We foster dynamic research communities known as clusters, each dedicated to exploring specific themes of contemporary relevance. These clusters serve as vibrant platforms for discussion, collaboration, and innovation across various fields.
This cluster brings together (activist) scholars and (academic) activists that engage in the study of political agency.
Rethinking how movement shapes our world — and how it can shape fairer, more sustainable futures
The Complexity and Health Cluster aims to break down disciplinary boundaries and foster interconnectedness rather than isolation.
The Conflict Cluster aims to engage staff members and PhD candidates across different groups and departments at Wageningen University in debates and joint activities around the study of conflict and violence.
The Critical Agrarian Studies cluster brings together scholars from different disciplines and fields who are engaged in the study of agrarian issues from a critical perspective.
Building on a longstanding tradition of disaster studies at WUR since 1997, this cluster brings together scholars (within and outside CSPS) from a range of disciplines
This cluster brings together scholars who engage in the study of food and its social, political, environmental and economic meanings shaped by local contexts.
The Gender and Diversity cluster is a space for Wageningen researchers and staff members across disciplines and fields to share and develop knowledge and skills about gender and diversity in WUR academic domains as well as in WUR professional workplaces.
The Health and Environment Cluster is an inter-disciplinary platform that engages staff members and PhD candidates across different groups and departments at Wageningen University & Research.
The Political Ecology Cluster brings together a variety of academic researchers and PhD candidates from different disciplines and fields at Wageningen University who are engaged in the study of political ecology.
This theme brings together a variety of academic researchers and PhD candidates from different disciplines and fields at Wageningen University who are engaged in the study of politics, governance and the production of space and place.
The Transformative Learning Hub seeks to blur the boundaries conventionally drawn between research and education Recognising that we are all equally ‘problem-solvers, thinkers and learners
The ‘Urbanscapes’ cluster of CSPS aims to engage with staff members of the four chair groups and associated PhD candidates in debates and joint activities related to the evolving urban landscape