformeerden en de Vrije Universiteit: sociologisch onderzoek naar inhoud en ontwikkeling van de relatie tussen een instelling en haar recruteringsveld voor steunverlening''. Alphen aan den Rijn: Samsom. about the sociological aspects of volunteer work around the

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' when in context) is a public research university in Amsterdam, Netherlands, being founded in 1880. The VU Amsterdam is one of two large, publicly funded research ...

. In the late 1960s Van der Zouwen had started his academic career at the Vrije University in Amsterdam. In 1969 he had become chair of the department of Social Research Methodology. From 1971 to early 2000 he was Professor of Social Research Methodology. Since then he is affiliated with the Interuniversity Graduate School of Psychometrics and Sociometrics (IOPS). In the 1990s Van der Zouwen is awarded Honorary Fellow of the World Organisation of Systems and Cybernetics.

Selected publications

* Geyer, Felix, and Johannes van der Zouwen, eds. ''Sociocybernetic Paradoxes: observation, control and evolution of self-steering systems.'' Sage, 1986. * Geyer, R. Felix, and Johannes van der Zouwen, eds. ''Sociocybernetics: Complexity, autopoiesis, and observation of social systems.'' No. 132. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001. * Maynard, D. W., Houtkoop-Steenstra, H., Schaeffer, N. C., & Van der Zouwen, J. eds. (2002). ''Standardization and tacit knowledge. Interaction and Practice in the Survey Interview,'' New York: Wiley Interscience. Articles, a selection: * De Leeuw, Edith D., and Johannes Van der Zouwen. "Data quality in telephone and face to face surveys: a comparative meta-analysis." ''Telephone survey methodology'' (1988): 283-299. * Van der Zouwen, Johannes, Wil Dijkstra, and Johannes H. Smit. "Studying Respondent‐Interviewer Interaction: The Relationship Between Interviewing Style, Interviewer Behavior, and Response Behavior." ''Measurement errors in surveys'' (1991): 419-437. * van der Zouwen, Johannes, and

Cor van Dijkum Cornelis Johannes (Cor) van Dijkum (born 1950) is a Dutch sociologist, consultant and academic at the Utrecht University, known for his contributions in the field of methodology for complex societal problems. Biography Van Dijkum obtained his MSc ...

. "Towards a methodology for the empirical testing of complex social cybernetic models." ''Contribution in Sociology'' 132 (2001): 223-240.

References

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