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Annelies (E.B.) Zoomers is a professor in International Development Studies at Utrecht University and a member of the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV). She co-founded the Netherlands Land Academy (LANDac) and the Shared Value Foundation. Her research focuses on the impacts of climate change, international migration, and land governance on sustainable development. Zoomers is the principal investigator of the H2020 project titled ‘Welcoming Spaces’, which investigates methods to revitalize shrinking areas in Europe while facilitating the successful integration of non-EU migrants. She has conducted extensive field research across various European countries, including Spain, Italy, Poland, Germany, and the Netherlands, exploring ways to address the challenges posed by declining areas. With a PhD completed in 1988, her career includes roles at ECORYS in Rotterdam and the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam, and she has extensive consulting experience with organizations such as the World Bank, IFAD, and ILO. Between 1995 and 2007, she served as an associate professor at the Centre for Latin American Research Documentation and held a professorship in International Migration at Radboud University from 2005 to 2009. Zoomers has published widely on topics related to sustainable livelihoods, poverty alleviation, and the global land rush.
Department of Psychology