Welfare State Rescaling Professors and Supervisors

Tatjana Thelenمشاهده پروفایل

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Max Planck Institute for Social AnthropologyGermany

Tatjana Thelen is a Full Professor of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Vienna and holds fellowships at the Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) in Paris and the FMSH (Fondation Maison des Sciences de l'homme). She serves as Deputy Director of the Vienna Doctoral School of Social Sciences and co-directs the Research Platform for the Study of Transformations and Eastern Europe. Her work bridges kinship studies , care ethics , and state anthropology , with a focus on post-socialist Europe and interdisciplinary critique of Western epistemologies. Academic Leadership : Deputy Director of Vienna Doctoral School; Co-founder of CAST (Care and State) network; Director of Vienna Ethnography Laboratories Research Themes : Kinship-state interplay, care practices in political belonging, post-socialist transformation, relational theory, social security frameworks Her relational anthropology examines how care responsibilities shape state boundaries and generate inclusion/exclusion dynamics through kinship measurements. She critiques the Western assumption that modernity diminishes political kinship, analyzing its persistence in citizenship, property relations, and welfare systems. Current projects explore political atmospheres and their role in state boundary demarcation. Scientific Recognition : Distinguished Visiting Austrian Chair, Stanford University (2023) Fellow, Institute for Advanced Study (IAS), Paris (2020-21) Fellow, Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF), Bielefeld (2016-17) She has supervised PhD projects on topics including: Ukrainian female labor migration and left-behind families Corporate Social Responsibility in Turkey Ecological villages in China Kinship-politics conceptual history State care in socialist Hungary Rural Hungarian state rescaling Serbian local state practices

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Rita Nikolaiمشاهده پروفایل

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WZB Berlin Social Science CenterGermany

Prof. Rita Nikolai is the Head of the completed BMBF Junior Research Group 'Education and Transitions into the Labour Market' at the Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB). She holds a PhD in Political Science from Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg (2006) and an M.A. in Political Science and History (2004). Her research focuses on education policy, comparative political science, and social policy, with an emphasis on bridging education and social policy frameworks. She has conducted studies on policy decentralization in Germany and the UK, European education benchmarks, and social reform dynamics. Her research projects include analysis of educational inequality in German school systems, rescaling education policy, and institutional changes in education across German-speaking countries. Notable works include contributions to the Oxford Handbook of Comparative Welfare States and analyses of educational achievement in Europe. Rita Nikolai has held roles such as Research Associate at the Institute for Employment Research (Nuremberg) and has been involved in projects on international educational expenditure comparisons. Her work highlights intersections between education and socio-economic policy, advocating for education as a fundamental human right beyond economic metrics.

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VASILEIOS ARAPOGLOUمشاهده پروفایل

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Panteion UniversityGreece

Vasileios Arapoglu is a Professor at Panteion University's Department of Social Policy, specializing in Comparative Social Policy and Social Inequalities. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics (LSE) and has served at the University of Crete (2006–2024) and taught at multiple Greek universities. His research focuses on social exclusion, urban segregation, poverty, and housing policies. Key contributions include analyzing migration impacts on urban landscapes and evaluating austerity effects on social welfare. Education: BSc in Economics (AUEB), MA in Urban Development (Panteion), MSc in European Social Policy (LSE), PhD in Geography & Environment (LSE). Research Interests: Social inequalities, immigrant segregation, urban policy, multiple deprivation, and territorial cohesion. He has advised on EU policies, served on editorial boards (e.g., European Urban and Regional Studies), and led committees on sustainability at the University of Crete. Active in policy evaluation, he has managed projects on migration governance and urban development. Notable contributions include mapping multiple deprivation in Athens and studying reception systems for migrants. Collaborations with institutions like the Hellenic Open University and EU bodies underscore his interdisciplinary impact.

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Renate Minasمشاهده پروفایل

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Stockholm UniversitySweden

Renate Minas is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Stockholm University . Her research focuses on welfare state reforms, social assistance schemes, and activation policies from a governance perspective, with particular emphasis on social inclusion, poverty, and organizational solutions. Leading project VR 2023-01311 on workplace inclusion for long-term social assistance recipients Participating in project VR 2023-01587 analyzing municipal structures for vulnerable groups Contributing to EU and Nordic research on youth unemployment (NEET), policy decentralization, and integrated service models Her work spans empirical studies across Sweden, Estonia, and Europe, examining the intersection of governance, institutional frameworks, and social equity. Publications include analyses of one-stop shops, rescaling inequality, and life course perspectives in welfare states. She collaborates with municipal social workers, employers, and national councils to co-create inclusive practices. Key themes in her research include: Local governance of vulnerable populations Decentralization vs. centralization in welfare policy Integrated service delivery models Policy implementation in heterogeneous labor markets

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Tomas Korpiمشاهده پروفایل

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Stockholm UniversitySweden

Tomas Korpi is a Professor at Stockholm University's Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), specializing in labor market mobility, inequality, and social policy analysis. His research spans macro-level industrial restructuring and globalization effects, micro-level skill mismatch dynamics, and the interplay between inequality and welfare state programs. Affiliation: Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Stockholm University Academic Rank: Professor Research Group: Social Policy (SOCPOL) His work employs quantitative methods to examine: Labor market transitions across life courses Union impacts on wage inequality Local governance of vulnerable populations (NEETs) Education-labor market policy interactions Globalization's effects on employment volatility Comparative social policy design Current projects as Principal Investigator include: SUSTAIN: Sustainable working life policies (Forte-funded) Union wage premium analysis (Riksbankens Jubileumsfond) Vulnerable group resource allocation (Swedish Research Council) His publications demonstrate sustained focus on: Welfare-state sustainability Education-labor market linkages Activation policy effectiveness Globalization's inequality consequences Local implementation of social programs Migration policy impacts on labor outcomes

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Suvi Huttunenمشاهده پروفایل

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Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUTFinland

Suvi Huttunen is a Full Professor in Social Sciences at LUT School of Engineering Sciences, Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology (LUT University). She also holds a position as Leading Researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute (Syke), where she works on societal change and sustainability governance. Her academic work bridges environmental policy, sustainability transitions, and public engagement, with a strong emphasis on justice and inclusivity. Full Professor, Social Sciences, LUT School of Engineering Sciences Leading Researcher, Societal Change, Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) Her research focuses on the governance of sustainability transitions, particularly how citizens and local stakeholders influence policy from planning to implementation. She has a special interest in just transitions , examining how equity and legitimacy are maintained during societal shifts toward carbon neutrality and sustainable food systems. Her recent work explores public participation, stakeholder engagement, and the social acceptability of environmental policies. Analysis of her recent publications reveals consistent interdisciplinary engagement across environmental policy, climate governance, and social sciences. Key themes include biodiversity offsetting, public deliberation, food system justice, and forest carbon policy. Her work often employs qualitative methods, discourse analysis, and participatory frameworks to assess policy legitimacy and social impacts. Biodiversity offsetting as an operational tool for a just sustainability transition – BOOST (Academy of Finland, 2021–2024) Leaving No One Lost in Transition: Citizens and the Legitimacy of Finland’s Transition to a Carbon Neutral Welfare State (Academy of Finland, 2020–2023) Just transition: tackling inequalities in sustainable food systems – JUST-FOOD (Academy of Finland, 2019–2022) Farming culture in transition to sustainable agriculture – a practice approach (Academy of Finland, 2014–2017) She has contributed to numerous high-impact journals such as Environmental Policy and Governance , Land Use Policy , Biological Conservation , and Energy Research & Social Science . While formal advisees are not listed, her collaborative publications suggest active mentorship and team leadership. She is also a frequent peer reviewer for journals in environmental and sustainability fields. Her work is deeply embedded in policy-relevant research, contributing to both academic discourse and real-world governance challenges in Finland and the EU.

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Xiaobo Suمشاهده پروفایل

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University of OregonUnited States

Xiaobo Su is a Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Oregon. His research focuses on China's post-1978 economic transformation, urban and border development, and transnational regionalization in Southeast Asia. He examines how political economy shapes material and cultural landscapes through heritage tourism, cross-border networks, and state sovereignty practices. Research Interests: Urban development and heritage commodification, China-Myanmar-Laos-Vietnam border politics, geopolitical strategy in narcotics control, and Yunnan's regional development. His work deploys political economy frameworks to analyze state-led development, transnational networks, and social relations. Teaching: Recent courses include Professional Development (Geog 612) and Global Drug Trade Geography (Geog 199). He welcomes graduate students researching cross-border trade, migration, urban tourism, or China's overseas development. Editorial Roles: Co-editor of Territory, Politics, Governance and Associate Editor of Tourism Geographies . Active in fieldwork across Chinese border regions and Southeast Asia.

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Simon Pembertonمشاهده پروفایل

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Keele UniversityUnited Kingdom

Professor Simon Pemberton is a Professor of Human Geography and School Director of Research at Keele University's School of Life Sciences. His career includes roles as Head of Regeneration in North Wales, Director of the Merseyside Social Inclusion Observatory, and Interim Director of the University of Birmingham's Centre for Urban and Regional Studies. He transitioned to Keele as a Reader in 2013 and was promoted to Professor in 2016. Research focuses on three key areas: the rescaling of the state's impact on urban/rural environments, superdiversity and migration policies, and community-based planning. He has led major projects like the EMPOWER initiative, exploring migrant integration in Europe. His work bridges geography, planning, and policy, with over 90 peer-reviewed publications and 40+ grants secured. Teaching includes modules on human geography, rural geographies, and community planning. Notable grants include the £1.4M EU Norface project on welfare in superdiverse areas and the £290k EMPOWER project. Awards and recognitions are not explicitly listed but reflect his leadership in migration and urban studies.

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Ingela Naumannمشاهده پروفایل

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University of EdinburghUnited Kingdom

Professor Ingela Naumann is a leading scholar in comparative social policy, currently serving as Professor of Social Policy and Co-Director of the Department of Social Policy, Social Work and Global Development at the University of Fribourg. She retains affiliations with the University of Edinburgh as Honorary Professorial Fellow and Associate Director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR). Her work bridges macro-level welfare state analysis with intersections of religion, gender, and class. Qualifications: DiplSoz from Humboldt-University Berlin, PhD from European University Institute Florence Her research explores welfare systems through historical institutionalism, focusing on childcare, education, and governance. She examines how religious traditions, particularly Protestantism, shape trust cultures and gender regimes in welfare states. Recent projects include analyses of crisis-resilient care systems during the pandemic and comparative studies of education policy dynamics. Her funded research spans collaborations with the Nordic Research Council, ReNEW, EU-FP7 Families And Societies, and EU-FP6 RECWOWE. Publications highlight cross-national differences in welfare models, with emphasis on Sweden and Scotland. She contributes to the Transforming Care network as a Scientific Committee member and advises the journal socialpolicy.ch. Scientific Awards and Grants: Young Academy Fellow at Royal Society of Edinburgh 100-Jahre Fonds grant (University of Fribourg) UKRI funding (2020-2022) Nordic Research Council support (2018-2020) Swiss Federal Commission for Family Questions (EKFF)

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Peter Graefeمشاهده پروفایل

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McMaster UniversityCanada

Peter Graefe is a Professor in the Department of Political Science at McMaster University, specializing in Canadian political economy, public policy, and federalism. His research examines provincial social assistance policies, intergovernmental relations, and the political dynamics of Quebec and Ontario. Education: Ph.D. (Université de Montréal), Master's (York University), B.A. (McGill University) Research Interests focus on: Canadian federalism and intergovernmental relations Political economy of Quebec and Ontario Social policy and welfare state dynamics Class voting patterns and electoral behavior Social economy in neoliberal contexts Recent Articles explore: 2025: Sectoral cleavages in Canadian politics 2024: Housing nonprofit sustainability and economic insecurity in voting behavior 2023: Class voting evolution and employment insurance dynamics 2022: Quebec conservatism and post-liberal economic models Contact: graefep@mcmaster.ca | Phone: 905-525-9140 ext. 27716

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Gounis Kostasمشاهده پروفایل

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University of CreteGreece

Gounis Kostas is a Professor of Urban Anthropology at the Department of Sociology, University of Crete. His research focuses on homelessness, poverty, and social crisis management, particularly in urban contexts. He has published extensively on the governance of homelessness in Athens and comparative studies between North American and European cities. Role: Professor University: University of Crete Department: Department of Sociology Email: gounis@uoc.gr His work examines the spatial, temporal, and ethical dimensions of urban marginality, with critical analyses of shelterisation, welfare state rescaling, and austerity policies. Key themes include the domestication of homelessness, contested urban landscapes, and the implications of emergency models for social inclusion. Selected publications highlight trends in poverty management during economic crises, the politics of urban spaces, and the intersection of mental health and housing policy.

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Eduardo Barberisمشاهده پروفایل

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University of Urbino Carlo BoItaly

Eduardo Barberis is a Full Professor at the Department of Economics, Society, and Politics (DESP) of the University of Urbino Carlo Bo. His research focuses on territorial sociology, social welfare policies, migration studies, and urban diversity governance, with a particular emphasis on extra-urban contexts. Laurea in Sociology (2000), PhD in European Studies (2007) Teaches Methodology of Social Research, Comparative Welfare Systems, and Sociology of Space His research spans applied studies on: Integration processes of immigrants Rescaling of social welfare policies Multi-level governance in Europe Local projects like No Discrimination Marche and Face the Work 2.0 Recent publications highlight trends in: Shared housing sociology Refugee education systems Post-pandemic social policy dynamics He has contributed to international projects such as RESCALING , GOETE , and DIVERCITIES , and collaborates with local governments on multicultural policy frameworks.

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Jannick Schouمشاهده پروفایل

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IT University of CopenhagenDenmark

Jannick Schou is an Assistant Professor at the IT University of Copenhagen, specializing in the intersection of political science and science and technology studies (STS). His work critically examines digitalization's impact on welfare states, citizenship, and democracy, particularly in Denmark. He explores topics like post-truth discourses, moral economies in digital welfare systems, and the socio-political implications of digital governance. His research employs ethnographic methods and critical theory to analyze how digital technologies reshape state-citizen relations, bureaucratic practices, and social exclusion. Key themes include neoliberal governance, fake news dynamics, and the transformation of public sector institutions through digitalization. Schou has published extensively on digital welfare state policies, the politics of falsehood, and digital media's role in propagating xenophobic narratives. His work bridges theoretical frameworks from cultural political economy and post-foundationalist political analysis to offer critical insights into contemporary democratic challenges. His advising includes students like Jannik Friberg Lindegaard and James Maguire, focusing on digital governance and citizenship. Research trends in his articles emphasize state rescaling through digitalization, moral mediation in welfare work, and the socio-technical architectures shaping democratic discourse in the digital age.

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