Jozefien De Bock

Jozefien obtained her MA in Contemporary History at the University of Ghent and her PhD in History and Civilization at the European University Institute in Florence. After having curated an exhibition, based on her PhD research, with the Ghent City Museum, Jozefien embarked upon a career combining academic and public history work. She worked as a researcher and project writer for different museums, archival institutions and heritage organisations and as a post-doctoral research fellow for Ghent University, Fulbright and Utrecht University. Jozefien has published articles in several top journals and authored a monograph on the integration of post-war guest workers in the Belgian city of Ghent. Her research has been focused on the social-economic, political and cultural history of refugees, migrants and minorities.