Sophie Samyn Author

Sarah Adeyinka* is an Educational Sciences PhD candidate at Ghent University, Belgium. She has worked in the field of humanitarian aid for over a decade with a focus on vulnerable members of society such as refugees and survivors of human trafficking.

Sophie Samyn* is a PhD candidate in Social Work at Ghent University, Belgium. She worked for several years in migration centres in Italy and Belgium with migrants and unaccompanied minors who arrived (in Europe) through Libya and Greece.

Sami Zemni is a professor in political and social sciences at the Centre for Conflict and Development Studies, Ghent University, Belgium, where he coordinates and leads the Middle East and North Africa Research Group (MENARG).

Ilse Derluyn is a professor in the Department of Social Work and Social Pedagogy, Ghent University, Belgium where she coordinates the Centre for the Social Study of Migration and Refguees (CESSMIR)

* These authors contributed equally to the work.