Prof. dr. Beate Volker

Vening Meineszgebouw A
Princetonlaan 8a
3584 CB Utrecht

Prof. dr. Beate Volker

Professor
SGPL Office
+31 30 253 3206
b.g.m.volker@uu.nl

Publications

2022

Scholarly publications

Otero, G., Volker, B., Rözer, J., & Mollenhorst, G. (2022). The lives of others: Class divisions, network segregation, and attachment to society in Chile. British Journal of Sociology, 73(4), 754-785. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.12966

2021

Scholarly publications

Tulin, M., Mollenhorst, G. W., & Volker, B. G. M. (2021). Whom do we lose? The case of dissimilarity in personal networks. Social Networks, 65, 51-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2020.11.003

2019

Scholarly publications

Mollenhorst, G., De Cuyper, R., Volker, B., Dirkzwager, A., & Nieuwbeerta, P. (2019). Segregated Worlds? The Level of Overlap Between Dutch Offenders’ Criminal and Core Discussion Networks. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 46(12), 1775-1792. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854819846918

2018

Scholarly publications

Mollenhorst, G. W., & Volker, B. G. M. (2018). Temporarily out of duty. About the return of disappeard network members.. Abstract from INSNA Sunbelt Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Volker, B. G. M., Mollenhorst, G. W., & Schutjens, V. A. J. M. (2018). Of cats and dogs: About the network consequences of pets in the house. Abstract from XXXVIIIth International Sunbelt Social Network Conference, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Tulin, M., Volker, B. G. M., & Mollenhorst, G. W. (2018). Whom do we lose over the life course? The role of tie decay in fostering homogeneity in personal networks.. Abstract from Sunbelt Annual Social Networks Conference of the International Network for Social Network Analysis, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Volker, B. G. M., Mollenhorst, G. W., & Schutjens, V. A. J. M. (2018). Of cats and dogs: About the network consequences of pets in the house. Abstract from Dag van de sociologie, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Rözer, J., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. (2018). Families’ Division of Labor and Social Networks in the 21st Century: Revisiting Elizabeth Bott’s Classic Hypotheses. Journal of Family Issues, 39(13), 3436-3462. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X18783230
Groenewegen, P., Zock, J-P., Spreeuwenberg, P., Helbich, M., Hoek, G., Ruijsbroek, A., Strak, M., Verheij, R., Volker, B., Waverijn, G., & Dijst, M. (2018). Neighbourhood social and physical environment and general practitioner assessed morbidity. Health and Place, 49, 68-84. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2017.11.006

2016

Scholarly publications

Volker, B. G. M., & Schutjens, V. A. J. M. (2016). Social capital of female entrepreneurs - different from men's?. Paper presented at 2nd European Conference on Social Networks, Paris, France.
Volker, B., De Cuyper, R., Mollenhorst, G., Dirkzwager, A., van der Laan, P., & Nieuwbeerta, P. (2016). Changes in the social networks of prisoners: A comparison of their networks before and after imprisonment. Social Networks, 47, 47-58. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2016.04.004
Volker, B. G. M., Mollenhorst, G., Steenbeek, W., Schutjens, V. A. J. M., & Flap, H. D. (2016). Lost Letters in Dutch Neighborhoods: A Field Experiment on Collective Efficacy. Social Forces, 94(3), 953-974. https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sov106

2015

Scholarly publications

Volker, B. G. M., Baerveldt, C., & Driessen, F. (2015). Vriendschap en criminaliteit bij jongeren. In I. Weijers, & C. Eliaerts (Eds.),  Jeugdcriminologie. Achtergronden van jeugdcriminaliteit. (2 ed., pp. 259-284). Boom.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/330386/bd2pdf_1_.pdf?sequence=1
Schutjens, V. A. J. M., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. G. M. (2015). Changing Social Networks of Entrepreneurs in Dutch Residential Neighbourhoods. In C. Mason, D. Reuschke, S. Syrett, & M. van Ham (Eds.), Entrepreneurship in cities.: Neighbourhoods, Households and Homes (pp. 130-153). Cheltenham/Edward Elgar.
Van Rossem, R., Vermande, M., Volker, B., & Baerveldt, C. (2015). Social capital in the classroom: a study of in-class social capital and school adjustment. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 36(5), 669-688. https://doi.org/10.1080/01425692.2013.848779
van Tubergen, F. A., & Volker, B. (2015). Inequality in Access to Social Capital in the Netherlands. Sociology, 49(3), 521-538. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038514543294
Rözer, J. J., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. (2015). Romantic relationship formation, maintenance and changes in personal networks. Advances in Life Course Research, 23, 86-97. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2014.12.001
Mohnen, S. M., Volker, B., Flap, H., Subramanian, S. V., & Groenewegen, P. P. (2015). The Influence of Social Capital on Individual Health: Is it the Neighbourhood or the Network? Social Indicators Research, 195-214. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-014-0632-8

2014

Scholarly publications

Volker, B. (2014). Collection and analysis of relational data in organizational and market settings. In R. Alhajj, & J. Rokne (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Data Mining (pp. 136-144). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6170-8_273
Mollenhorst, G., Volker, B., & Flap, H. (2014). Changes in personal relationships: How social contexts affect the emergence and discontinuation of relationships. Social Networks, 37, 65-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2013.12.003
Westphal, S., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. (2014). Huishoudens en persoonlijke netwerken. Mens en Maatschappij, 89(1), 59-84. https://doi.org/10.5117/MEM2014.1.WEST

Professional publications

Volker, B. (2014). Bookreview: Katherine Giuffre 2013: Communities and Networks. Using Social Network Analysis to Rethink Urban and Community Studies. Cambridge: Polity Press. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, 38(6), 2339–2340. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2427.12200_8
Volker, B., Andriessen, I., & Posthumus, H. (2014). Gesloten werelden? Sociale contacten tussen lager- en hogeropgeleiden. In M. Bovens, O. Dekker, & W. Tiemeijer (Eds.), Gescheiden werelden? Een verkenning van sociale-culturele tegenstellingen in Nederland (pp. 217-234). SCP & WRR.
https://dspace.library.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/1874/307126/web.pdf?sequence=1

Other output

Rozer, J. J., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. G. M. (2014). Romantic Relationships and Changes in Personal Networks: (presented at the 1st European Conference on Social Networks. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Spain, July 1-4, 2014). Abstract from 1st European Conference on Social Networks, Barcelona, Spain.
Schutjens, V., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. (2014). Neighborhood and network influences on local firm success and strategies: Empirical research in The Netherlands: (presented at ESRC Seminar 'Entrepreneurship in Homes and Neighbourhoods'. Glasgow, UK, January 2014). Paper presented at 2014 ESRC Seminar: Entrepreneurship in Homes and Neighborhoods, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Rozer, J., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. (2014). Romantic Relationship Formation, Maintenance and Changes in Personal Networks: (presented at Dag van de Sociologie. Antwerp University, Belgium, May 2014). Paper presented at Dag van de Sociologie, Antwerp, Belgium.
Rozer, J., Mollenhorst, G., & Volker, B. (2014). Romantic relationships and changes in personal networks. Paper presented at First European Social Networks Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

2013

Scholarly publications

Völker, B. G. M. (2013). Drie beroemde netwerkstudies. In B. G. M. Völker, H. D. Flap, & G. W. Mollenhorst (Eds.), Sociale Netwerken. Vragen, antwoorden, onderzoek (pp. 39-50). Wolters-Noordhoff.
Völker, B. G. M. (2013). Buren, buurten en gemeenschappen. In B. G. M. Völker, H. D. Flap, & G. W. Mollenhorst (Eds.), Sociale Netwerken. Vragen, antwoorden, onderzoek (pp. 81-96). Wolters-Noordhoff.
Nieuwenhuis, J., Völker, B. G. M., & Flap, H. D. (2013). “A bad neighbour is as great a plague as a good one is a great blessing”: on negative relationships between neighbours. Urban Studies, 50(14), 2904-2921. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098013482508

Other output

Rözer, J. J., Mollenhorst, G., & Völker, B. G. M. (2013). The Kids Are Alright. What About Their Influence on Your Network? (presented at the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference XXXIII. Hamburg, Germany, May 2013). Paper presented at Paper presented at the International Sunbelt Social Network Conference XXXIII, Hamburg, Germany.

2012

Scholarly publications

Steenbeek, W., Völker, B. G. M., Flap, H. D., & van Oort, F. G. (2012). Local businesses as attractors or preventers of neighborhood disorder. Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 49, 213-248. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022427810397948

2009

Scholarly publications

Röper, A., Völker, B. G. M., & Flap, H. D. (2009). Social contacts and getting a home. Do networks matter? Social Networks, 31, 40-51.

Other output

Völker, B. G. M. (2009). Member of the board of the ICS Research School.
Völker, B. G. M. (2009). Reviewer for British Journal of Sociology.
Völker, B. G. M. (2009). Member jury KNAW onderwijsprijs.

2008

Scholarly publications

van Rossum, W. M., & Völker, B. G. M. (2008). Fair trial of fear trial? Cultureel gekleurde interpretaties in een beslissing om partijen gescheiden te horen. Trema, 31(2), 72-77.

Professional publications

Völker, B. G. M., Baerveldt, C., & Driessen, F. (2008). Vriendschap en criminaliteit bij jongeren. In : Jeugdcriminologie. Achtergronden van jeugdcriminaliteit. I. Weijers en C. Eliarts, Boom (Eds.), p. 209-220, 504 pp. Boom Juridische Uitgevers.

Other output

Völker, B. G. M. (2008). Reviewer for ‘Social Networks’.
Völker, B. G. M. (2008). Member of editorial board of ‘Tijdschrift voor Sociology‘.

2007

Other output

Völker, B. G. M., & Flap, H. D. (2007). Foes at work. On the Evolution of Negative Relationships. Paper presented at Paper presented at International Sunbelt Social Network Conference XXVII, Corfu Island, Greece.
Völker, B. G. M., Flap, H. D., & Mollenhorst, G. W. (2007). Who is alone? Causes and Consequences of Small Networks. Paper presented at Paper presented at the Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences Conference, Praag, Czech Republic.
Völker, B. G. M. (2007). De invloed van buurten op sociale contacten. Paper presented at Paper presented at the Nivel onderzoeksseminar ‘De relatie tussen natuur, sociale contacten en gezondheid in buurten', Utrecht, The Netherlands.

2005

Other output

Bekkers, R. H. F. P., Völker, B. G. M., & Mollenhorst, G. W. (2005). Networks and prosocial behavior. Paper presented at Marktdag Sociologie, Brussel.
Rossem, R., Vermande, M. M., Baerveldt, C., & Völker, B. G. M. (2005). Social Capital and School Adjustment among First Graders: Individual vs. Classroom Social Capital. Paper presented at Paper presented at the First EASR Conference, Barcelona, Spain.

2004

Scholarly publications

Völker, B. G. M. (2004). Leerfabrieken of Leefgemeenschappen? Gemeenschappen op middelbare scholen. Sociale wetenschappen, 47(2), 67-85.

1999

Scholarly publications

Völker, B. G. M., & Verhoeff, R. (1999). Buren en buurten. Nederlands onderzoek op het snijvlak tussen sociologie en sociale geografie. SISWO.

Other output

Völker, B. G. M., & Flap, H. D. (1999). Social Networks and Work-Performance, An Attempt at Studying the Returns of Social Capital in Doing a Job.. Paper presented at International Conference on Creation and Returns of Social Capital, Amsterdam.

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