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Aladin El-Mafaalani, Sebastian Kurtenbach & Klaus Peter Strohmeier
Aladin El-Mafaalani, born in the Ruhr region in 1978, is a professor of migration and educational sociology at the Technical University of Dortmund. After completing his studies, he worked as a teacher at Ahlen Vocational College, then as a professor of political science at Münster University of Applied Sciences. He later became a department head at the North Rhine-Westphalian Ministry for Children, Family, Refugees and Integration in Düsseldorf. El-Mafaalani studied political science, economics, education and labour science at Ruhr University Bochum, where he also earned his doctorate in sociology. He has received numerous awards, including the German Sociological Association’s prize for outstanding achievements in the field of public impact in sociology in 2020.
Sebastian Kurtenbach, born in Cologne in 1987, is a professor of political science at Münster University of Applied Sciences.
Klaus Peter Strohmeier, born in 1948 in the Ruhr region, used to be a professor of sociology specialising in cities, regions and families at Ruhr University Bochum.
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