GMD Meets - Interviews

Lieke and Kay pictured

'It's important to look at other forms of diversity as well, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't do race/ethnicity work. We should not forget that all forms of diversity overlap and are linked together'.

The DiDi Project is part of a collaboration between the LDE GMD Centre, Leyden Academy on...

Mirjam Twigt

'As academics, we must engage with migration as a multifaceted phenomenon, because if we only focus on parts, I think we fail to get the fuller picture'

In this episode, we speak with M irjam Twigt (Research Officer, LDE GMD, Leiden University...

Cas in front of a white wall (background)

'The DIDI project is quite successful in approaching a host of identities when discussing diversity in modern society. There isn't an isolation of just one identity but simply a consideration of all, including their different intersections'

In this episode, we speak with Cas Vercruysse (Ph.D. Candidate, TU Delft/DiDi Project)...

Suzan Abozyid

'There is this tendency in public debate to avoid anything that makes us feel uncomfortable when discussing diversity. I hope we can fill in this conversation with our project.'

In this episode, we speak with Suzan Abozyid (Ph.D. Candidate, Leiden University/DiDi...

Mandy Koenraads

'The DHZW Initiative allows students to go further and immerses them within a community and neighbourhood they not only research but can also learn from'

In this episode, we speak with Mandy Koenraads (LDE GMD Centre/Leiden University) about...

Eduard Suari-Andreu

'Though multidisciplinary spaces are a challenge, they are necessary. They force me to think out of the box and see things from a different perspective'

In this episode, we speak with Eduard Suari Andreu (Leiden University) about his initial...

Student Board

"If you want to have a meaningful impact on your study, it is the perfect place to enact that change"

In this episode, we speak with the 2022 GMD Student Board about their work, what prompted...

Nelson Mota

"In cities, we still see a tendency to place efficiency over community, numbers above people"

In this episode, we speak with Nelson Mota (TU Delft) about what prompted his initial...

Zac Taylor pictured in the fore, wearing glasses and with a moustache. Black background.

'Finance has come to have an incredible influence over how climate change is being governed, how climate challenges are defined, and how we respond to them'

In this episode, we speak with Zac Taylor (TU Delft) about what prompted their initial...

Stamatis Melissourgos

'I think that there is so much more that I can take up and learn in the field of migration and in the study of asylum seekers'

In this episode, we speak with Stamatis Melissourgos (GMD alumn and LDE GMD Writing Fellow...

Tirza Pulleman

'I have always wanted to do something a bit more practical'

In this episode, we speak with Tirza Pulleman (GMD alumna and Trainee at Gemeente Rijswijk...

Nanneke Winters

'Migrants are far more than their migration. People are multifaceted and should be treated as such'

In this episode, we speak with dr. Nanneke Winters (Assistant Professor at the ISS) about...

Amanda Paz Alencar

'I cannot see the ways in which we can study migration without reflecting on the impact of media technologies'

In this episode, we speak with dr. Amanda Paz Alencar (Associate Professor at the...

Andrew Dj Shield

'Issues of diversity and race in Europe today are not always issues of migration'

In this episode, we speak with dr. Andrew DJ Shield (Assistant Professor of Migration...

Zeynep Kasli

'State and people are not always contained within clear boundaries'

In this series, we actively invite scholars from Leiden, Delft, and Erasmus to engage with...

Warda Belabas

'Identity and identification are not these simple things we can put in boxes'

In this series, we actively invite scholars from Leiden, Delft, and Erasmus to engage with...

Nadia Bouras

'Be more proactive to make changes within our institutions.'

In this series we actively invite scholars from Leiden, Delft and Erasmus to engage with...

Elina Jonitz

GMD student Elina Jonitz graduates summa cum laude

Elina Jonitz followed the GMD Sociology track and recently graduated summa cum laude. She...

Lilly Brouwer

GMD student Lilly Brouwer graduates cum laude

Lilly Brouwer followed the GMD Sociology track and recently graduated cum laude. She has a...

Simona Vezzoli

'By working together, Leiden, Delft and Erasmus researchers can generate innovative research'

Interview with dr. Simona Vezzoli, LDE Centre GMD research officer based at Leiden...

Reinout Kleinhans

'Migration and diversity related issues within the urban housing and planning context are a core interest in our research programme'

Interview with Reinout Kleinhans – Associate Professor of Urban Regeneration at Delft...

Marlou Schrover

'Migration and integration policies for the future only work with knowledge of the past.'

Interview with prof.dr. Marlou Schrover, professor of Migration History at Leiden...

Peter Scholten

'If you really want to understand migration, you need multiple disciplines'

Interview with prof.dr. Peter Scholten, scientific director and professor of Migration and...