Edwin Poppe

Dr. Edwin Poppe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University, affiliated with the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences. His research focuses on intergroup relations between national majorities and immigrant groups, with a comparative perspective across Central and Eastern Europe and studies on Western European perceptions of Muslims.

He holds a PhD in Social Sciences (1997) and has held academic positions since 1993, including postdoctoral research and teaching roles at Erasmus University Rotterdam. Poppe’s work spans cross-national surveys, historical tolerance studies, and intergroup conflict analysis in post-Soviet contexts. He has secured grants from INTAS, NWO, and EU programs.

• Research: Emphasis on migration, nationalism, and ethnic relations
• Teaching: Courses on migration sociology, integration, and criminology
• Service: Educational committees (e.g., Graduate School of Social and Behavioural Sciences)

His awards include grants supporting fieldwork in Central/Eastern Europe and collaborative research projects. Poppe has contributed to journals like European Journal of Social Psychology and Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies.