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Dr. Dirk Lafaut is affiliated to the faculty of Ethics and Philosophy at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel. He is a member of RHEA, the Center of Expertise Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality and a member of EtHu, the Center for Ethics and Humanism. His fields of interest and expertise are migration, care ethics and medical humanitarianism. Dirk is currently working as a post-doctoral researcher, amongst others on decolonisation and develepment in the framework of a Global Minds scholarship. He is also appointed as guest-lecturer Contemporary Humanism till September 2022.
Dirk obtained his PhD in Philosophy and Ethics in 2021 with his doctoral thesis: ‘The ethics of bordering healthcare: A study on healthcare access of undocumented migrants in Brussels (Belgium). He worked as a PhD fellow of the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO). In his research Dirk uses both quantitative and qualitative research methodologies, with a focus on the latter.
Dirk obtained a MA in Ethics and Philosophy at Vrije Universiteit Brussels in 2013. Before becoming a researcher he worked as a physician in different humanitarian organizations settings, and as a GP in a community health center in Gent. Dirk obtained his medical degree at Universiteit Gent (Belgium) in 2004.
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Projects
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FWOTM775: Who deserves (our) care? A critical enquiry of moral understanding and normative frameworks on health care for undocumented migrants
1/10/15 → 31/12/19
Project: Fundamental
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OZR2526: Centre of Expertise Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality
Coene, G., Celis, K., Withaeckx, S., Lechkar, I., Adam, I., Severs, E., Woodward, A., Lafaut, D., Schandevyl, E., De Proost, M., Dierickx, S., Erzeel, S., Leye, E. M., Akachar, S., Halimi, M., Bracke, S., Huysentruyt, H. K., Rahbari, L., D'Agostino, S., Akachar, S., Janssen, C., Lang, F., Bekers, E., Arteel, I., Consuegra, E., Vergaert, E., Landberg, J., Jung, M., Berdai Chaouni, S., Koelet, S., Spanouli, A., Dóci, E., Dumortier, E., Vantieghem, W., De Bus, S., Mullens, F., Westerveen, L., Saberi Zafarghandi, P., Tuley, M., Andre, G., Capurchande, R., Cuinhane, C. E., Chipenembe Ngale, M. J. M., Wouters, B., Ninsiima, A. B., Zhang, S., Shan, J., Zhang, B., Amara-Hammou, K. & De Backer, M. L.
4/10/13 → 30/09/19
Project: Fundamental
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Gezondheidszorg op de grens: Radicale zorg voor mensen zonder wettig verblijf
Lafaut, D., 1 Jan 2022, In: Wijsgerig Perspectief op Maatschappij en Wetenschap. 1, 2022, 62 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Between Sympathy, Fascination, and Powerlessness. The Experiences of Health Professionals During the Medical Monitoring of a Hunger Strike Among Undocumented Migrants
Vanobberghen, R., Lafaut, D., Louckx, F., Devroey, D. & Vandevoorde, J., 25 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Public Health. 10, 10 p., 756964.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Beyond biopolitics: the importance of the later work of Foucault to understand care practices of healthcare workers caring for undocumented migrants
Lafaut, D., 27 Nov 2021, In: BMC Medical Ethics. 22, 1, p. 157 13 p., 157.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘If he dies with the papers of his brother, his brother will be considered dead’. Moral understandings of health professionals about the use of deception to overcome restrictions in access to healthcare
Lafaut, D., 1 Jun 2020, In: Clinical Ethics. 15, 2, p. 84-93 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Counting the non-existing: causes of death of undocumented migrants in Brussels- Capital Region (Belgium), 2005-2010
Lafaut, D., Vandenheede, H., Surkyn, J. & Coene, G., 1 Oct 2019, In: Archives of Public Health. 77, p. 42 42.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus)
Prizes
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Prijs Lucien De Coninck 2022
Lafaut, Dirk (Recipient), 19 Jun 2022
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Autonomy without borders?An empirical-ethical study on the impact of undocumented status on care relationships.
Dirk Lafaut (Speaker)
18 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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De mens achter de viroloog
Dirk Lafaut (Organiser), Patrick Lacor (Chair), Vlieghe Erika (Participant) & Adrienne de Ruiter (Participant)
12 May 2022Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop, seminar
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Troubling the color blindness of bioethics
Dirk Lafaut (Speaker)
23 Sep 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Beyond biopolitics: the importance of the later work of Foucault to understand care practices of healthcare workers caring for undocumented migrants.
Dirk Lafaut (Speaker)
26 Aug 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk or presentation at a conference
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Twintig jaar rechten van de patiënt: de diagnose
Dirk Lafaut (Speaker)
22 Oct 2022Activity: Talk or presentation › Talk at a public lecture/debate
Thesis
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The ethics of bordering healthcare: A study on healthcare access of undocumented migrants in Brussels (Belgium)
Author: Lafaut, D., Coene, G., DIKOMITIS, L., Gadeyne, S., Mortier, F., SAHARSO, S. & Stuy, J., 2021Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis
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Geestelijke gezondheidszorg voor mensen zonder wettig verblijf te Gent: Masterproef Master Gender en Diversiteit
Author: Coene, G., Aberkane, L., Lafaut, D. & Draulans, V., 2020Student thesis: Master's Thesis