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The economics of providence: an introduction to the economic history of religious orders and congregations, 1773-1930 Flanders Heritage
The knights who say NIE: can neo-institutional economics live up to its expectation in ancient history research? Ghent University
This paper discusses the pros and cons of New Institutional EconomicsU+2014very much en vogue today among ancient historians, but under heavy criticism from medieval and early-modern historians. I argue that the old 1970's version of NIE, is not convincining because it attributes too much autonomy and independence to market dynamics. But this seventies version has long been replaced by a much richer approach to the role of institutions in ...
Film history between culture and economics: admission figures at the Capitole cinema (1953-1971) Ghent University
Traditionally film studies are focused on the stylistic, narrative and cultural history of cinema. Even with the acknowledgement that the movies were cultural yet commercial artefacts traded on a variety of film markets, contemporary film studies favour a socio-cultural film history as a niche. Our contribution examines local film culture based on the analysis of actual attendance figures from the major first-run cinema of Ghent, the Capitole, ...
The Department of Applied Economics: History and evolution under the esteemed guidance of Marc Jegers Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Ancient economic history and social scientific theory Ghent University
The Economic Theology of Neoliberalism: Foucault and Agamben on the History of Governmentality KU Leuven
Foucault's lectures on the emergence of neoliberal governmentality have been an influential source on the study of neoliberalism today. I argue that Foucault's approaches, however, also possesses some limits. It does not address why governmental rationalities display historical continuities, the mutual affinity between neoliberalism and Christian forms of thought, and how neoliberal regimes exclude surplus populations. I turn to Agamben's ...