Projects
An ancestor's tale: 200 years of wealth inequality and redistributive policy. University of Antwerp
Performances of the Otherworldly : Supernatural Science at the Fair in North-Western Europe (1850-1930). University of Antwerp
Functionaries of Humanity: UNESCO through the Crisis KU Leuven
In the 1950s, the newly established UNESCO gave financial support to the publication of the first volumes of the complete works of the German Jewish philosopher Edmund Husserl (1859-1938). This secured the authority of the editor of Husserl´s complete works, KU Leuven philosopher van Breda, after more than a decade of struggling to rescue Husserl’s estate from Nazi Germany, and to found and protect the Husserl Archives in Leuven. In 1949, ...
Understanding ideological bias through data-driven methods: testing cognitive social learning processes through intersectional analysis of past data (c.1800-c.1940) University of Antwerp
A Critique of Colonial Reason Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Development and Human Rights in the 'Second World'. Christian NGOs and Social Movements towards the Opening of the East, 1980s-1990s. KU Leuven
Educational and skill mismatches in the Flemish youth labour market: examination of underlying mechanisms. KU Leuven
An ancestor’s tale: 200 years of wealth inequality and redistributive policy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The Disobedient brain: The social neuroscience of non-compliance to immoral orders Ghent University
The History of Mankind is plagued by immoral acts of obedience that have caused the loss of many lives, of entire cultures and civilizations. Regrettably, there is a lack of research investigating the neuro-cognitive processes that play a role in preventing individuals from complying with immoral orders. By using methods from an array of disciplines, I here offer to investigate for the first time this question in a highly ecological ...