Dr. Marguerite Van Den Berg

Biography

Marguerite van den Berg is an Associate Professor at Utrecht University School of Governance, specializing in the dynamics of precarity, informal organization, and gender. Her recent book, 'Kwetsbaar - politieke mogelijkheden', draws on a series of essays exploring themes of vulnerability and solidarity in contemporary societies. Through her current project, funded by a Vidi grant from the Dutch Research Council, she investigates how urban dwellers in cities like Dublin and Rotterdam improvise security in the face of systemic financial and social insecurities within labor markets and welfare states. Additionally, she addresses these issues through collective urban initiatives, focusing on everyday workarounds and makeshift practices that residents employ to navigate their realities. Her academic contributions also include various publications on gender, planning, and public policy, notably 'Gender Post-Fordist Urban – Gender Revolution Planning Public Policy'. With experience spanning institutions such as the University of Amsterdam and visiting positions at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, her interdisciplinary approach draws on sociological and urban studies frameworks. In spring 2021, she was a fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study (NIAS).

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