Discrimination, racism and prejudice
‘We feel at home, but we do not feel welcome’: Integration processes in a multi- and intergenerational perspective
Description: This dissertation enriched the knowledge on ‘integration’ by combining a multidimensional with a multi- and intergenerational perspective. We added to existing knowledge by including not only migrants and their children in our study, but also their grandchildren; and by studying integration from not only a multi- but also an intergenerational perspective. Furthermore, we showed how the concept of (the politics of) belonging provides much needed additional tools to open up the discussion about the definition and the pathways of integration with the perspectives of (descendants of) migrants themselves, to conceptualise their transnational belongings next to their local ones, and to grasp the dynamic interplay between (descendants of) migrants and the broader (receiving) society. We concluded that (studying) integration should not only be about increasing similarities to a dominant majority group, but also about the remaking of the mainstream and its growing capacity for dissent.
Promoter(s): Ilse Derluyn , Lieve Bradt
Researcher(s): Floor Verhaeghe
Faculty / Faculties: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences
Period of time: 2012 - 2019
REMEDI - General Practitioners' Recommendations to Patients with Mental Health Problems and Diverse Migration Backgrounds
Description: The REMEDI project (2020-2023) aims to gain understanding in general practitioners’ decision making regarding patients with mental health problems in Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. It is funded by BELSPO, coordinated by Prof. Piet Bracke (Department of Sociology, Hedera) and carried out in collaboration with Prof. Vincent Lorant and his team (UCLouvain, Department of Public Health).
Website research project: https://www.ugent.be/ps/sociologie/en/researchgroups/hedera/research-projects/remedi.htm
Promoter(s): Piet Bracke , Vincent Lorant
Researcher(s): Melissa Ceuterick , Katrijn Delaruelle , Camille Duveau , Camille Wets
Faculty / Faculties: Faculty of Political and Social Sciences
Period of time: 2020 - 2023
The relationship between (perceived) racism and ethnic discrimination, opposing school cultures and educational and well-being outcomes for ethnic minority students and native Belgian students
Description: This project investigates Turkish, Moroccan and Eastern European minority students' experiences with racism in Flemish society in general and at their school in particular. Moreover, the determinants of ethnic prejudice among Flemish teachers and pupils are examined. More specifically: 1. The association between the ethnic composition of schools, pupils' teachability and the ethnic prejudice of teachers 2. The association between the ethnic composition of schools, the track in which teachers teach, the ethnic prejudice of teachers and their level of involvement with multicultural teaching 3. The association between a multicultural teacher culture and the ethnic prejudice of Flemish secondary school pupils. 4. The association between secure attachment and ethnic prejudice. 5. The association between the gender composition of schools, ‘laddism’ and ethnic prejudice.
Promoter(s): Peter Stevens, Mieke Van Houtte
Researcher(s): Roselien Vervaet
Department / Research group: Department of Sociology
Faculty: Faculty of Political and Social Sciences