Diversity

Yvonne Benschop researches the responsibility that organisations have towards issues that pertain to gender equality, diversity and inclusion. Which strategies and tools help organisations to change? What role do training courses, networking and inclusive leadership play?

Marieke van den Brink conducts research into gender and diversity within organisations, including those within the scientific community. She specifically researches the existing opportunities and the obstacles that prevent women or persons of colour from being excluded from the labour market.

Gijs Bijlstra researches whether stereotypes and prejudices affect the way in which we perceive others. This is something that often happens without people being aware of it. His research includes the study of the way in which stereotypes may affect the recognition of emotions or awareness.

Tesseltje de Lange researches the European regulation of economic migration and integration. She specialises in migration and entrepreneurship, the economic integration of refugees, knowledge workers migration, family migration and migrant family members’ access to employment.

Coen van Galen’s research focuses on the history of people who lived in slavery and how slavery continues to affect society. He also worked together with volunteers to produce the online Suriname and Curaçao slave registers, which were made available for genealogical research.

Claartje Bulten’s research of ‘diversity’ was prompted by the withdrawal of the voluntary women’s quota for the top of the corporate sector and the potential introduction of a legally required women’s quota. Bulten launched a book with multidisciplinary approaches to the concept.

Niels Spierings researches inequality and participation, and focuses on gender, politics and Islam. He combines statistics with interviews in order to subtlety transcend the overly simple assumptions that surround these issues with greater understanding and more accurate knowledge.

Ashley Terlouw conducts judicial and legal sociological research into discrimination, especially discrimination that is based on race, nationality and religion. She also focuses on asylum law, jurisprudence and conflict resolution institutions such as the judiciary.

In her research, Marjet Derks focuses on the sociocultural and political history of sport. What can sport teach us about identity, hierarchical relationships or international relations? She is also an expert in both gender history and religious history.

Frans Wijsen focuses on the dialogue between cultures and religions. He researches the way in which sustainable development is implemented in different countries and cultures, for example in the field of water management. In doing this he focuses on philosophy and world view.

Heleen Murre-van den Berg conducts research on Christians in and from the Middle East. She focuses on their history in this region and the settlement of these Christians in Europe. Language, literature and imagery play an important role in her research into their religious practices.

As a sociologist Lieselotte Blommaert looks at diversity and discrimination in the labour market. What impact do factors such as ethnicity and gender have on someone's chances on the labour market, and what can organizations do about it?