Shaping the future by reclaiming the past? The role of historical culture in the recognition struggles of the Sub-Saharan African diaspora in Belgium (1990 – present)

This project investigates how activists of the Sub-Saharan African diaspora in Belgium have used historical culture to claim recognition for their minority group since the 1990s. Combining oral history, participant observation and the analysis of documentary sources, the project will contribute to the empirical study of the politics of the past and recognition politics as new forms of political claim-making.