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VU Professor of Diversity and Integration Halleh Ghorashi (1962) arrived in the Netherlands as a political refugee from Iran. She opposes persistent stereotypes about refugees and migrants and advocates for diversity and inclusion in both society and the business world. … Continue reading
A refugee experience knows many different phases, each of which is fueled by positive and negative meanings. It starts with leaving behind everything that is familiar – your life, your loved ones, your environment – and the need to make … Continue reading
On November 9th, Prof. dr. Halleh Ghorashi and Dr. Elena Ponzoni were guests at the VluchtelingenWerk webinar to discuss inclusive policy. This was the third webinar organized by the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel in collaboration with VluchtelingenWerk East Netherlands. … Continue reading
Today we are launching the website for our research project ‘’Learning Crossroads for Refugee Inclusion’’. This project researches citizens’ initiatives whose mandates are centred on the promotion of the social participation and inclusion of refugees in the Netherlands. There has … Continue reading
Our international colleagues from Adam Mickiewicz University (Poland), Oslo Met University (Norway), Georgetown University, (United States), and Malmö University (Sweden), have recently published their new edited volume “Europe and the Refugee Response: A Crisis of Values?”. This book explores how … Continue reading
Last week, we organized the first co-creation session from the Refugee Academy with citizen initiatives and social enterprises from different parts of the Netherlands to explore the meanings of their roles for the inclusion of refugees. This text provides more … Continue reading
Around the world, refugees, asylum seekers, and undocumented folks are suffering from the social, economic, political, and health effects of COVID-19. In order to respond to this pandemic as engaged scholars, the researchers of the “Engaged Scholarship and Narratives of … Continue reading
I have always loved working alone. Having time to organize thoughts, write them up, correct and polish my expressions until they appear of sufficient quality to be shared with others. Clearer, brighter and better structured than if I had to … Continue reading
Welcome to Narratives of Change, the podcast that looks at how academics can make a real difference in society. In this podcast, we present and discuss real stories that spur reflection. Stories that make something visible that wasn’t visible before. … Continue reading
This blog was published earlier on the website of the VICI-project “Engaged Scholarship and Narratives of Change”. In the Netherlands, there are numerous well-intended societal and academic initiatives aimed at building a just society in which everyone can participate equally. … Continue reading