Nominations FSS Research Award (junior) 2024
The FSS Research Award aims to bring the most appealing, promising and original research achievements into the spotlight. Each academic department of the FSS may nominate one candidate. This year the FSS Research Award will be granted to a junior research talent. Next year the award will be granted to a senior research talent.
Philipp Masur - Communication Science - Communicatiewetenschap
Eva van Roekel - Social and Cultural Anthropology - Sociale en Culturele Antropologie
Joukje Swinkels - Sociology - Sociologie
Kristina Weißmüller - Political Science and Public Administration - Bestuurswetenschap en Politicologie
Marieke van Wieringen - Organization Sciences - Organisatiewetenschappen
On the FSW Grants and Prizes page, you can find more information about the research themes of the nominees.
Nominees FSS Dissertation Award 2024
The FSS Dissertation Award seeks to increase the high quality of empirical research in the broad field of social sciences. The granting of the FSS Dissertation Award is open to all FSS former PhD students who defended their dissertations in the past two years at the faculty. Each academic department of FSS may nominate one candidate each year.
Yudha Dewanto (Social and Cultural Anthropology)
Indonesian Migrant Workers in Malaysia: Constructing Hybrid Transnational Communities
Supervisor: Pál Nyiri
Yentl Dudink (Organization Sciences)
Moral Transitioning: Rivalling Storylines of Strategy-Identity Change in a Dutch Bank
Supervisors: Marcel Veenswijk
Moritz Laurer (Communication Science)
Language Models as Measurement Tools: Using Instruction-Based Models to Increase Validity, Robustness and Data Efficiency
Supervisor: Wouter van Atteveldt
Joris Schröder (Sociology)
Social Dynamics of Cooperation: How Motivational Diversity, Social Contagion, Communication, and Group Formation Shape Blood Donation Behaviour
Supervisors: Eva-Maria Merz and Pamala Wiepking
Sharon Stellaard (Political Science and Public Administration)
Boemerangbeleid: Over aanhoudende tragiek in passend onderwijs- en jeugdzorgbeleid
Supervisor: Willem Trommel
On the FSW Grants and Prizes page, you can find more information about the research themes of the nominees.
Nominations Johannes van der Zouwen Master Thesis Award 2024
The Johannes van der Zouwen Master Thesis Award is the award for the best master's thesis in the field of social science research. The master's thesis must be assessed with at least an 8 and be completed and assessed no more than 1 year before the submission date. Each master's programme of FSW may nominate a thesis.
Miko Balthaus (Culture, Organization and Management)
Towards the 4th Generation University: Breaking down the ivory towers
Santiago Camara (Social & Cultural Anthropology)
Chemsexuality. Exploring Transgender Experiences with Drugs and Sex in Amsterdam
Jip Geerts (Beleid, Communicatie en Organisatie)
Addressing Conflict Personalization: The Influence of Growth Mindset and Problem-solving Conflict Management within Intragroup Conflict
Hayat el Kallachi (Sociologie)
Navigeren tussen twee werelden. Een onderzoek over de ervaringen van jongeren in tussenposities
(Navigating between two worlds. An investigation into the experiences of young people in intermediate positions)
Jort Kassies (Bestuurskunde)
Woningtoewijzing via Passend Toewijzen
(Housing allocation through Appropriate Allocation)
Anouck de Lannoy (Political Science)
Flight Paths to Sustainability. Exploring the role of environmental values and governmental response efficacy in attitudes towards sustainable aviation policies
Rosa Westerhof (Communicatiewetenschap)
What else is new(s)? Ontwikkeling van een Nederlandse Nieuwswijsheidsschaal
(What else is new(s)? Development of a Dutch News Wisdom Scale)
The winners of these awards will be announced on 17 January 2025, after the Talma Lecture.
More information about the event can be found here.