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Serena D'Agostino (she/her/hers) is a Senior Researcher in Political Science at the Politics and Public Governance research group at the University of Antwerp, as well as a Senior Associate Researcher at the Centre for Migration, Diversity and Justice (CMDJ) at the Brussels School of Governance (BSoG), Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). She is also a member of the VUB's Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) and RHEA - the Research Centre for Gender, Diversity and Intersectionality.
Serena obtained her PhD in Political Science at the VUB in 2018 with the thesis "Romani Women in European Politics. Exploring Multi-Layered Political Spaces for Intersectional Policies and Mobilizations”.
Her current project, "Racial(ized) Queer Activism: Practices and Experiences of Intersectional Mobilizations in Belgium" (FWO research project), investigates activist practices and experiences at the intersection of racism and (hetero)sexism.
Her research interests lie at the crossroads of (political) intersectionality, activism/social movements, and minority politics and rights, with a focus on Romani politics, Romani feminism, and Roma rights in Europe. She is the co-editor, alongside Nadia E. Brown, of "Intersectional (Feminist) Activisms: Global Practices and Experiences" (Routledge, 2024).
Serena holds a Postgraduate Certificate in EU Law on Immigration and Asylum from the 'Odysseus Academic Network' of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (2013), an MA in International Politics and Relations from the University of Pisa (2009, summa cum laude), and a BA in International Communications from the University for Foreigners of Perugia (2005). During her Master, she spent a year as an Erasmus student at the Department of Hautes Etudes Internationales (HEI) of the Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales (I.Na.L.C.O. – Paris).
From 2009 to 2012 Serena worked in the NGO sector in the Western Balkans and Eastern Africa.
Serena's research work has been published in the European Journal of Politics and Gender, the International Feminist Journal of Politics, the Journal of Diversity and Gender Studies, the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy, and Politics, Groups, and Identities, among others.
Onderzoeksinteresses
Activism, Anti-Roma Racism/Anti-Gypsyism, Central Eastern Europe, Civil Society, Diversity Governance, Europeanization, Equ(al)ity & Non-discrimination, (Political) Intersectionality, Intersectional Mobilizations, Minority Politics, Political Opportunity Structures, Political Participation, Racisms, Roma rights, Roma women, Romani (Gender) Politics, Safe Spaces, Social Movements.
Opleiding / Academische kwalificatie
Political Science, PhD, Romani Women in European Politics. Exploring Multi-Layered Political Spaces for Intersectional Policies and Mobilizations, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
okt. 2013 → sep. 2018
Datum van toekenning: 6 sep. 2018
International Politics and Relations, Master Degree, 110/110 cum laude, Degree Thesis: The EU acquis on Irregular Immigration: first comments on the “Returns Directive”, University of Pisa
mrt. 2006 → mrt. 2009
Datum van toekenning: 1 mrt. 2009
International Communications, Bachelor Degree, 105/110, Gross Violations and Immunity from Law in Argentina: the Desaparecidos Drama, University for Foreigners of Perugia
okt. 2001 → jul. 2005
Datum van toekenning: 22 jul. 2005
EU Law on Immigration and Asylum, Post-Graduate Certificate, Université libre de Bruxelles
sep. 2012 → jul. 2013
Hautes Etudes Internationales (HEI), Erasmus Program, Erasmus Exchange Program, Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
sep. 2006 → jul. 2007
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OZR2526: Expertisecentrum Gender
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: Fundamenteel
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#RomaLivesMatter, too. Romani Anti-Racist Activism in Europe: from (De)politicization towards a Critical Turn
D'Agostino, S., 2025, (Accepted/In press) A New Wave of Antiracism in Europe? Racialized Minorities at the Centre. Adam, I., Beaman, J. & Jung, M. (redactie). Springer, (IMISCOE Research Series).Onderzoeksoutput: Chapter › Research › peer review
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Pushing Human Rights Boundaries: Intersectional Discrimination and Reproductive (In)Justice for Romani Women
D'Agostino, S. & Magazzini, T., 10 jun. 2025, The Rights of Roma in European Courts: Strategic Litigation and the Boundaries of Human Rights. Henrard, K. & Farkas, L. (redactie). OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 448 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Chapter › Research › peer review
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Research Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming
Jacquot, S. (redactie), Ahrens, P. (redactie), D'Agostino, S. (redactie), Palmieri, S. (redactie) & Zaremberg, G. (redactie), 2025, (In preparation) Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. (International Handbooks on Gender Series)Onderzoeksoutput: Book › Research
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A Union of Equality: A Promising Step Forward or a Missed Opportunity to be Truly Intersectional?
D'Agostino, S., 5 dec. 2024, Inequality and the European Union: New Frontiers in Political Science and Law. Brière, C. & Crespy, A. (redactie). London: Routlegde, blz. 13-24 200 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Chapter › Research › peer review
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Intersectional (Feminist) Activisms: Global Practices and Experiences
D'Agostino, S. (redactie) & Brown, N. E. (redactie), aug. 2024, Routlegde. 168 blz.Onderzoeksoutput: Book › Research
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Black Europe in Brussels (€21.500)
Dierickx, Susan (Recipient), Bekers, Elisabeth (Recipient), D'Agostino, Serena (Recipient), Imeraj, Lena (Recipient), Verdoolaege, Annelies (Recipient), Demart, Sarah (Recipient), Amponsah, Emma-Lee (Recipient) & Nwabuzo, Ojeaku-Vivienne (Recipient), 2021
Prijs: Prize (including medals and awards)
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'An Ugly Word.' Rethinking Race in Italy and the United States
Folashade Ajayi (Chair) & Serena D'Agostino (Organiser)
13 feb. 2023Activiteit: Participation in workshop, seminar
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Book Presentation and Discussion: An Ugly Word. Rethinking Race in Italy and the United States
Serena D'Agostino (Organiser), Sibel Top (Organiser), Ann Morning (Chair) & Tundé Adefioye (Chair)
13 feb. 2023Activiteit: Participating in or organizing a school event
Knipsels
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Waarom racisme tegen Roma meer dan ‘zattemansklap’ is
Serena D'Agostino & Hannah Vermaut
8/10/23
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