Research at RSCR
At Radboud Social Cultural Research (RSCR), we aim to improve the understanding of (the processes leading to) inequalities in various societies.
Changing Inequalities, Inclusive Societies
We study how people's diversities, e.g. their identities, demographic background and context, affect inequalities in their access to social, cultural, economic and natural resources and in their opportunities for education, employment, personal growth and health. We study how people's engagement in (in)formal organisations and networks changes inequalities and analyse the factors contributing to differences within and between countries.
Research groups
We are organised into three research groups:
Projects
In this list, you can find some of our current projects.
Long-term employment consequences of informal caregiving
In this project, we will describe and explain the long-term employment consequences of informal caregiving for caregivers in different life stages.
ICT-competency and inequality in student performance
We examine the role that aspects of information and communication technology (ICT) play in inequalities between family background and gender in educational outcomes.
Breaking Into the Boys’ Club
This project collects unique data among the general workforce to provide new insights into the roles of unequal network composition and returns as explanations for gender disparities in career success.
Education
Research Master's programme
The Social and Cultural Science programme combines insights from the disciplines of sociology, anthropology, development studies, political science and communication science.