Biography
His PhD research examines how post-war globalization affected the Dutch shipbuilding industry between 1945 and 1983, focusing on the development of global external conditions and on the subsequent local strategic responses by shipyards. In understanding the rise and fall of this particular industry, the project takes into account the broader maritime network and the role of government intervention. It connects to research on the development of maritime industries, the resilience of business systems towards globalization, and the effect of business-government relations.
The research is embedded within the Research Centre for Modern Maritime History (RCMMH) and is part of a larger project that studies the modern maritime history in the Netherlands (1850-2000). Mark Straver holds Master degrees in History, Finance and Financial Law (2015) from Erasmus University Rotterdam. His main research interests include business history, maritime history, economic history and financial history.
Erasmus School of History, Culture and Communication
- straver@eshcc.eur.nl
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Work
- Mark Straver (2025) - Kabaal op de kade: de rol van muziekverenigingen in de Nederlandse scheepsbouw, 1945-1971 - doi: 10.59641/xx812aj
- Mark Straver & Richard Velthuizen (2021) - Recente staatssteun aan Royal IHC niet vergelijkbaar met steun aan RSV in de jaren zeventig - ESB - [link]
- Mark Straver (2020) - Esso Cambria
- Mark Straver (2020) - MS Barendrecht
- Mark Straver (2018) - Dutch shipbuilding in the postwar period: increasing competition in a globalising world
- Mark Straver (2018) - Entrepreneurship and Transformation of the Rhine Economy - [link]
- Judith Siegel, Mark Straver, Jeroen ter Brugge, Richard Velthuizen, Els Jacobs & Hein Klemann (2024) - Te water! (Participant)
Activiteit: Organising and contributing to an event › Professional - Judith Siegel & Mark Straver (2019) - Creative ways to build firm competitiveness: the role of national industry linkages in the rise and fall of Dutch shipbuilding, 1914-1983 (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic - Judith Siegel & Mark Straver (2019) - Networks, innovation, and competitiveness:Changing market conditions and industry structure within Dutch shipbuilding, 1914-1983 (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic - Judith Siegel & Mark Straver (2018) - Networks, innovation, and competitiveness: Changing market conditions and industry structure within Dutch shipbuilding, 1914-1983 (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Academic - Mark Straver (2018) - Dutch Shipbuilding in a Globalising World: national ties, protectionist measures, and further research (Speaker)
Activiteit: Oral presentation › Professional
