Dorothea Hilhorst

Professor of humanitarian studies
Thea Hilhorst
Academic background
Alma materWageningen Universiteit
ThesisRecords and reputations : everyday politics of a Philippine development NGO (2000)

Dorothea Johanna Maria (Thea) Hilhorst is a professor of humanitarian studies at the International Institute for Social Studies of Erasmus University in The Hague, The Netherlands.

Education and career

Hilhorst received her Ph.D. from Wageningen University in 2000 with the thesis title Records and Reputations: Everyday Politics of a Philippine Development NGO. She was a professor for humanitarian aid at Wageningen University.[1] As of 2022, Hilhorst was a professor at Leiden University and at Rotterdam.[2] Hilhorst is the president of the International Humanitarian Studies Association.[3][better source needed]

Selected publications

  • D.J.M. Hilhorst, B. Weijs and G. van der Haar (2017, eds) People, Aid and Institutions in Socio-Economic Recovery. Facing Fragilities. London, Earthscan/Routledge
  • Jennifer B. Barrett, Margit van Wessel and Dorothea Hilhorst (2016) Advocacy for Development. Effectiveness, Monitoring and Evaluation. E-book, 91 page
  • D.J.M. Hilhorst (2013). Disaster, Conflict and Society in Crisis. London and New York: Routledge Humanitarian studies
  • G.E.A. Bankoff, G.E. Frerks & D.J.M. Hilhorst (2004). Mapping vulnerability. Disasters, development & people. London: Earthscan[4][5]
  • D.J.M. Hilhorst (2003). The real world of NGOs: Discourses, diversity and development. London: Zedbooks[6]

Honors and awards

Hilhorst received the Spinoza Prize, the highest Dutch scientific prize, in 2022.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Dorothea Hilhorst – IHSA". ihsa.info. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  2. ^ "Thea Hilhorst on her second appointment as a LDE professor". Leiden University. 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  3. ^ "Thea Hilhorst | African Studies Centre Leiden". www.ascleiden.nl. Retrieved 2024-05-18.
  4. ^ Review of Mapping Vulnerability
    • Upton, Caroline (2006). "Review of Mapping Vulnerability: Disasters, Development and People". The Geographical Journal. 172 (2): 172–173. doi:10.1111/j.1475-4959.2006.201_2.x. ISSN 0016-7398. JSTOR 3873988.
  5. ^ Bryant, Ted (2006). "Mapping Vulnerability: Disasters, Development and People - Edited by Greg Bankoff, Georg Frerks and Dorothea Hilhorst". Geographical Research. 44 (3): 328–329. Bibcode:2006GeoRs..44..328B. doi:10.1111/j.1745-5871.2006.00395.x. ISSN 1745-5863.
  6. ^ Review of The real world of NGOs
    • Peters, Rebecca Warne (August 2005). "The Real World of NGOs: Discourses, Diversity and Development". The Journal of Development Studies; Abingdon. 41 (6): 1154 – via Proquest.
  7. ^ "Prof. dr. ir. Thea Hilhorst". Dutch Research Council (NWO). 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
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