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Equal is not enough University of Antwerp
Exploring approaches to equal and effective participation of governance actors in trans-local city food networks Ghent University
This study examines how trans-local city food networks approach participation within their internal governance arrangements. For this purpose, we investigate eleven trans-local city food networks that work on up- and/or outscaling of sustainable local food system initiatives. The results show that approaches to participation vary, especially when it comes to inclusion, distributive - and collective agency. The analysis suggests that while ...
Early learning opportunities for children at risk of social exclusion : opening the black box of preschool practice Ghent University
Influenced by a growing number of longitudinal studies showing positive effects of preschool attendance, Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) is framed as a potential equaliser of opportunities, benefitting children at risk of social exclusion and children from families with a migration background. However, as research into daily interactions in contexts of diversity and multilingualism remains scarce, the qualitative processes by which ...
Children's opportunities and impact evaluation Ghent University
Impact evaluation of social policies often adopts a positive rather than a normative perspective. U+201CImpactU+201D refers to the change of an outcome that can be attributed only to the effect of the policy. The evaluation problem thus resides in extracting the U+201Ccausal effectU+201D of the program or policy under study. However, such interpretation can be identified with a positive rather than a normative perspective which requires value ...
Opportunities for Equality in Times of Crisis: The transformative potential of corporate quotas in Belgium Hasselt University
The chapter discusses the introduction of a gender quota for board of directors of listed companies by the Belgian law in 2011.
Evaluation of the Beijing Platform for Action +20 and the opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015 development agenda Ghent University
This in-depth study reveals that global progress on the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action has been slow, uneven and limited. It concludes that adequate financing for gender equality, strong accountability mechanisms and a "gender data revolution", are essential to the achievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women after 2015.
Evaluation of the Beijing Platform for Action +20 and the opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the post-2015 development agenda University of Antwerp
Between Equality and Freedom of Choice: Educational Opportunities for the Least Advantaged KU Leuven
This paper re-examines the philosophical debate between egalitarians and libertarians regarding school choice. Section 2 looks at the egalitarian approach defended by Harry Brighouse and Adam Swift, analysing its proposals for restricting parental partiality in search of achieving more educational equality among socioeconomic groups. Section 3 presents the most relevant critique to the egalitarian approach, and the alternative libertarian ...