PHD Position Local Democracy

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• JOB - Netherlands - University of Amsterdam (UvA) via AcademicTransfer - Posted on: 9 July 2026 PhD Position Local Democracy and Underrepresented Communities in Amsterdam

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9 Jul 2026

University of Amsterdam (UvA)

Research Field

• Political sciences » Governance
• Political sciences » Policy studies
• Sociology » Urban sociology

Researcher Profile

First Stage Researcher (R1)

Application Deadline

1 Sep 2026 - 21:59 (UTC)

Country

Netherlands

Type of Contract

Temporary

Job Status

Not Applicable

Hours Per Week

38.0

Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme?

Not funded by a EU programme

Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure?

No

Offer Description

Are you passionate about researching democracy and political inequality? Do you want to make a real impact in urban communities? Join this PhD project exploring how underrepresented groups in Amsterdam shape political participation, build publics, and redefine local democracy. Work closely with communities, develop innovate methods, and contribute to cutting-edge debates on political inequality.

Political underrepresentation and emerging publics

This PhD project examines how local democracy is experienced and shaped within diverse communities in Amsterdam, against a backdrop of growing urban political inequality in which some groups remain structurally underrepresented and less connected to political participation and representation.

The central question is how people within underrepresented communities develop: (1) strategies for political participation (both formal and informal), (2) democratic publics, and (3) reflex...