Organisations
Centre for the History of Law Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Topic A: Repression (D.Luyten) The punishment of political and economic cooperation after World War II . The integration of the juridical system in the process of restoration in post-war Belgium (1944-1950). Topic B: Cooperation (D.Luyten) Topic C: History of criminal law Topic D: Educational support
Centre for the Interdisciplinary Study of Brussels Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In 1977, the sub-department for contemporary history of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel established a Centre for the Study of the Brussels Language Situation. This Centre was to eliminate a number of myths and misconceptions about the contemporary language situations. It was to inquire into recurring patterns of language change, and inventorise elements that determine language choice and behaviour as are relevant to public policy. Taking into ...
Centre for the Pre-Industrial Production Processes and Labour Relations Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The last few years historical research focuses on guilds: the social, economical, political and cultural functions of guilds in urban industries during the Modern Period. Empirical study concentrates on the Spanish and Austrian Netherlands, especially on the duchy of Brabant and the county of Flanders. A comparative and long-term approach is designed to place guilds in a new perspective, related with the growing international intrest of this ...
Centre for the Study of Ancient Civiliastions and their Documents Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Centre for the Study of Ancient Civilisations and their Documents
Centre for the Study of Enlightenment and Free Thought Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Study of Enlightenment, intersubjectivity and religion
Centre for the Study of Social Structures and Economic Trends Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Topic A: Changing Labour Relations in Western Europe (Late Middle Ages and Early Modern Times) (H. Soly, C. Lis)- - The aim is to throw light on historical variations in the growth of capitalistic labour relations. The comparative and long-term approach is designed to offer explanations on different levels of integration - - Processes of proletarianizing in early modern Europe- - Industrial disputes in Western Europe, 17th and 18th century- - ...
Centre for the study of the Belgian Political Processes and Structures Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Research Topic: Belgian political and social history - - The Belgian "social pact": antecedents, elaboration, implementation , results and consequences for the social and political system (1944-1954)
Centre for Urban History University of Antwerp
Centre for Western Hellinism Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research unit WHEL mainly deals with the study of the history of Greek sites in the Western Mediterranean, more in particular from an interculturation perspective: 1. Achaea (NW Peloponnese)and Achaean colonisation; 2. Mixed marriages and concubinate in the Archaic Greek World; 3. Didactics for the study of (Ancient) History.