Interuniversity Center for Social Science Theory and Methodology

James Coleman Symposium 4 April 2025

This years symposium is about:
Inequality by Chance? The role of randomness and luck in people‘s fate
  • Prof. Dr. Ineke Maas (UU): “You can’t choose your parents: the role of luck in explaining educational inequality”
  • Dr. Arie Glebbeek (RUG): “Artificial scarcity: an important concept?”
  • Dr. Zoltán Lippényi (RUG): “Equality by Design: Corporate Quotas and Gender Inequality in Organizations”
  • Prof. Dr. Arnout van de Rijt (EUI): The long-term effects of chance on life course achievement
Abstracts: 
Practical details:
Date: Friday, April 4
Time: 13:00-17:00
Location: Academy Building, Utrecht University

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