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Oliver Nahkur is a Research Fellow at the University of Tartu's Institute of Social Studies within the Faculty of Social Sciences. His research focuses on social well-being, child vulnerability, and immigration-related conflicts. He holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of Tartu (2019) and has contributed to numerous interdisciplinary studies on societal tensions and child well-being.
- Education: PhD (Sociology, 2019), MA (Sociology, 2014), BA (Social Work & Political Science, 2011) – all from the University of Tartu.
- Affiliations: Member of the International Sociological Association's Research Committees on Social Indicators and Violence, among others.
His work emphasizes cross-country comparisons and policy-relevant research, such as the development of child well-being indicators and social tension risk indices. He has led projects on Estonia's adaptation of Iceland's child well-being frameworks and co-authored studies on pandemic impacts on children's well-being.
Notable awards include the 2022 University of Tartu Best Research Award and the 2011 Estonian National Student Research Competition Prize. He actively participates in academic organizations like the International Society for Child Indicators and ISQOLS.