Collective dynamics among ethnic minorities. Ethnic mobilisation and socio-political participation: Comparative case studies of Moroccans in Antwerp (Belgium), Ličge (Belgium), Lille (France) and Utrecht (the Netherlands)

Project	Collective dynamics among ethnic minorities. Ethnic mobilisation and socio-political participation: Comparative case studies of Moroccans in Antwerp (Belgium), Ličge (Belgium), Lille (France) and Utrecht (the Netherlands).
Acronym	_/ Project ID: 32
Start date	01/10/1994
End date	30/11/2000 Completed
Description	The project was transferred to KU Brussel in March 1997.This research analyses the collective dynamics, socio-political participation, and ethnic mobilisation of immigrant minorities through comparative case studies centred on Moroccans self-organisations in four medium sized cities in Flanders (Antwerpen), Wallonia (Liege), The Netherlands (Utrecht) and France (Lille). The principal objectives of the research are: to develop and apply an original theoretical framework combining French and Anglo-American approach to immigrants ethnic mobilisation. to identify community dynamics leading to social and political mobilisation. to analyse the interaction between internal community logics and the influence of State policies.
Output	PhD dissertation by Hassan Bousetta Catholic University of Brussels (KUB)
Project staff	Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Han Entzinger
Partners	Hassan Bousetta, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences / Catholic University of Brussels (KUB) (http://www.kubrussel.ac.be/), Belgium
Project funding organisation(s)	European Commission, Human Capital and Mobility Programme, E.U. Netherlands Ministry of Internal Affairs, Flemish Government
Source	HEN
Source update	30/01/2001

Collective dynamics among ethnic minorities. Ethnic mobilisation and socio-political participation: Comparative case studies of Moroccans in Antwerp (Belgium), Ličge (Belgium), Lille (France) and Utrecht (the Netherlands).