Alex van der Zeeuw is an assistant professor at the university of Twente. He works as a sociologist at the Communication Science department where he does figurational research on our digitally mediated reality; how people live with data, generate data, and behave according to the data they receive. Alex has published mostly in digital inequality, on digital skills in relation the internet and the internet of things, risks evaluations, and education and culture. He has a great interest in innovative research methodologies, such as mixing ethnographic research and big data or other types of naturally occurring data that make the generative sites of big data meaningful. 

Expertise

  • Computer Science

    • Internet of Things
    • Interdependency
    • Instagram
    • Material Access
    • Social Media
  • Psychology

    • Choreography
    • Smart Home
  • Social Sciences

    • Sociology

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2024

The orchestrated digital inequalities of the IoT: How vendor lock-in hinders and playfulness creates IoT benefits in every life (2024)New media & society, 26(10), 5658-5676. Zeeuw, A. v. d., va Deursen, A. J. A. M. & Jansen, G.https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221138075Digital Inclusion Support Needs of Households in Poverty: Insights From Interviews With Dutch Social Workers (2024)International journal of communication, 18, 3855-3872. Article 1932–8036/20240005. Boerkamp, L. G. P., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E., van der Zeeuw, A. & van der Graaf, S.https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/22587/4725Internet appropriation barriers in the lives of Dutch parents living in poverty: A qualitative study (2024)[Contribution to conference › Poster] Eu-SPRI Annual Conference 2024. Boerkamp, L. G. P., van der Zeeuw, A., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E. & van der Graaf, S.Exploring barriers to and outcomes of internet appropriation among households living in poverty: A systematic literature review (2024)SAGE Open, 14(1). Boerkamp, L. G. P., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E., van der Zeeuw, A. & van der Graaf, S.https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440241233047

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University of Twente

Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 1349
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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