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Evelien Tonkens, sociologist, is distinguished research professor of Citizenship and Humanization of the Public Sector at the University of Humanistic Studies in Utrecht, The Netherlands since 2014. She was also Academic director of the Graduate School of the UHS and Director of Research of the UHS between 2019 and 2023. Her research focuses on changing ideals and practices of citizenship against the background of welfare state reform, democracy, meritocracy and globalization. She is takes part in the European research project Solidarity in diversity with 9 other universities, focusing on the promotion of bridging solidarities in Europe (https://www.solidi.eu/ ) Between 2005 and 2014, Tonkens was professor of Active Citizenship at the University of Amsterdam. Before 2005, she was a researcher at various research institutes and a Member of the Dutch Parliament for the Green Left. She published numerous articles and books, see www.evelientonkens.nl
Keywords
- HM Sociology
- citizenship
- welfare state reform
- democracy
- meritocracy
- globalization
- HT Communities. Classes. Races
- migration
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Levensverhalen over werk. Een onderzoek naar de stap van dagbesteding naar (beschut) werk.
Tonkens, E. H. (Researcher), Kampen, T. (Principal Investigator), Sebrechts, M. J. (Principal Investigator) & Wouters, S. (Principal Investigator)
1/03/23 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Recente ontwikkelingen op het gebied van democratische vernieuwing
Hurenkamp, M. E. A. (Researcher), Visscher, K. W. (Principal Investigator) & Tonkens, E. H. (Researcher)
1/09/23 → 29/02/24
Project: Research
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SOLiDi: Solidarity in diversity: Community, place-making and citizenship
Tonkens, E. H. (Principal Investigator), Saharso, S. (Researcher), Kampen, T. (Researcher), Boglo, A. L. (Researcher) & Roegiers, C. K. (Researcher)
1/01/21 → 31/12/24
Project: Research
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Onderzoek sociale inclusie personen met een beperking in een beschutte woonomgeving
van der Weele, S. (Researcher), Bredewold, F. H. (Principal Investigator), Tonkens, E. H. (Researcher) & Trappenburg, M. J. (Researcher)
1/11/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Participative or dignified citizenship? An empirical ethical study of social inclusion for people with profound and multiple disabilities living in sheltered living institutions.
Bredewold, F. H. (Researcher), Tonkens, E. H. (Researcher), van der Weele, S. (Principal Investigator) & Vosman, F. J. H. (Researcher)
1/11/19 → 30/06/23
Project: Research
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Welkom Werk: Verhalen over het vinden van je plek op de arbeidsmarkt
Wouters, S., Kampen, T., Tonkens, E. H. & Sebrechts, M. J., 28 Jan 2025Research output: Online publication or non-textual form › Digital or visual product › Popular
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De zorg is mooi, belangrijk en economisch vitaal: dat mag best wat kosten
Tonkens, E. H., 7 Feb 2024, In: Trouw.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Popular
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Dutch Therapists’ Professional Autonomy and Moral Agency After the Marketization and Bureaucratization of Mental Healthcare: Between Impracticalities and Impossibilities
Krikken Mulders, L., Tonkens, E. H. & Trappenburg, M. J., 16 Dec 2024, In: Professions and Professionalism. 14, 1, 21 p., 5785.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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"I have some wishes, which are actually demands.”: A qualitative mixed methods study on the impact of consumerism on the therapeutic relationship in mental healthcare
Mulders, L., Tonkens, E. H. & Trappenburg, M. J., 22 Nov 2024, In: Frontiers in Health Services. 4, 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Losers of representation: Gains and losses of globalisation as seen by workers in internationalised companies in the Netherlands
Hurenkamp, M. E. A., Dekker, P. & Tonkens, E. H., 2 Apr 2024, In: European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology. 11, 2, p. 231-254 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Adviescommissie Versterken Weerbaarheid Democratische Rechtsorde (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken) (External organisation)
Tonkens, E. H. (Member)
10 Oct 2022Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
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Macht en tegenmacht en het gezag van de gemeenteraad
Tonkens, E. H. (Speaker)
7 Jun 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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marktwerking in zorg en welzijn
Tonkens, E. H. (Speaker)
7 Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Pleidooi voor een aidocratie: naar gelijke kansen op zelfrespect
Tonkens, E. H. (Speaker)
25 Feb 2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Nieuw toverwoord moet kloof tussen burger en politiek dichten: ‘Echt heel bijzonder en spannend’
17/10/23
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Maatschappelijke dienstplicht goed voor jongeren en de samenleving
20/02/23
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Minder inspraak burgers bij belangrijke besluiten dreigt door nieuwe wet
1/02/22
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Minder inspraak burgers bij belangrijke besluiten dreigt door nieuwe wet.
1/02/22
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