Dr H.P.M. Carlsson (Hanna)

Dr. Hanna Carlsson is Assistant Professor of Public Administration at Radboud University. Her research adopts a public management perspective to examine how organisational conditions and processes shape access to public services for underserved groups, with a focus on care and welfare.

Her work addresses healthcare, long-term care, and social services and is theoretically grounded in practice theory, which she brings into dialogue with debates in public management and migration studies. She specialises in qualitative and interpretative research, including ethnography, in-depth interviews, focus groups, and practice-based approaches, and studies service provision for people in vulnerable or underserved positions, including older adults, youth, and women with migration backgrounds.

Dr. Carlsson obtained her PhD in Human Geography (cum laude) from Radboud University in 2022. Her research has been recognized for its scholarly quality and societal relevance: it is cited in national guidelines for culturally sensitive care for older migrants and published in leading international journals such as Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Ageing & Society, and Social & Cultural Geography. She is actively engaged in international research networks, including the Centre for Practice Theory, the IMISCOE Standing Committee, the Radboud University Network on Migrant Inclusion (RUNOMI), and the European Network of Intercultural Elder Care (ENIEC).

In her teaching, Dr. Carlsson emphasises analytical thinking, interpretation, and clear writing as core skills for public policy and public management, particularly in an era of AI-generated content. The courses she teaches—qualitative research methods, policy sociology, and master’s thesis supervision—are designed to help students develop these skills and the confidence to apply them in research, policy analysis, and professional practice.