Projects
The power of imaginaries in urban and peri-urban planning conflicts: a postcolonial and comparative perspective on informal land use and services in Bogota, Lima and La Paz Vrije Universiteit Brussel
"Privatizing" Urban Planning: An Examination of the Role of Transferable Development Rights in Flanders from a Comparative Perspective. University of Antwerp
Are interaction, co-creation and participation key to the achievement of Public Service Media? A comparative analysis of public broadcasters’ multi-platform services Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Sabbatical Filip De Beule: Hybrid Organizations, The Next Chapter in Sustainable Business: A Comparative Institutional Study KU Leuven
Across the globe, hybrid organizations have attracted increased interest from practitioners and policymakers, but also from the academic world. Hybrid organizations, like social enterprises and cooperatives, set up in response to market failures in communities, are delivering innovative solutions to persistent social and environmental challenges. This new breed of organizations has taken a more business-oriented approach to tackling social ...
SI4SD | The role of local administrations in Social innovation: a global understanding from the comparative study of Flanders and Madrid KU Leuven
Civil mobilization, civil-public collaboration and multi-actor experimentations are spreading in different geographical contexts as mechanisms through which different urban actors gain a relevant and active role in politics and collaborate to address urban challenges and social needs. This research aims to develop a holistic understanding of how such ongoing mobilization and multi-actor experimentations are being developed, and how they are ...
Human and Artificial Understanding in Mathematics - A comparative study of informal, but functionally valuable moves performed by mathematical agents. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Comparative analysis of narrative and visual patterns in Japanese and English-language 'fanwork'. KU Leuven
Horizontal Inequalities and Food Riots in Africa. KU Leuven
In recent years, protest events in a range of African countries have attracted widespread interest and public debate. The sharp increase in world food prices in 2007 and 2008, for example, was associated with the occurrence of a wave of food riots on the continent. In a number of countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia, protests erupted against high costs of living and frequently escalated into ...