Max Joosten is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Political Science at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). He received his PhD from the University of Geneva in 2023. His research focuses on (inequalities in) the mutual responsiveness between citizens and elites, as well as on the regulation of human rights in global supply chains.

Research expertise

• Political economy
• Public opinion
• Representation
• Global supply chains
• Regulation

Current research projects

• The Effectiveness of Supply Chain Regulations
  Governmental supply chain regulations proliferate but vary in shape, material scope, supply chain scope, monitoring, enforcement methods and relationship to legal liability. This is likely to lead to variation in regulatory stringency and this research analyses whether such variation matters for behavioural change of firms’ corporate activities towards human rights and labour protection. At the same time, this research project studies public attitudes towards regulatory stringency.
• Pressuring Platforms: How Party Programs Shape and Are Shaped
  Who influences political party manifestoes? And who do they influence? This research agenda looks at the interaction between political parties and voters, while considering for example the (conditioning) role of economic experts and the context of the macroeconomic environment. 

Max has teaching experience in quantitative social science research methods and will teach a Master Thesis Research Project in 2023 – 2024.