Projects
Evolving Epistemologies: understanding hybrid knowledge and its impact on livelihoods in migrant-agricultural settings in Ghana. Ghent University
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) is increasingly recognised for its value in improving people’s livelihoods and increasing the resilience of livelihoods. This research aims to further explore this assertion by understanding the process of how different TEK systems can co-exist and interact, between different groups of people. The spaces where different groups meet can be plenty, however, this research proposes to look at agricultural ...
Making Citizens 'National': Analyzing the Impact of Ghana's National Service Scheme (NSS) KU Leuven
A fundamental challenge facing multi-ethnic societies is fostering a sense of ‘national’identity that over-rides ethnic affiliations. One common but under-studied policy option is national youth service programmes. This research project develops an approach to researching these programmes and examines one of the longest-running such programmes in Africa: Ghana’ National Service Scheme (NSS). This programme can be traced back to the early ...
The Cartographic Undertaking of the French Jesuits in China during the Early 18th Century: Shaped by Interactions with Qing China and Europe. KU Leuven
This dissertation takes a fresh approach to the study of the exchange in scientific knowledge between Europe and continental East Asia in the 17th and 18th centuries, with a particular interest in cartographic practice. The mapping of territories controlled by the Great Qing, initiated at the behest of the Kangxi emperor (r. 1661-1722) and executed by teams of surveyors consisting of Qing officials and European missionaries, sets the stage ...
Vinaya Revival on Baohua Mountain in Ming–Qing China Ghent University
The proposed project focuses on the history of Baohua Mountain from the late Ming to the middle Qing period (seventeenth–eighteenth century), tracing the establishment and development of the Vinaya (monastic code) tradition there. Scholars generally accept that Baohua Mountain became the preeminent center for the provision of ordinations and Vinaya instruction by the early twentieth century. Yet, the formation and development of this ...
"From British Punch to The China Punch and Hong Kong Cartoons: A transcultural cartoon history and humour (1841-1997) " Ghent University
Cartoons have been a particularly resilient popular cultural product capturing and shaping the zeitgeist. The term ‘cartoon’was coined by the British Punch magazine which played a key role in the birth of cartoons across the world, and shaped how cartoons look today. Inspired by Punch, The China Punch (1867-1868, 1872-1875) was the first cartoon publication published by British expatriate W.N. Middleton in Hong Kong. This project places ...
National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Small Players in the Big Game: King Leopold II's Diplomatic Brokers in Late Qing China. University of Antwerp
Narrating Sun Yat-sen: Explaining The People’s Republic of China and Republic of China’s (Taiwan) Developments Concerning Leninism, Christianity, and Democracy Ghent University
This dissertation strives to overcome scientific knowledge gaps related to Sun Yat-sen’s life, as well as the gaps surrounding the concepts that are crucial in understanding his persona: Leninism, Christianity, and democracy. Through comparing interpretations of Sun’s political philosophy in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Republic of China (ROC/Taiwan), this thesis will attempt to elucidate how he was crucial in shaping their ...