Laura Kapinga
BA in Human Geography and Planning
MA in Spatial Sciences
PhD in Cultural Geography
My research interests revolve around diversity and inclusion in the urban context, young people and youth transitions, identity negotiation, and religion in contemporary societies. I approach these topics from a geographical perspective and mostly work with qualitative research methods.
2022
Kapinga,
L., van Hoven, B., Bock, B. B.,
& Hopkins, P. (2023). Young Muslims’ religious
identities in relation to places beyond the UK: A qualitative
map-making technique in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Children's Geographies, 21(4),
609-623. https://doi.org/10.1080/14733285.2022.2100691
2021
Kapinga,
L. (2021). A place for religion: a geographical
perspective on young Muslims' experiences, changing religious
identities, and wellbeing. [Thesis fully internal
(DIV), University of Groningen]. University of Groningen. https://doi.org/10.33612/diss.190335342
Kapinga,
L., & Bock, B. (2021). Wellbeing and
inclusion: A place for religion. In B. A. Searle , J. Pykett
, & M. J. Alfao-Simmonds (Eds.), A Modern Guide to
Wellbeing Research (pp. 148-163). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789900163.00019
2020
Kapinga,
L., Huizinga, R., & Shaker Ardekani,
R. (2022). Reflexivity through positionality meetings:
religion, muslims and ‘non-religious’
researchers. International Journal of Social
Research Methodology, 25(1), 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/13645579.2020.1853876
Kapinga,
L., & Hoven, van, B. (2021).
‘You can’t just be a Muslim in outer
space’: young people making sense of religion at local places
in the city. Journal of Youth Studies,
24(5), 670-688 . https://doi.org/10.1080/13676261.2020.1757632
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