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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) conducts a wide variety of research on migration and diversity, spread over many disciplines, departments and research institutes. The application for an institutional membership of the VUB to IMISCOE- the leading European network of migration scholars - has provided a catalyst for a long-discussed creation of an interdisciplinary ‘VUB onderzoeksgroep’ in which researchers can meet, exchange and bundle forces. This interdisciplinary group, called the ‘Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM)’ has therefore been created in January 2018. It joins over 60 VUB researchers from 7 disciplines (political science, law, sociology, criminology, social geography/urban studies, communication sciences and sociology) working on migration and diversity related topics. BIRMM is coordinated by Prof. Ilke Adam and Prof. Florian Trauner (both IES-VUB) and a board of delegates with one representative per research centre or department.
Main VUB research centres and departments involved in BIRMM are: the Institute for European Studies, and particularly its research cluster Migration, Diversity and Justice (IES); the Sociology Department, with its research centres TOR and Interface Demography; the Political Science Department (POLI); BRIO, the centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Brussels, the Cosmopolis Centre for Urban Research, the RHEA Centre for Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality, the Criminology department with its research centre Crime & Society, the Law department, with its research centre FRC (Fundamental Rights and Constitutionalism) and the Department for Communication Sciences, with its research centre CEMESO (Culture, Emancipation, Media and Society).
Keywords
- Migration
- Minorities
- Migrants
- Integration
- Equality
- Diversity
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Ilke Adam
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Institute for European Studies - Research leader
- House of Sustainable Transitions - Research leader
- Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities
- Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality
Person: Researcher, Professor
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Silvia Almenara Niebla
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- ECHO: Media, Culture & Politics Research Group - postdoctoral researcher
- Communication Sciences - postdoctoral researcher
- Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities
Person: Researcher, Guest professor
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Christina Bache
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
- Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities
- Centre of Expertise on Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality
- Vesalius College - Undefined
Person: Researcher, Visiting researcher
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FWOAL1165: HomeFrames: Amateur film, migration and home-making in post-war Belgium
1/01/25 → 31/12/28
Project: Fundamental
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NSIS1: Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM)
Adam, I., Trauner, F., Smets, K., De Kimpe, S., Breuls, L., Lambert, B., Winter, A., Smis, S., De Hert, P., Henrard, K., Vosters, R., Sepp, A., Lechkar, I., Verhaeghe, P., Bircan, T., Van Belle, E., Nagel, M., Brosens, D., De Backer, F. & Consuegra, E.
1/11/24 → 31/10/29
Project: Fundamental
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FWOTM1252: Gender Politics in Digital Far-Right Engagement with Narrative-Driven Video Games
Dickey, B., De Cleen, B. & Smets, K.
1/11/24 → 31/10/28
Project: Fundamental
Research output
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#RomaLivesMatter, too. Romani Anti-Racist Activism in Europe: from (De)politicization towards a Critical Turn
D'Agostino, S., 2025, (In preparation) A New Wave of Antiracism in Europe? Racialized Minorities at the Centre. Adam, I., Beaman, J. & Jung, M. (eds.). Springer, (IMISCOE Research Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A Nationwide Exploration of Social Inequalities in Cancer Mortality Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in Belgium
Khan, Y., Van den Borre, L., Smedt, D. D., Verhaeghe, N., Devleesschauwer, B., Deboosere, P., Vanthomme, K. & Gadeyne, S., Jan 2025, In: Cancer medicine. 14, 1, 17 p., e70487.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A Psychometric Evaluation of the Staff-Reported EOLD-CAD Measure Among Nursing Home Residents With Cognitive Impairment
Cagle, J. G., Stump, T. E., Tu, W., Ersek, M., Floyd, A., Van den Block, L., Zhang, P., Becker, T. D. & Unroe, K. T., Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. 40, 1, 9 p., e70037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Care and Living in Community: Softening the Redistribution–Recognition Dilemma in Alternative Housing Initiatives?
Mosseray, J., Aernouts, N. & Smetcoren, A-S., 2025, In: Housing, Theory and Society. p. 1-19 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dynamiques territoriales et changements culturels à la fin de l'âge du Bronze : les nécropoles de Marolles-sur-Seine (vallée de la Haute Seine)
Chevallier, S., James, H., Snoeck, C., Herrscher, E. & Peake, R., 16 Jan 2025, Bulletin et mémoires de la société d'anthropologie de Paris.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Meeting abstract (Book)
Open Access
Activities
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Infrastructures of Urban Welfare - StadsSalonsUrbains lecture series 2025
Verena Lenna (Organiser), David Bassens (Organiser), Lena Imeraj (Organiser) & Bas van Heur (Organiser)
2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate
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My name is a barrier: Coping with discrimination on the rental housing market
Billie Ann Marisa Martiniello (Speaker)
6 Feb 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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2º Webinar: “Cómic en lenguas indígenas: Kaqchikel y Quechua”. Project iCOn-MICs (COST Action). WG1: Historical Approach to Iberian Comics’ Cultural Heritage: Minority languages.
Diana Castilleja (Organiser)
7 Feb 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in or organizing a public lecture/debate
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Beyond Dialogue: Breaking Monologues in Collaborative Research
Adriana Moreno Cely (Speaker)
13 May 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a workshop/seminar
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Jongeren in de stad en jeugdcriminaliteit (focusgroep door de Stad Genk)
Lars Breuls (Participant)
26 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
Equipment
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AMGC Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry facility (ICP-MS)
Steven Goderis (Infrastructure coordinator), Christophe Snoeck (Infrastructure coordinator) & Philippe Claeys (Infrastructure coordinator)
Archaeology, Environmental changes & Geo-ChemistryFacility/equipment: Facility › no e-resource/single sited
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AMGC Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry Facility
Steven Goderis (Infrastructure coordinator), Christophe Snoeck (Infrastructure coordinator) & Philippe Claeys (Infrastructure coordinator)
Archaeology, Environmental changes & Geo-ChemistryFacility/equipment: Facility › no e-resource/single sited
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BOPP - building the Belgian Online Probability Panel
Bart Meuleman (Infrastructure coordinator), Dimokritos Kavadias (Infrastructure coordinator), Lara Stas (Infrastructure coordinator) & Kim Willems (Infrastructure coordinator)
Secular Studies Association BrusselsFacility/equipment: Equipment › no e-resource/single sited
Datasets
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Multi-Isotope Dataset of Human Enamel, Dentine, and Bone from Late Neolithic Legaire Sur, Spain.
Griffith, J. (Creator), James, H. (Creator), Ordoño, J. (Creator), Fernández-Crespo, T. (Creator), Gerritzen, C. (Creator), Cheung, C. (Creator), Spros, R. (Creator), Goderis, S. (Creator), Claeys, P. (Creator), Veselka, B. (Creator) & Snoeck, C. (Creator), IsoArcH database, 16 Dec 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.48530/isoarch.2024.008
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RepResent Cross Sectional Survey Fall 2021
Lefevere, J. (Creator), Van Dijk, L. (Creator), Walgrave, S. (Creator), Celis, K. (Creator), Marien, S. (Creator), Pilet, J. (Creator), Rihoux, B. (Creator), van Haute, E. (Creator), Van Ingelgom, V. (Creator), Baudewyns, P. (Creator), Verhaegen, S. (Creator) & De Mulder, A. (Creator), DANS - Data Archiving and Networked Services , 25 Mar 2022
DOI: 10.17026/dans-zkg-rftw, https://easy.dans.knaw.nl/ui/datasets/id/easy-dataset:234752
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Database Expert Survey on Teacher Training and Support Policies by Country
Van Den Borre, L. (Creator), Van Droogenbroeck, F. (Creator) & Spruyt, B. (Creator), OSF, 5 Aug 2021
DOI: 10.17605/OSF.IO/8ADRH, https://osf.io/8adrh/ and 3 more links, https://www.sodha.be/dataset.xhtml;jsessionid=488d46e1abe513fa7553a7c8d6f8?persistentId=doi%3A10.17605%2FOSF.IO%2F8ADRH&version=&q=&fileTypeGroupFacet=%22Document%22&fileTag=%22Survey%22&fileSortField=type&fileSortOrder=, http://10.1016/j.ijer.2021.101833, http://10.1016/j.tate.2021.103427 (show fewer)
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Foreign national prisoners: Appreciative inquiry interviews
Brosens, D. (Supervisor), Croux, F. (Creator) & De Donder, L. (Supervisor), Pixiu, Feb 2025
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Dataset for 'Geeraerts et al. (2024): Uncovering the daily experiences of people living with advanced cancer using an experience sampling method questionnaire: development, content validation, and optimization study'
Geeraerts, J. (Creator), Pivodic, L. (Creator), Rosquin, L. (Creator), Naert, E. (Creator), Crombez, G. (Creator), De Ridder, M. (Creator) & Van den Block, L. (Creator), VUB Institutional Data Repository, 24 Jan 2025
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