Maykel Verkuyten

Maykel Verkuyten is a researcher at the European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations (ERCOMER) within the Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Utrecht University, where Verkuyten has been employed for an extended period. Verkuyten's work addresses the social psychology of intergroup relations, with research spanning tolerance and intolerance, collective psychological ownership, minority identity, and the conditions under which majority populations accept or reject outgroup practices. Additional work published in the context of psychology advances covers acculturation, immigrant integration, the integration paradox, and social comparisons. Verkuyten has also contributed to broader debates on prejudice, free speech, hate speech, and the dynamics of national identity.