Evelien Tonkens, sociologist, is full professor of Citizenship and Humanization of the Public Sector at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands since 2014. Since 2019, she is also Academic director of the Graduate School of the UHS and Director of Research of the UHS.
Between 2005 and 2014, she was professor of Active Citizenship at the University of Amsterdam. From 2002 to 2005, she was a Member of the Dutch Parliament for the Green Left. She holds a PhD in social sciences from Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. Her research focuses on changing ideals and practices of citizenship against the background of and developments in welfare state reform, democracy, meritocracy and globalization.
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Evelien Tonkens, sociologist, is full professor of Citizenship and Humanization of the Public Sector at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands since 2014. She is also Academic director of the Graduate School of the UHS and Director of Research of the UHS. Her research focuses on changing ideals and practices of citizenship and the role of social work professionals against the background of and developments in welfare state reform, democracy, meritocracy and globalization. She takes the European research project Solidarity in diversity with 9 other universities, focusing on the promotion of bridging solidarities in Europe (https://www.solidi.eu/ ) Between 2005 and 2014, Tonkens was professor of Active Citizenship at the University of Amsterdam. Before 2005, she was a researcher at various research institutes and was a Member of the Dutch Parliament for the Green Left.