The Institute hosts five types of research seminars. These seminars bring together members to discuss a variety of topics and are generally held during the day.
Democratic Transformations - TRANSDEM
These seminars will examine how current institutional, economic, environmental, and migration-related tensions are transforming and challenging the way our democratic systems function.
"Methods" Seminars
The "Methods" seminars are co-organized with the Institute for Development Finance & Public Policies (DeFiPP).
Designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration and the exchange of knowledge, they will focus on advanced methodological approaches, particularly in the fields of natural language processing (NLP), artificial intelligence (AI), video and image analysis, and multimodal analysis.
Young Researchers
It provides doctoral students who are members of the Institute with the opportunity to present their research in a supportive and interdisciplinary setting.
- 10/20/26 – Back-to-School Seminar: Discussion on the Reality of a Researcher’s Career
- 11/24/26 – Louis Droussin (Political Science): When the Greens See Red: Environmentalist Parties and Social Movements Confronting Social Issues
- 02/10/26 – Joséphine Hougardy (Law): The Public Service Relationship in Belgian Law: A Reexamination of the Legal Nature of the Relationship Between the User and the Public Service Provider in Light of Needs and Expectations
Political Luncheons
- 10/15/26 – Philippe Van Parijs (Philosopher, UCLouvain): Language and Nation: From Ukraine to Belgium
- 11/12/26 – Mathias Hungerbuhler (UNamur): Switzerland: Direct Democracy in a Multilingual Country
- 11/19/26 - Karim Zouaoui (Physicist, ULB): Artificial Intelligence and Creativity
Ages Seminars
These seminars will explore how age intersects with other forms of discrimination in today’s societies, giving rise to a wide range of situations, experiences, and lived realities at different stages of the life course. Held monthly and primarily aimed at sociology researchers, the seminars will regularly be open to other members of the Institute. This year, these seminars will be coordinated by Romane Lecharlier (sociology) and Louise Salladin (sociology).
- 09/28/26 – Nicolas Marquis (full-time associate professor at UCLouvain Saint-Louis – Brussels): Are there still institutions in individualistic societies? Exploring forms of intervention in others’ lives.
- 10/30/2026 – Ghaliya Djelloul: Soutra: Gender, Age, and Spatial Mobility of Women in Algeria