Projects
The integration conundrum: An intergroup relations perspective on majority support for inclusion versus exclusion of immigrant minorities KU Leuven
The proposed research project addresses ‘the integration
conundrum’ as an important cause of public concern and political
contention in today’s Europe. The proposal zooms in on the less
well-researched acculturation views of the majority: do majority
citizens expect minorities to engage mainly or exclusively with the
mainstream culture, with the heritage culture, or do they expect them
to combine both cultures? ...
Justice in immigrant admission and integration: A normative inquiry KU Leuven
The aim of this research is to bridge two formerly separate domains of migration theory to find out what should count as morally just admission policy in light of normative considerations about the just and fair treatment of citizens and immigrants in the host society. The first issue concerns the individual's moral right to immigrate and the state's right to exclude them. Who (if anyone) is entitled to cross national borders? Should borders ...
Gendering the political representation of citizens of immigrant origin in Europe Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Action research in the framework of the project "Early Childhood", focused on the professionalization of teacher training (pre-school) in terms of providing support to disadvantaged and immigrant children Ghent University
She wants to improve the cognitive, social and emotional development of young children from disadvantaged backgrounds with a view to breaking the deprivation. The process is started will consist of: U+2022 firstly, the exchange of ideas and practices through: o the Transatlantic Forum on Inclusive Early Childhood with scientists, doctors, civil society, businesses and policy-makers from Europe, the United States and Canada . The Forum ...
Organization of a peer review meeting in reference to the Sirius project on Education for children with an immigrant background. University of Antwerp
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.
Research in the field of international migration and integration of immigrant communities. University of Antwerp
Ways to care: care pathways of immigrant cancer patients in Belgium. Qualitative analysis Ghent University
This research will try to map the care pathways that non-western immigrant patients go through when diagnosed with a life-threatening illness such as cancer as well as studying the determinants of care and the experiences and expectations about the provided care.