Soline Ballet

Phd researcher

Department of European, Public and International Law

Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy

Faculty of Law and Criminology

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Soline Ballet (they/she) is a PhD researcher at the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy and is also affiliated to the Migration Law Research Group. Soline obtained a Master in Conflict and Development Studies at Ghent University. Their research interests include processes of illegalisation of migrants, solidarity, activism and other forms of support. Soline has also been involved in grassroots initiatives for migrants in both Brussels and Athens. Their current research project, supervised by Prof. Dr. Robin Vandevoordt, Prof. Dr. Ellen Desmet and Prof. Dr. Ine Lietaert, focuses on practices of structural, future-oriented socio-legal and psycho-social support for illegalised migrants in Belgium.

Email: Soline.Ballet@UGent.be

Phone: +32 9 264 91 27

Research themes:

Civil society, social work and solidarity || Borders, migration governance and people on the move || Migration law, migrants’ rights and legal Identity || Housing, home-making and urban mobilities

https://www.linkedin.com/in/soline-ballet-94384421a/