Projects
Archaeological Synthesis Research 2019 - Conflict Archeology of the Second World War in Flanders Ghent University
There has been tremendous progress in the field since the early 21st century
of the conflict archeology of the First World War (Van Hollebeeke,
Stichelbaut et al. 2014) various initiatives of the Flemish Government (de Meyer
and Demeyere 2006, Dewilde 2006, Dewilde, de Meyer et al. 2007, Dewilde,
Verboven et al. 2016), a growing academic interest in ...
Negotiating Landed Commons and their Governance: The Case of Slow Paths in Flanders KU Leuven
This PhD research reveals the detrimental social and ecological aspects of privatisation, fragmentation and encroachment of urban and rural spaces in Flanders. It sets out to explore these aspects at the intersection of spatial planning, ownership regimes and land use rights. It aims to understand how the development of community-based shared land use patterns (Commons) in Flanders help to transcend the ubiquitous private-public divide in ...
Future vision on local and domestic governance in Flanders. University of Antwerp
Besiect ende infected-The pathogenic synthesis of a leprosy against other medieval cemeteries in Flanders KU Leuven
Since the start of the corona crisis in 2020, pathogens, infections, and quarantine measures have been part of our daily lives. We have since realised all the more that scientific research on the emergence, spread and disease patterns of pathogens or germs plays an essential societal role. This also applies to the study of infection diseases and epidemics in the past, within which archaeology plays an indispensable role. The study of ...
Unveiling Sport’s Instrumental Role: A Postcolonial Analysis of Sport for Development and Peace Policy in Flanders, with a Focus on Individuals with a Migration Background KU Leuven
This research investigates the role of sport in social development in Flanders, Belgium, with a focus on Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) policies targeting individuals with a migration background. While sport is widely seen as a universal tool for social development, this study examines the extent to which SDP policies in Flanders address the needs of specific groups, particularly those labeled as 'disadvantaged' or 'marginalized.' The ...
'Educated brains raising brains in need of education'. Critical metaphor analysis of conceptualisations of 'good parenthood' in (neuro)Discourse of parenthood in Flanders KU Leuven
SUMMARY – ‘Educated brains raising brains in need of education’. Critical metaphor analysis of conceptualisations of ‘good parenthood’ in (neuro)Discourses of parenthood in Flanders
Research about the relation between ‘good parenthood’ and discourse about the brain predominantly stems from investigated contexts of Anglo-Saxon countries and regions, such as the UK and the US. Literature study indicates that this relation has not yet ...
Life at the bottom. Living standardr and heights in Flanders, 1780 - 1900 Ghent University
Average height is one of the best measures to study the social and economic conditions of a society and can be used to assess historical (in) equalities. We will examine the heights of prisoners during he last quarter of the 18th and the 19th century in Flanders.
Health economic aspects of screening for cancer in Flanders Ghent University
1) A systematic review and critical assessment of recent (<3 years) 'best evidence' cost-effectiveness studies of screening for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer in Europe. 2) Economic evaluation of during the preliminary phase of the proposed health conference preventiestragieën and actions to achieve these strategies, with a view to prioritizing organize screening for breast, cervical and colon cancer in Flanders. Based on further ...