Wouter van Gent
@wvangent.bsky.social
Geograaf/ Geographer, Universiteit van Amsterdam
Cities / Housing / Politics / Segregation / Gentrification / Pop Culture
Cities / Housing / Politics / Segregation / Gentrification / Pop Culture
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Wouter van Gent
@wvangent.bsky.social
· Nov 22
New paper with Thijs Jeursen!
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Check out this great comparative study of segregation in Europe. We see a slowdown in segregation as more professionals are living in capital regions.
Led by Rūta Ubarevičienė, @maartenvanham.bsky.social and Tiit Tammaru. Overnight, I have 25 new co-authors!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Led by Rūta Ubarevičienė, @maartenvanham.bsky.social and Tiit Tammaru. Overnight, I have 25 new co-authors!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
A comparative study of socio-economic segregation in European capital city-regions: From segregation to desegregation? - Rūta Ubarevičienė, Tiit Tammaru, Maarten van Ham, Leandro Basílio Junior, Māris...
Previous research based on 2001 and 2011 census data indicated rising levels of residential segregation between socio-economic groups in many large city-regions...
journals.sagepub.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Check out this great comparative study of segregation in Europe. We see a slowdown in segregation as more professionals are living in capital regions.
Led by Rūta Ubarevičienė, @maartenvanham.bsky.social and Tiit Tammaru. Overnight, I have 25 new co-authors!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Led by Rūta Ubarevičienė, @maartenvanham.bsky.social and Tiit Tammaru. Overnight, I have 25 new co-authors!
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
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Join the EUI's 50th PhD cohort!
Apply by 15 January 2026 (14:00 CET) for the academic journey of a lifetime! 👉: eui.eu/phd
#EUIPhD #PhDOpportunity
November 23, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Come and do a PhD at the #EUI! We are five professors in sociology, within the department of Political and Social Sciences. Social stratification, education, family demography, analytical sociology, experimental sociology, it’s all here!
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On 8-10 April 2026 the inaugural “BeNeLux Geography” conference will be held in Leuven, Belgium.
🌍 Explore the curated sessions: www.benelux-geo.eu/sessions.html
💡 Submit your own: www.benelux-geo.eu/call-for-ses...
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2025
🌍 Explore the curated sessions: www.benelux-geo.eu/sessions.html
💡 Submit your own: www.benelux-geo.eu/call-for-ses...
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2025
Proposed Sessions – BeNeLux Geography
www.benelux-geo.eu
October 2, 2025 at 7:51 AM
On 8-10 April 2026 the inaugural “BeNeLux Geography” conference will be held in Leuven, Belgium.
🌍 Explore the curated sessions: www.benelux-geo.eu/sessions.html
💡 Submit your own: www.benelux-geo.eu/call-for-ses...
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2025
🌍 Explore the curated sessions: www.benelux-geo.eu/sessions.html
💡 Submit your own: www.benelux-geo.eu/call-for-ses...
📅 Deadline: 15 October 2025
Bestuurder van verzekeraar Allianz over klimaatverandering.
Als ik een woningeigenaar in Holland, Friesland, Groningen of Zeeland was dan zou ik me hier zich toch wat meer zorgen over moeten maken dan de hypotheekrente-aftrek.
Als ik een woningeigenaar in Holland, Friesland, Groningen of Zeeland was dan zou ik me hier zich toch wat meer zorgen over moeten maken dan de hypotheekrente-aftrek.
“If we continue, however, with the policies that we have out there, we are clearly on a pathway now of 2.7 degrees or 3 degrees where adaptation is simply not doable anymore. This is just what it is. We cannot protect Amsterdam from sea level rise of 3m. This is just not doable,” Thallinger said.
Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.
www.cnbc.com
October 1, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Bestuurder van verzekeraar Allianz over klimaatverandering.
Als ik een woningeigenaar in Holland, Friesland, Groningen of Zeeland was dan zou ik me hier zich toch wat meer zorgen over moeten maken dan de hypotheekrente-aftrek.
Als ik een woningeigenaar in Holland, Friesland, Groningen of Zeeland was dan zou ik me hier zich toch wat meer zorgen over moeten maken dan de hypotheekrente-aftrek.
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WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
Universitair docent sociologie
Wil jij studenten inspireren en vernieuwend onderwijs geven? Versterk ons team als universitair docent met expertise in migratie en/of sociale stratificatie.
www.uu.nl
September 1, 2025 at 11:39 AM
WORK! The Sociology Department at Utrecht University is hiring a new assistant prof, with expertise on migration/integration/polarization/stratification. Come join us! www.uu.nl/organisatie/...
June 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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June 6, 2025 at 11:50 PM
En geografen!
Als je een hippe twintiger bent die geen koopwoning kan krijgen maar wel veel volgers hebt op Instagram, dan ben je volgens het Sociaal Cultureel Planbureau welvarender dan een rentenier met een paar miljoen op de bank.
SCP is weer eens sociologen aan het trollen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
SCP is weer eens sociologen aan het trollen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
June 5, 2025 at 8:44 AM
En geografen!
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📣 Save the date! On 8-10 Apr 2026 the inaugural “BeNeLux Geography” conference will be held in Leuven, Belgium. The Belgian, Dutch and Luxembug geographical community join forces to organize an international geography conference. Check the website, sign up for the Newsletter!
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www.benelux-geo.eu
BeNeLuxGeography Conference – BeNeLux Geography
www.benelux-geo.eu
June 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
📣 Save the date! On 8-10 Apr 2026 the inaugural “BeNeLux Geography” conference will be held in Leuven, Belgium. The Belgian, Dutch and Luxembug geographical community join forces to organize an international geography conference. Check the website, sign up for the Newsletter!
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www.benelux-geo.eu
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www.benelux-geo.eu
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Book your tickets to Los Santos or Night City! Jeursen and @wvangent.bsky.social explore the making of #urban spaces in popular video games, arguing that their popularity balances a chaotic urban gamescape with opportunities for privatized homemaking that keep players engaged. buff.ly/TBtcqcs
May 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Book your tickets to Los Santos or Night City! Jeursen and @wvangent.bsky.social explore the making of #urban spaces in popular video games, arguing that their popularity balances a chaotic urban gamescape with opportunities for privatized homemaking that keep players engaged. buff.ly/TBtcqcs
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Postdoc positions (one in Environmental Heritage and another in Identity and Popular Culture) at Tilburg
Job opening: Two postdoctoral fellows (22786)
career5.successfactors.eu
May 26, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Postdoc positions (one in Environmental Heritage and another in Identity and Popular Culture) at Tilburg
Gaan nieuw neo-liberaal elan, polder-nostalgie, cynische migratiepolitiek en agro-industrieel belang de wooncrisis oplossen?
Zie mijn analyse van de nieuwe woonpolitiek in Wonen en Ruimte: www.ruimteenwonen.nl/artikelen/ei...
Zie mijn analyse van de nieuwe woonpolitiek in Wonen en Ruimte: www.ruimteenwonen.nl/artikelen/ei...
April 28, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Gaan nieuw neo-liberaal elan, polder-nostalgie, cynische migratiepolitiek en agro-industrieel belang de wooncrisis oplossen?
Zie mijn analyse van de nieuwe woonpolitiek in Wonen en Ruimte: www.ruimteenwonen.nl/artikelen/ei...
Zie mijn analyse van de nieuwe woonpolitiek in Wonen en Ruimte: www.ruimteenwonen.nl/artikelen/ei...
Check it out! 👇
New open access paper!
Studying the Amsterdam region, my colleagues and I link inequality in environmental exposures (air pollutants NO2 & PM2.5, noise, heatstress and lack of greenery) to housing tenure and urban development.
Some key take aways:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Studying the Amsterdam region, my colleagues and I link inequality in environmental exposures (air pollutants NO2 & PM2.5, noise, heatstress and lack of greenery) to housing tenure and urban development.
Some key take aways:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Housing tenure, urban development and environmental inequality
This study investigates the relationship between housing and environmental exposures to understand the structuring role of housing and planning regimes in environmental inequality. Comparing the ex...
www.tandfonline.com
April 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Check it out! 👇
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New open access paper!
Studying the Amsterdam region, my colleagues and I link inequality in environmental exposures (air pollutants NO2 & PM2.5, noise, heatstress and lack of greenery) to housing tenure and urban development.
Some key take aways:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Studying the Amsterdam region, my colleagues and I link inequality in environmental exposures (air pollutants NO2 & PM2.5, noise, heatstress and lack of greenery) to housing tenure and urban development.
Some key take aways:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Housing tenure, urban development and environmental inequality
This study investigates the relationship between housing and environmental exposures to understand the structuring role of housing and planning regimes in environmental inequality. Comparing the ex...
www.tandfonline.com
April 7, 2025 at 6:05 PM
New open access paper!
Studying the Amsterdam region, my colleagues and I link inequality in environmental exposures (air pollutants NO2 & PM2.5, noise, heatstress and lack of greenery) to housing tenure and urban development.
Some key take aways:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Studying the Amsterdam region, my colleagues and I link inequality in environmental exposures (air pollutants NO2 & PM2.5, noise, heatstress and lack of greenery) to housing tenure and urban development.
Some key take aways:
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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📣 excited to announce a 2-year post-doc at the University of Amsterdam @rpa-cs-uva.bsky.social on government responses to displacement project w/ me, @stephrschwartz.bsky.social & Adam Lichtenheld.
- Closing date 30 April, starts fall 2025.
- More info & to apply:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
- Closing date 30 April, starts fall 2025.
- More info & to apply:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — Postdoctoral Position with the Conflict & Society Team
Are you a recent social sciences PhD who has conducted cutting-edge research on forced displacement and migration? Do you have experience conducting mixed-methods research? The “Conflict & Society” Re...
werkenbij.uva.nl
March 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
📣 excited to announce a 2-year post-doc at the University of Amsterdam @rpa-cs-uva.bsky.social on government responses to displacement project w/ me, @stephrschwartz.bsky.social & Adam Lichtenheld.
- Closing date 30 April, starts fall 2025.
- More info & to apply:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
- Closing date 30 April, starts fall 2025.
- More info & to apply:
werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
De enige baan waar ik ooit ben ontslagen is part-time afwasser. Dit doet me heel goed!
March 12, 2025 at 1:37 PM
De enige baan waar ik ooit ben ontslagen is part-time afwasser. Dit doet me heel goed!
New paper!
LGBTQ+-inclusive Co-Housing: Queer Senses of Home in a Mixed Development.
with Luise Stoisser
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
LGBTQ+-inclusive Co-Housing: Queer Senses of Home in a Mixed Development.
with Luise Stoisser
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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March 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New paper!
LGBTQ+-inclusive Co-Housing: Queer Senses of Home in a Mixed Development.
with Luise Stoisser
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
LGBTQ+-inclusive Co-Housing: Queer Senses of Home in a Mixed Development.
with Luise Stoisser
Open access: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Wouter van Gent
New publication by Luise Stoisser and @wvangent.bsky.social on queer inclusive co-housing, intentions of inclusiveness, feelings om belonging, and experiences of control and safety.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
LGBTQ+-inclusive Co-Housing: Queer Senses of Home in a Mixed Development
Amidst housing crises, co-housing initiatives have emerged as a strategy to advance social inclusion in European cities. This study examines the experiences of queer-identifying residents within a ...
www.tandfonline.com
March 4, 2025 at 1:40 PM
New publication by Luise Stoisser and @wvangent.bsky.social on queer inclusive co-housing, intentions of inclusiveness, feelings om belonging, and experiences of control and safety.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Alsof Stef Blok en de VVD nooit heeft bestaan. De VVD is door haar jarenlange woningbeleid hoofdschuldige voor die idiote hoge prijzen. Onze kinderen (ook in overdrachtelijke zin) zijn de dupe. De volgende keer geen VVD in de coalitie met dit soort frames, want ook Dilan zat al jaren in die club.
December 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
Alsof Stef Blok en de VVD nooit heeft bestaan. De VVD is door haar jarenlange woningbeleid hoofdschuldige voor die idiote hoge prijzen. Onze kinderen (ook in overdrachtelijke zin) zijn de dupe. De volgende keer geen VVD in de coalitie met dit soort frames, want ook Dilan zat al jaren in die club.
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Hiring a postdoctoral researcher on the project "Aspirational Urbanism and the Recodification of Defiance," 4 years, full time, based at the University of Basel. Deadline Dec 20. See details: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Universität Basel: Postdoctoral Researcher (FTE)
The University of Basel, Switzerland, invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher (100% FTE) for the project Aspirational Urbanism and the Recodification of Defiance (ASPIRA) The function of a ...
jobs.unibas.ch
November 12, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Hiring a postdoctoral researcher on the project "Aspirational Urbanism and the Recodification of Defiance," 4 years, full time, based at the University of Basel. Deadline Dec 20. See details: jobs.unibas.ch/offene-stell...
Erg eenzijdig! Terugtrekken van verhuurders geeft idd minder huurwoningen. Maar die woningen gaan niet weg; ze worden koop of middenhuur. De wet is zo een rem op huisjesmelken. Is de bedoeling! Vraag is of eigenwoningbezit helpt tegen de wooncrisis (spoiler: nee).
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/ni...
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/ni...
Nieuwe wet zet middenhuur in Amsterdam verder onder druk: elke woning trekt 450 gegadigden
Het wordt steeds meer dringen voor wie op zoek is naar een huis in de middenhuur in Amsterdam: per woning staan gemiddeld 450 gegadigden in de rij. De Wet Betaalbare Huur, die deze zomer is ingegaan, ...
www.parool.nl
December 4, 2024 at 8:10 AM
Erg eenzijdig! Terugtrekken van verhuurders geeft idd minder huurwoningen. Maar die woningen gaan niet weg; ze worden koop of middenhuur. De wet is zo een rem op huisjesmelken. Is de bedoeling! Vraag is of eigenwoningbezit helpt tegen de wooncrisis (spoiler: nee).
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/ni...
www.parool.nl/amsterdam/ni...
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If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.
November 27, 2024 at 6:44 AM
If we want better fashion culture in the US, we have to lower the cost of housing and commercial real estate, support independent craftspeople, build denser neighborhoods, improve walkability, and get rid of overly restrictive zoning laws. Let kook culture thrive.
Reposted by Wouter van Gent
New paper with Thijs Jeursen!
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2024 at 8:56 AM
New paper with Thijs Jeursen!
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Wouter van Gent
A very interesting paper on how video games (focused on urban spaces) are tied to commercial logics and socio-political ideologies. Like the classic "Monopoly" board game, these games reinforce the narrative that urban life revolves around property owenership and economic power.
New paper with Thijs Jeursen!
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Gaming the City: The Monetization of Urban Affect and Homemaking in Popular Video Games" in Geohumanities
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
November 22, 2024 at 11:27 AM
A very interesting paper on how video games (focused on urban spaces) are tied to commercial logics and socio-political ideologies. Like the classic "Monopoly" board game, these games reinforce the narrative that urban life revolves around property owenership and economic power.