Assistant Professor in Infrastructure Planning, Governance & Methodology
Department of Spatial Planning and Environment
Faculty of Spatial Sciences
University of Groningen
The Netherlands
Mercator Building
Landleven 1
9747 AD Groningen
The Netherlands
Email: s.verweij@rug.nl
Web: https://www.rug.nl/staff/s.verweij
I am an Assistant Professor in Infrastructure Planning, Governance & Methodology at the University of Groningen (2019—current). I am affiliated with the Department of Spatial Planning and Environment of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. I am program coordinator of the Bachelor Spatial Planning and Design of the Faculty of Spatial Sciences. I am also supervisor and co-promotor on multiple PhD research projects. From 2018-2025, I was an editorial board member of Public Works Management & Policy. From 2024-2025, I was also an editorial board member of the Journal of Critical Infrastructure Policy.
I have a PhD in Public Administration from Erasmus University Rotterdam (2015). Previously, I worked at the University of Groningen as a Postdoctoral Researcher (2016—2019), the University of Bamberg (2015—2016), and at Erasmus University Rotterdam (2009—2015). I also held visiting research positions at Rijkswaterstaat and the Bertelsmann Foundation.
My research focuses on the design, implementation, and outcomes of collaboration in cross-sector governance networks, with a specific focus on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in transport infrastructure planning. I am also specialized in comparative methods, in particular Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA). My current research activities focus on three areas.
Improving the performance, sustainability, and collaboration in PPPs in infrastructure planning and implementation. I focus also on the role of management and boundary spanning.
Developing QCA for evaluating infrastructure planning and implementation. I focus also on how QCA can be made more time-sensitive.
Exploring the role of infrastructure planning in transitioning towards a post-growth society. I focus also on the role of planning instruments and practices.