Dr. Arjen Leerkes

Biography

Arjen Leerkes is an Associate Professor at Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Department of Public Administration and Sociology, and a Full Professor at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance. His vast teaching experience includes various programs focused on governance, migration, and sociology. His research primarily interests lie in migration studies, particularly focusing on selective securitization and its impacts on social cohesion within multi-ethnic societies. Leerkes has published extensively in migration, sociological, and social policy journals, contributing to understanding how migration controls affect the lives of immigrants and societal perceptions. His work critically examines the implications of migration policies and aims to elucidate the socio-economic differences affecting trust between ethnic groups and law enforcement.

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