{{short description|Dutch academic and politician (born 1949)}} {{use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Henk Overbeek | office = Member of the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | term_start = 4 October 2016 | term_end = 10 June 2019 | predecessor = [[Tuur Elzinga]] | birth_name = Hendrik Willem Overbeek | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|10|13|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Haarlem]], Netherlands | party = [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] | alma_mater = [[University of Amsterdam]] | children = 2 | occupation = {{hlist|Academic|politician}} }}
'''Hendrik Willem''' "'''Henk'''" '''Overbeek''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦɛŋk ˈoːvərbeːk|lang}}; born 13 October 1949) is a Dutch international relations scholar and politician of the [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] (SP).
== Life and career == Overbeek was born in 1949 in [[Haarlem]], and he attended the {{ill|Murmellius Gymnasium|nl}} high school in [[Alkmaar]] between 1961 and 1967. He studied at [[Gonzaga University]] in [[Spokane, Washington]] for a year, and he went on to study political and social sciences at the [[University of Amsterdam]]. He received his [[Candidate (degree)|candidate's degree]] in political science in 1972 and his [[master's degree]] in [[international relations]] in 1976. Overbeek completed a [[PhD]] at the university, earning his degree in January 1988 with a [[dissertation]] entitled ''Global Capitalism and Britain's Decline''.<ref name="ek"/>
He taught international relations at the University of Amsterdam starting in 1988, and he served simultaneously as an [[adjunct professor]] at the [[Leiden]] campus of [[Webster University]] between 1994 and 2004. He switched to [[Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam]] in 1999.<ref name="ek"/> He became a professor by special appointment, specialized in transnational politics, in 2001 and a full professor, specialized in international relations, in 2004. Overbeek researched [[international economics]] and international regulations for [[corporate governance]], and he was an editor of the journal ''[[British Politics (journal)|British Politics]]''.<ref name="parl"/> He retired as professor in December 2014, and he subsequently served as head of the [[Organization studies|organization sciences]] department until 2021.<ref name="parl"/><ref name="parool"/> When he retired, Overbeek said in an interview that the world was in the early stage of a severe crisis, comparable to the one in the 1930s that led to [[World War II]]. He pointed at a bad economy, rising inequality, strict budget cuts during the [[euro area crisis]], growing international tensions, and the rise of nationalist movements. He called the [[NATO]] alliance the main culprit of the [[Russo-Ukrainian War]], arguing that great powers should respect each other's interests and that [[Enlargement of NATO|NATO's eastward enlargement]] towards Russia violated promises by [[Western Bloc|the West]].<ref name="parool">{{Cite interview |date = 20 December 2014 |last = Overbeek |first = Henk |interviewer = Addie Schulte |language = nl |newspaper = [[Het Parool]] |title = 'Het wordt in de wereld steeds gevaarlijker' |trans-title = 'The world is getting increasingly more dangerous' }}</ref>
Overbeek ran for the [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] [[2015 Dutch Senate election|in May 2015]] as the [[List of Socialist Party candidates in the 2015 Dutch Senate election|SP's 11th candidate]], but he was not elected as the party won nine seats.<ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2015/05/28/proces-verbaal-verkiezingsuitslag-eerste-kamer-2015 |website = [[Electoral Council]] |date = 28 May 2015 |format = PDF |access-date = 25 February 2025 |title = Uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2015 |trans-title = Results 2015 Senate election |page = 32 }}</ref> On 4 October 2016, he was sworn into the Senate as the successor of [[Tuur Elzinga]], who had stepped down for a role at the [[Federation of Dutch Trade Unions]] (FNV).<ref>{{Cite press release |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/nieuws/20161004/senator_henk_overbeek_beedigd |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |access-date = 25 February 2025 |date = 4 October 2016 |language = nl |title = Senator Henk Overbeek beëdigd |trans-title = Senate Henk Overbeek sworn in }}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |title = Mensen |trans-title = People |magazine = [[Elsevier Weekblad]] |date = 8 October 2016 |page = 84 |last = Joosten |first = Carla |volume = 72 |number = 40 }}</ref> Overbeek focused on European affairs, foreign affairs, finances, and economic affairs, and his term ended on 10 June 2019.<ref name="parl">{{Cite web |url = https://www.parlement.com/id/vjs3m6cl7kx0/biografie/h_w_henk_overbeek |website = [[Parlement.com]] |access-date = 25 February 2025 |language = nl |title = Prof.Dr. H.W. (Henk) Overbeek }}</ref>
== Personal life == Overbeek is married, and he has two sons. As a senator, he resided in [[Amstelveen]].<ref name="ek">{{Cite web |url = https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/prof_dr_h_w_overbeek_sp |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190506102031/https://www.eerstekamer.nl/persoon/prof_dr_h_w_overbeek_sp |archive-date = 6 May 2019 |title = Prof. dr. H.W. Overbeek (SP) |website = [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] |language = nl |via = [[Wayback Machine]] }}</ref>
== Electoral history == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center;" |+ {{sronly|Electoral history of Henk Overbeek}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Year ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Body ! scope="col" colspan=2 rowspan=2 |Party ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |{{abbr|2=Position on the party list|Pos.}} ! scope="col" rowspan=2 |Votes ! scope="colgroup" colspan=2 |Result ! scope="col" rowspan=2 class="unsortable" |{{abbr|2=References|Ref}}. |- ! scope="col" |Party seats ! scope="col" |Individual |- ! scope="row" | [[2015 Dutch Senate election|2015]] | [[Senate (Netherlands)|Senate]] | style="background-color:{{party color|Socialist Party (Netherlands)}};"| | [[Socialist Party (Netherlands)|Socialist Party]] | style=text-align:right | [[List of Socialist Party candidates in the 2015 Dutch Senate election|11]] | style=text-align:right | 0 | style=text-align:right | {{Composition bar compact|9|75}} | {{no2|Lost}}{{efn|Overbeek was appointed to the body later during the term due to a vacancy.}} | <ref>{{Cite web |url = https://www.kiesraad.nl/adviezen-en-publicaties/proces-verbalen/2015/05/28/proces-verbaal-verkiezingsuitslag-eerste-kamer-2015 |website = [[Electoral Council]] |language = nl |access-date = 28 February 2025 |format = PDF |date = 28 May 2015 |title = Uitslag Eerste Kamerverkiezing 2015 |trans-title = Results 2015 Senate election |pages = 32–36 }}</ref> |}
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