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mr. dr. MC Stronks

Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Migration Law - subdepartment

Associate Professor, Kooijmans Institute

Associate Professor, Research Programmes - Law, Migration Law - programme

Personal information

Martijn Stronks studied law and philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and Cape Town University, South Africa. After his studies he became Editor-in-Chief of the Dutch migration law journal Asiel&Migrantenrecht. Martijn works at the Amsterdam Centre of Migration and Refugee Law (ACMRL) of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Since 2025 he is head of ACMRL.

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Martijn Stronks studeerde rechten en filosofie. Na zijn studie werd hij hoofdredacteur van Asiel&Migrantenrecht. Hij is verbonden aan het Amsterdam Centre for Migration and Refugee Law van de VU waar hij sinds 2025 leiding aan geeft.

Research

Martijn Stronks research focusses on two interrelated themes: time and mobility. His legal and philosophical dissertation analysed the role of time in European Migration Law, the manuscript that was based on this dissertation appeared in the Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies Series. Next to his interest in time and (migration) law, he is developing a research agenda argueing that the field of migration law should be broadend to include the field of mobility law.

Next to academic articles and contribution, Martijn has extensively written for NRC, a Dutch newspaper and regularly contributes to De Groene Amsterdammer, a Dutch weekly.

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Martijn Stronks' onderzoek richt zich op twee samenhangende thema's tijd en mobiliteit. Zijn juridisch en filosofisch promotieonderzoek handelde over het begrip tijd in het Europese migratierecht, het daarop gebaseerde boek verscheen in de Cambridge Asylum and Migration Studies Series. ZIjn recentere onderzoeksagenda poogt het veld van migratierecht te verbreden naar 'mobiliteits recht'.

Naast academische bijdragen, schrijft Martijn regelmatig voor NRC en De Groene Amsterdammer.

Education

Philosophy of International Law and Migration (master)
Citizenship (minor)
Fundamental Rights in Europe (bachelor )
Pleitoefening (bachelor)
Migration Law Clinic (master)
Thesis supervision (bachelor and master)

Prizes and Awards

Winnaar Volzin Essayprijs 2013
Nominatie voor Anil Ramdas essayprijs 2017

Grants

NWO-onderzoekstalent 2012

Ancillary activities

De Groene Amsterdammer | Amsterdam | Medewerker | 2024-01-01 - present
Nederlands Juristenblad | Den Haag | Medewerker | 2026-01-01 - present
Vluchtelingenwerk - Commissie Opvang en Integratie | Amsterdam | Adviseur | 2026-06-10 - present

Ancillary activities are updated daily