About
Prof. Rafael Wittek is a Full Professor at the University of Groningen in the Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences, Department of Sociology. He serves as Scientific Director of the interdisciplinary research center SCOOP: Sustainable Cooperation and Coordinating Principal Investigator for the SOCION consortium.
His research spans:
- Sociology of Organizations
- Economic Sociology
- Social Network Analysis
- Sociological Theory
- Humanitarian Action
Recent research focuses on:
- Sustainable cooperation mechanisms
- Institutional decay theories
- Healthcare intern behavior during crises
- Hybrid organizational forms
- Refugee integration strategies
Major grants include:
- NWO Gravitation Grant (18.8M€, 2017)
- NWO SUMMIT Grant (30.6M€, 2024)
Scientific recognition:
- Bi-Annual James Coleman Best Book Award (2014)
- Best Conference Paper Awards (2012, 2005, 2004)
- Elected member, European Academy of Sociology (2010)
He supervises numerous PhD candidates and teaches in the Research Master Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Transdisciplinary PhD-Training Program Sustainable Cooperation (SCOOP).
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