Jasmien Bougrine holds a master’s degree in Criminology and is currently working as a doctoral researcher at the Research Group Crime & Society (CRiS) of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB). In her doctoral thesis she focuses on the connection between the media-discourse on migration and narratives of youngsters with different backgrounds. Her research interests include urban youth, voicing and empowering socially excluded groups, self-narratives and diversity.