Titels | Prof. dr. |
Initials | L.A.C.J. |
Main position | Directeur IISG |
Disciplines | Modern and contemporary history |
Chair | Global Labour and Migration History, IISG |
Domain | Humanities |
Membership | Member |
Since | 2019 |
Member of Humanities | |
Member of Social Sciences Council | |
Director of International Institute of Social History (IISH) | |
Employed by |
Internationaal Instituut voor Sociale Geschiedenis (IISG-KNAW)
Cruquiusweg 31 1019 AT Amsterdam tel. 020 668 5866 leo.lucassen@iisg.nl |
Personal website | |
Research/publications |
Leo Lucassen is an internationally renowned researcher in the field of migration history. He studies the global migrations of the past millennium, interactions between migrants and existing populations, and migration policies. His research thus bridges the gap between historical research and the social sciences. He regularly engages in public debate, for example as a guest on the Dutch political interview programme Buitenhof, as a contributor to Dutch national newspapers, and as an active Tweeter. Lucassen and his brother Jan (honorary IISH fellow and Academy member) co-authored the book Vijf eeuwen migratie [Five centuries of migration] (2018).