Peter W.A. Scholten

Research interests

Peter Scholten is full professor in the Governance of Migration and Diversity in the team Policy, Politics and Society. Peter is scientific director of the Leiden-Delft-Erasmus research centre on the Governance of Migration and Diversity, team lead of the team Policy, Politics and Society, and editor-in-chief of the journal Comparative Migration Studies. In addition, he is Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE) double professor at Leiden University (department of global affairs), and Malmo city visiting professor at the Institute for Migration, Integration and Welfare at Malmo University. His main research interests involve the dynamics of migration and diversity policies, cities of migration, science-politics relations on migration and diversity, and complexity governance.

External positions

Malmo City Guest Professor at the Malmo Institute for Migration Studies, Malmo University, Malmö University

1 Jan 2024 → 1 Jan 2026

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):

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

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De Migratie-Obsessie: Hoe één thema het debat blijft bepalen
Translated title of the contribution: The Migration Obsession: How one theme continues to define the debateScholten, P., Sept 2025, Boom Uitgevers. 208 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Inaugural speech/Farewell speech › Book › Popular
Why the governance of Superdiversity so often derails: A complexity perspective
Scholten, P. & Schiller, M., Jul 2025, In: Ethnic and Racial Studies. 48, 9, p. 1789-1803 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
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1 Citation (Scopus)

62 Downloads (Pure)
De Echte Rotterdammer komt van buiten. Rotterdam migratiestad 1600-2022
Translated title of the contribution: The real Rotterdammer is from elsewhere: Rotterdam city of migration 1600-2022van de Laar, P. & Scholten, P., 17 Feb 2023, Bussum. 320 p.
Research output: Book/Report/Inaugural speech/Farewell speech › Book › Professional
Between active citizenship and exploitation: understanding exhaustion and disposability in un(der)paid and low-paid labor by refugees in the Netherlands
Jonitz, E., van der Veer, L., Scholten, P. & Schiller, M., 30 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Ethnic and Racial Studies.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
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1 Citation (Scopus)

6 Downloads (Pure)
Are small towns a battleground for migration governance? Negotiating refugee integration in small towns in the Netherlands
Jonitz, E., Schiller, M. & Scholten, P., 2026, In: Local Government Studies. 52, 3, p. 513-535 23 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Open Access
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11 Citations (Scopus)

175 Downloads (Pure)

Between the fragmentation and institutionalisation of migration studies: VOSViewer map and network data
Levy, N. (Creator), Pisarevskaya, A. (Creator) & Scholten, P. (Creator), 2020
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/nnk0cq, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/NNK0CQ
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Between fragmentation and institutionalisation: the rise of migration studies as a research field
Levy, N. (Creator), Pisarevskaya, A. (Creator) & Scholten, P. (Creator), 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5050028.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Between_fragmentation_and_institutionalisation_the_rise_of_migration_studies_as_a_research_field/5050028/1
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Mainstreaming or retrenchment? Migration-related diversity in Dutch and Flemish education policies
Westerveen, L. (Creator), van Breugel, I. (Creator), Adam, I. (Creator) & Scholten, P. (Creator), 2022
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.6125503.v1, https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Mainstreaming_or_retrenchment_Migration-related_diversity_in_Dutch_and_Flemish_education_policies/6125503/1
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Best PhD supervisor award
Scholten, P. (Recipient), 2016
Prize › Academic

22 Oral presentation
12 Attending an event
7 Publication Peer-review
5 Membership of committee
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- 2 Editorial work
- 1 Invited talk

The consequences of the new EU pact for Mediterranean migration governance
Scholten, P. (Speaker)
15 Dec 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
Why does the governance of migration and migration –related diversities appear to be in constant crisis mode
Scholten, P. (Speaker)
16 Sept 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
Higher education in superdiverse settings
Scholten, P. (Speaker)
17 Jul 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
Mainstreaming versus alienation in migration governance
Scholten, P. (Speaker)
20 May 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic
Superdiversity as a governance challenge
Scholten, P. (Speaker)
4 Mar 2020
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Academic

Waarom Nederland lijdt aan een migratieobsessie.
Scholten, P. W. A.
9/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Popular
HUMAN Rewind - item over beeldvorming rond asielbeleid
Scholten, P. W. A.
16/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Popular
Interview with NRC on refugee policy
Scholten, P. W. A.
19/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Popular
Interview with ESS Magazine
Scholten, P. W. A.
15/01/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public engagement activities › Popular

prof.dr. Peter W.A. Scholten

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De Migratie-Obsessie: Hoe één thema het debat blijft bepalen

Why the governance of Superdiversity so often derails: A complexity perspective

De Echte Rotterdammer komt van buiten. Rotterdam migratiestad 1600-2022

Between active citizenship and exploitation: understanding exhaustion and disposability in un(der)paid and low-paid labor by refugees in the Netherlands

Are small towns a battleground for migration governance? Negotiating refugee integration in small towns in the Netherlands

Between the fragmentation and institutionalisation of migration studies: VOSViewer map and network data

Between fragmentation and institutionalisation: the rise of migration studies as a research field

Mainstreaming or retrenchment? Migration-related diversity in Dutch and Flemish education policies

Best PhD supervisor award

The consequences of the new EU pact for Mediterranean migration governance

Why does the governance of migration and migration –related diversities appear to be in constant crisis mode

Higher education in superdiverse settings

Mainstreaming versus alienation in migration governance

Superdiversity as a governance challenge

Waarom Nederland lijdt aan een migratieobsessie.

HUMAN Rewind - item over beeldvorming rond asielbeleid

Interview with NRC on refugee policy

Interview with ESS Magazine

prof.dr. Peter W.A. Scholten

Personal profile

Research interests

External positions

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

Datasets

Prizes

Activities

Press/Media