In this guest lecture, Professor Gökçe Yurdakul introduces MENBELONG, her ERC Advanced Grant project exploring how single migrant men develop strategies for belonging beyond family networks and formal integration processes.

Drawing on comparative research across five countries – Türkiye, Canada, Germany, Thailand and Chile – the project examines the experiences of migrant men from different backgrounds and the ways they navigate social exclusion and build connections in their new societies. Bringing together perspectives from migration studies, sociology, anthropology and gender studies, MENBELONG aims to contribute to a broader understanding of migration, masculinity and belonging.

Professor Yurdakul will also share her experiences with ERC grant applications and answer questions from early-career researchers interested in applying for ERC funding.

About the speaker

Gökçe Yurdakul is Georg Simmel Professor of Diversity and Social Conflict at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and former Director of the Berlin Institute for Migration and Integration Research. Her research focuses on migration, gender, intersectionality and citizenship.

The lecture is open to UvA researchers and students interested in migration, gender and diversity, as well as early-career researchers interested in ERC funding opportunities.

Organised by the Politics of Diversity team at the University of Amsterdam.