Projects
Social marketing in low-involvement situations: a cue management perspective Ghent University
This project aims to increase the effectiveness of social campaigns, by investigating if the concept of cue management, developed within a commercial context, can be fruitfully applied in social marketing. Cue management refers to the planning of persuasive campaigns in low-involvement situations. It investigates how certain cues impact campaign effectiveness, since information processing in low-involvement situations seems to be ...
Robotic Safe Adaptation In unprecedented Situations (RoboSAPIENS). University of Antwerp
Delegation to artificial delegates, a study of commitment and adaptation in resource sharing situations Ghent University
Artificial agents are designed to optimize individual objectives. Yet, when people commit to an agent and its implementation, it may impact the collective outcome of their social group. By means of game-theoretic models and behavioral experiments, we intend to answer whether using artificial delegates in such conflict-of-interest decisions will lead to better collective outcomes.
The meaning of leisure time in the lifeworld of children and young people in socially vulnerable situations. Ghent University
Meals at school: food quality of lunch boxes and accessibility of school meals for children and young people in socially vulnerable situations Ghent University
Th aim of the research is:
Organization of a steering committee for cooperation and coordination around this project
- Application for ethical approval and recruitment of schools and parents
- Registration of the contents of the lunch boxes and analysis of the collected data
- Mapping of strategies/interventions at home and abroad regarding the accessibility and availability of school meals for people in socially ...
US Class Actions and European Models of Collective Redress Compared, Two Very Different Approaches to the Handling of Mass Harm Situations KU Leuven
Redress for mass harm is a popular topic in modern legal scholarship. In the US, redress for mass harm is provided by way of class action litigation. In Europe, on the contrary, US style class actions are still avoided, and a mixture of various public mechanisms and collective lawsuits is preferred. In the EU the aim of collective redress it to provides efficient access to justice, for example in cases of small but widespread harm (so-called ...
Developing and evaluating assessment tools to measure the sustainable impact of social inclusion programmes for young people facing precarious situations and people with migration background. KU Leuven
The project aims to co-construct impact assessment methodologies to evaluate social inclusion programmes in real-life situations, including various types of social economy local partnerships. Elaborating on the currently used evaluation tools and methodologies, the project aims to demonstrate the impact of Social Work in local development programs and providing valuable tools for policy-makers and public funding authorities regarding ...
Access to justice for indigenous women in post-conflict situations. A case study of Guatemala KU Leuven
Post-conflict societies face a number of challenges concerning not only the consolidation of democratic institutions but also and centrally, tasks related to the provision of justice. In this context, indigenous women face multiple obstacles for access to justice. They are confronted with discrimination, exclusion and a vulnerability they have suffered for centuries. This study aims to examine the challenges and opportunities for access to ...
Development of the concept, technologies and services of Atlas Information System Next Generation for monitoring the parameters of the environmental situations in the regions and cities of Europe and Russia Ghent University
The main objective of the project is to develop an Information and Analytical System (IAS), which will integrate the spatial data infrastructure (gathering different kinds of spatial data available on the open data and social media platforms, news media, etc.). The retrieval of these publicly available data will be automatized. The available data will then further be analyzed taking into account the regional diversity of the data sources in ...