Projects
The economics of migration: on the effects of corruption, gender, and illegal migration. KU Leuven
Does a countrys level of corruption contribute to brain deficits high outflows and low inflows of high skilled migrants?I will study net migration flows (i.e. the difference between immigrants and emigrants) and consider country-level corruption as a primary determinant of these ...
The global rise of modern borders and irregular maritime migration networks (1882-1938): comparing Atlantic with Pacific migration systems Ghent University
The project analyzes the establishment of global racial barriers on migration, the formation of irregular migration networks, the attempts by states to regulate migration transnationally and the central role of shipping companies in this process during the first period of accelerated globalization (1882-1938). It compares this for Pacific and Atlantic migration to the US and how this affected migration policies in the Americas.
Conceptualizing hybrid-fiction, the emerging genre in migration narratives Vrije Universiteit Brussel
New ways of reporting this compelling subject can tell a different story, drawing attention to the political, economic, and social magnitude of migration while, simultaneously, reaffirming the humanity of migrants. Media and migration research has, up to now, exclusively ...
Improving the performance of rock salt type cathodes for Li-ion batteries through control of the transition metal cation migration using redox reactions of the oxygen sublattice and Li-conductive coatings Hasselt University
welfare-seekers or humanitarian refugees? migration, health and ethics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Marriage Migration: Integration, Identity and Empowerment among Muslim Women in Belgian Society Ghent University
When marriage migrants leave their familiar environment they face the double challenge of building partner and family relationships and integrating into a new society. Regardless if this new place is a better one, it still involves struggles and difficulties. Especially for female marriage migrants, family and kinship ground the social order and form a crucial network of support. Hence the role of the immediate new family, kinship ties and ...
Respect for national identity and essential State functions in EU migration and free movement law. University of Antwerp
Towards a better understanding of climate (im)mobility: identifying environmental shocks, the role of retain factors and dynamics in migration decisions Ghent University
Huge predictions of climate migration are put forward in the public debate. Yet, current academic studies come to different conclusions or often do not seem to pick up a clear positive effect of environmental shocks on migration. The project aims to improve the identification of the impact of environmental shocks on (im)mobility in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), a region extremely vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. It brings a new ...
Divergence and convergence in the history of the Shona languages: contact, migration, and change in a subgroup of Southern African Bantu Ghent University
The Shona languages of Southern Africa form a large, closely-related and relatively well-studied group of Bantu languages. Despite a wealth of synchronic data on these language varieties, the history of Shona languages and their speakers is not well-understood. I will test a new proposal that would revolutionize the understanding of Shona’s linguistic history by recognizing what has been referred to as a ‘spread-over-spread’ event, bringing ...