Projects
Language Ideologies in Scientific Discourses on Content & Language Integrated Learning (CLIL): A Sociolinguistic and Discourse Analysis. Ghent University
Via comparative quantitative and qualitative analyses I investigate language ideologies in scientific discourses on CLIL. To this end, I determine (i) how CLIL has been defined and promoted in scientific discourses; (ii) to what extent the genre of key scientific discourses on CLIL is ‘hybrid’.
The content analysis perspective of sovereign credit ratings and corporate spillover effects KU Leuven
What partnership? A normative-theoretical framework and empirical analysis of the partnership concept in EU-OACPS development cooperation Ghent University
‘Partnership’ is a buzzword in development cooperation, but it is unclear what a partnership should be and what it means in practice. My project will combine pragmatist political theory with empirical research to elaborate a normative framework for the assessment of partnerships, and I will conduct
a direct content analysis on a comprehensive dataset of EU development cooperation with OACPS.
Analyzes based on PISA data in the context of the environmental analysis of education and training in 2009 Ghent University
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in member and non-member nations of 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance on mathematics, science, and reading. It was first performed in 2000 and then repeated every three years. It is done with a view to improving education policies and outcomes.
470,000 15-year-old ...
Surviving in a challenging political and policy context? A comparative analysis of Belgian, Dutch and French political party think tanks KU Leuven
Political party think tanks (also known as study centres, scientific institutes or research foundations) are considered to be the brains of political parties. Despite their crucial role in various political systems, there is little academic research on their functions. Currently, political party think tanks are under pressure, both from the party politics side (such as electoral decline of traditional parties) and from recent trends in the ...
Understanding urban protest in a context of war: An ethnographic analysis of ‘urban political terrains’ in Eastern DRC. Ghent University
Understanding urban protest in a context of war: An ethnographic analysis of ‘urban political terrains’ in Eastern DRC Ghent University
This research project offers a theoretically and empirically grounded analysis of the complex forms of urban political resistance, activism and protest in the war-torn region Congo. This will be operationalized by an ethnographic study in three cities in Eastern DRC.
Great Power conflict in the Arctic: A qualitative analysis of the changed context Ghent University
The proposed research aims to map the evolution of the foreign policy of the Great Powers towards the Arctic. As a result, the first objective is to asses the empirical reality of the theory of Arctic exceptionalism. Second, the proposed research aims to explain why there is great power competition today.
Comparative empiric analysis of the performance of compliance mechanisms in the context of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Ghent University
The objective of proposed research project is to empirically assess the role of the different compliance mechanisms implemented by the EU member states since the Energy Performance of Buildings directive (EPBD) in the collective failure of the member states to meet their targets for improving the energy efficiency of their building stock and how these compliance mechanisms can
be improved.