Fenna van der Wijk

Fenna van der Wijk is a researcher at the Sociological Institute, part of the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences at the University of Groningen. Her work focuses on applying social network analysis to study criminal networks, particularly in the domains of illicit firearms trafficking and women trafficking.

Recent research includes:

• 2024: Analyzing illicit firearms markets through multiplex network frameworks
• 2023: Investigating structure and stages of women trafficking in Dutch small-scale networks

Her methodology combines network theory with empirical analysis of real-world criminal systems, emphasizing structural patterns like core-periphery formations and multiplex interactions.