Mara Yerkes has been appointed Professor of Comparative Social Policy in relation to Social Inequalities as of 1 February 2023. Yerkes aims to study, among other things, what explains differences in social policy within and between countries. "I want to study how policy influences social inequalities, and how these inequalities are experienced by various individuals and groups." Yerkes says she will use her chair to focus on strengthening research into four related themes. Firstly, she will look at the relationship between social policy and social inequality, particularly in relation to gender. In addition, she wants to research combinations of inequalities, such as gender in relation to generational differences, socioeconomic differences and geographic differences. She also aims to explore the interplay of policies within and between policy domains. Lastly, she will research the interplay between social policies at the national and local (municipal) levels.
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