Projects
B.RIGHT SPACES : Better rights in better civic space. Understanding, developing and networking civic spaces for a better implementation and protection of rights Vrije Universiteit Brussel
of civil and political rights, economic and social rights, in a perspective of progressive recognition and expansion. This approach allows
for growth and progress, while minimising potential setbacks. However, certain rights are at risk, specifically those pertaining to equality
and ...
Micro-level Socialisation and the Role of the Institutional Environment in Civic engagement. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Shaping societies through civic participatory engagement. KU Leuven
Shaping societies through civic participatory engagement: the potential of ‘futuring’ as a creative academic scientific approach to develop and narrate activating stories in a sustainable development context.
Design for Dialogue: Interpolating civic engagement, ecology and urban design in Brussels KU Leuven
Brussels, as many cities world-wide, faces a double challenge. On the one hand, the demand for housing and office space results in a continuous increase in built-up area. On the other hand, the Brussels Capital Region needs more open space for recreation and environmental needs, such as water management and biodiversity. This duality recently came to the fore in the debate about the so-called Friche Josaphat, a wasteland on a former ...
The Design of Civic Public Displays for Human-Data Interaction KU Leuven
The potential of public displays, i.e., screens situated in (semi-)public spaces, to make information more broadly accessible and facilitate a local dialog is becoming widely recognized. However, designing civic public displays that successfully do so involves tackling key challenges that impact their potential to deliver insight and spark social interaction. This dissertation investigates these challenges specifically of civic public ...
Exclusion from civic engagement of a diverse older population: Features, experiences, and policy implications (CIVEX) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
challenge not only for older people themselves but also for wider society. Moreover,
older adults continue to be at risk of social exclusion in key life domains, including
material and financial resources, social relations, access to services, community and
neighbourhood integration, and civic and cultural participation. While social
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Education Democracy and the Legacy of Conflict: Prospects and Challenges of History and Civic Education in Indonesia KU Leuven
The research project “Education, Democracy and the Legacy of Conflict: Prospects and Challenges of History and Civic Education in Indonesia” is conducted to address the following questions: (1) How are the legacies and histories of conflict as well as the subject of civic education integrated into Indonesia’s secondary school curriculum?; (2) How are Indonesian secondary school teachers being trained to address the legacies and histories of ...
Civic group portraits in Bruges : a contextual analysis (1650-1800) KU Leuven
Civic group portraits in Bruges 1585-1800.
A civic group portrait is a portrait of recognizable individuals who belong to a group that participates in the social life of their society. The group composition depicts members of crafts, militia, administrative bodies, charitable organizations or confraternities.
The seventeenth century is the heyday of the civic group portrait in the Northern Netherlands. Portraits ...