26-11-1942 |
Born in The Hague, The Netherlands |
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Family |
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Son of Willem A. Veenhoven (historian) and Maria A.
Wilson (economist) |
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Education and qualifications |
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1956-1962 |
Nederlands Lyceum, The Hague, track HBS-A |
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1964-1969 |
Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool, Rotterdam |
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1984 |
Doctorate in Social Sciences at Erasmus University
Rotterdam |
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1994-2000 |
Registered as social-sexuologist, NVVS |
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Work |
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1962-1964 |
Military service |
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1967-1969 |
Student-assistent, Empirical Sociology, Nederlandse Economische Hogeschool |
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1969-1985 |
Assistent-professor, Social Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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1985-1988 |
Associate-professor, Social Psychology, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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1988-2007 |
Associate-professor, Sociology, Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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1995-2002 |
Professor of Humanism, University of Utrecht |
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2001-2007 |
Professor of 'Social conditions for human happiness', Erasmus University Rotterdam |
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| 2008- | Emeritus-professor, Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
| 2011- | Extra-ordinary professor, North West University, South Africa, Optentia research group | |
| 2012- | Associate of Erasmus Happiness Economics Research Organization (EHERO), at Erasmus University Rotterdam | |
Visiting scholarships |
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1986-1989 |
University of Mannheim, Germany (3 stays) |
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1988 |
University of Melbourne, Australia |
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1990-2001 |
Wissenschaftszentrum fuer Sozialwissenschaften Berlin (WZB), Germany (6 stays) |
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1993-2004 |
Zentrum fuer Umfragen Forschung (ZUMA), Mannheim, Germany (3 stays) |
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| 2004 | Universidad Catolica del Norte, Chili | |
| 2013 | University of Hiroshima, Japan | |
| 2017 | Purdua University, Indiana USA | |
Awards |
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1997 |
Fellow of the International Society for Quality Of Life Studies (ISQOLS) |
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2000 |
Best paper on Social Indicators Research |
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2001 |
Distinguished Researcher Award (ISQOLS) |
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2012 |
Distinguished Service Award (ISQOLS) |
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| 2021 | Best paper in Frontiers in Psychology (Positive Psychology) | |
Management |
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at university: |
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1969-1971 |
Member of university parliament |
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1984-1986 |
Deputy dean Department of Social Sciences |
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1991-1993 |
Chair Department of Sociology |
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| 1985- | Director World Database of Happiness | |
in scientific bodies: |
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1978-1992 |
Board member of the Netherland's Institute for Social Sexuological Research (NISSO) |
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1990-1994 |
Chair advisory board research programme 'Birth control in the Netherlands' |
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1994- |
Member board of directors International Society for Quality Of Life Studies (ISQOLS) |
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| 2004-2011 | Dutch representative European network for Positive Psychology (ENPP) | |
| 2008-2021 | Chair Stichting Onderzoek Geluk (Foundation for the Study of Happiness) | |
| 2008-2012 | Member board of directors of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) | |
| 2010-2014 | President Research committee Social Indicators (RC 55) of the International Sociological Association (ISA) | |
in civil movements: |
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1969-1972 |
Board member abortion clinic Rotterdam (STIMEZO) |
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1972-1978 |
Chair Dutch federation of abortion clinics (STIMEZO-Nederland) |
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1976-1984 |
Chair working group 'Voluntry Childlessness', Dutch society for sexual reform (NVSH) |
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Editorships |
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on editorial board |
ISSN | |
1984-now |
Social Indicators Research |
0303-8300 |
1988-1994 |
Negotiation Magazine |
0922-7806 |
1996-1999 |
Practische Humanistiek (Practical Humanistics) |
0926-5228 |
2000-2012 |
Tijdschrift voor Humanistiek (Journal of humanistics) |
1567-7117 |
| 2005- | Applied Research in Quality of Life (ARQOL) | 1871-2584 |
| 2008-2015 | Studia Psychologica | 0039-3320 |
| 2009 | Revista Salud & Sociedad (Health and Society) | 0717-7475 |
| 2010- | Journal of Social Research and Policy | 2067-2640 |
| 2011- | Psychology of Wellbeing | 2211-1522 |
| 2011- | International Journal of Happiness and Development (IJHS) | 2049-2804 |
| 2013- | International Review of Economics (IREC) | 1863-4613 |
| 2014- | Journal of Happiness and Well-being | 2147-516X |
editor |
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1992-1999 |
Sociale Wetenschappen (Social Sciences) |
0037-8097 |
1996- |
Social Indicators Research (book series, Kluwer Academic) |
1387-6570 |
2000-2010 |
Journal Of Happiness Studies (JOHS) |
1389-4978 |
Memberships of scientific organizations |
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1972- |
Nederlandse Sociologische Vereniging (NSV) |
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1985-2010 |
Associatie voor Sociaal Psychologisch Onderzoekers (ASPO) |
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1990-2012 |
Nederlandse Vereniging Voor Seksuologie (NVVS) |
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1984- |
International Sociological Association (ISA) |
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1990- |
Social Indictor Network (SINET) |
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1995- |
International Society for Quality Of Life Studies (ISQOLS) |
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1998- |
International Society for Quality of Life Research (ISOQOL) |
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2004- |
Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science (WAAS) |
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| 2007- | Association for Psychological Science (APS) | |
| 2007- | European Network for Positive Psychology (ENPP) | |
| 2008- | International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA) | |
Last update: 1-3-2023
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