Supervision of current doctoral
research at K.U. Leuven
a. on Inter-ethnic relations and social cohesion:
Dogruel Fulya, Ethnicity, social change and social cohesion in an interethnic city: the case of Antakya, at the border of Syria and Turkey.
Trappers Ann, Diversity and Social Cohesion in Two European Urban Neighborhoods.
Soenen Ruth, Urban Peripheral Relations. (co-promotor: Prof. Talja Blokland, university of Amsterdam)
Pehlivanoglu Zeynep, Kurdish Ethnic Identity and Transnationalism in Immigration.
Bao Jianwu, The impact of development migration and resettlement on the inter-ethnic relations in North-West China. (co-promotor: Dr. Pang Ching Lin, KU Leuven)
b. on Globalization:
Sterling Sara, China’s International Youth in Search of Globalization. (co-promotor: Dr. Pang Ching Lin, KU Leuven)
Liang Pengfei, Exploring the discourses of underground musicians in contemporary Chinese metropolises (Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi’an) in the contenxt of ‘border crossing’ (globalization and internal migrations). (co-promotor: Dr. Pang Ching Lin, KU Leuven)
c. on Religion:
Athanasiou Athanasios, Religion and Particularity. The Meaning of Religion and Christianity in the Japanese Society. (co-promotor: Prof. Egawa Midori, Tokyo Institute, Dr. Pang Ching Lin, KU Leuven)
d. on the Mediterranean:
Azaryahu, Sigal, The Ahwash Singing Ceremony: Shift from Morocco to Israel. Co-promotor: prof. Mohamed Elmedlaoui, IRCAM, Morocco.
e. as a co-supervisor:
Soenen, Helke, Remittances among Congolese and Ecuadorian migrants in Brussels. Faculty of Economy, KU Leuven. Faculty of Economic Sciences, KU Leuven.
Mahmood Abu Alhayia Khaled, The transfer of attitudes through Palestinian generations vis-à-vis Israel. Faculty of Social Sciences, KU Leuven.
Arsowska, Jana, Understanding a culture of Violence. The role of code of honour in the evi-lution. Department of Criminology, KU Leuven.
Current Pre-doc research:
Zerihun Abebe (co-promotor: Prof. Hermans Philip). Ethnicity and Islam in the Context of Recognising Diversity in Ethiopia.