The Centre for Urban Studies is administered as a Research Priority Area in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences of the University of Amsterdam. The Centre is part of the AISSR, the Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research of the University of Amsterdam.
Today, the Centre connects more than 50 researchers and over 50 Post Docs and PhD students from a wide range of disciplines and research groups. At this moment, eligible for membership are all researchers at the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences working on urban issues. Please send us an email if you think you are eligible and want to become a member.
The Centre is directed by Prof. Maria Kaika, with the support of an Executive Board, consisting of the leaders of the constituent research groups, and an Advisory Board, consisting of young, up-and-coming research leaders. Daily operations are coordinated by Jules Klinkhamer. The future plans of the CUS are described in the Strategic Plan 2018 - 2022.
The Centre is supported by an Executive Board consisting of representatives of CUS' affiliated research groups (i.e. the Centre's full professors):
The Urban Studies Advisory Board functions as a 'Young Board', is more involved in the Centre's daily affairs, and was given room by the Executive Board to develop the Centre's strategic direction in terms of its internal synergy and public and academic outreach. Advisory Board members are:
Every year the Centre for Urban Studies publishes an annual report. The annual reports serve to exhibit the efforts and added value of the research priority area Urban Studies and the need for interdisciplinary, synergetic collaborations that are essential in order to understand and solve the pressing urban challenges of our time.
The reports document the annual agenda, progress, results, personnel data and budget allocation of the Centre for Urban Studies. Below you download our annual reports for the years 2012 to 2015 by clicking on the link.