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By situating these insights within broader debates on sustainability, rural transformation and social ecology, the book offers a critical yet dreamy on reimagining agriculture beyond capitalist growth paradigms.

She examines how processes of modernisation, neoliberalisation, urbanisation and climate change are reshaping rural livelihoods and means of rose cultivation, while also illuminating possibilities of resilience and ecological imagination.

🎯 Grounded in ethnographic research in Ağlasun, Turkey, the book focuses into the centuries-old practice of rose cultivation to explore the interwoven environmental, economic and social dimensions of agricultural life.

The piece raises the fundamental question: if everything else keeps running despite the lack of a regional government, what is the point of having one?

Meanwhile, non-profits and businesses are suffering: social organisations face delayed funding and a million-euro budget gap, and business groups have declared a “state of emergency” over the leadership vacuum.

It highlights how this political deadlock is being felt by citizens who say their votes now feel pointless, with one saying “I don’t even know why I bothered voting.”

The article laments that after 500 days since the June 2024 regional elections, the Brussels‑Capital Region still has no proper government due to failed coalition talks and parties refusing to negotiate with each other.

Marco's project explores this through migrants’ lived experiences and Albania’s role as co-constructor of Europe’s borders. 🌍

The EU’s migration policy is increasingly outsourced to the Western Balkans. Deals like the Italy–Albania Protocol and EU–Albania FRONTEX raise big questions: whose rights are at stake, and who shapes “EUrope”?

The research group will miss Benjamin's presence. We are grateful for our time together and proud of the person he has become. And even though we wish him all the best, we are also slightly envious of his future colleagues.

Congratulations, Dr. Benjamin Blanckaert! 👨‍🎓

Congratulations to promotors Silvia Erzeel and Didier Caluwaerts, and many thanks to jury chair @elinesevers.bsky.social

Benjamin gave a very engaging and accessible presentation, sharing his knowledge and enthusiasm with a captivated audience. The Q&A with the jury members @dkavadia.bsky.social, @emilievh.bsky.social, @robindevroe.bsky.social, Joost Vaesen and Min Reuchamps was spirited and insightful.