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Personal profile
Personal information
Halleh Ghorashi is born in Iran and came to the Netherlands in 1988. Since 2012 she is Full Professor of Diversity and Integration and Head of the epartment of Sociology at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Between 2005 and 2012 she held the prestigious position of PaVEM-chair in Management of Diversity and Integration at the Department of Organization Science at the VU.
Research
Ghorashi's research focuses on issues such as diasporic positioning, refugee's narratives, cultural diversity, emancipation and inclusion with the particular focus on power dynamics in society and organizations. She combines expertise in narrative approach, ethnographic research and experimental engaged methodology in her research.
Prizes and Awards
2011 Best PhD supervisor award (chosen by PhD students). Faculty of social sciences. VU Amsterdam.
2008 Winner of the Triomfprijs—for societal contributions to the empowerment of black, migrant and refugee women in the Netherlands
2006 Winner of the VU Media-Magneet (Social Impact)
2005 Winner of the VU-Best Teacher’s Award. Nominated as the best teacher of the faculty of social sciences and chosen by VU University students as the best teacher at the VU.
Teaching
2014–present - Social Continuity and Change, Master Sociology, VU Amsterdam.
2011–2016 - Culture and Identity in Organizations, Master Culture, Organization and Management, Dept. of Organization Science, VU Amsterdam.
2007–2008 - Masterclass: Management of Diversity. This masterclass brought together professionals from Dutch organizations, policymakers and refugees participating in the refugee empowerment project Van Binnen naar Buiten.
2006 - Masterclass: Management of Diversity. This masterclass brought students together with female migrant professionals to discuss issues on diversity in the workforce.
Ancillary activities
- Movisie | Utrecht | member of the supervisory board | 2014-01-01 - present
- ECHO | Utrecht | Lid van bestuur | 2014-01-02 - 2017-11-28
- Vluchtelingenwerk Nederland | Amsterdam | Adviseur (lid Commissie opvang en integratie) | 2014-01-02 - 2017-11-28
- Landelijke Netwerk Vrouwelijke Hoogleraren (LNVH) | Utrecht | Bestuurder | 2015-04-01 - present
- COA | rijswijk | Adviseur | 2017-06-01 - present
- ECHO | Utrecht | Lid van bestuur | 2018-01-01 - present
- Sociaal Economische Raad | Den Haag | Crown member | 2018-09-01 - present
Ancillary activities are updated daily
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Research Output 2001 2019
The game of participation in Amsterdam East: an alternative to the neoliberal or a neoliberal alternative
Kovacs, Z., Smets, P. & Ghorashi, H., 2019, Enabling Urban Alternatives: Crises, Constestation and Cooperation. Fisker, J. K., Chiappini, L., Pugalis, L. & Bruzzese, A. (eds.). Singapore: Palgrave McMillan, p. 133-155 22 p.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Challenges of integration and belonging: Iranians in the Netherlands
Ghorashi, H., 2018, The Iranian Diaspora: Challenges, Negotiations, and Transformations.. Mostafavi Mobasher, M. (ed.). Austin: University of Texas Press, p. 74-92Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Contested Belonging: Spaces, Practices, Biographies
Davis, K. E. (ed.), Ghorashi, H. (ed.) & Smets, P. (ed.), 2018, Bingley: Emerald Publishing. 420 p.Research output: Book / Report › Book editing › Academic
Dancing with ‘The Other’: Challenges and opportunities of deepening democracy through participatory spaces for refugees
Rast, M. C. & Ghorashi, H., 29 Mar 2018, In : Social Inclusion. 6, 1, p. 188-198 11 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open Access
Dancing
Democracy
Refugees
refugee
democracy
Epilogue: Reflections on belonging, otherness and the possibilities of friendship
Ghorashi, H., Davis, K. E. & Smets, P., 2018, Contested Belonging: Spaces, Practices, Biographies. Davis, K., Ghorashi, H. & Smets, P. (eds.). Bingley, p. 379-389Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
Activities 2000 2018
Race and ethnicity in the EU: between law and the social sciences
de Vries, K. M. (Organiser), de Hart, B. (Organiser), Ghorashi, H. (Organiser)3 Dec 2018
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Conference › Academic
ambadasseursnetwerk UAF
Ghorashi, H. (Participant)8 Oct 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Expert meeting › Societal
Annual Dialogue on Protection Challenges, on the theme of understanding and addressing root causes of displacement
Ghorashi, H. (Participant)16 Dec 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Expert meeting › Societal
Invited lecture "Racism and “the Ungrateful Other” in the Netherlands"
Ghorashi, H. (Speaker)23 Jun 2015
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Professional
Hoe welkom is participatiesamenleving eigenlijk voor vluchtelingen?
Ghorashi, H. (Speaker)18 Dec 2015
Activity: Lecture / Presentation › Popular
Press / Media
The Changed Conditions of Critical Thinking
12/04/17
1 media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities