Sawitri Saharso

Sawitri Saharso is a researcher and academic at the University of Groningen, focusing on Citizenship and Humanisation of the Public Sector. She is actively involved in interdisciplinary research addressing migration backgrounds, dementia care, social inclusion, and policy analysis. Her work bridges academic research with practical implications in healthcare, gender studies, and public policy.

Key research interests include migration-related healthcare challenges, domestic violence policy, and anti-racist frameworks. She has contributed to projects like SOLiDi (2021-2024), exploring solidarity in multicultural societies. Saharso has held roles such as Chair of Rutgers Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (2021-2024) and has participated in international conferences on cultural communities and health.

Her recent publications analyze dementia care among migrant families, institutional solidarity in Dutch policies, and critiques of race-based social exclusion. She actively supervises doctoral committees and engages in policy-oriented research with societal impact.