Academic staff
Sociology: Social Problems and Social Policy (MSc)
Social Problems and Social Policy is organised by the Graduate School of Social Sciences of the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of Amsterdam.
The academic staff of this programme are actively involved in research within UvA's Amsterdam Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR).
Patrick Brown
Patrick Brown is the Track Coordinator of Social Problems and Social Policy.
Patrick has a number of research interests in and around medical sociology and health policy - primarily risk, uncertainty and trust. His doctoral research led into further investigation into the ways in which healthcare professionals act towards/within the 'audit society' and reasons for compliance with, or subversion of, the system. The application of social theory has proved a valuable tool in analysing these phenomena - especially that of Habermas, Luhmann and Schutz.
He is also interested in mental health, particularly the construction of risk around mental illness and its impact on policy and professionals, but also in the perceptions held by those experiencing mental illness of healthcare institutions and the impact of this on trust and care outcomes.
For more information, visit Patrick Brown's personal website.
Lecturers
Below is a list of lecturers who teach within this programme. Click the name of a lecturer for more information (if available).