Whenever the composition of a neighbourhood changes, the place sounds and looks
differently. We realise that it has changed because we hear and read different languages …

overview of the linguistic analysis of interaction in superdiverse cities. Developed as a
descriptive term to account for the increasingly stratified processes and effects of migration …

There is no such thing as a unified Belgian debate about asylum and migration. The Belgian
state structure has been restructured along ethnolinguistic boundaries separating the Dutch …

The concept of articulation has a long history in the English language. Throughout this
history some meanings have been forgotten and others have been recently recovered and …

The paradigmatic impact of superdiversity not only forces us to go beyond accepted notions
regarding the relation between people, identities, language, and space; it also forces to …

Superdiversity, on the one hand, calls for new frames, concepts, and methodologies to deal
with a fluid reality characterised by rapid (social) changes. On the other hand, we also have …

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 …

Belgium was the second country in the world to introduce same-sex marriage. It has an
elaborate legal system for protecting the rights of LGBT individuals in general and LGBT …

The aim of this book is to exemplify the ways in which social work and research develop in
'advanced'welfare states–countries where public spending is relatively high as a proportion …

This book examines the implications of the professional and judicial discourses on migrant
youth in the Belgian youth justice system. Drawing on a detailed study of 55 court case files …