Department · vaiu-soc-dev-*
Poverty, inequality, welfare, and development processes worldwide, and the design and evaluation of social policy and development interventions.
Research areas
Faculty directory
Department chair · Development Theory & Practice
Prof. Ingrid Calder
Development theory, aid & institutions, and governance & state capacity.
Professor · Poverty & Impact Evaluation
Prof. Tomas Hollow
Poverty measurement, randomized evaluations, and microfinance & livelihoods.
Professor · Comparative Welfare States
Prof. Lian Perrin
Welfare state design, social protection, and pensions & labor market policy.
Professor · Migration & Refugee Studies
Prof. Rania Grimm
Forced migration, refugee policy, and diasporas & remittances.
Professor · Global Health & Education Policy
Prof. Lian Lumen
Global health systems, education policy in developing countries, and child & family policy.
Professor · Environment & Sustainable Development
Prof. Sana Dovan
Sustainable development goals, climate & development, and natural resource governance.
