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
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
Democratic Literacy and Humour (DELIAH) examines the multifaceted role of humour in artistic forms, cultural spaces, and online and offline fora, identifying how humour can either support or undermine democratic ...read more
How to study contemporary Islam and Muslim societies? Studies of contemporary Islam and Muslim societies do not follow one particular method. It is often said that this field of research ...read more
This seed funded collaborative workshop proposes to facilitate the revision and resubmission of the ENLIGHT Thematic Network (ETN) proposal Boundaries of the Religious (BAR). The workshop will bring together the previous core ...read more
This project proposal seeks to bridge significant gaps in the understanding of Migration or Integration Language Tests (MILTs) by scrutinizing their rationale, construction, operationalization, and impact within the contexts of migration and ...read more
This research project engages artists and experts from diverse fields in hydro-ecological research. The aim is to provide multiple perspectives on hydrological matters of concern. Drawing on Bruno Latour’s political ...read more
By the end of the ninth century CE, vernacular languages had definitively replaced Latin in everyday oral interactions throughout the Carolingian world. However, Latin remained by and large dominant in ...read more