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Laura Keesman
Visiting Scholars
The Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP), The Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Evaluation of Public Policies (LIEPP)
Assistant Professor, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (Visiting Professor at LIEPP in June 2025)
Duration: from 01 June 2025 to 30 June 2025
l.d.keesman@vu.nlResearch Group(s): Evaluation of Democracy
Biography
Laura Keesman is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU). She obtained her Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Amsterdam (UvA) in 2023 based on a long-term multi-site ethnography into violent interactions within the Dutch Police force. Before conducting her Ph.D., she was simultaneously a university lecturer, research assistant (UvA), and researcher at an independent research agency focusing on social policy and social- and public governance. Prior to completion of her Ph.D. and joining the VU, she was an Assistant Professor at University of Groningen Sociology department.
