Projects
Identity negotiation of upwardly mobile migrants – combining interactional sociolinguistic and social psychological analysis to advance our understanding of self-group affiliation and distancing KU Leuven
While both interactional sociolinguistics (S) and social psychology (P) study identity negotiation and address research topics with societal relevance (e.g. discrimination against migrants), there is little cross-fertilization between the two disciplines. Also, even though they draw on very diverse research methods (S: qualitative analyses of authentic interactions and research interviews; P: quantitative survey research and experimental ...
Giving meaning to migration. Polish migrants in Belgium and their relatives and friends who stayed in or returned to Poland, 1945-2008. KU Leuven
The myth of no return. Return migration, mobility and the transnational lives of Moroccan and Italian labour migrants, 1945- 2015 Ghent University
Every migration stream generates a counter flow of return migration. In the field of migration studies, however, this return draws a lot less attention than the arrival and settlement of immigrants in the societies where most researchers are based. This is the case even in the research dealing with post war labour migration from the Mediterranean to the booming economies of Western Europe, where return was built into the discourse and ...
Reclaiming the future? A critical analysis of innovative forms of shelter and support for illegalized migrants. Ghent University
Migrants without legal residence status often find themselves in situation with little prospect to structural inclusion. They have limited access to work, education and health care, and they risk being arrested and deported. Many nonetheless have resided for a long time in Belgium, where they have built up their lives and contributed to the informal economy. Social workers often cannot do much more than provide ad hoc support, without ...
Five years after the migration crisis: how successful have the European and national frameworks been in integrating migrants in the labour market and providing them with access to education? A comparative research into the European and national … Hasselt University
International Migrants Values StudyInsights on the cultural and political consequences of international migration KU Leuven
Return migration: longitudinal research on factors influencing the migration processes, experiences and quality of life of returning migrants to South Caucasian republics Georgia and Armenia Ghent University
This study's aim is determining the factors influencing the objective and subjective "quality of life" of migrants returning to their country of origin. For this purpose two groups of returnees will be followed during a longer period, questioning them before their return to the country of origin, some months after return and one year after the return.
Safe with the Neighbours? Actual and legal protection of forced migrants under EU externalisation policies: legal, sociological and political perspectives from Morocco Ghent University
The EU increasingly ‘externalises’ its international responsibility over migrants in need of protection to third countries such as Morocco. This research examines whether and how forced migrants can find protection in Morocco, from a multidisciplinary perspective. It evaluates (1) extraterritorial responsibility under international law, (2) migrants’ aspirations and understandings of protection, and (3) Global South dynamics in Morocco’s ...
Evaluation of the operation m.b. t. sexual health among sub-Saharan African migrants. KU Leuven
The aim of this research is to achieve a good picture of:the problems (HIV prevention, HIV testing, living with HIV among sub Saharan African migrants)the added value of working specifically for this target groupthe desired field effect for the future