Projects
Making human rights law more distributive by design:righting socio-economic inequality. University of Antwerp
Choreographies of Precariousness. A Transdisciplinary Study of the Working and Living Conditions in the Contemporary Dance Scenes of Brussels and Berlin. KU Leuven
In her influential article on “Cultural Entrepreneurialism: On the changing Relationship between the Arts, Culture and Employment” (2003), Andrea Ellmeier observes that in the post-Fordist work regime, artists, along with all creative workers, have become entrepreneurial individuals who work anywhere and anytime in exchange for low wages or immaterial income. In that context, Isabell Lorey introduces the idea that precarization can be defined ...
How is social inequality reproduced by grade retention? Examining implicit bias among teachers with regard to the decision whether to retain a student or not. Ghent University
Grade retention has been criticized because it reproduces existing social inequalities. Students with an ethnic minority status and/or an underprivileged socioeconomic background have a higher chance of being retained in comparison to their counterparts with similar school achievements. Grade retention can be problematic for the future academic career, as retainees have three to seven times less chance to obtain a degree in secondary ...
NonSurvivors: Childhood diet, disease, and death as telltale signs of the physical and social environment in post-medieval Aalst Ghent University
This project assesses the physical stress children in post-medieval Aalst faced, in relation to socio-economic status and living conditions. Historical sources show a low child survivor rate in poor families in this context, yet do not elucidate why. NonSurvivors will analyze the children’s skeletal remains for direct data on disease, diet, and death. The archaeological wealth of Aalst, with exceptional preservation of human remains of all ...
Family Policy Measurement Tool: Advanced Methodologies for Understanding Inequalities in Family Policy KU Leuven
Family policies impact upon many aspects of people’s lives such as couples’ income dynamics, engagement in childcare activities or labour market participation. However, the degree to which these mechanisms vary between people with different socio-economic statuses is not well understood. Consequently, we don’t know who benefits from these policies and who is losing out on support. A policy measurement tool capable of recognising the family ...
Inequalities in access to hospital for childbirth care in sub-Saharan Africa Institute of Tropical Medicine
Under pressure: the impact of socio-economic and institutional dynamics on the late Roman aristocracy (565-641) Ghent University
This project focuses on the composition of the late Roman aristocracy from the emperor Justinian’s death (527-565) until the death of the emperor Heraclius (610-641). By the mid-seventh century the imperial elite lost importance in favour of the provincial one. The options to maintain status and wealth became even more restricted. Holding office became by far the most important criterion to be considered an aristocrat. What caused these ...
A multidisciplinary approach to design active, safe and inclusive parks in the Andean region of Ecuador Ghent University
Providing safe, accessible and appealing parks can overcome gender differences in physical activity. In this project, we will collaborate actively with the Cuenca city council departments in charge of Social and Gender Equity programs and of developing the Public Spaces Master Plan. Several actors, including female adolescents living in the periurban areas of the city and those from lower socioeconomic strata, will be actively involved. By ...