26 March 2022

Johan Leman

Place Sainctelette: when gentrification means a step backwards!

Soon, the Place Sainctelette (a very black spot in terms of air pollution), known for its expensive land, the result of years of speculation by developers, will be decorated with […]

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22 March 2022

Johan Leman

Brussels air pollution

A study by CurieuzenAir finds that there is a correlation between deprived neighbourhoods and air pollution in Brussels. How to remediate? Policymakers tend to link sanitation to gentrification (to reduce […]

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18 March 2022

Johan Leman

Police, youth, metropolitanism and racism

This week our podcast is about police, young people, metropolitanism and racism. Our guest is Mr Paul Jacobs, former chief of police and lecturer in ethics at various police schools. […]

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10 March 2022

Johan Leman

Migrations into the EU (Jan-Feb 2022)

UN report : Figures on migrations from outside Europe, i.e. not including those from Ukraine: Land and sea migrations from outside Europe to the EU January-February 2022 By Sea: 13,625 (Italy, […]

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7 March 2022

Johan Leman

Ukraine, from an historical-anthropological point of view

Sometimes it is interesting to take a historical-anthropological approach to conflicts. Of course, this can only be done very schematically and incompletely in a short blog. What we can do, […]

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28 February 2022

Johan Leman

Reception of Ukrainian refugees

I remember the reception at the time – I think at the end of the 70s – beginning of the 80s – of Vietnamese boat people. I still think this […]

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19 February 2022

Johan Leman

Mother tongues

May I draw your attention to our podcast with Mrs Hilde De Smedt about mother tongue at home. First we agree on what we mean by a mother tongue: it […]

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9 February 2022

Johan Leman

Why vote for Mobile @ Green MMM?

Mobile @ Green MMM is an initiative of MigratieMuseumMigration. From the very beginning, the focus was on sustainability: rainwater collection (used up to toilet level), solar panels, underfloor heating, no […]

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5 February 2022

Johan Leman

(Refugee) migrations to Europe in January 2022

According to UNHCR estimates, approximately 6,000 (refugee) migrants reached the EU by sea or land in January 2022. This is more than in January 2021 where 4664 people were involved. […]

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31 January 2022

Johan Leman

The ‘one point of contact’ mantra

For two decades now, the ’one point of contact’ mantra has grown into the basic philosophy of the Flemish Government. The idea is as follows: make one central contact point […]

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