Moroccan Migration in Belgium

Christiane Timmerman (†) was professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) at the University of Antwerp. Christiane Timmerman (†) was professor of anthropology and director of the Center for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) at the University of Antwerp. Nadia Fadil is associate professor at the Interculturalism, Migration and Minorities Research Centre (IMMRC) at KU Leuven. Nadia Fadil is associate professor at the Interculturalism, Migration and Minorities Research Centre (IMMRC) at KU Leuven. Idesbald Goddeeris is professor of colonial history at the research unit MoSa (Modernity and Society, 1800-2000), KU Leuven. Idesbald Goddeeris is hoogleraar koloniale geschiedenis aan de KU Leuven.Idesbald Goddeeris is professor of colonial history at the research unit MoSa (Modernity and Society, 1800-2000), KU Leuven. Idesbald Goddeeris is hoogleraar koloniale geschiedenis aan de KU Leuven.Noel Clycq is research professor at the research group Edubron of the department of Training and Education Studies at the University of Antwerp. He studies issues of diversity and identity and the governance of learning in an era of globalization. Noel Clycq is research professor at the research group Edubron of the department of Training and Education Studies at the University of Antwerp. He studies issues of diversity and identity and the governance of learning in an era of globalization. Karim Ettourki is a consultant for the heritage of ethnic-cultural minorities at KADOC, the Documentation and Research Centre of KU Leuven, and staff member of Archiefbank Vlaanderen. Karim Ettourki is a consultant for the heritage of ethnic-cultural minorities at KADOC, the Documentation and Research Centre of KU Leuven, and staff member of Archiefbank Vlaanderen. François Levrau has obtained his PhD in social science at the Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) and is currently a postdoctoral assistant at the Centre Pieter Gillis, University of Antwerp. Rilke Mahieu is FWO-aspirant bij het Centrum voor Migratie en Interculturele Studies (CeMIS) aan de Universiteit Antwerpen.Leen d’Haenens is full professor in communication science at the Institute for Media Studies at KU Leuven.

• Introduction Christiane Timmerman, Nadia Fadil, Idesbald Goddeeris, Noel Clycq & Karim EttourkiPart 1: Research and context 1. Social sciences and Moroccan migration in Belgium Christiane Timmerman 2. The study of Islam and Moroccan migration in Belgium Nadia Fadil 3. Historical research on Moroccan migration in Belgium Karim Ettourki, Sam De Schutter & Idesbald GoddeerisPart 2: Movement and settlement 4. Moroccan migration in Belgium’s labor policy and labor market Albert Martens 5. Partner migration in the Moroccan community. A focus on time and contextual evolutions Emilien Dupont, Bart Van de Putte, John Lievens & Frank Caestecker 6. Household division of labor and family formation among Moroccan couples at the turn of the 21st Century Jonas Wood, Layla Van den Berg & Karel NeelsPart 3: Politics and policy 7. Towards a comprehensive integration policy: a critical analysis of how social imaginations underpin Flemish integration policies Noel Clycq & François Levrau 8. Moroccan migration and its (unique) pattern of self-organizations? Comparative reflections on Antwerp and Ghent Nicolas Van Puymbroeck 9. The shifting Moroccan policy paradigm regarding the integration of MRE’s (Moroccans Living Abroad): reconciling transnationalties and migrant integration Rilke Mahieu, Christiane Timmerman & Nadia FadilPart 4: Identity and ethnicity 10. Becoming Berber: ethnicity and identity politics among Moroccans in Belgium Norah Karrouche 11. Fluctuating identifi cations among second-generation Moroccans in the Netherlands and Belgium: looking beyond personal experiences via social network analysis Anna Berbers, Leen d’Haenens & Joyce Koeman 12. Migration and language use at school: an ethnographic close-up Jürgen Jaspers 13. Same-sex sexualities and Belgian Moroccan communities Wim PeumansPart 5: Religion and devotion 14. Struggling with the Jinn: Moroccan healing practices and the placebo effect Philip Hermans 15. How do Moroccan Muslims in Belgium deal with death and dying? Bert Broeckaert, Goedele Baeke, Stef Van den Branden & Chaïma Ahaddour 16. Islamic knowledge and pious becoming among Moroccan Muslims in the region of Brussels Mieke Groeninck 17. The power of affective encounters and events: why Moroccan Belgian Sunnis become Shia Iman LechkarAbout the Authors

Despite its flaws, 'Moroccan Migration in Belgium' is definitely a good reference work for those interested in guest worker migration and especially in the fortunes of the generations that have settled in Western European countries such as Belgium. Especially for Belgian migration scholars, it is a good collection to have in one’s library. Even though the quality of the chapters is uneven, and their focus is mostly on the situation in Flanders, they all provide a useful starting point to dive deeper into the state-of-the-art of this burgeoning field.Jozefien De Bock, TSEG/ Low Countries Journal of Social and Economic History, 15(4), pp.140–142. DOI: http://doi.org/10.18352/tseg.1051