Loubna Ou-Salah senior researcher Research Loubna Ou-Salah Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Climate change and migration: a qualitative comparative study on the perspectives of first generation migrants from Democratic Republic of the Congo, Morocco, Syria and Som…

Language courses search menu search content Intro Hakuna Matata There are no troubles What is Swahili? Swahili belongs to the family of Bantu languages, one of the largest language families on the African continent. A typical feature of these languages is the way all kinds of information is ‘glued…

Lore Van Praag guest prof. external funds Research Lore Van Praag Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Expertise Lore Van Praag is the head of the Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) at the University of Antwerp. She obtained a Master and PhD in Soc…

Network on Migration and Global Mobility search menu search content Young people on the move lost a lot, but not their potential Author: Joelle Badran Joelle Badran has a background in humanitarian aid and emergency response and is interested in migration studies and children on the move. She is cur…

Gert Verschraegen Research Gert Verschraegen Research team Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change Expertise Research and policy advice on science-society interactions. Research and policy advice on cultural change and cultural diversity Theory of society The visa process outsourcing …

USOS search menu search content Programme 2016 Edition 2016 - What future for democracy? For a long time, liberal democracy has been perceived as an indicator of social welfare. At present, however, democracy is at a crossroads. Not only are there several authoritarian states quite efficient at prom…

Institute of Development Policy Book: International Law and Transitional Governance Book: International Law and Transitional Governance Buy the book Free sample: Introduction (pdf) Flyer 20% Discount (pdf) Request review copy This book offers a new perspective on the phenomenon of conflict-related t…

USOS search menu search content Programme 2013 Food and Development : what's on the menu ? With emerging economies’ demand for food on the rise and food supply pressurized by extreme weather events, are we heading toward a global food crisis, as predicted by the United Nations? Or will new and imp…

Kristof Titeca professor Research Kristof Titeca Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise I work on governance and conflict in Central and Eastern Africa, in particular around the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Within this context, I look at: - Political dynamics …

Institute of Development Policy Analyses and Policy Briefs Analyses and Policy Briefs Analyses and Policy Briefs are crisp and sharp briefs that offer analysis and/or policy recommendations, and generally make reference to more extensive IOB research outputs. These are typically two- or four-pagers …

Centre for Research on Environmental and Social Change search menu search content Projects Ongoing projects The visa process outsourcing industry: the case of Afghan refugee families seeking reunification in Belgium 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2026 Abstract The outsourcing of visa processing is a relatively …

Institute of Development Policy Projects Projects Ongoing projects Challenging the dominant food production: Alternative food systems' knowledges within everyday resistances. 01/11/2024 - 31/10/2025 Abstract The prevailing food production paradigm is both unsustainable and unjust, which has prompted…