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| GMD meets Mirjam Twigt |
| In this episode of the GMD meets series, we sit down with Dr. Mirjam Twigt, the new LDE GMD Research Officer. In this interview we discuss her personal connection to migration, her professional and academic career, and her new role at the Centre. |
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| EVENT: National Migration Dialogue 2023 - The future of Ukrainian displaced persons in the Netherlands |
Co-organized by the ACVZ, Gemeente Den Haag, and the LDE Centre Governance of Migration and Diversity, the National Migration Dialogue 2023 is set to take place on the 5th of July 2023.
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Opinion piece: Spreading asylum seekers can make integration more difficult
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In this opinion piece by LDE GMD affiliates Elina Jonitz, Maria Schiller and Peter Scholten assert that when institutions/municipalities spread out refugees, they should offer them a real perspective to integration “in the region”.
Words originally captured in Trouw article.
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| Workshop: Care in/about refugee support in Rotterdam |
On April 26th, a number of academics, practitioners, and students shuffled into the Leeszaal in Rotterdam West to engage in a workshop that would talk us through the work of small-scale refugee-led grassroots initiatives that support more recent refugees.
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Round up of year two of the Thesis Hub: A look back at a successful year! |
With the end of the academic year in sight, the second cohort of students and courses affiliated with the Thesis Hub is rounding up. With the upcoming holidays in mind, the Thesis Hub can proudly reflect on the output created by students.
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| Blog: Where’d my Neighbour go?: Collective Reflections on the Self and the Neighbourhood in Discussions on Climate Gentrification |
In this blog, LDE GMD Fellows Theresa Audrey Esteban (TU Delft) and Mahardhika Sjamsoe’oed Sadjad (ISS) reflect on an interactive workshop they delivered during the 2023 LDE GMD Conference.
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| Call for Papers: Contemporary Human Mobilities. Uncovering Dissonance(s) between Governance Practices and Lived Experiences |
This conference aims to uncover, discuss, and assess dissonances between the governance practices and lived experiences of human mobility and migration. Second, it turns scholarly attention to the concept of repair, i.e. subtle acts of care by which order, meaning and human value are maintained and transformed.
CfP now open, deadline to apply is July 21st 2023.
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ASA2023 – Sport and play in an unwell world |
How do Queer sports organizations challenge dominant forms of “doing diversity” in sports? Can critical forms of (Queer) inclusivity contribute to safe(r) and more inclusive spaces to enjoy sports? These were the leading questions of the paper that LDE GMD's Kay Mars and Lieke van der Veer presented at the 2023 conference of the Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA).
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| "Copying the Rotterdam South National Programme would be a grave error" |
The National Program Rotterdam South (NPRZ) served as the Netherlands' sole urban policy program for ten years. Now, 19 additional vulnerable neighborhoods are imitating South Rotterdam's success.
LDEGMD's Reinout Kleinhans, a specialist in urban redevelopment, claims that although there is a "life-size" risk of copying, doing so would be a "capital blunder". The lack of local involvement, in his opinion, is NPRZ's greatest weakness.
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Beers, burgers and lots of laughs: GMD Board organizes successful BBQ |
Multiple GMD students and staff were able to reunite on May 30th for a mental health workshop at the EUR campus followed by a low-key BBQ at the Biergarten in Rotterdam.
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| A weekend away: GMD Board organize short holiday for cohort |
The weekend of May 12-14 was a special time for the students of the GMD Master programme as they embarked on a delightful trip to Wolphaartsdijk, Zeeland. With a group of 20 enthusiastic individuals, the destination was a sailing school situated in a picturesque harbor. The weekend was filled with exciting activities, great food, and unforgettable moments.
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Interested in joining us? |
| Do you want to join the LDE GMD Centre? Kindly apply here to become an LDE Research Fellow or LDE Research Associate. |
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Kind regards,
The LDE Centre GMD team
prof.dr. Marlou Schrover (UL) dr. Mirjam Twigt (Research Officer UL)
dr. Reinout Kleinhans (TUD) Vanessa Ntinu MSc (Jr. Executive Manager EUR)
prof.dr. Jorrit Rijpma (UL) prof.dr. Peter Scholten (Scientific Director EUR)
dr. Nanneke Winters (ISS/EUR) dr. Mark van Ostaijen (Managing Director EUR)
prof.dr. Olaf van Vliet (UL) dr. Maria Schiller(GMD Master Coordinator EUR)
prof.dr. Susanne Janssen (EUR) Mandy Koenraads (Thesis Hub Coordinator UL)
dr. Ingrid Mulder (TUD) |
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