We are a strong international team of researchers with expertise on urban development, inequality, poverty, segregation, deprived neighbourhoods, neighbourhood effects, and other urban studies related topics. We are dedicated to understanding changing socio-economic (spatial) patterns in European cities, and how segregation influences the lives of those who live in cities (neighbourhood effects). The topic of segregation has been widely studied since the work of Charles Booth in London in the late 19th century. Nowadays the topic is more important than ever due to growing income inequalities in Europe. These growing inequalities translate in to space and become visible in our cities and neighbourhoods.
The link between social stratification and spatial segregation is not straightforward, and is mediated by many other factors. We have developed a multifactor approach for understanding segregation, by combining structural/formative factors with a context sensitive analysis of segregation. The core formative factors of segregation include globalization and economic restructuring, combined with different welfare contexts as well as different historical development pathways. We strongly believe in internationally comparative research which allows us to understand better how the formative factors translate into segregation. Finally, we do not only investigate segregation at the level of neighbourhoods, but we focus also on other life domains, such as schools, places of work, and leisure activities.
For more information on our work and our most recent publications, please visit our personal pages:
Maarten van Ham, Delft University of Technology & University of St Andrews
Szymon Marcińczak, University of Łódź
Sako Musterd, University of Amsterdam
Tiit Tammaru, University of Tartu
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The team includes researchers from 13 European countries, studying Amsterdam, Athens, Budapest, London, Milan, Madrid, Oslo, Prague, Riga, Stockholm, Tallinn, Vienna and Vilnius.
Roger Andersson, Uppsala University
Maris Berzins, University of Tartu
Donatas Burneika, Lithuanian Social Research Centre
Gerhard Hatz, University of Vienna
Ron Johnston, University of Bristol
Kelvyn Jones, University of Bristol
Anneli Kährik, Uppsala University & University of Tartu
Josef Kohlbacher, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Zuzana Kopecká, Charles University in Prague
Zoltán Kovács, Hungarian Academy of Sciences & University of Szeged
Kalju Kratovitš, University of Tartu
Zaiga Krisjane, University of Latvia
Jesús Leal, Complutense University Madrid
Kadri Leetmaa, University of Tartu
Kadi Mägi, University of Tartu & Delft University of Technology
Thomas Maloutas, Harokopio University
David Manley, University of Bristol & Delft University of Technology
Szymon Marcińczak, University of Łódź
Sako Musterd, University of Amsterdam
Jakub Novák, Charles University in Prague
Martin Ouředníček, Charles University in Prague
Dewi Owen, University of Bristol
Petros Petsimeris, Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
Lucie Pospíšilová, Charles University in Prague
Ursula Reeger, Austrian Academy of Sciences
Stefania Rimoldi, University of Milano-Bicocca
Daniel Sorando, Complutense University Madrid
Petra Špačková, Charles University in Prague
Balázs Szabó, Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Tiit Tammaru, University of Tartu & Delft University of Technology
Rūta Ubarevičienė, Lithuanian social research centre & Delft University of Technology
Vytautas Valatka, Lithuanian social research centre & Vilnius University
Wouter van Gent, University of Amsterdam
Maarten van Ham, Delft University of Technology & University of St Andrews
Terje Wessel, University of Oslo
The research has received funding from the:
European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013) / ERC Grant Agreement n. 615159 (ERC Consolidator Grant DEPRIVEDHOODS, Socio-spatial inequality, deprived neighbourhoods, and neighbourhood effects).
Estonian Research Council (Institutional Research Grant IUT2-17 on Spatial Population Mobility and Geographical Changes in Urban Regions); the Estonian Science Foundation (Grant No. 8774 and 9247)
Marie Curie programme under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP/2007-2013) / Career Integration Grant n. PCIG10-GA-2011-303728 (CIG Grant NBHCHOICE, Neighbourhood choice, neighbourhood sorting, and neighbourhood effects).