Social networks and ethnic boundary making in the school context   The talk will present new findings from the ERC-funded project SOCIALBOND that examines how the school context affects the structure of peer relations and identities in adolescence. What is role of ethnic origin for physical violence and dislike relations? What is the relationship between…

The Impact of Dispersal on Resettled Refugees’ Home-making and Place Attachment in Small to Medium-Sized Towns in the Netherlands   Abstract Based on in-depth interviews with 10 families and one single person from Syria who have been resettled under the EU Turkey Statement, this presentation looks into processes of homemaking and place attachment in small…

Can Muslim-feminist identity integration be a coping strategy to improve the low status of Muslim women? Evidence from Turkey   The relationship between discrimination and well-being for disadvantaged groups is well established. However, a rather subtle form of discrimination experience, namely lack of ordinary privileges, is also prevalent in the lives of disadvantaged group members….

Cities of Refuge In the wake of 2015, local authorities have increasingly claimed and been granted a key role in the management of migration. There are ‘fearless cities’ and ‘solidarity cities’ take a proactive stance on the inclusion of migrants, but also ‘cities that refuse’ to welcome and integrate refugees. In this seminar, Barbara Oomen…