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
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