M Jacobs
Biographic Data
| ID | 6361 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M Jacobs |
| GIVEN NAMES | M |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobs |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBS M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Ghent University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5926-951X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1966 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
When Stories Tire: Narrative Expectation and Compassion Fatigue in Asylum Helping Encounters
Given the critical role of national authorities in the asylum process, sociolinguistic research on inequalities in narrative assessment has prioritised the high-stakes hearings within the official process. It is, however, also crucial to analyse how non-state actors play a central role in asylum bureaucracies. Accordingly, this article focuses on “helping encounters” with social workers, guardians and lawyers on the “backstage side” of the asylum…
Spaces of linguistic non-understanding’ when ‘researching multilingually’: Analyses from a linguistic-ethnographic perspective
Ethics in Qualitative Migration and Refugee Studies in Europe: From “Doing no Harm” to Reciprocity and Equity
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are key concepts in European ethical research standards, especially in qualitative migration and refugee studies (QMRS). The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA, 2012, 2023) provides a framework for the European research community that is grounded in the principles of doing no harm, reliability, honesty, respect, and accountability. The 2023 revision of this Code also emphasizes the importance o…
L’éducateur social en milieu scolaire, nouvelle figure de l’école inclusive vaudoise: Vers Une Recomposition Du Travail Socio-Éducatif
La division du travail éducatif dans l’école inclusive: Quelles Formes De Collaborations Avec Les Parents Et Entre Professionnels
Choosing is losing: Language policy and language choice acts at the asylum law firm
‘So You Need to Be Able to Tell It Well’: On Footing and Genre in Lawyer– Client Consultations in the Field of Asylum Law
In this talk I will examine the broadening horizons of forensic linguistics in three regards.First, I shall describe how we've moved from authorship analysis -determining who has written an anonymous text; to authorship synthesis -training the online undercover cops in identity disguise.Second, I will explain how we've brought forensic linguistics to new audiences moving from our engagement with lawyers and police to working commercial organisati…
Discursive Tensions of Credibility and Performance in Assessing Lesbian Refugee Claims for International Protection
Mediated disclosure in asylum encounters
Discursive input functions as the core decisive element in answering the legal dilemma of whether someone is eligible for international protection. This pleads in favour of strengthening the narrative-discursive component in migration studies by offering a micro-sociolinguistic analysis of interactional data from diverse legal encounters with applicants for international protection. This article adopts a case study approach, bringing together two…
The metapragmatics of legal advice communication in the field of immigration law
Metapragmatic comments are crucial in lawyers’ attempts at managing legal advice communication with asylum seekers. Drawing on linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, this paper aims to demonstrate how/when/why textual features which tell interactants how to interpret the ongoing speech are used in the context of lawyer-client communication in the field of immigration law. The data analysis reveals how lawyers fra…
Agency and vulnerability in the field of immigration law: A linguistic‐ethnographic perspective on lawyer–client interaction
Migrants are often perceived as a group of vulnerable victims, especially within a legal context such as the one in this study: lawyer–client consultations in the field of immigration law. The literature describes how institutional limitations often translate into asymmetric lawyer–client dynamics. The linguistic‐ethnographic data gathered for this study shows, however, that the reality is more complex. In operationalizing the concept of agency, …
Managing narratives, managing identities: Language and credibility in legal consultations with asylum seekers
This study examines interactional management practices and narrative co-construction in lawyer-asylum seeker consultations in Flanders, Belgium. Drawing upon linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork, it presents a case study of a consultation between an Afghan applicant for international protection, his adviser, and his lawyer. The purpose of the consultation is to prepare the applicant for testifying at the upcoming asylum hearing. Data analysis focuse…
L’organisation ethnique de la sociabilité juvénile à l’école. Une enquête ethnographique dans quatre contextes scolaires à Bruxelles et à Johannesburg
La visibilisation de la diversité ethnoculturelle s’exprime-t-elle de manière similaire dans des contextes scolaires de continents différents ? Les quatre monographies présentées dans cette contribution mettent en lumière des axes d’interprétation transversaux pour comprendre les dynamiques identitaires à l’œuvre dans des écoles situées à Bruxelles et à Johannesburg. L’hypothèse avancée dans cette enquête suggère que différents facteurs structure…
Data constitution and engagement with the field of asylum and migration
Inclusion scolaire des élèves allophones ou issus de l’immigration en classe: De La Difficulté À Former Le Jugement Professionnel Des Futurs Enseignants
Depuis la Déclaration de Salamanque de 1994, l’inclusion scolaire s’est imposée comme un nouveau paradigme pour penser les politiques éducatives et les pratiques enseignantes dans l’accueil et l’intégration de l’hétérogénéité des élèves à l’école. La formation des enseignants occupe un rôle essentiel dans ce nouveau projet politique, visant à développer les compétences nécessaires à l’apprentissage et à la socialisation de tous les élèves en clas…
Germany's Vocational Education and Training System in Transformation: Changes in the Participation of Low- and High-Achieving Youth Over Time
The aim of this article is to systematize empirical findings from the German Life History Studies, which allow a (long-term) historical perspective on changes in Germany’s vocational education and training (VET) system. We consider two aspects. First, we examine access to and patterns of VET participation. Second, we discuss the impact of changes in individual educational behavior on skill formation institutions. In doing so, we contribute new in…
Meta-analysis shows clinically relevant and long-lasting deterioration in health-related quality of life after esophageal cancer surgery
Les mondes juvéniles d'une génération « née libre »: Dynamiques de déracialisation chez les adolescents des ex-townships scolarisés dans l'Afrique du Sud (Johannesburg) post-apartheid
Cet article se propose d’interroger l’articulation et la négociation de différents registres identitaires chez des adolescent(e)s sud-africain(e)s appartenant à des milieux défavorisés et issus de groupes infériorisés dans l’ancienne hiérarchie raciale de l’apartheid. Il s’attache à montrer la diversité des expériences sociales de ces adolescents, ici saisie à travers le contexte de scolarisation. En se plaçant du point de vue des intéressés, l’e…
Does Unemployment Help or Hinder Becoming Independent? The Role of Employment Status for Leaving the Parental Home
Two broad trends in industrialized countries motivate this article: on the one hand, the life phase between youth and adulthood has prolonged and diversified; on the other hand, entering the labour market has become more complex and insecure. The article combines two aspects of these trends by analysing the effect of unemployment on leaving home. Extending previous research, we use a resource-oriented theoretical framework that allows us to elabo…
Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies
List of Illustrations Preface David Woodward 1. Introduction David Woodward and G. Malcolm Lewis Traditional Cartography in Africa 2. Cartographic Content of Rock Art in Southern Africa Tim Maggs 3. Indigenous Mapmaking in Intertropical Africa Thomas J. Bassett Traditional Cartography in the Americas 4. Maps, Mapmaking, and Map Use by Native North Americans G. Malcolm Lewis 5. Mesoamerican Cartography Barbara E. Mundy 6. Mapmaking in the Central …
A Study of Key Communicators in Urban Thailand
Who are the key communicators in urban Thailand? This study identifies them on the basis of 363 interviews in four major cities by education, age and occupation. In decreasing order, key communicators were monks, professionals, military men, government officials, teachers and merchants. Out of a list of characteristics of key communicators the most critical ones were education, heavy exposure to the mass media (especially the printed media), and …
Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies
List of Illustrations Preface David Woodward 1. Introduction David Woodward and G. Malcolm Lewis Traditional Cartography in Africa 2. Cartographic Content of Rock Art in Southern Africa Tim Maggs 3. Indigenous Mapmaking in Intertropical Africa Thomas J. Bassett Traditional Cartography in the Americas 4. Maps, Mapmaking, and Map Use by Native North Americans G. Malcolm Lewis 5. Mesoamerican Cartography Barbara E. Mundy 6. Mapmaking in the Central …
Managing narratives, managing identities: Language and credibility in legal consultations with asylum seekers
This study examines interactional management practices and narrative co-construction in lawyer-asylum seeker consultations in Flanders, Belgium. Drawing upon linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork, it presents a case study of a consultation between an Afghan applicant for international protection, his adviser, and his lawyer. The purpose of the consultation is to prepare the applicant for testifying at the upcoming asylum hearing. Data analysis focuse…
Germany's Vocational Education and Training System in Transformation: Changes in the Participation of Low- and High-Achieving Youth Over Time
The aim of this article is to systematize empirical findings from the German Life History Studies, which allow a (long-term) historical perspective on changes in Germany’s vocational education and training (VET) system. We consider two aspects. First, we examine access to and patterns of VET participation. Second, we discuss the impact of changes in individual educational behavior on skill formation institutions. In doing so, we contribute new in…
Does Unemployment Help or Hinder Becoming Independent? The Role of Employment Status for Leaving the Parental Home
Two broad trends in industrialized countries motivate this article: on the one hand, the life phase between youth and adulthood has prolonged and diversified; on the other hand, entering the labour market has become more complex and insecure. The article combines two aspects of these trends by analysing the effect of unemployment on leaving home. Extending previous research, we use a resource-oriented theoretical framework that allows us to elabo…
Data constitution and engagement with the field of asylum and migration
Mediated disclosure in asylum encounters
Discursive input functions as the core decisive element in answering the legal dilemma of whether someone is eligible for international protection. This pleads in favour of strengthening the narrative-discursive component in migration studies by offering a micro-sociolinguistic analysis of interactional data from diverse legal encounters with applicants for international protection. This article adopts a case study approach, bringing together two…
Spaces of linguistic non-understanding’ when ‘researching multilingually’: Analyses from a linguistic-ethnographic perspective
Ethics in Qualitative Migration and Refugee Studies in Europe: From “Doing no Harm” to Reciprocity and Equity
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are key concepts in European ethical research standards, especially in qualitative migration and refugee studies (QMRS). The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA, 2012, 2023) provides a framework for the European research community that is grounded in the principles of doing no harm, reliability, honesty, respect, and accountability. The 2023 revision of this Code also emphasizes the importance o…
A Study of Key Communicators in Urban Thailand
Who are the key communicators in urban Thailand? This study identifies them on the basis of 363 interviews in four major cities by education, age and occupation. In decreasing order, key communicators were monks, professionals, military men, government officials, teachers and merchants. Out of a list of characteristics of key communicators the most critical ones were education, heavy exposure to the mass media (especially the printed media), and …
Cartography in the Traditional African, American, Arctic, Australian, and Pacific Societies
List of Illustrations Preface David Woodward 1. Introduction David Woodward and G. Malcolm Lewis Traditional Cartography in Africa 2. Cartographic Content of Rock Art in Southern Africa Tim Maggs 3. Indigenous Mapmaking in Intertropical Africa Thomas J. Bassett Traditional Cartography in the Americas 4. Maps, Mapmaking, and Map Use by Native North Americans G. Malcolm Lewis 5. Mesoamerican Cartography Barbara E. Mundy 6. Mapmaking in the Central …
Does Unemployment Help or Hinder Becoming Independent? The Role of Employment Status for Leaving the Parental Home
Two broad trends in industrialized countries motivate this article: on the one hand, the life phase between youth and adulthood has prolonged and diversified; on the other hand, entering the labour market has become more complex and insecure. The article combines two aspects of these trends by analysing the effect of unemployment on leaving home. Extending previous research, we use a resource-oriented theoretical framework that allows us to elabo…
Meta-analysis shows clinically relevant and long-lasting deterioration in health-related quality of life after esophageal cancer surgery
Les mondes juvéniles d'une génération « née libre »: Dynamiques de déracialisation chez les adolescents des ex-townships scolarisés dans l'Afrique du Sud (Johannesburg) post-apartheid
Cet article se propose d’interroger l’articulation et la négociation de différents registres identitaires chez des adolescent(e)s sud-africain(e)s appartenant à des milieux défavorisés et issus de groupes infériorisés dans l’ancienne hiérarchie raciale de l’apartheid. Il s’attache à montrer la diversité des expériences sociales de ces adolescents, ici saisie à travers le contexte de scolarisation. En se plaçant du point de vue des intéressés, l’e…
Germany's Vocational Education and Training System in Transformation: Changes in the Participation of Low- and High-Achieving Youth Over Time
The aim of this article is to systematize empirical findings from the German Life History Studies, which allow a (long-term) historical perspective on changes in Germany’s vocational education and training (VET) system. We consider two aspects. First, we examine access to and patterns of VET participation. Second, we discuss the impact of changes in individual educational behavior on skill formation institutions. In doing so, we contribute new in…
Inclusion scolaire des élèves allophones ou issus de l’immigration en classe: De La Difficulté À Former Le Jugement Professionnel Des Futurs Enseignants
Depuis la Déclaration de Salamanque de 1994, l’inclusion scolaire s’est imposée comme un nouveau paradigme pour penser les politiques éducatives et les pratiques enseignantes dans l’accueil et l’intégration de l’hétérogénéité des élèves à l’école. La formation des enseignants occupe un rôle essentiel dans ce nouveau projet politique, visant à développer les compétences nécessaires à l’apprentissage et à la socialisation de tous les élèves en clas…
L’organisation ethnique de la sociabilité juvénile à l’école. Une enquête ethnographique dans quatre contextes scolaires à Bruxelles et à Johannesburg
La visibilisation de la diversité ethnoculturelle s’exprime-t-elle de manière similaire dans des contextes scolaires de continents différents ? Les quatre monographies présentées dans cette contribution mettent en lumière des axes d’interprétation transversaux pour comprendre les dynamiques identitaires à l’œuvre dans des écoles situées à Bruxelles et à Johannesburg. L’hypothèse avancée dans cette enquête suggère que différents facteurs structure…
Data constitution and engagement with the field of asylum and migration
The metapragmatics of legal advice communication in the field of immigration law
Metapragmatic comments are crucial in lawyers’ attempts at managing legal advice communication with asylum seekers. Drawing on linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork in the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, this paper aims to demonstrate how/when/why textual features which tell interactants how to interpret the ongoing speech are used in the context of lawyer-client communication in the field of immigration law. The data analysis reveals how lawyers fra…
Agency and vulnerability in the field of immigration law: A linguistic‐ethnographic perspective on lawyer–client interaction
Migrants are often perceived as a group of vulnerable victims, especially within a legal context such as the one in this study: lawyer–client consultations in the field of immigration law. The literature describes how institutional limitations often translate into asymmetric lawyer–client dynamics. The linguistic‐ethnographic data gathered for this study shows, however, that the reality is more complex. In operationalizing the concept of agency, …
Managing narratives, managing identities: Language and credibility in legal consultations with asylum seekers
This study examines interactional management practices and narrative co-construction in lawyer-asylum seeker consultations in Flanders, Belgium. Drawing upon linguistic-ethnographic fieldwork, it presents a case study of a consultation between an Afghan applicant for international protection, his adviser, and his lawyer. The purpose of the consultation is to prepare the applicant for testifying at the upcoming asylum hearing. Data analysis focuse…
‘So You Need to Be Able to Tell It Well’: On Footing and Genre in Lawyer– Client Consultations in the Field of Asylum Law
In this talk I will examine the broadening horizons of forensic linguistics in three regards.First, I shall describe how we've moved from authorship analysis -determining who has written an anonymous text; to authorship synthesis -training the online undercover cops in identity disguise.Second, I will explain how we've brought forensic linguistics to new audiences moving from our engagement with lawyers and police to working commercial organisati…
Discursive Tensions of Credibility and Performance in Assessing Lesbian Refugee Claims for International Protection
Mediated disclosure in asylum encounters
Discursive input functions as the core decisive element in answering the legal dilemma of whether someone is eligible for international protection. This pleads in favour of strengthening the narrative-discursive component in migration studies by offering a micro-sociolinguistic analysis of interactional data from diverse legal encounters with applicants for international protection. This article adopts a case study approach, bringing together two…
Choosing is losing: Language policy and language choice acts at the asylum law firm
Spaces of linguistic non-understanding’ when ‘researching multilingually’: Analyses from a linguistic-ethnographic perspective
Ethics in Qualitative Migration and Refugee Studies in Europe: From “Doing no Harm” to Reciprocity and Equity
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are key concepts in European ethical research standards, especially in qualitative migration and refugee studies (QMRS). The European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity (ALLEA, 2012, 2023) provides a framework for the European research community that is grounded in the principles of doing no harm, reliability, honesty, respect, and accountability. The 2023 revision of this Code also emphasizes the importance o…
L’éducateur social en milieu scolaire, nouvelle figure de l’école inclusive vaudoise: Vers Une Recomposition Du Travail Socio-Éducatif
La division du travail éducatif dans l’école inclusive: Quelles Formes De Collaborations Avec Les Parents Et Entre Professionnels
When Stories Tire: Narrative Expectation and Compassion Fatigue in Asylum Helping Encounters
Given the critical role of national authorities in the asylum process, sociolinguistic research on inequalities in narrative assessment has prioritised the high-stakes hearings within the official process. It is, however, also crucial to analyse how non-state actors play a central role in asylum bureaucracies. Accordingly, this article focuses on “helping encounters” with social workers, guardians and lawyers on the “backstage side” of the asylum…
Sociology (16 works) · Political science (13 works) · Law (8 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (7 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Ethnography (6 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Linguistics (6 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (6 works)