Rob Mokken
Robert Jan (Rob) Mokken (Born Jakarta, April 28, 1929) is a Dutch political scientist and Emeritus Professor of Political Science and Methodology at the University of Amsterdam.
Mokken studied from 1949 to 1952 at the Royal Netherlands Naval College in Den Helder. In 1957 he obtained his bachelor degree in Political and Social sciences at the University of Amsterdam, his master degree in 1961, and in 1970 he obtained his PhD with the thesis entitled "A theory and procedure of scale analysis: with applications in political research."
In 1954 MOkken started as research assistant at the University of Amsterdam. From 1961 to 1966 he worked at the Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica. After an other three years at the University of Amsterdam as a research assistant, in 1970 he was appointed Professor at the University of Amsterdam in Political and Social Science, and since 1979 in Political Science and Methodology. In 1994 he has retired, and is still working as a ICT consultant concerning statistical and quantitative methods.
Mokken in 1971 published the book "Theory and procedure of scale analysis' in which he proposed a measure that was later named after him: the Mokken scale.
In 1990 Mokken was awarded a knighthood in the Order of Orange-Nassau. Among his about 20 PhD students, where Meindert Fennema, William E. Saris and Frans Stokman.
Publications
Mugs published several books[1] and many articles[2]. A selection:
- 1971. A theory and procedure of scale analysis with applications in political research
- 1975. Graven naar macht: op zoek naar de kern van de Nederlandse economie. With H.M. Helmers et al.
- 1997. Technologie en management: bestuursstructuren in industriële ondernemingens. With B.L. Icke and H. Disk.
References
- ^ Mokken, R.J. List of Publications at National Library of the Netherlands. Accessed 20 December 2009.
- ^ CURRICULUM VITAE PROF. DR. ROBERT J. MOKKEN Accessed 20 December 2009.
External links
- Robert J(an) Mokken Profile University of Amsterdam