Projects
Power to the experts? A mixed-method study on the attitudes towards, the use and the effects of expert advice in the Belgian policy context. Ghent University
Representative democracy is put under pressure the last few years. To remedy this crisis, different alternatives are explored, including ‘stealth democracy’ which aims to transfer (more) decision-making power to non-partisan experts. Although some support for this kind of democracy can be found among citizens, it is also contested, as became apparent during the Covid-crisis.
Research on ‘stealth democracy’ is less developed than ...
The Future of the Invisible and its Mediatization–'Deadly Germs' in the Imagination of Infectious Disease Experts, the State, and Popular Culture in Japan, 1918-1958 KU Leuven
Is the new EU regulation (EU 2023/1115) prohibiting the placement and export of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest degradation enough to deter illegal logging? Hasselt University
BEAT - Better Esports Analytics for Teams AP Hogeschool Antwerpen
Different studies on sport organizations, environmental sustainability in sport and eSports KU Leuven
This series of studies looks at three different topical areas: a) sport organizations and events, b) environmental sustainability in sport and c) eSports. These areas are not analyzed strictly separated from one another. Depending on the specific study, there can rather be considerable overlap. The primary focus in topical area a (sport organizations and events) is on sport mega events and the organizations behind them (for instance, the ...
Experts and Policy-Making in the COVID-19 Crisis: Argumentative Couplings in Containment and Vaccination Policies. KU Leuven
Sustainable sourcing from developing countries: a case-study on horticulture export chains. KU Leuven
The agri-food sector in developing countries has been transforming rapidly during the last decades, leading to a more consolidated and vertically integrated agro-industry. Labour market effects are especially pronounced in high-value export sectors. Whether this transformation in the agri-food sector and the associated employment creation benefits rural households in developing countries remains a highly debated issue. While some argue that ...
Understanding the Contribution of Voluntary Sustainability Standards in the Indonesian Agri-food Export Sector KU Leuven
The last twenty years, voluntary sustainability standards (VSS) have expanded rapidly in agri-food sectors. VSS are increasingly used as a market-based mechanism to improve and guarantee sustainability in the global food trade.VSS are mostly set in high-income countries and influence low- and middle-income countries through trade. But the VSS landscape is changing with some low- and middle-income countries starting to involve in creating ...
Establishment of a vehicle-cargo system to boost cellular export in industrial biotechnology Ghent University
Microorganisms are extensively genetically modified in order to produce useful compounds they do not produce by nature and these are in general assembled inside the cell.
However, often problems are encountered regarding product toxicity and limited export. We will develop a vehicle-cargo system offering solutions here; a re-usable vehicle helps the cargo (molecule of interest) to reach the outside space.