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New Issue: Affective and sensory criminologies
A new issue has just been published from Criminological Encounters with the theme 'Affective and sensory criminologies', guest edited by Alison Young, Juliet Rogers and Bill McClanahan. You can find the issue here.Postdoctoraal wetenschappelijk medewerker 'Crime & Society'
Apply here HEB JE NOG VRAGEN OVER DEZE VACATURE? Je vindt de gegevens van de contactpersoon in de vacaturetekst.New issue: Critical green criminology goes rural
A new issue has just been published from Criminological Encounters with the theme Critical green criminology goes rural.Professor Dr. Sonja Snacken, Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws 2022, University of Glasgow
VUB professor Sonja Snacken has been awarded the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws 2022 by the University of Glasgow. She is receiving it for her outstanding contribution to the advancement of human rights.Generatie BX
Jasmien Bougrine voert een doctoraatsonderzoek uit naar processen van identificering en categorisering bij Brusselse, urban jongeren.Sonja Snacken is receiving the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from University of Liege
Member Sonja Snacken is receiving the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from University of Liege tomorrow!CALL 2021 Janine Segersprijs
Beste studenten en pas afgestudeerde criminologen, Beste collega’s, Jaarlijks wordt de Janine Segers-prijs in de Criminologie aan de Vrije Universiteit Brussel uitgereikt tijdens de diploma-uitreiking aan de beste masterproef van het afgelopen academiejaar.Call for papers
The journal Criminological Encounters invite authors to submit their contribution to the special issue: Critical green criminology goes rural: environmental crimes, harms and conflicts in rural areas and communities Guest editors: Larissa Mies Bombard...Martial Arts in Prison
Martial Arts in Prison? A video on the possibilities of a boxing programme in detention with a contribution of our colleague Yana Jaspers.Professors Els Enhus and Sofie De Kimpe on confrontation between police and protesters in Brussels
Collega's prof. Sofie De Kimpe en prof. Els Enhus stonden Bruzz te woord naar aanleiding van de recente schermutselingen en vertrouwensbreuk tussen de Brusselse politie en betogers.Interview with Prof. Els Enhus concerning Brussels' security policy
Naar aanleiding van de vijfde verjaardag van de Brusselse aanslagen en de veiligheidsmaatregelen die sindsdien genomen zijn, in het bijzonder de oprichting van het gloednieuwe gewestelijke crisiscentrum, werd onze collega, professor Els Enhus, geïnterviewd.Public defence of Caroline Devynck's PhD: Mental Suffering and Imprisonment: Euthanasia Requests by Prisoners
We are eager to announce that the online public defence by Caroline Devynck of her PhD in criminology titled “Mental Suffering and Imprisonment: Euthanasia Requests by Prisoners” (supervisors: Prof Sonja Snacken; Prof Wim Distelmans) will take place on Thursday 18
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PUBLIC DOCTORAL DEFENCE: JASMIEN BOUGRINE
We are eager to announce that Jasmien Bougrine will be defending her doctoral thesis in Criminological Sciences titled: ‘(Un)like the other(s): How urban youth (in Brussels) experience superdiversity & in- and exclusion'.
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Public Doctoral Defence: Marijke Van Buggenhout
We are eager to announce that Marijke Van Buggenhout will be defending her doctoral thesis in Criminological Sciences titled: ‘Paper Borders. Children and Young People Inside the Belgian Asylum Procedure. A Multi-voiced and Performative Study’.
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Municipal apps: Citizens’ Participation for a better urban public space? A public seminar
Municipal applications are becoming a commonplace feature of urban life, with citizens increasingly using mobile and web platforms to voice their concerns over incidents of urban disorder and minor offenses in public space.
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Lang leve de chaos. Participatief onderzoek in het participatieve Brusselse jeugdwerk
Publieke doctoraatsverdediging van mevrouw Desmet Tine voor het behalen van de graad van Doctor Psychologische wetenschappen met het proefschrift getiteld ‘Lang leve de chaos. Participatief onderzoek in het participatieve Brusselse jeugdwerk’
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Seminar on prison architecture: A glimpse into the prison house
Taking the family as its social model and the family house as a reference, the Prison House - a genre that includes a range of homely small-scale facilities, such as transition, halfway, youth, and detention houses