The possible role and position of social work as part of the arrival infrastructure

M Schrooten, B Meeus - European Journal of Social Work, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In order to de-nationalise, de-'ethnicise'and de-'migranticise'migration studies, scholars are
increasingly turning to space as a conceptual and empirical entry-point. Inspired upon the …

Superdiversity as a lens to understand complexities

D Geldof - The Routledge handbook of language and …, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The concept of superdiversity, introduced by Vertovec in 2007, serves as a lens to
understand rising complexities. But what exactly is the potential of superdiversity as a lens …

Transnational social work: Challenging and crossing borders and boundaries

M Schrooten - Journal of Social Work, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Interest in transnationality and borders has expanded considerably within several academic
disciplines over the last decades. This paper explores the way this transnational perspective …

The intersection of social protection and mobilities: a move towards a 'Practical Utopia'research agenda

E Raithelhuber, N Sharma, W Schröer - Mobilities, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Currently, a number of contributions in mobility studies are looking for fruitful intersections
with other 'adjacent'approaches. In this spirit, our theoretical paper argues to study one …

'Parity of participation'and the politics of needs interpretation: engagement with Roma Migrants in Manchester

P Cools, DV Leggio, Y Matras… - Journal of Social …, 2018 - cambridge.org
Service providers in Western welfare states have to engage with an increasingly
differentiated citizenry. The arrival of new migrant communities triggers debates …

Thinking and acting globally and locally: Developing transnational social work practices in Belgium

S Withaeckx, M Schrooten, D Geldof - Transnational Social Review, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In societies characterized by globalization and increasing mobility, social workers are more
often confronted with transmigrants: people who move multiple times, combine complex …

Does the superdiversity label stick? Configurations of ethnic diversity in Dutch class rooms

H Siebers - International Sociology, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Superdiversity has become a popular term to depict the societal impact of migration in
Europe, but does its heuristic value justify its popularity? The term superdiversity seems to …

Bringing the transnational into social work

M Schrooten - The Routledge International Handbook of …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Reflections on the changing nature of social work against the backdrop of increasing
transnationality have given rise to new conceptualizations of social work, reflected in the …

Refugees in Belgium in Times of Superdiversity and Transmigration. Resilient Moves of Children and Adolescents

D Geldof, K Van Acker, M Groeninck - … im Kontext von Migration und Flucht, 2023 - Springer
The chapter examines a reconceptualization of resilience into resilient moves among young
accompanied refugees in Belgium. First we contextualize the influx of refugees as part of the …