Prof. C.H.B.M. Spierings (Niels)
Professor - Radboud Social Cultural Research
Professor - Sociology
Prof. dr. Niels Spierings studies issues of inclusion and exclusion, particularly with respect to politics, civil society and the labour market. Geographically his focus is on the Netherlands, Western Europe and the Middle East and North Africa. In his work, statistics and survey research are combined with case studies, interviews and big data analysis. In his current work some important themes are:
# Islam
# populism
# gender & sexuality
# migratie
# elections & democracy
# social media
# political trust & participation
He hopes his research contributes to more accurate knowledge and understanding of whether people want, can and are allowed to participate, and how the facilitate inclusion.