Projects
Sabbatical Ingrid Boone: Reassessment of legal parenthood KU Leuven
This sabbatical period of six months should allow me to concentrate on research, in order to acquire ideas and insights that will result in publications, new doctoral proposals and further development of interdisciplinary collaboration (e.g. via KU Leuven Child & Youth Institute). The emphasis will be on a reassessment of the legal design and the legal consequences of the parent-child relationship, in the light of social and ...
A time to care and to be cared for: the wellbeing of childbearing women and the organization of maternity care in a cross-national perspective Ghent University
In the post-doc phase of this research two goals are pursued: 1) the impact of the tension between the organisation of formal and informal care and work, for the wellbeing of mothers and fathers will be addressed. 2) The cross-national comparison of Flanders and the Netherlands will be extended with other countries in the preparation for a new data collection. The sociological background for the study of these matters is multi-fold: ...
Homecoming: returnees’ memories and belonging negotiation in Ukraine. Ghent University
The research aims to deepen the understanding of
how female migrants returning to Ukraine negotiate their belonging.
Starting with historical narratives and collective memories in Ukraine as an important context of return, it further explores the influence of nation-building on gender roles, and the impact on discourses surrounding motherhood and migration in Ukraine, to understand how belonging is pursued and ...
The use of Incentives in Public Health: Ethical Aspects KU Leuven
Enabling healthier behaviour to reduce morbidity has become an important aspect of public health in recent decades. One way to motivate people towards health is to offer incentives. A type of cash incentive known as Conditional Cash Transfers (CCTs) are widely used In developing countries to encourage immunizations, regular hospital visits and other activities. CCTs have many successes, including good coverage and reduction in poverty. ...
Citizenship practices among undocumented immigrant mothers: A comparative ethnographic case study in Flanders (Belgium) and France Ghent University
Which citizenship practices for undocumented mothers? This is the central question of this study and argues that despite a position as legal and cultural outsiders this women are creating new practices of citizenship that go beyond nation, race and class. Through their mothering as care-work and daily encounters with others, the undocumented mothers create new hybrid identities and multiple belongings.
Implications of the shifting gender balance in education for family formation and family dissolution in Europe KU Leuven
A major development of the second half of the 20th century is the spectacular increase of participation in higher education by women. In Europe today, women excel men in terms of participation and success in higher education. Research on the social and demographic consequences of this major shift is rare. Therefore, this programme will address the consequences of changing gender patterns of education for reproductive behaviour, including ...