The kick-off event for the 2nd phase of our research group took place from 7 to 9 October 2024. This meeting served several purposes. Firstly, We shared information about the current status of the projects that have just been launched, secondly, we welcomed three new projects and sought to exchange ideas with each other, thirdly, we were able to exchange information about methodological projects, data and the comparative cases (as well as opportunities for collaboration) and fourthly, we concretised the planning of our joint activities such as our reading circles, the coming podcast series, and the peer event.