Prof. A.H.M. van Meijl (Toon)

Toon van Meijl is a cultural anthropologist with expertise in the Pacific region, the New Zealand Maori especially. His research concentrates on issues of cultural identity and the self, particularly among young people in multicultural societies, and on socio-political questions emerging from the debate about property rights, especially of indigenous peoples. In addition, he coordinates the research programme of the Department of Anthropology and Development Studies that focuses on the relationship between cultural diversity and socio-economic inequality, with special attention for issues of citizenship, democracy and dialogue.