Social and Cultural Anthropology

Websitehttps://fsw.vu.nl/en/departments/social-and-cultural-anthropology/

Aleeha Ali
- a.z.alivunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Social and Cultural Anthropology - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
dr. Pablo Ampuero Ruiz, MA
- p.i.ampueroruizvunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Social and Cultural Anthropology - Assistant Professor
- Mobilities, Beliefs and Belonging: Confronting Global Inequalities and Insecurities (MOBB) - Assistant Professor
Person: Academic
Lisa Ausic
- l.ausicvunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Social and Cultural Anthropology - Lecturer, External PhD Candidate
- Mobilities, Beliefs and Belonging: Confronting Global Inequalities and Insecurities (MOBB) - External PhD Candidate
Person: Academic
dr. Ellen Bal
- ellen.balvunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Social and Cultural Anthropology - Associate Professor
- Amsterdam Sustainability Institute - Associate Professor
- Mobilities, Beliefs and Belonging: Confronting Global Inequalities and Insecurities (MOBB) - Associate Professor
Person: Academic
dr. Edien Bartels
- e.a.c.bartelsvunl
- Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Social and Cultural Anthropology - Visiting Fellow
Person: Academic

8 Active
27 Finished

Life Long Learning Climate in Healthcare
Sinatti, G. (Project Researcher)
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
ERC Advanced Grant for "Unpacking confined lives: Generating a global research agenda on the intersection of urban marginality, displacement, and incarceration" (PI Steffen Jensen, Aalborg University),
Schneider, L. (Project Researcher)
2/09/24 → 31/08/29
Project: Research
Re-Relating: : Dutch Ministry of Education Research Funding for: "Rethinking the Conceptual Divide Between Intimate Lives and Legal Systems for Sociolegal Justice. (PI Dr. Luisa T. Schneider)
Schneider, L. (Project Researcher)
1/07/24 → 31/08/28
Project: Research
SPIRAL. Integrated Interventions to Achieve Durable HIV Control in Diverse Populations
Sinatti, G. (Project Researcher)
1/05/24 → 1/05/30
Project: Research
Infrastructures, Sustainability and Commons Stimulation project
Dalakoglou, D. (Principal Investigator), de Theije, M. (Project Researcher) & Putri, R. L. (Project Researcher)
1/08/23 → 31/05/26
Project: Research

Harvesting Uncertainty: Rural Lives in Conjuncture: Climate Perceptions, Neoliberalism, and Agrarian Struggle in Lombok, Indonesia
Koopman, J. N., 19 Jan 2026, 304 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
35 Downloads (Pure)
Large-Scale Mining and Development in Africa: Essays on Migration, Political Participation & Women’s Livelihoods
Gibertini, B., 16 Jan 2026, 281 p.
Research output: PhD Thesis › PhD-Thesis - Research and graduation internal

Open Access
File
Agency Beyond Confinement: Rethinking the Relationship Between Agency and Structure in the Contemporary World
Schneider, L., Dillema, R. & Rebughini, P., 2026, (Accepted/In press) Routledge Advances in Sociolgy Series. 248 p.
Research output: Book / Report › Book › Academic › peer-review
Management challenges of supplementary feeding programs for severe acute malnutrition among children under five years: a qualitative study in Ethiopia
Degefa, K., Schneider, L., Colombijn, F. & Roba, K. T., Dec 2025, In: Discover Social Science and Health. 5, 1, p. 1-16 16 p., 148.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
Youth digital well-being: The role of digital skills and positive and negative digital outcomes in youth's subjective well-being
Yasmine, D. I., Colombijn, F., van Deursen, A. J. A. M. & van Ingen, E., Dec 2025, In: Computers in Human Behavior Reports. 20, p. 1-11 11 p., 100796.
Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access

Academic Skills Lab
Koemar, E.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Advanced Methods 1: Qualitative Methods
Vrabiescu, I. & Tack, S.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
ADVANCED METHODS I
Vrabiescu, I. & Andrikopoulos, A.
8/01/24 → 2/02/24
Course
Anthropology of Development: Decolonial Perspectives
Eiró de Oliveira, F.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course
Antropology for Society
de Jong, W.
1/09/25 → 31/08/26
Course

CEISAL 2025 Paris
de Theije, M. (Participant)
2 Jun 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Workshop with Women Peace Ambassadors from Myanmar
Matelski, M. (Chair)
2 May 2025 → 30 Jun 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Workshop › Societal
Myanmar Quests for Social Justice
Matelski, M. (Organiser)
5 Jun 2025 → 7 Jun 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗻𝗲
de Theije, M. (Participant)
31 Jan 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
Unmodern Encounters: A Socio-Environmental History of Aluminum Production in Suriname and Wider Amazonia, by Simon Lobach.
de Theije, M. (Chair)
24 Apr 2025
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Seminar › Academic

Active8-planet: People-centred development approaches in practical and learning environments
Sinatti, G. (Recipient), 1 Jan 2021
Prize / Grant: Grant › Academic
AIGHD fellowship
Sinatti, G. (Recipient), 1 May 2024
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Ambassador for Childhood of the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI, http://www.acei.org/ )
Evers, S. J. T. M. (Recipient), 15 Jun 2014
Prize / Grant: Prize › Societal
Amsterdam Sustainability Institute Seed Money: Visions of VU's Green Campus
Schut, T. (Recipient), 2022
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic
Annual Nadel Essay Prize
Schut, T. (Recipient), 2020
Prize / Grant: Prize › Academic

Interactive Map of racist attacks in Greece
Dalakoglou, D. (Creator), Brekke, K. J. (Creator) & Filippidis, C. (Creator), crisis-scapes , 2012
http://map.crisis-scape.net
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Indonesian Migrant Communities in Malaysia
Dewanto, P. A. (Creator), VU, 2024
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-nqfr3e, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/NQFR3E.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Interviews with key stakeholders in Bolivia on plurinational state-building (2013-2023)
Barie, C. G. (Creator), Faculty Social Sciences, VU Univeristy, 1 Nov 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.10179103, https://portal.yoda.vu.nl/research/browse?dir=%2Fresearch-fsw-sca-plurinationality-rights-nature-bolivia%2FData_Base_Audio_Records
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Women, diaspora and peacebuilding in Yemen
Strzelecka, E. K. (Creator), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, 2024
DOI: 10.48338/vu01-l03qj5, https://publication.yoda.vu.nl/full/VU01/L03QJ5.html
Dataset / Software: Dataset
Dataset on infrastructural contestation in Greece (2008-2017)
Giovanopoulos, C. (Creator), Kallianos, Y. (Creator), Athanasiadis, I. (Creator) & Dalakoglou, D. (Creator), Zenodo, 1 Dec 2019
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3567750, https://zenodo.org/record/3567750#.XfubDa2B1E4
Dataset / Software: Dataset

Jemencast 12
de Regt, M.
25/09/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
Na een half jaar trilt de aarde in Myanmar nog steeds. En straks moet de bevolking naar de stembus.
Matelski, M.
19/09/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Désert, naufrages, guerre et abus : la "route de l’est" piège les migrants, de l’Ethiopie à l’Arabie saoudite
de Regt, M.
6/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
De la Corne de l’Afrique au golfe Persique, une route migratoire meurtrière «méconnue»
de Regt, M.
6/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Naufrage au large du Yemen
de Regt, M.
5/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment