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Staff members with discipline Social Issues

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

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Coördinator van het Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen, dat kennis en onderzoek verzamelt en deelt dat relevant is voor sociaal-maatschappelijk beleid in het Groningse gaswinningsgebied. Het Kennisplatform stimuleert samenwerkingsverbanden om meer aandacht te creëren voor sociaal-maatschappelijke impact. Het brengt mensen en kennis samen en streeft naar een samenleving waar industrie, staat en maatschappij in harmonie zijn.
dr. N.A. (Nienke) Busscher
Contact
n.a.busscher rug.nl
+31 6 3198 5069
Function
Coördinator Kennisplatform Leefbaar en Kansrijk Groningen
Broadly speaking, my research focuses on what drives members of advantaged groups to behave anti-socially and pro-socially towards disadvantaged groups, using quantitative methods. In that vein, I am currently researching the motivational and emotional rudiments of 'solidarity-based collective action' as part of my PhD project. My other research interests are collective violence, group-based norms and dissent, which I attempt to implement into political issues.

I conduct my PhD studies under the supervision of Prof Dr Ernestine H. Gordijn, Prof Dr Katherine E. Stroebe & Dr Yasin Koç.
H. (Hakan) Çakmak, MSc
Contact
h.cakmak rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Sustainable development, Nudging behaviour toward sustainable choices, sustainability applied to hospitality, Youth touirsm
dr. E. (Elena) Cavagnaro
Contact
e.cavagnaro rug.nl
+31 6 5512 5073
Function
Associate Professor of Responsible Leadership Development and Sustainability in Tourism
Field / Discipline
Research, management consultancy
dr. A.J.E. (Arjen) Edzes
Contact
a.j.e.edzes rug.nl
+31 50 36 38290
Function
Associate professor
Social Security, IT Law, Data Protection, Public Law
V. (Valery) Gantchev, LLM
Contact
v.gantchev rug.nl
Function
PhD researcher
Field / Discipline
Social entrepreneurship
V. (Valerija) Golubic, MSc
Contact
v.golubic rug.nl
Function
PhD student
My expertise and interest are LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual/Aromantic and questioning) children and youth in the child protection system (CPS). I am currently working on the Audre project which focuses on the experiences of LGBTQIA+ youth from their own perspective and also from their carers and professionals` perspective. 

More specifically, my research focuses on the resilience, personal and community-based, of LGBTQIA+ youth in the CPS.

Other topics: Child and family welfare; inequalities in child protection;  family foster care; residential child and youth care; LGBTQIA+ youth in care; participation of children and families in the child protection system. 
V.R. (Rodrigo) Gonzalez Alvarez, Dr
Contact
v.r.gonzalez.alvarez rug.nl
+31 6 2839 5180
Function
PhD candidate
F.C. (Frank) Gootjes, MSc
Contact
f.c.gootjes rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Social psychology, Online (group) behaviour, Collective action, Humour, Quantitave and qualitative research.
dr. H.J.E. (Hedy) Greijdanus
Contact
h.j.e.greijdanus rug.nl
+31 6 3198 4870
Function
Assistant professor
prof. dr. T. (Tialda) Haartsen
Contact
t.haartsen rug.nl
Function
Professor of Rural Geography
Field / Discipline
Ethics, Social Ontology, and Political Philosophy
prof. dr. F.A. (Frank) Hindriks
Contact
f.a.hindriks rug.nl
Function
Professor in Ethics, Social and Political Philosophy
Field / Discipline
S.J.C. (Suzanne) Kroon
Contact
s.j.c.kroon umcg.nl
Function
Researcher / Phd student
I research the geography of inequality, poverty, and social exclusion, especially in cities. My expertise is in the following domains and their interactions;

- experiences of poverty and social exclusion
- coming of age in disadvantaged neighbourhoods
- social & spatial justice
- initiatives and interventions in the neighbourhood
- social infrastructure
- intergenerational poverty

View my research minute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlpQR18n2Uc
S. (Sander) van Lanen
Contact
s.van.lanen rug.nl
+31 50 36 33888
Function
Assistant Professor
Dr. Seonok started working at the Department of Minority and Multilingualism in 2021. As a sociologist, she is interested in social inequalities in general. In particular, her expertise is in global labor migration, labor market integration, diversity, ethnic minorities, inequality, racial hierarchies, class, and gender. She recently expanded her interest in (digital) platforms and the gig economy.
S. (Seonok) Lee, PhD
Contact
seonok.lee rug.nl
+31 6 4413 8643
Function
Lecturer
dr. C.J. (Josje) van der Linden
Contact
c.j.van.der.linden rug.nl
+31 50 36 36568
Function
Assistant professor / Coordinator External cooperation Globalisation studies Groningen / UNESCO chair holder Lifelong learning, youth and work, Gulu University, Uganda
Child and family welfare;  decision-making; inequalities in  child protection family foster care; residential child and youth care; transition to adulthood from public care; LGBTQIA+ youth in care; participation of children and families in the child protection system
M. (Mónica) Lopez Lopez, Dr
Contact
m.lopez.lopez rug.nl
Function
Associate Professor, Rosalind Franklin Fellow
Urban & Rural Inequality, Ethnography, Qualitative Methods
dr. E. (Erik) Meij, PhD
Contact
e.meij rug.nl
Function
Phd researcher
M.C. (Marilie) Odding, MSc
Contact
m.c.odding rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
C.N. (Catia) Pinto Teixeira, PhD
Contact
c.n.teixeira rug.nl
Function
Post-doctoral researcher
Rural Development
Community Development
Cultural Geography
Social Exclusion
dr. K. (Koen) Salemink
Contact
k.salemink rug.nl
+31 50 36 35704
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Arctic social Science, Stake- and rightsholder involvement, transdisciplinary research, co-production of knowledge, polar tourism
dr. A.J.M. (Annette) Scheepstra
Contact
a.j.m.scheepstra rug.nl
+31 6 5465 8965
Function
coordinator external collaboration / teacher
Media and popular music studies, cultural studies, cultural analysis, critical theory, popular culture and politics,  populism, nationalism, (inter)mediality, transmedia storytelling
M.M. (Melanie) Schiller, Dr
Contact
m.m.schiller rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor of Media Studies and Popular Music
Field / Discipline
drs. M.J. (Maaike) Smulders, MSc
Contact
m.j.smulders rug.nl
Function
Lecturer
Social and Political Philosophy, Critical Social Theory, Ideology Theory, Applied issues, Philosophy of Privacy, Philosophy of Hope
U.T.R. (Titus) Stahl, Dr
Contact
titus.stahl rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Field / Discipline
Segregation, Inequality, Social Integration, Social Networks
J. (Jochem) Tolsma
Contact
j.tolsma rug.nl
Function
Professor
"Ambivalence" in Societal Debates
G.M. (Gonneke) Ton
Contact
g.m.ton rug.nl
Function
PhD student
Field / Discipline
Societal impact van onderzoek
Toegepast onderzoek in het zorg- en sociale domein
Medische sociologie
Onderzoek met mixed methods
dr. J. (Jolanda) Tuinstra
Contact
j.tuinstra01 umcg.nl
+31 6 8313 7252
Function
Researcher Applied Health Research
Keywords to describe research:
social impact assessment; social impact management; project induced displacement & resettlement; social licence to operate; social sustainability; extractive industries & society; business & human rights; human rights impact assessment; Indigenous rights; Free, Prior & Informed Consent (FPIC); benefit sharing; community engagement; public participation; avoiding the resource curse; shared value; corporate social responsibility; university social responsibility; sense of place; place attachment; endogenous regional development; rural communities; social aspects of climate change; applied social research; rural sociology; environmental sociology; natural resource sociology; sociology of agriculture & food; human geography; cultural geography.

Other matters to note:

Prof Vanclay was awarded the 2014 Individual Award from the International Association for Impact Assessment for his sustained contribution to the theory and practice of social impact assessment.
 
Prof Vanclay has been a visiting professor with: the University of Eastern Finland, 2012; the University of Sao Paulo (San Carlos campus), Brazil,  2012; the University of Southern Queensland, 2016; National Taiwan University, 2017; and the North West A&F University, China, 2017. 

Prof Vanclay was President of the International Rural Sociology Association from 2000 to 2004. He also has a long affiliation with the International Association for Impact Assessment including past member of its Board of Directors, and various Committee Chair appointments. He was Program Chair for the Tenth World Congress of Rural Sociology (Rio de Janiero, Brazil, 2000).
F.M.D. (Frank) Vanclay, Prof Dr
Contact
frank.vanclay rug.nl
+31 50 36 38657
Function
Professor of Cultural Geography
Sustainability Transition Studies
Science and Technology Studies
Public participation
Conversation analysis
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Contact
roel.van.veen rug.nl
Function
As a researcher, I am Mainly interested in the social and spatial consequences of contemporary socio-economic and institutional developments. My expertise is centered around the following topics and their interaction:

- Housing
- Housing Market Dynamics
- Urban Inequality
- Social / Spatial Justice
- Welfare States
- Urban governance
dr. B.J. (Barend) Wind
Contact
b.j.wind rug.nl
Function
Assistant Professor
Sociology of Law
Empirical Research
Policy Sciences
Social Security
dr. P. (Paulien) de Winter
Contact
p.de.winter rug.nl
+31 50 36 35639
Function
Assistant Professor
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