
October BIRMM Newsletter: Keep up with the latest news!
Have you seen our October newsletter in your mailbox? No? There is still a chance to catch up!
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Public Ph.D. Defence of Yijia Huang: The Effects of Identity on Political and Civic Participation A Study on Moroccan Belgian Youth
The public defense of Yijia Huang will take place in an fully digital format, please register here to attend. ABSTRACT Research explaining political participation has often focused on the role of socio-economic status.
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BIRMM Newsletter: Keep up with the latest news!
Have you seen our May newsletter in your mailbox? No? There is still a chance to catch up!
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Research Methodology Course: Doing Research in Africa
On Tuesday 14th and Thursday 16th June 2022, Dr.
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RHEA Research Seminar by Dr. Saloua Berdai Chaouni (online)
INCLUSIVE DEMENTIA FOR AN ETHNICALLY DIVERSE POPULATION: A NEW CONCEPTUAL LENS BIRMM-member dr.
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Research Day: further reading
ON THURSDAY 5 MAY 2022 WE HOSTED THE RESEARCH DAY, JOINTLY ORGANIZED BY BIRMM, EDGE, CESSMIR AND CEMIS. Thanks to the contribution of fascinating speakers we had the opportunity to learn and discuss about visual, spatial & affective...
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Interdisciplinary conference on European Advanced Studies (IDEAS) 2022
From the 11th to the 13th of May 2022, Institut d'études européennes de l'ULB, in collaboration with the Institute for European Studies of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (IES-VUB) and the Politics and International Studies Department at the University of Warwick (PaIS-UoW), is organizing the Interdi...
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A Master in Critical Diaspora, Race and Liberation Studies: Summary report available
ON THURSDAY 24 MARCH 2022 WE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED OUR RECENTLY CONDUCTED 'BLUEPRINT STUDY' FOR A MASTER IN DIASPORA, RACE AND LIBERATION STUDIES, FOLLOWED BY LIVELY DEBATES, POETRY AND DANCE. Calls to decolonize the university in South Africa...
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RHEA Genderweek 2022
From the 7th until the 12th of March 2022, VUB RHEA – the Research Centre on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality – is organizing its annual Genderweek in light of International Women’s Day (March 8th).
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Call for Papers and Panels - Afroeuropeans 2022
The Afroeuropeans Network is happy to announce that the 8th Biennial Network conference will take place from the 22nd of 24th of September 2022 at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB).
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BIRMM Spotlight: The administrative power of immigration officers: A study of discretionary decision-making in the enforcement of immigration laws
This BIRMM Spotlight is about the decision-making practices of the Immigration Department. Lars Breuls tells us more about this project. Read the full interview here. Can you introduce yourself?
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Call for Papers: Rethinking Displacement through Urban and Migration Theory
FOR THE PANEL "RETHINKING DISPLACEMENT THROUGH URBAN AND MIGRATION THEORY" AT THE 19TH IMISCOE ANNUAL CONFERENCE, JUNE 29 - JULY 1, 2022, OSLO (HYBRID) Panel Organizers: René Kreichauf & Hala El Moussawi Even though displacement strongly relates to urbaniz...
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