Projects
Storytelling identities of interpreters in conflicts: a narrative study of Iraqi interpreters with the US military (2003-2011) KU Leuven
This project explores the identities of Iraqi interpreters who worked for the US military during the Iraq War 2003-2011. Although interpreting studies is a field by itself and there are enormous researches conducted within, very few researchers have tackled interpreting and interpreters using a narrative theory (Baker, 2006, 2010; Harding, 2012; Probirskaja, 2016). However, the application of the narrative theory in interpreting studies to ...
Access to justice for indigenous women in post-conflict situations. A case study of Guatemala KU Leuven
Post-conflict societies face a number of challenges concerning not only the consolidation of democratic institutions but also and centrally, tasks related to the provision of justice. In this context, indigenous women face multiple obstacles for access to justice. They are confronted with discrimination, exclusion and a vulnerability they have suffered for centuries. This study aims to examine the challenges and opportunities for access to ...
Greenways as a New Planning Strategy in the Pearl River Delta, China KU Leuven
The term of greenway is a derivation from greenbelt and parkway, which refer to linear green open spaces that serve for ecological, recreational, cultural, aesthetic, or other purposes compatible with the concept of sustainable land use. In the 1990s, the greenway movement in the world arose as a response, driven by basic human needs, to urbanization. In the diverse contexts, greenways have been an adaptive ...
Cities and Newcomers: Regulating Neighbourhoods of Arrival in Periods of Urban Transition, 1880-1914 and 1980-2015 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Doing restorative justice in intercultural contexts: An alternative discourse of justice and security KU Leuven
The dissertation explores critically the potential and the limits of the restorative justice discourse in addressing conflicts in intercultural contexts in Europe, as an alternative discourse on both justice and security. The exploration revolves around two main questions: 1. How can we conceptualise the application of restorative justice at a range of community-based and social conflicts?; 2. How can ...
Beliefs and practices of prospective history teachers on the relationship between past and present in history education. KU Leuven
The German Federal Constitutional Court as guardian of normative sovereignty in a complex European legal order. KU Leuven
The EU-legal order is a complex Legal order. Interactions and possible conflicts between its different components (EU-law in the strict sense, national constitutional law and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms/ECHR) make up for the dynamic nature of the EU-legal order, characterized by the simultaneous validity of different, partly overlapping constitutions. Constitutional courtsare among the ...
Integrated Approach in Management of Coastal Cultural Heritage KU Leuven
Humans have had a long history of interconnectedness with the sea and ocean due to the use of natural resources available in the coastal areas. These interactions have influenced the natural landscape and play a crucial role in the formation of coastal cultural heritage. Coastal cultural heritage, a continuum of land and sea, is an important part of our cultural resources in the coastal areas. Presently, coastal cultural heritage has not been ...