Projects
Flanders in Florence: Architectural Exchanges from North to South, 1400-1600 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
in the period 1400-1600. It does not argue for a marked Flemish influence on Florence’s Renaissance
architecture but intends to study how the intense commercial, artistic, political and military ties with
the Low Countries have enriched Florence’s broad architectural culture. While the impact of Flemish
painting ...
Youth work that works The learning society as a challenge to the public role of youth work. KU Leuven
In the current youth work practice and research, the societal role of youth work is approached in an instrumental way. Youth work is seen as a tool that enables youngsters to gain certain competences which prepare them for participation in public life, strengthen their societal position and help to fight social ‘ills’. What is missing is an educational approach of youth work. This approach would allow for an educational understanding of the ...
The role of peers for youth with type 1 diabetes: A developmental perspective KU Leuven
Adolescence and emerging adulthood are life phases that present challenging normative tasks, such as becoming independent from parents and developing supportive relationships with peers. Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic disease that significantly impacts the daily lives of youth, adding an extra layer of complexity to an already challenging journey to adulthood. From childhood onwards, peers become an increasingly important and influential ...
Dealing with 'youth at risk' in child and family social work: In search of a critical-reflexive social work profession. Ghent University
Research evidence in the academic discipline of social work shows that social work professionals are increasingly expected to protect societies from the risk that vulnerable or potentially dangerous populations pose rather than to realize their rights. This research project specifically focuses on the domain of child & family social work with ‘youth at risk’ and aims to add to the currently sparse theoretical and empirical knowledge base ...
Large-scale study on sexting and cyber dating abuse among sexual minority youth and adolescents of different age groups. University of Antwerp
An EU cooperation in the field of youth justice : mission impossible ? KU Leuven
This research focuses on minors who are involved in cross-border judicial proceedings as a suspect, defendant or offender. Criminal behavior of minors is usually regulated in the Member States by separate rules, which are somehow different from ‘general’ criminal law, i.e. youth justice legislation. However, no specific cooperation mechanisms exist in the EU to deal with cross-border youth justice cases, whereas the EU has developed the ...
The Functioning of Youth with a Chronic Illness and their Micro-Context:Intergenerational Associations and Mechanisms. KU Leuven
Chronic health conditions in youth not only affect the lives of patients themselves, they also exert a substantial impact on parents. By considering chronic health conditions as family conditions, the present project addressed some important gaps in this research area by (1) focusing on the challenging life periods of adolescence and emerging adulthood; (2) studying both negative and positive illness experiences; and (3) including youth along ...
Performing culture in youth courts: An active ethnography of narrative negotiations Ghent University
The project explores the ways in which the notion ‘culture’ is mobilised in youth courts. This institutional context is underpinned by "it's for your own good" ideals, entailing a constant balancing between protecting and punishing young people. Professionals also need to take into account youth's overall background. Previous research has shown that 'mundane' understandings of ‘culture' influence these assessments and at times negatively ...