Biography
Rianne Warsen is Assistant Professor Public Management at the Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences (ESSB) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
In her research, she focuses on collaboration and contracting in the public sector. Interested in how organizations work together and the implications thereof for public organizations and governments, she conducts research on amongst others the governance of public-private partnerships, the responsiveness of intermunicipal collaboration, and the interplay between formal and relational aspects in public contracting.
She publishes regularly in top public administration journals including public management review, journal of public administration research and theory, and public administration review. She is co-author of the second edition of the book Governance Networks in the Public Sector, together with prof.dr. Klijn, prof.dr. Koppenjan, and dr. Spekkink.
Dr. Warsen is also coordinator of Govlab010, a collaboration between the Erasmus University and the municipality of Rotterdam to contribute with impactful research on the functioning of the municipal organization. She teaches public administration courses in the Public Administration and Sociology Bachelor and Master tracks, supervises theses and coordinates the Dutch-languaged master programme Public Management.
Erasmus School of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- warsen@essb.eur.nl
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Work
- Erik Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan, Wouter Spekkink & Rianne Warsen (2025) - Governance Networks in the Public Sector: Second edition - doi: 10.4324/9781003402138 - [link]
- Erik Hans Klijn & Rianne Warsen (2025) - Trust in public networks and public–private partnerships: achieving conditions for effectiveness and innovation? - doi: 10.4337/9781802201406 - [link]
- Koen Migchelbrink, Bart Voorn, Rianne Warsen, Loran van Baardewijk & Marieke van Genugten (2024) - Doelmatigheid en effectiviteit van regionale samenwerkingen.: Een verkennend onderzoek naar de indicatoren waarmee regionale samenwerkingen hun effectiviteit en doelmatigheid meten - [link]
- Jolien Grandia & Rianne Warsen (2024) - De governance van inkoop in crisistijd: Balanceren tussen sturingsstrategieën: contract, relatie of laissez-faire? - Bestuurskunde, 33 (2), 13-21
- Beitske Boonstra, Sophie Claessens, Rianne Warsen & Ingmar Van Meerkerk (2023) - Keep going on: A qualitative comparative analysis on the durability of solidarity initiatives during and after crisis - Public Administration, 101 (4), 1443-1460 - doi: 10.1111/padm.12897 - [link]
- Jolien Grandia & Rianne Warsen (2023) - Procurement under pressure: shifting governance strategies in turbulent times - Public Management Review - doi: 10.1080/14719037.2023.2281973 - [link]
- Ingmar van Meerkerk, Rianne Warsen & Erik Hans Klijn (2023) - Boundary spanning for contractual fairness in public infrastructure projects: its impact on performance and innovation - Public Management Review (online), 26 (7), 2122-2143 - doi: 10.1080/14719037.2023.2262474 - [link]
- Erik Hans Klijn, Samantha Metselaar & Rianne Warsen (2023) - The effect of contract- and network management on performance and innovationin infrastructure projects - Public Money and Management, 44 (5), 428-437 - doi: 10.1080/09540962.2023.2204533 - [link]
- Rianne Warsen (2023) - Relational quality in public–private partnerships: understanding social relationships in contract-based exchanges - International Journal of Public Sector Management, 36 (2), 171-189 - [link]
- Ingmar van Meerkerk, Michael Duijn, Rianne Warsen, S (Stefan) Verweij, Erik Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan & Samantha Metselaar (2022) - A mixed-methods comparison of the performance of Dutch PPP and non-PPP infrastructure projects - doi: 10.4337/9781800889200.00014 - [link]
- Jolien Grandia & Rianne Warsen (2022) - Procurement under pressure: Governance strategies in turbulent times
- Joop Koppenjan, Erik Hans Klijn, S (Stefan) Verweij, Michael Duijn, Ingmar van Meerkerk, Samantha Metselaar & Rianne Warsen (2022) - The performance of public–private partnerships: An evaluation of 15 years DBFM in Dutch infrastructure governance - Public Performance & Management Review, 45 (5), 998-1028 - doi: 10.1080/15309576.2022.2062399 - [link]
- Rianne Warsen (2022) - The use of research methods in public-private partnership research - doi: 10.4337/9781839105883.00011 - [link]
- Jolien Grandia & Rianne Warsen (2021) - New development: Shifting towards relational governance in the procurement of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Reinout Kleinhans, Ingmar Van Meerkerk, Rianne Warsen & Stephen Clare (2021) - Understanding the durability of community enterprises in England: Results of a fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis - Public Management Review - doi: 10.1080/14719037.2021.1999669 - [link]
- Vidar Stevens, Erik Hans Klijn & Rianne Warsen (2021) - Branding as a public governance strategy: A Q methodological analysis of how companies react to place branding strategies - Public Administration Review, 81 (4), 752-762 - doi: 10.1111/puar.13263 - [link]
- Jolien Grandia & Rianne Warsen (2021) - Procurement under pressure: Emerging governance issues in the procurement of medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic
- S Verwey, Joop Koppenjan, Erik Hans Klijn, I van Meerkerk, Henk Klaassen, Rianne Warsen, M Duijn & S Metselaar (2021) - Evaluatie 15 jaar DBFM-projecten: Gooi de expertise niet zomaar overboord - Verkeerskunde, 72 (1) - [link]
- Erik Hans Klijn, Joop Koppenjan & Rianne Warsen (2021) - Hybridity and the search for the right mix in governing PPP collaboration - doi: 10.4337/9781789901917.00019 - [link]
- R (Rianne) Warsen (2021) - JPART Outstanding Reviewer Award
4.1 Governing Organizations
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- FSWS-410
4.1 Publiek Management
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- FSWBM-1200
4.3 Thesis Master Public Management
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- ESSB-BM3070
4.3 Internship Master Public Management
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- ESSB-BM3060
4.1 Extern Publiek Management
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- ESSB-BM3030
4.1 Atelier Publiek Management
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- ESSB-BM3010
4.3 Internship Master Public Management
- Year
- 2025
- Course Code
- FSWBM-1140
