2 October 2026

Johan Leman

Social work does not need the Pied Pipers of Hamelin

Anyone who has worked in the social sector for long enough knows that some projects have a good chance of succeeding or can count on being sustainable, while others do […]

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25 September 2026

Johan Leman

How can the “uniform” be integrated into a marginal street culture?

In some working-class neighborhoods, street culture is particularly dominant among certain groups of young men. It is also this street culture that causes some areas to become, as it were, […]

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14 September 2026

Johan Leman

Society = its PISA results

As far as I am concerned, the clearest cause one can point to when explaining whether a country performs well or poorly in the PISA results is the functioning of […]

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2 September 2026

Johan Leman

“To be hated breeds hatred.”

“L’essere odiati fa odiare.” (P.P. Pasolini, 16 June 1968) Put more generally: Being hated oneself, or feeling that one is the object of hatred (social, familial or otherwise), makes people […]

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16 July 2026

Johan Leman

Italo 2000: The Italian Bruxellois who arrived after 2000.

It is not my intention with this blog to already tell everything about what we have heard from new Italo-Brussels residents based on 77 interviews while preparing the exhibition Italo2000 […]

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14 July 2026

Johan Leman

Combating Urban Heat Islands with Deep-Rooted, Large-Canopy Trees

An interesting study on urban heat islands in Italy’s major cities has recently been published. The research project, MIRIFICUS (Monitoraggio degli Interventi di RIForestazione per l’Isola di Calore Urbana tramite […]

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8 July 2026

Johan Leman

Our warmest wishes for your holidays—and for feeling at home

Summer brings to mind holidays, distant journeys, but also rest and the opportunity simply to be “at home” for a while. An oasis in the midst of a working year. […]

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2 July 2026

Johan Leman

Discovering Brussels’ Canal Zone: A Must-See!

If you were to ask me, after half a century of living in Brussels’ canal zone, how I would describe the area in just two words, I would call it […]

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29 June 2026

Johan Leman

Multiculturalism: Is It Really So Difficult to Deal With?

In discussions about multiculturalism, it is striking how often people reject or glorify cultures as if they were homogeneous entities. Isn’t the truth rather that cultures consist of many different […]

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24 June 2026

Johan Leman

How do you keep young people away from drug dealing?

Last Monday, at the MMM Museum, we had a conversation with Daniele Sanzone, a rock musician and author from Scampia, arguably the most notorious neighborhood in Naples, feared for its […]

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