Coffee People in Tehran, Glasgow, and Amsterdam by Reza Shaker Ardekani and Jan Rath Journal of Consumer Culture, 2017, 20(1): 122–140. DOI: 10.1177/1469540517736557 Despite the diversity of consumption and class practices of the new urban middle classes within and between societies, they share some qualities. Focusing on the lifestyles and mentalities of regulars of specialty [...]

Emeritus hoogleraar stadssociologie en ex-decaan van de toenmalige Faculteit der Politieke en Sociaal-Culturele Wetenschappen (PSCW) Lodewijk N.J. Brunt (1942) is op 17 oktober 2020 overleden. Op zaterdag 17 oktober 2020 overleed Lodewijk (‘Lo’) Brunt op 78-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam. Van 1988 tot zijn emeritaat in 2005 was hij hoogleraar ‘Sociologie, in het bijzonder [...]

The urban sociologist Prof. Dr. Jan Rath has been appointed to Erasmus University’s Prof. J.A.A. van Doorn Chair in the academic year 2021/2022. At the same time, he will be working as a Prof. J.A.A. van Doorn Fellow at the Netherlands Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences (NIAS), one of the [...]

Emeritus hoogleraar stadssociologie en ex-decaan van de toenmalige Faculteit der Politieke en Sociaal-Culturele Wetenschappen (PSCW) Lodewijk N.J. Brunt (1942) is op 17 oktober 2020 overleden. Op zaterdag 17 oktober 2020 overleed Lodewijk (‘Lo’) Brunt op 78-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam. Van 1988 tot zijn emeritaat in 2005 was hij hoogleraar ‘Sociologie, in het bijzonder [...]

Jan Rath has joined the supervisory board of JINC. JINC is a not-for-profit organisation that -- in collaboration with more than 350 business partners -- helps young people from socioeconomically disadvantaged neighbourhoods. JINC strives for a society in which a child’s background does not determine a child’s future, a society in which every child gets [...]

The ambiguity of diversity: Management of ethnic and class transitions in a gentrifying local shopping street by Emil van Eck, Iris Hagemans & Jan Rath Urban Studies, 57(16): 3299–3314 DOI: 10.1177/0042098019897008 Abstract As a malleable concept with a relatively positive resonance, ‘diversity’ proves to be a useful tool to legitimise a range of policy strategies, [...]

From Kahvehane to Coffee Bar: Urban Life in Istanbul by Jan Rath and Selin Kılıç (2018) www.theprotocity.com Coffee is abundant in Turkey today, not just in the form of türk kahvesi, the traditional Turkish coffee cooked with water in a special small pot with a long handle, but also that of espresso, cappuccino and the [...]

Since May 1, 2019, Jan Rath has been appointed to Associate Research Fellow at the Migration Research Center (MiReKoc), Koç University, Istanbul. His task include -- amongst others-- joint PhD supervision and co-editing a book on Cities and Migration, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing. Furthermore, together with Ahmet İçduygu, Deniz Sert, and Ayşen [...]

Since May 1, 2019, Jan Rath has been appointed to Associate Research Fellow at the Migration Research Center (MiReKoc), Koç University, Istanbul. His task include -- amongst others-- joint PhD supervision and co-editing a book on Cities and Migration, to be published by Edward Elgar Publishing. Furthermore, together with Ahmet İçduygu, Deniz Sert, and Ayşen [...]

Sociology at the University of Amsterdam has climbed to the 10th position in the 2020 QS World University Ranking. A testimony to the great work done at our department. https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2020/sociology See also https://www.uva.nl/en/about-the-uva/organisation/faculties/faculty-of-social-and-behavioural-sciences/disciplines/sociology/sociology.html