S. (Sander) van Lanen
Assistant professor urban poverty & inequality
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)
- Aletta Jacobs Research Fellow
- Programme Coordinator BSc Human Geography & Planning
- Editor Agora Magazine
- Editor Kwalon magazine for qualitative research
Last modified:22 October 2025 07.43 a.m.