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Staff members with discipline History Of Social Sciences

Academia develops at the interface of different fields. This is one reason why the University of Groningen is home to a wide range of fields, each with a great number of subject specialists. The overview below, which is based on a standard categorization of fields, will help you find the right expert for each field. If you cannot find the expert you are looking for in this list, try searching via a related field or faculty; you may find him or her there.

Overview of all disciplines

Broadly: history of psychology, history of biology, history of philosophy of science, history of logic, history of cognitive science, public understanding of science

Specifically: Theory and history of developmental psychology (esp. the Cold War...
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J.T. (Jeremy) Burman, PhD
Contact
j.t.burman rug.nl
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Senior Assistant Professor
Modern Worldviews and Culture Wars - A Transnational Conceptual History
I work on the 2023 the Dutch Research Council (NWO) funded collaborative project: 'Modern Worldviews and Culture Wars', led by Todd Weir. This project seeks to answer the question:...
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V.S. (Victor) Cova, Dr
Contact
v.s.cova rug.nl
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Post Doctoral Researcher
Theory and History of Science applied to the sciences studying human beings.
prof. dr. G.C.G. (Trudy) Dehue
Contact
trudy.dehue rug.nl
+31 50 36 36366
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Full Professor, emeritus
Jeroen J.H. Dekker is Honorary Professor (from 1991 to 2019 Full Professor) of History and Theory of Education at the University of Groningen. Before, he was Senior Lecturer in History and Head of the History Department at the University of Maastricht, and... lees meer
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j.j.h.dekker rug.nl
+31 50 36 36497
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Professor of History and Philosophy of Education
history of psychology, philosophy of science, social studies of science, qualitative research
dr. M. (Maarten) Derksen
Contact
m.derksen rug.nl
+31 50 36 36338
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Associate Professor, ius promovendi
John Exalto (PhD Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam 2005) works in the field of the history of education. His research focuses on the relations between identity, religion, and education. At the moment, he is working on Jan Amos Comenius (his ideas and... read more
dr. J. (John) Exalto
Contact
j.exalto rug.nl
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assistant professor theory and history of education
Van Haaften is a historian interested in the question how higher educational institutes, as nodes in a transnational network of knowledge institutes, have transformed societies. His research has a strong focus on South Asia. He has published in academic... read more
dr. L.W. (Lourens) van Haaften
Contact
l.w.van.haaften rug.nl
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Assistant professor
History of Brazil and Latin America, Intellectual and Cultural History, History of the Social Sciences
I.W. (Ian) Merkel, PhD
Contact
i.w.merkel rug.nl
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Assistant Professor of Latin American Studies
Studies on the human mind (19th and 20th century); History and philosophy of psychology, and the following topics:• Early experimental and applied psychology• Criminology and juridical psychology• Practices of psychological testing and measurement• Crisis... read more
A.C. (Annette) Mülberger Rogele, Prof
Contact
a.c.mulberger rug.nl
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Theory & History of Psychology
Westberg promotes the use of historical perspectives and methods within the field of educational research, and has paid special attention to the history of primary schooling and early childhood care and education (ECCE). He has a particular interest in... read more
B.A.J. (Johannes) Westberg, Prof
Contact
b.a.j.westberg rug.nl
+31 50 36 36500
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Professor of Theory and History of Education, Chair basiseenheid Pedagogiek
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