Cornelis Wilhelmus Maria Antonia Aarts is a Dutch political scientist and Professor of Political Science at the Department of Public Administration of the University of Twente, particular known for his work on comparative electoral behavior.
Education
Born in "s-Hertogenbosch, Aarts studied political science at the University of Amsterdam from 1977 to 1985, and received his Doctor of Philosophy in 1990 at the University of Twente with a thesis entitled "Bodemverontreiniging en collectieve actie" (Soil and collective action).
Career
In 1985 Aarts started as academic career as Assistant Professor at the University of Twente, where in 2005 he was appointed Professor of Political Science. His work focusses on the area of electoral and methodological research. He is also responsible for the National Election Studies and currently Chairman of the Netherlands Electoral Research Foundation.