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Miranda J. Lubbers is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain, accredited for full professor. She is an ICREA Acadèmia fellow (2021-2025) and ERC Advanced Grant holder (2021-2026). Her research addresses social cohesion and social inclusion. In particular, she analyzes the role that formal and informal social relationships and settings have in the production, mitigation, or exacerbation of exclusion and segregation. Her research has been published in journals such as International Migration Review, Social Networks, Human Nature, the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Sciences, the Journal of Research on Adolescence, and the European Journal of Social Psychology. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Network for Social Network Analysis (INSNA) and editorial board member of the journals Social Networks and Social Inclusion.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Ph. D., Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
Award Date: 9 Dec 2004
Degree, Sociología, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
Award Date: 26 Aug 1998
University diploma, Sociología, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
Award Date: 31 Aug 1992
External positions
Investigadora Ramón y Cajal, Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
22 Dec 2010 → 21 Dec 2015
Investigadora postdoctoral "Beatriu de Pinos", Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
1 Sept 2008 → 21 Dec 2010
Investigadora a tiempo parcial, Instituto de la Investigación Educativa, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
15 Oct 2007 → 31 Aug 2008
Profesora Asociada (dos asignaturas), Unidad de Sociología, Departamento de Gestión de Empresas. Universidad Rovira i Virgili, Tarragona
1 Sept 2007 → 31 Aug 2008
Investigadora posdoctoral "Rubicon" de la Organización Neerlandesa de Investigación, Departament d'Antropologia Social i Cultural. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
1 Aug 2006 → 31 Jul 2007
Investigadora posdoctoral con contrato de la Organización Neerlandesa de Investigación, Instituto de la Investigación Educativa, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 Sept 2004 → 31 Aug 2006
Investigadora predoctoral con contrato de la Organización Neerlandesa de Investigación, Instituto de la Investigación Educativa, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 Jan 1999 → 31 Aug 2004
Investigadora, Instituto de la Investigación Educativa, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 Apr 1998 → 31 Dec 1998
Asistente de investigación para evaluar el currículum en Metodología, Departamento de Estadística y Teoría de Medición, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 Oct 1996 → 30 Apr 1997
Profesora Asociada (estadística y Excel), Departamento de Información y Organización, Facultad de Gestión de Empresas, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 Sept 1996 → 31 Dec 1996
Profesora asociada (diversas asignaturas de informática), Centro de Computación, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 Sept 1995 → 30 Sept 1997
Asistente de investigación en un proyecto sobre la gestión de la propiedad intelectual industrial, Departamento de Mercado y Empresa, Facultad de Gestión de Empresas, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 May 1995 → 30 Sept 1995
Profesora asociada (SPSS y metodología), Centro de Computación, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 Mar 1995 → 31 May 1995
Profesora Asociada (Metodología), Oficina de Metodología, Departamento de Estadística y Teoría de Medición, Facultad de las Ciencias Sociales, Universidad de Groningen,
1 Sept 1994 → 31 May 1997
Asistente de investigación en el proyecto NESTOR: El Estudio Longitudinal de las Personas Mayores - Groningen, Centro de Investigación en Asuntos Sanitarios, Universidad de Groningen, Holanda
1 May 1994 → 28 Feb 1995
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PRESILIENT: Post-pandemic resilient communities: is the informal economy a reservoir for the next generation of digitalized and green businesses in the Global South?
Molina, J. L., Kristensen , R. A., Valenzuela Garcia, H. & Lubbers , M. J.
1/03/23 → 28/02/27
Project: International research project
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PATCHWORK: A Network Science Approach to Social Cohesion in European Societies
Lubbers , M. J., Bojanowski ., M. J., Jin , Z., Lee , Y., Van Herwijnen, N. N., Targarona Rifá, N., Völker, B. G. M., Vacca, R. & da Silva Baum, D.
1/10/21 → 30/09/26
Project: International research project
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INCLUSIVITY: Inclusivity Norms to Counter Polarization in European Societies
1/10/21 → 30/09/25
Project: International research project
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DIMCOM: Community dimensions, personal networks, and social exclusion
Valenzuela Garcia, H., Lubbers , M. J., Escribano Castaño, P., Fuentes Crespo, S., Molina, J. L., CANTILLANA BARAÑADOS, R. & Fernández-Peña, R.
1/06/20 → 31/05/24
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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BRIDGES: A network science approach to social cohesion
1/01/20 → 31/12/22
Project: Research Projects and Other Grants
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(Im)Mobilities and Informality as Livelihood Strategies in Transnational Social Fields
Fradejas-García, I., Molina, J. L. & Lubbers, M. J., 1 Jan 2022, International Political Economy Series. p. 33-67 35 p. (International Political Economy Series).Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review
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Choose, buy, pay – Paradoxes of shame-relieving processes among impoverished Spaniards after 2008’s great recession
Valenzuela-Garcia, H., Lubbers, M. J. & Molina, J. L., 11 Jul 2022, In: Journal of Organizational Ethnography. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Labour Mobility and Informality: Romanian Migrants in Spain and Ethnic Entrepreneurs in Croatia
Polese, A., Fradejas‐garcía, I., Banović, R. Š., Škokić, V., Kerikmäe, T., Molina, J. L., Alpeza, M., Lubbers, M. J. & Camerani, A., 2022, In: Politics and Governance. 10, 2, p. 279-292 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Short Take: Sampling from Transnational Social Fields
Molina, J. L., Lubbers, M. J., Hâncean, M. G. & Fradejas-García, I., 3 Jun 2022, In: Field Methods. 34, 3, p. 256-264 9 p., ARTN 1525822X221105920.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Social networks and the resilience of marginalized communities
Lubbers, M. J., 1 Nov 2022, A research agenda for social networks and social resilience. Lazega, E., Snijders, T. A. B. & Wittek, R. P. M. (eds.). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 1-16 (Elgar Research Agendas).Research output: Chapter in Book › Chapter › Research › peer-review