Important field of research: Religion in migration.

PhD in social and cultural anthropology, MA in philosophy, MA in eastern philology and history, K.U. Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) (Belgium). MA in theology (exegesis Old Testament).

Professor in social and cultural anthropology at the Faculty of Social Sciences at K.U. Leuven, teaching ‘migration and minority policies and its anthropological implications’, ‘ethnicity and its application at Mediterranean cultures’, ‘interethnic majority-minority relations in Europe’, 'introduction in social and cultural anthropology, and criminological issues' and 'anthropology of religion'.

He guides PhD research on transit migrants, interethnic relations, Mediterranean cultures. See IMMRC.

Chief redactor of KOLOR, journal on moving communities.

Former chief of cabinet of the Royal Commissioner for Migrant Policy in Belgium.

Former Director of the federal Centre for equal opportunities and opposition against racism.

President of Foyer, regional minority centre in Brussels.



Leman, Johan
Social and cultural anthropology
research unit: IMMRC
Faculty of Social Sciences
johan.leman@ant.kuleuven.be
see: www.kuleuven.be