S. (Sander) van Lanen
Assistant professor urban poverty & inequalityhe/him
Field/Discipline
Expertise
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
- 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
Other positions
- Young Academy Groningen (member cohort 2022)
- Editor Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie
- Aletta Jacobs Research Fellow
- Editor Jacobin NL
Last modified:11 December 2025 4.14 p.m.