Ravelijn

dr. A. van der Zeeuw (Alex)

Assistant Professor
BMS-HIB-CS
Ravelijn 1349
a.vanderzeeuw@utwente.nl
+31534897951
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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
    • Material Access
    • Interdependency
    • Instagram
    • Social Media

  • Social Sciences

    • Dutch

  • Psychology

    • Choreography
    • Smart Home

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Publications

2025

Internet appropriation barriers in the lives of Dutch parents living in poverty: A qualitative study (2025)The Information society, 41(3), 195-208. Boerkamp, L. G. P., van der Zeeuw, A., van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van Laar, E. & van der Graaf, S.https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.2025.2467031Van onzichtbare achterblijver naar digitaal meedoen: Inzichten en succesfactoren van proeftuinen met het digitaal meedoen pakket (2025)[Book/Report › Report]. University of Twente. van der Zeeuw, A., van Laar, E., van Deursen, A. J. A. M. & Lutkenhaus, R.https://doi.org/10.3990/1.496473940

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., van 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

2023

Het belang van spel en creativiteit bij digitale ongelijkheid en het Internet of Things (2023)Tijdschrift voor communicatiewetenschap, 51(4), 422-426. van der Zeeuw, A., van Deursen, A. J. A. M. & Jansen, G.https://doi.org/10.5117/tCW2023.4.005.ZEEUThe irony of the smart home: How the IoT shifts power balances and reinforces household values (2023)The Information society, 39(3), 171-182. Zeeuw, A. v. d., van Deursen, A. J. A. M. & Jansen, G.https://doi.org/10.1080/01972243.2023.2189896

2022

Development and validation of the Internet of Things Skills Scale (IoTSS) (2022)Information, communication and society, 25(13), 1883-1899. van Deursen, A. J. A. M., van der Zeeuw, A., de Boer, P., Jansen, G. & van Rompay, T.https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1900320Trust in the institution and privacy management of Internet of Things devices: A comparative case study of Dutch and Norwegian households (2022)Technology in society, 70. Article 102026. Paupini, C., Zeeuw, A. v. d. & Teigen, H. F.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2022.102026

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