More Than Work and Housing: Why Public Spaces Are Crucial for Integration
More Than Work and Housing: Why Public Spaces Are Crucial for Integration Op-ed by Tulya Su Güven Migrating to a new country, in a sense, means building a life from scratch. A new language, new people, new routines, new ways of navigating your day-to-day life.
Read more
Narratives of Mobility and Care: Women of ‘Windrush’ and Migratory Ambivalence
Whilst the presence of Afrodescendants on the British Isles dates back to antiquity, the establishment of the groundbreaking National Health Service (NHS) in 1948 coincided with a particular wave of migration primarily from British colonies in the Caribbean and later Africa.
Read more
The EU's new asylum 'safe countries' list is a fantasy wonderland
When viewed through the lens of EU asylum policy, the world outside the European Union appears to be steadily transforming into a wonderland of 'safe countries'.
Read more
When migrant autonomy is mistaken for exclusion
When migrants create spaces for themselves in an institution, people who have power in the same institutions often react with discomfort. They express their concerns that these migrants-only spaces will lead to exclusion.
Read more
BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Migration and migrant represention through language in media and policy discourse with Dr. Valériane Mistaen
BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Migration and migrant represention through language in media and policy discourse with Dr. Valériane Mistaen In this BIRMM Spotlight interview, we speak with Dr.
Read more
Press release: VUB research exposes the persistence of Malthusian framings in climate and migration policy
Politicians and policymakers continue to point to population growth as the cause of climate change, housing shortages, or migration flows, even though scholars have demonstrated for decades that these problems arise from political and economic choices.
Read more
Read our latest Newsletter!
Have you read our latest BIRMM newsletter? Our newest issue offers a rich collection of stories, research, and reflections from across the BIRMM community. On World Refugee Day 2025, BIRMM launched its new Policy Brief Series, providing timely, research-based recommendations on key migra...
Read more
BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Understanding Identity-Based Bullying in Flemish Primary Schools with Prof. Dieter Vandenbroeck
BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Understanding Identity-Based Bullying in Flemish Primary Schools with Prof.
Read more
Hot off the press: BIRMM’s May Newsletter!
Missed it in your inbox? No worries — you can still catch up! This edition is packed with stories, events, and milestones that highlight the vibrant work of our BIRMM community: Spotlight on Irregular Migration This month’s feature story dives into the work of Prof.
Read more
New Podcast Episode with Prof. Eva Van Belle (in Dutch)
Discrimination in Hiring: What’s in a Name? Does having a non-Flemish sounding name reduce your chances of getting a job interview? In the latest episode of the Universiteit van Vlaanderen podcast, BIRMM member Prof. Eva Van Belle (VUB, BRISPO & BIRMM) explores this crucial question.
Read more
PhD defense Folashade Ajayi on June 16th
We are pleased to invite you to attend the public PhD defense of BIRMM-member Folashade Ajayi titled: 'Between Making Sense Of and Sensing Black Activism in Germany'.
Read more
BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Measuring Irregular Migration with Professor Tuba Bircan
BIRMM Spotlight Interview: Measuring Irregular Migration with Professor Tuba Bircan In this BIRMM Spotlight interview, we are pleased to welcome Professor Tuba Bircan, a distinguished sociologist and interdisciplinary computational social scientist, to discuss the MirreM project—an innovative Eur...
Read more