In our VUB Poincaré book 'Migration, Equality & Racism - 44 opinions', more than 80 VUB academics and co-authors take a stance on migration, equality and racism. Based on academic research and critical thinking, they question widespread beliefs on migration, equality and racism and propose solutions that might disturb the reader. Do you want to engage in better informed debates on migration, equality and racism? Discover our book and pre-order your free copy here!
The book will be out on January 21.
BIRMM Partners with two H2020 Projects: Whole-COMM and BRIDGES
The Brussels Interdisciplinary Research Center on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) will be collaborating as research partners in two H2020 projects in 2021. The Whole-COMM project will seek to explore the integration of post-2014 migrants in small and medium-sized towns and rural areas in a whole of community perspective. The BRIDGES project will explore the causes and consequences of migration narratives in the context of increasing politicisation and polarisation.
BIRMM member, Rene Kreichauf, has successfully defended his PhD thesis titled “Forced Migration Spaces: The Spatial negotiation of Asylum in European and U.S. Cities” on November 18th 2020. Everyone from BIRMM congratulates Rene and wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.
BIRMM Member Malasree Neepa Acharya has successfully defended her PhD titled "Anchoring circulation of India's diaspora entrepreneurs: creating cosmopolitan home and work lifeworlds in Bangalore's interconnected entrepreneurial ecosystem" on Monday 23rd November 2020. Everyone at BIRMM congratulates Malasree and wishes her all the best in her future endeavours.
21.01.2021 // 20:00-21:00
Join our book launch on January 21!
The BIRMM Poincaré Book “Migration, Equality & Racism - 44 opinions” will be launched on January 21 at 8pm.
You can attend the launch event at KVS online: there will be interviews with the authors, a dance performance by Mouss Sarr, slam poetry by Sakina El Kaddouri and pictures by Esma Alouet. Yasmina El Messaoudi will be the host.
You can follow the launch event on Facebook. Please RSVP, share and invite your connections. Check out the BIRMM website for more information.
18.03.2021 // 14:00-17:00
Masterclass ‘Thinking Race and Religion’ with prof. dr. Anya Topolski
In this Masterclass prof. dr. Anya Topolski briefly introduces the central tenets of her current research project. Topolski theorizes the ‘race-religion constellation’ which refers to the historical “practice of classifying people into races according to categories we now associate with the term religion” (Topolski, 2018, p.58). Consequently, she argues for the necessity to study the intersections between the ‘religion line’ and ‘colour line’ so as to be able to grasp contemporary racism in Europe. Following this brief introduction, a collective conversation with prof. dr. Topolski and the attendants of the masterclass takes place.
Attendance is free but registration is required. Register here.
28.01.2021 // 16:00-17:30 Online Webinar: Making regional citizens? Insights into subnational immigrant integration policies worldwide
Following the recent publication of a special issue in Regional Studies(2020, Vol 54, No 11) studying immigrant integration policies at the subnational level, this webinar will discuss the drivers and effects of subnational immigrant integration beyond the cases studied in the SI. While the SI has offered inspiring results regarding subnational integration policies in Europe and North America, the aim of this webinar is to adopt a more global outlook by discussing immigrant integration policies ‘worldwide’, i.e. with insights from other geographical areas (Africa, Asia, Latin America).
The Brussels Interdisciplinary Research centre on Migration and Minorities (BIRMM) unites over 100 VUB researchers from 11 disciplines (including political science, law, sociology, criminology, geography, medical sciences, communication sciences, linguistics, psychology and educational sciences, philosophy, and history) working on migration and diversity related topics.