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DFUTURE is pleased to announce the publication of the third edition of Belgium: The State of the Federation, a comprehensive and updated analysis of the major political developments that have shaped Belgium since 2012.  The book is open access (!) and authored by Kris Deschouwer (...

The DFUTURE team at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is looking for two doctoral researchers to carry out pioneering research on a topic of pressing societal importance.

Islam in European prisons is often framed primarily as a security concern and a potential breeding ground for radicalisation. However, new doctoral research by BIRMM member Elias Woodbridge (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) paints a more nuanced picture.

This article turns the gaze toward the practice of feminist archival activism in Kosovo. It aims to analyze whether and how feminist archives and archival activism are challenging and problematizing mainstream historical threads in Kosovo.

A new Special Issue by Vjosa Musliu and Gezim Krasniqi argues that treating Kosovo as a fixed “case study” in international relations has turned it into a black box defined mainly by ethnic conflict and external intervention.It calls for shifting attention toward everyday social, cultural, and trans...

New work by Jihane Sliti and Iman Lechkar. Their article in "Identities: Global Studies in Culture and Power" examines Belgian media coverage of male converts in the context of “foreign fighters,” with a focus on processes of whitening and de-Othering. 

Na de aankondiging dat Vlaams minister Melissa Depraetere op doktersadvies onmiddellijk met zwangerschapsverlof moest, werden sociale media overspoeld met negatieve en ronduit beledigende commentaren.

Elly Mansoury geeft in haar opiniestuk in De Morgen inzicht in de protesten in Iran en de geopolitieke belangen van de VS en Israël. Daarnaast bespreekt ze deze thema’s uitgebreid in een nieuwe aflevering van de VRT‑podcast De Verrekijkers. 

We are pleased to highlight two insightful contributions by Omran Shroufi , co-editor of the special issue “Javnost ‑ The Public, Vol. 32 (3): 2025 – ‘Far-Right Fictions: The Far Right and the Politics of Films, Series and Videogames’”. 

🎉 We are delighted to announce the release of our DFUTURE colleague Ebru Akgün 's book, “Sürdürülebilir Tarım Hayali: Gül Yetiştiriciliğinin Sosyal Ekolojisi” (A Dream for Sustainable Agriculture: The Social Ecology of Rose Cultivation), published by Bağlam Yayınları.  &n...

Groene partijen staan vandaag vooral in de verdediging. Het is tijd om het klimaatverhaal te herschrijven, zodat meer mensen de noodzakelijke klimaattransitie steunen.

Ghent University is currently recruiting a PhD candidate for a 4-year FWO-funded research project on ideological stereotypes in politics.