Elly Mansoury has been affiliated as a researcher with the Department of Political Science (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) since 2017. Her research within the project “Democratic Empowerment of Brussels Education Students and Teachers” (DEBEST) focused on social cohesion and socio-political attitudes among young adolescents in the Brussels-Capital Region. She has also co-authored the book “Zinnekes zijn DEBEST” (2021) that encapsulates the findings of this research project.