In this study, we focus on the role of religious beliefs in initiating (de)conversion processes, based 43 interviews with people who have (de)converted from/to Islam, Christianity, Judaism or a secular worldview Flanders last 5 to 10 years. While everyday discourses religion, are interpreted as sole reason why belong community they leave change community, wanted investigate how factors at micro-, meso-, and macro-level influence such which heart processes. Thematic analyses were conducted...

The COVID-19 pandemic affects different people unequally, and migrants are frequently among the groups considered particularly vulnerable. However, conceptualizations of 'vulnerability' often ambiguous poorly defined. Using critical discourse analysis methods, this article analyses academic use term 'vulnerable' applied to in context across public health social science disciplines. Our findings indicate that concept vulnerability is as a descriptor with seemingly taken-for-granted...

Little is known about differences in professional care seeking based on marital status. The few existing studies show more among the divorced or separated compared to married cohabiting. aim of this study determine whether, a sample European general population, seek mental health than cohabiting, regardless self-reported problems. Furthermore, we examine whether two country-level features--the supply professionals and divorce rates--contribute status care-seeking behavior.We use data from...

While considerable research has focused on the process and factors affecting acculturation, there is little that investigates how members of minority majority groups define acculturation in educational settings. Ethnographic qualitative interviews three secondary schools Flanders (Belgium) show teachers ethnic students have different ideas expectancies regarding concept 'integration', which appears to affect student–teacher relationship. Berry et al.'s [1989. "Acculturation Attitudes Plural...

Migration has existed in all times and places people have migrated for a variety of (combined) reasons: environmental, economic, political, humanitarian, social cultural. While political conflicts that arisen out environmental changes are not new, placed some living conditions other reasons migration under even more pressure. In this paper, we combine insights from two approaches to the study displacement – namely 'the sustainable livelihoods approach' new economics labour migration' build...

The COVID-19 pandemic and its multiple lockdowns disrupted city life, while restrictions on physical distancing urban activities highlighted the importance of our living environment links to well-being. As part COVINFORM research project, this case study uses a micro-political lens explore specific spatial challenges which migrants faced in two more socially deprived neighbourhoods Antwerp, Antwerpen-Noord Borgerhout. This aims understand encountered during examine how they navigated...

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the need for structurally informed mental health services that are sensitive to social inequalities and cultural differences. Community-level organisations often referred as having potential play a key role in providing such migrants, yet not many studies have documented how these types of been experienced during pandemic. objective our case study Antwerp's districts Borgerhout Antwerpen-Noord (Belgium) was explore community-level responses impact crisis...

Students of Turkish descent suffer various forms discrimination in education Flanders (the northern part Belgium). Nevertheless, few studies have documented how these experiences are situated within structures ethnic inequality education. Adopting a critical race theory approach, Belgian university students were analysed to expose deficit assumptions towards minorities and push against inequity The accounts show the exclusionary treatment they exposed despite dominating discourses...

This study applies a life course perspective to immobility in the face of gradual environmental change Morocco. Using 48 in-depth qualitative interviews Tangier and Tinghir (Morocco), aims understand how is shaped structured by stages that people experience. enhances our understanding gradually degrading contexts, on which there has been little research date. The findings contrast with widespread imaginary 'trapped populations' facing change, no apparent differences across affecting all...

Abstract Environmental migration is a growing concern of academics and policymakers, who foresee rise in the number such migrants. However, most prevailing academic policy discourses ignore variety perceptions environmental changes among people living highly affected areas across world. We examine how these are seen to be relevant Senegal, DR Congo, Morocco. In total, we conducted 410 interviews with two regions each countries. Results indicate differences perception regions, gender,...

Diaspora communities are a growing source of external assistance and resources to meet unmet needs strengthen existing health systems in their home countries. Although number articles have been published this realm, very few looked at diaspora communities' role the place translocal give (care) various remittance dynamics, whilst including power relationships environmental change. This article examines motivations practices through which Senegalese diasporas engage with system origin country...

In Belgium, students of Turkish and North African descent express optimistic attitudes toward education. However, these conflict with their achievement results, as many underachieve compared to peers Belgian descent. Mickelson’s work discusses this attitude–achievement paradox in the United States. current study, we use framework investigate Belgium. Using quantitative qualitative research methods, find that Turkish, believe importance education get ahead society, holding abstract attitudes....