Asylum procedures are challenging, partly due to the diverse socio-cultural and linguistic backgrounds of all actors involved (such as applicants, officials, interpreters, and lawyers) and the interactions between them. Within ...read more
HAIR offers a compelling new perspective on the everyday politics of beauty, religion, and identity by placing the under-researched topic of Muslim women’s head hair - rather than the headscarf - at ...read more
BELSTAT 40–45 bundelt recentelijk ontsloten demografische en sociaaleconomische gegevens uit België tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in een gestructureerde statistische databank. Door verspreide bronnen, die pas sinds 2000 systematisch toegankelijk zijn, ...read more
The Translating Through Time (TTT) network creates a platform for a timely intervention in the study of historical translation in Europe, from the late Middle Ages to the mid-nineteenth century. ...read more
At the core of the project is a large-scale study of the development of literary history as an academic discipline in Bulgaria from the Liberation (1878) to the present day, ...read more
The Indian Ocean World (IOW) has long facilitated cultural exchange and maritime trade, yet the contributions of Indigenous and non-elite communities remain largely overlooked. This project explores the roles of ...read more
This project approaches oceanic worlds in South Asia as entangled seascapes: relational assemblages shaped through long-term interactions between human communities, marine ecologies, and monsoonal temporalities. Moving beyond land-centred and state-focused historiographies, it investigates how oceans ...read more
For contemporary Europeans, knowing India implies being aware of certain facts – e.g., its society is home to diverse religions and a caste system. The project will focus on the ...read more
For governments across the world today, ensuring population well-being is one of their core tasks. This project - a collaborative initiative between the universities of Ghent, Stellenbosch, and the Western ...read more