Projects
A successful call for seed grants was issued in April 2022. The steering group, with representatives from all UvA faculties, selected 10 interesting interdisciplinary and inter-faculty proposals from as many as 21 applications. Topics covered include public (mis)order, spatial (in)equality, (de)polarisation and migration. Researchers of the winning proposals started in summer 2022.
The following projects have been selected:
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The role of generalised resentment in public disorder. A case study of the November 2021 Rotterdam riot
Team: Laura Keesman (Sociology, FMG), Floris Mosselman (Sociology, FMG), Chris Reinders Folmer (Law and Society, FdR), Benjamin van Rooij (Law and Society, FdR), Don Weenink (Sociology, FMG)
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Being trapped or actively changing: a new theory of how social class perpetuates during (global) disruptive events
Team: Shuai Yuan (Leadership & Management, FEB), Richard Ronay (Leadership & Management, FEB), Siyi Gu (Social Psychology, FMG).
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Assessing the resilience of large behavioural transitions in society
Team: Gabriela Lunansky (Psychology, FMG), Prof. Benjamin van Rooij (General Law, FdR), Prof. Dr. Frenk van Harreveld (Psy, FMG), Malouke Kuiper (Psy, FMG), Dr. Chris Reinders Folmer (Psy, FMG), Prof. Denny Borsboom (Psy, FMG)
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An ambiguous welcome - Perceptions and realities of societal resilience
Team: Prof Hein de Haas (Sociology, FMG), Prof Jan Willem Duyvendak (Soc, FMG), Nanda Oudejans (legal philosophy, FdR), Tamar de Waal (FdR)
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Spatial Inequality in Online and Hybrid Education
Team: Dr. Frank Cornelissen (POW, FMG), Prof. Judith Good (IvI, FNWI), Dr. Hamed S. Alavi (IvI, FNWI)
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The Digitalization of Illicit Economies
Team: Prof. Rivke Jaffe (GPIO, FMG), Dr. Carolina Maurity Frossard, (CEDLA, FGw), Jelke Bosma (Media Studies, FGw)
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The Great Urban Transition: The Rise of Nonfamily Households in Amsterdam and Beyond
Team: Tim Verlaan (History, FGw), Willem Boterman (GPIO, FMG), Wouter van Gent (GPIO, FMG)
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Harnessing Social Value from Real Estate Investments by Rethinking Planning Interventions
Team: TunaTaşan-Kok (FMG), Martijn Dröes (FEB), Nagwa Kady (FMG), Andre Legarza (FEB)
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De-polarization through Deliberation
Team: Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci (ACLE, FdR, FEB), Davide Grossi (ILLC and ACLE, FdR, FEB), Spyridon Terovitis (Finance, FEB)
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Changing Businesses for Good: Activist Interventions in the Age of Environmental Catastrophe
Team: Dr Peter van Dam (History, FGw), Gerrit Schaafsma (FGw, FdR), Dr Paul Raekstad (Political Science, FMG), Valerie Schreur (Political Science, FMG)
Events
The Fair and Resilient Societies Network Event will take place on 1 November 2022, with the aim of encouraging interdisciplinary and inter-faculty collaboration amongst researchers.
Steering Group
The steering group for the 'fair and resilient societies' theme consists of the following members:
Prof. C.O (Charles) Agyemang
FdG
c.o.agyemang@amsterdamumc.nl | +31 (0)20 566 1645
Contact
For more information on the thematic approach for 'fair and resilient societies', contact project manager Christina Feray-Ceulemans (e-mail: c.t.ceulemans@uva.nl).