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Antwerp Centre for Institutions and Multi-Level Politics (ACIM) University of Antwerp

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ACIM's main focus of study is the impact of multi-level institutional configurations on changes in government and governance, policies and politics, and state-society relations. Typical for contemporary politics is its 'multilevelness'. This concept refers to the fact that interest representation, policymaking processes and accountability relations are no longer primarily confined to one single jurisdiction, i.e. the nation-state, but that ...

Politics & Public Governance University of Antwerp

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The first research axis is labelled 'Diversity and equality in politics & public governance'. It studies how different needs and interests are mobilised, recognized and represented in political and administrative decision-making, how groups organize to compete for influence, and how politics and governance (re-)produce equality and inequality. Focus is on how societal, political and administrative institutions and practices bring about ...

International Politics University of Antwerp

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A first large research theme is global governance, and more in particular rule-making beyond the state (Kerwer), with international finance standards as case-study [book in 2012; possible grant from Germany]. Further, an interdisciplinary project on theorizing international organizations as associations of states has been set up. A second research theme is international security (Sauer), more in particular research with respect to nuclear ...

Media, Movements and Politics (M2P) University of Antwerp

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The research group Media, Movements, and Politics (M²P) covers a broad but distinct field. M²P investigates different forms of political behavior both by individual actors (e.g. citizens, journalists etc.) as well as by collective actors embedded in institutions (e.g. political parties, social movements, etc.). Most research deals with the non-institutional side of politics; the group focuses on the input side of politics; on the groups and ...

Department of Comparative sciences of culture Ghent University

The research programme seeks to address the following challenges: How does one get beyond these constraints and develop alternative descriptions of the West and India? How can one conceptualize the Indian traditions in a way which shows their characteristic contribution to human knowledge, rather than making them into variants of biblical religion? How could one make sense of cultural differences and different cultures, if they are not ...

Legal Development - Comparative Law - European Law Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The department is a consortium of three major research inputs: 1. The interaction of Law and Technology, with the emphasis upon law and information systems. Projects cover the areas of privacy protection. Internet and liability, electronic surveillance techniques and security law on information systems. The Schengen and Europol data protection aspects are also studied. 2. The confrontation between law, sciences and social development. One ...