Projects
Shedding light on product quality. The historical evolution of conventions for the quality of window glass, 15th to 19th century. University of Antwerp
Medicine and Catholicism since the late 19th Century University of Antwerp
Pathways to family formation. A sequence analysis of the 19th century fertility transition in Flanders. KU Leuven
Gathering Language. Language atlases, comparative grammars, and ethnolinguistic classification in the long 19th century KU Leuven
In the 19th century, language became the object of a 'science of language', i.e. linguistics. My research is concerned with how the languages of the world were mapped and made part of that science. This requires an analysis of how linguistic fieldwork and language classification overlapped with geography and ethnic (racial) classification, in an ethically problematic context. Thus my research contributes to a global history of knowledge from ...
Medicine and Catholicism since the late 19th century KU Leuven
Scientific research communities with different partners on the theme of cultural sciences.
Modern Germans, Ancient Jews: Political Representations of Early Judaism in the German-Speaking Lands of the 19th Century Ghent University
This project examines the diverse representations of early Judaism across the German-speaking lands of the 19th century. In view of the rising nation-state, it illuminates the importance of the ancient past for the modern political present, the effects of that present on reconstructing antiquity, and the significance of place for knowledge-production.
Human Capital, Religiosity, and Economic Development: Evidence from 19th Century France KU Leuven
This research project aims to contribute to the existing literature on the role of cultural factors (such as education and religiosity) for long-term economic development, by answering two crucial questions for both researchers and policy makers: 1. Does mass education matter for economic development? In the existing studies, mass education is generally considered irrelevant for innovation and early industrialization. However, it has always ...
Legal Expression of 19th Century Foreign Perceptions of the Belgian buffer state's Neutrality Ghent University
This proposal investigates the international position of present-day Belgium from the Congress of Vienna until the end of the nineteenth century. Its uniqueness lays in the investigation of the main diplomatic actorsU+2019 legal discourse, or the way in which political problems are conceptualized. The proposal covers a considerable timespan, but builds further on earlier works of mainly political history. Its aim is to show how diplomatic ...