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Hamster numbers: biopolitics and animal agency in the dutch fields, circa 1870-present KU Leuven
Numbers of European hamsters (Cricetus cricetus) in the Dutch Province of Limburg have been subject to much scrutiny and controversy. In the late nineteenth century, policymakers who considered them too numerous (and invasive) set up eradication programs. In the second half of the twentieth century, even when its domestic relative (Mesocricetus auratus) increasingly circulated as a pet in urban spaces, the numbers of European hamsters in the ...
At the Edge of Resilience. Making Sense of COVID-19 from the perspective of Environmental History KU Leuven
A World Laboratory: Framing the Albert National Park KU Leuven
© The Author 2017. The Albert National Park in Belgian Congo was founded in 1925 on the initiative of a small but well-connected transnational network of naturalists, diplomats, and royals. Throughout the park's existence, this network discursively framed it as a place of scientific research and international collaboration, thus linking it with values of universalism and inclusiveness. The rhetoric of the park as a "world laboratory" facilitated ...