Projects
Alfred Loisy as a comparative historian of religions. An investigation of Loisy’s position within early 20th century and current comparative methodology Ghent University
This project aims at investigating the methodological contribution to the early 20th century comparative study of religion of Alfred Loisy (1857-1940), professor of History of Relgions at the Collège de France, and analyzing the impact of his comparative work on current studies of the origins of Christianity. It will also investigate the sociological context (scientific networks) in which Loisy worked.
Chains of intermediaries: an analysis of the corporate law problems caused by chains of intermediaries in the holding of shares in listed companies and their possible solutions: a comparative legal analysis. Ghent University
The ultimate investor in shares issued by a listed company rarely has a direct link with that company Rather, the investor usually holds these shares through a chain of intermediaries and/or securities accounts This sometimes causes problems when the ultimate investor wants to vote his shares, when information has to be exchanged between the company and the investor or when the investor wants to exercise certain “overnance rights” such as ...
Action recognition in the primate brain: a comparative functional MRI study of the organization and function of the human and non-human primate mirror system. KU Leuven
One of the most intriguing stories to emerge in cognitive neurosciences over the past few decades has been the discovery of the mirror neurons in the monkey brain. These neurons respond both when a monkey performs a particular motor act, and when it observes another individual performing a similar motor act. A similar system appears to exist in the human brain as well, and it has been speculated that it mediates a whole scale of social ...
The intercultural Dynamics troughout the ancient Mediterranean. A comparative Study of the Goddesses Athena and 'Anath KU Leuven
THE INTERCULTURAL DYNAMICS THROUGHOUT THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE GODDESSES ATHENA AND 'ANATH.
This PhD research project aims to contribute to the intercultural and religious transfer throughout the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age (1400[1]-1200[2])[3]. By means of an extensive comparison of the profiles of ‘Anath from Ugarit and the Ancient Greek Athena, this study examines all possible ...
Comparative theology beyond religionization? KU Leuven
Dedication in twentieth-century saxophone music: a contextualizing, comparative and artistic approach. KU Leuven
21st-Century Literature and the Holocaust. A Comparative and Multilingual Perspective. University of Antwerp
Legal culture and language: a study of the linguisticdiscursive aspects of contract law in France, Germany and England from a comparative and historical perspective Ghent University
Comparative law has always been a kind of umbrella concept encompassing different
activities with diverse underlying motives and goals and to that extent, methodological
pluralism is part and parcel of comparative law. In the context of approximation/harmonization initiatives (e.g. EU), scholars in comparative contract law have tended to adopt a (not well elaborated) functionalist approach and limited their research to a mainly ...