Educational inequality: it’s a regular subject of public and political debate. Sociologist Andrea Foster researched how parents’ knowledge of the education system and their expectations play a role in this ...

The Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology ICS offers fully funded PhD positions for a variety of projects. The PhD students will be appointed for a four-year period, with a formal ...

UvA sociologist Thijs Bol is going to map the short- and long-term effects of homeschooling during the coronacrisis on social inequality in educational outcomes. This project is co-financed by ODISSEI in the extra ...

Researchers Fenne Pinkster, Marijn Ferier and Myrte Hoekstra conducted a study into resident experiences the Bijlmer stigma. The Bijlmer is a deprived neighborhood, developed in the 60s-70s in the southeast of ...

Amade M'charek has been awarded the Emma Goldman Award; the award is a recognition for scientific research on inequalities combined with public outreach.

​​​​​​​The Swedish Research Council has awarded a second major grant for collaborative research on migration between the Universities of Gothenburg and Amsterdam. This new grant will support Anja Karlsson Franck ...

The University of Amsterdam is part of a consortium that has been awarded an Australian Research Council Discovery Grant to investigate unequal access to housing in Australia.

Thijs Bol, sociologist at the University of Amsterdam, has been selected as a new member of the Young Academy, and will be installed in March 2020.

De KNAW kent de Early Career Award uit aan twaalf jonge onderzoekers die aan het begin van hun carrière staan en die in staat zijn vernieuwende en originele onderzoeksideeën verder te ontwikkelen. Gijs Schumacher ...

Onderwijsongelijkheid leidt tot sociaaleconomische en democratische ongelijkheid en is daarom onwenselijk. Vroege schoolselectie speelt een negatieve rol. Veel Europese landen zijn daarom overgestapt naar latere ...

Urban living is on the rise. Urban environments, like Amsterdam, are characterized by features that make city life not only attractive and exciting, but also more challenging and stressful than rural environments, ...

The Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology ICS offers fully funded PhD positions for a variety of projects.

Ethnic discrimination on the labour market is a major concern for societies seeking equality. Unequal treatment of citizens leads to inequality, deficient participation and loss of capacity. Sociologist Bram Lancee ...

Specialistisch opgeleide mbo-vakmensen hebben de beste baankansen en aantrekkelijk werk. Dat is tegen de verwachting in: vaak wordt gedacht dat smal opgeleiden het moeilijker krijgen op de arbeidsmarkt naarmate ze ...

Op vrijdag 8 september organiseerde AMCIS het speciale Herdenkingssymposium 'Onderwijs, Echtscheiding, Elites en de Publieke Zaak' naar aanleiding van de in 2016 overleden socioloog Jaap Dronkers.

What is the state of the Dutch voter? Are we seeing a crisis of confidence between people and politics? Are we on the verge of serious problems and will institutional reforms be inevitable if our country is to remain ...

Dr S.L. de Lange (1981) has been named professor by special appointment of the Dr J.M. den Uyl Chair at the University of Amsterdam’s (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. The chair was established on ...

Dr T.W.G. van der Meer (1980) has been appointed professor of Political Science, specialising in Legitimacy, Inequality and Citizenship, at the University of Amsterdam's (UvA) Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences.

De werkgelegenheid aan de boven- en onderkant van de arbeidsmarkt neemt toe, terwijl banen in het middensegment verdwijnen. Er is sprake van toenemende polarisatie in de beroepenstructuur. Dat heeft invloed op de ...

Welke stelselkenmerken van het Nederlandse onderwijs bevorderen het leren, verbeteren de voorbereiding op de arbeidsmarkt, en versterken de socialisatie tot zelfstandige burgers? Op 15 oktober heeft de ...