The Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies (BRISPO) is an interdisciplinary research centre composed of sociologists, demographers, economists, psychologists, statisticians, and human geographers. Its members conduct research on the socioeconomic, cultural, and demographic dimensions of patterns of social inequality within Belgium, Europe, and beyond.
Recent news
New publication about employment quality and mental health in Germany
An article "Employment quality and mental health in Germany: The mismatch of low employment quality with work and family values by gender" authored by D. De Moortel, R. Balogh, M. Engels, and J. Vanderleyden was published in "Social Science & Medicine".
The presentation of the Paul De Vroede Award to dr. Jessie Gevaert
The award supports doctoral research with societal relevance in the humanities. Congratulations!
New article by Petrus te Braak
The article titled "The association between out-of-home mobility and internet use patterns among people aged 60 and older" has been published in "Behaviour & Information Technology".
New publication on teachers' workload
A book chapter "Dissecting the effects of workload and work intensification on teacher job satisfaction. A time-diary approach to teachers' working time allocation" by Petrus te Braak, Filip Van Droogenbroeck, Joeri Minnen, and Theun Pieter van Tienoven.
New publication on How Perceptions of the Living Environment Modify the Impact of Air Pollution and Green Spaces on Mortality
Paper by Joachim Gotink and Sylvie Gadeyne "Perception of the Residential Living Environment: The Relationship Between Objective and Subjective Indicators of the Residential Living Environment and Health".
Open letter to the new Minister of Equal Chances (in Dutch)
Professor Pieter-Paul Verhaeghe wrote an open letter to Rob Beenders: "Fight for your competences".
Opinion piece about planned pension reforms by Patrick Deboosere (in Dutch)
The article published online on Knack critically analyzes the pension reforms planned by the De Wever government in Belgium.
What does the work of a modern butler say about social inequalities today?
An interview with Bryan Boyle, a guest professor and a PhD candidate from BRISPO.
Upcoming events
Practical info-Lecture: Johan Surkyn | Irregular Migration: Combining Existing Datasets and Demographic Methods to Tackle a Debated Issue
European Social and Population Issues Lecture Series
Practical info-Lecture: Dr. Franz-Ferdinand Rothe | Automated inequalities: Questioning the sanctity of data in the age of AI
European Social and Population Issues Lecture Series
Practical info-Lecture: Prof. Caroline Zickgraf |Climate Change, (Im)mobility and Migration [Keynote speaker at the Belgian Demography Day, KULeuven]
European Social and Population Issues Lecture Series at the Belgian Demography Day, KULeuven
Practical info-Belgian Demography Day
The 5th edition of the Belgian Demography Day is organised by the Société Démographique Francophone de Belgique (SDFB) and the Vereniging Voor Demografie (VVD) in Leuven.
Practical info-Lecture: Prof. Carlos Arcila-Calderón | From Hate Speech to Hate Crime: Detecting Harmful Messages at Scale (ONLINE)
European Social and Population Issues Lecture Series
Practical info-Lecture: Dr. Haodong Qi | Modeling Climate-Induced Migration with Big Data and Explainable Machine Learning
European Social and Population Issues Lecture Series
Practical info-Interdisciplinary Conference CSW2025: Creating Sustainable Work
The interdisciplinary conference with academics, policymakers and stakeholders will take place in Stockholm, Sweden.
Practical info-Lecture: Prof. Alejandra Vives | Extreme Heat at Home, at Work and in Between
European Social and Population Issues Lecture Series
Practical info-6th Summer Institute in Urban Studies
The Summer Institute in Urban Studies provides an opportunity to investigate leading-edge theoretical and methodological questions, along with a range of associated career development issues, in the field of urban studies.
Top photo: Alex Wasey
