Sara Geenen professor Outreach Sara Geenen Article Inside Climate News Quoted in article "Chinese Miners Accused of Gold Pillage, Environmental Destruction in DRC" Seminar on Minerais de guerre, minerais de paix : quelles perspectives à l’Est de la RDC ? Egmont Institute and GLAC-IOB UAntwerp hos…

Sarah Katz-Lavigne teacher/tutor - senior researcher Research Sarah Katz-Lavigne Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise I hold a PhD in International Relations from the University of Groningen (Netherlands) and in International Affairs from Carleton University (Canada), w…

Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa onbezoldigd medewerker Publicaties Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa Extractivism Bron Clear, 2025,14 p. Auteur(s) Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa, Caroline Weill Citatielink Extractivisme Bron Clear, 2025,14 p. Auteur(s) Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa, Caroline Weill Citatielink Mine…

DigiTax search menu search content Interdisciplinary conference on computational taxation In search for fairness and transparency in tax technology Digital Conference - September 23, 2021 Program 2.30 pm CEST - Welcome and introductory remarks Prof. Bruno Peeters (professor in Tax Law - University o…

Sara Geenen professor Research Sara Geenen Project websites DRIVING CHANGE. Putting small-scale producers in the driver's seat of mineral supply chain regulation HEALTH. Health in artisanal and small-scale gold mining HANDMADE. From handmade gravel to handmade urbanism. Humans, nature and materials …

Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa unpaid staff Publications Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa Extractivism Source Clear, 2025,14 p. Author(s) Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa, Caroline Weill Citation link Extractivisme Source Clear, 2025,14 p. Author(s) Maria Eugenia Robles Mengoa, Caroline Weill Citation link Miner…

Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Artisanal mining and industrial mining in Eastern DR Congo Impact on livelihoods and violence Nik Stoop and Marijke Verpoorten study the mining sector in Eastern DR Congo, with a special focus on interactions between artisanal and industrial…

InForMining search menu search content Images All images and videos on this project website are the exclusive property of the InForMining project. InForMining conference in the Philippines: message from a miner InForMining conference in the DRCongo The Philippines Diwalwal. Workshop participants Diw…

InForMining search menu search content Science communication Heterogeneity and labour agency Sara Geenen and Divin-Luc Bikubanya used InForMining data for the article Heterogeneity and Labour Agency in Artisanal and Small-scale Gold Mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo that was published in De…

InForMining search menu search content Research Team The University of Antwerp team Prof. Dr. Sara Geenen (Promoter) Sara is an associate professor in Globalization at the Institute of Development Policy (IOB), University of Antwerp, Belgium. She is the promoter of this project. Dr. Boris Verbrugge …

Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content AIPRIL Doctoral Training Series on Inequality Research Recent Doctoral Trainings 8 July 2025: Wouter Van de Moer - "How clustered are disadvantages among older Europeans? Evidence from SHARE" 7 July 2025: Semi…

Annouk Lievens gewoon hoogleraar - vicedecaan Onderzoek Annouk Lievens Onderzoeksgroep Marketing Expertise Multistakeholder innovatie en - waardecreatie binnen services marketing & duurzaamheidcontext Gezondheidsgelijkheid bevorderen door microbioomgericht en multidisciplinair onderzoek (U-MaMi). 01…

Driving change search menu search content Ethics | Éthique EN The research has been approved by the Ethical Commission in Social and Human Sciences (EASHW) at the University of Antwerp. The international and Congolese researchers involved with this project are collecting data based on oral consent …

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content 25 June 2024 from 12:30 until 14:00 (CEST) Responsible cobalt sourcing in the DRC Speakers: Hadassah Arian and Espérant Mwishamali Lukobo In the context of the energy transition from fossil fuels to ‘green energy’ technologies, the demand …

InForMining search menu search content Technological innovation From cyanide revolution to digital revolution Throughout the history of gold mining, technological innovation have allowed miners to increase value-to-volume ratios, and to target deposits that were previously deemed unprofitable. These…

Driving change search menu search content Enhancing small-scale producers' participation | Renforcer la participation Methods EN Work package 2 Data collection: We have complemented the data collected in the mapping exercise with semi-structured interviews to provide more detailed information on the…

Institute of Development Policy search menu search content Discussion Papers The IOB Discussion Papers (ISSN 2294-8651) are peer reviewed. Publication as an IOB Discussion Paper does not constitute prior publication and does not preclude publication elsewhere. The findings and views expressed in the…

Great Lakes of Africa Centre search menu search content Research posters In their research, GLAC members cover a wide variety of topics, focusing on one or more countries or the entire Great Lakes region. This series of online research posters provides a one-page overview of the research carried out…

Arts Spin-offs Spin-offs The Faculty of Arts has brought forth two academic spin-offs: Textgain and Textkernel. These companies turn the knowledge, technology and skills that are developed at the faculty into services and products. Fluent.ai, Textgain and Textkernel all use language technology to pr…

Health in Congolese artisanal and small-scale mines search menu search content Conferences EN We have communicated our findings at different conferences and seminars, in the Democratic Republic of Congo as well as in Belgium. FR Nous avons communiqué nos résultats lors de différentes conférences…

Annouk Lievens full professor - vice-dean Research Annouk Lievens Research team Marketing Expertise Multistakeholder innovation and value creation within services and sustainability contexts Advancing Health Equity Through Microbiome-Centric and Multidisciplinary Research.(U-MaMi). 01/01/2026 - 31/1…

Antwerp Interdisciplinary Platform for Research into Inequality search menu search content Associated members Moisés Kopper Moisés Kopper is a Research Professor (TTZAPBOF) at the Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp, where he directs the data lab “InfoCitizen,” an interdisci…

Sara Geenen professor Research Sara Geenen Research team Development processes, actors and policies Expertise Extractive industries, natural resources, gold mining, global value chains, global production networks, CSR & standards, labour, informal economy, hybrid governance Nodal governance & cooper…

InForMining search menu search content Publications Book Verbrugge, B., & Geenen, S. (Eds.) (2020) Global Gold Production Touching Ground. Expansion, Informalization, and Technological Innovation. London: Palgrave MacMillan. Articles/book chapters Geenen, Sara and Bikubanya, Divin-Luc (2024) Heterog…

Institute of Development Policy search menu search content ICP Connect GOV The sustainable governance of natural resources is an urgent and crucial precondition for achieving inclusive and sustainable human development. It requires critical thinking across multiple and interconnected scales and ques…