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Centre on Inequality, Poverty, Social Exclusion and the City University of Antwerp

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The research of OASeS is structured around three research tracks. The first research track 'poverty, social inequality and social exclusion' continues a long tradition of scientific and policy-oriented research on poverty and other forms of social exclusion in OASeS. This research track deals with the following themes: poverty policy and anti-poverty strategies; the relation between poverty, welfare state and migration; culture and poverty; ...

Herman Deleeck Centre for Social Policy University of Antwerp

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RESEARCH FOCUS CSP research is concerned primarily with social inequality and (re)distribution in the welfare state, with main focus on the functioning and the effectiveness of social policy. Areas of special interest include i) social policy responses to the (changing) socioeconomic and demographic context, and ii) the impact of social policy on the socioeconomic circumstances of its various target groups.RESEARCH LINESThe CSP pursues three ...

Citizenship, Equality & Diversity (CED) University of Antwerp

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The research group focuses on issues of inequality and equality in relation to the diversity characterising our contemporary society, mainly within a political science frame, but also connecting to social and human science more broadly. Our research is driven by a concern for detecting, analysing and understanding mechanisms and causes of inequality and by the question of how to define and promote the equality of social groups in our ...

Economics University of Antwerp

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- Macroeconomics and stabilisation policies: monetary and fiscal policies, interactions and coordination issues. Relationship between economic performance, institutional settings and exchange market pressure in transition countries. Corporatism and macroeconomic policy.- Labour markets : the functioning of the labour market in Belgium and Europe: real and nominal wage rigidities, the wage gap. Impact of the EMU on European labour markets. ...

Innovation, Diversity and Educational Approaches Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The alliance research group has been interdisciplinary with education researchers from both the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Ghent University. The research focus of the alliance research group is therefore also interdisciplinary and bundles expertise from the scientific (sub) disciplines 'educational sciences' and 'educational sociology'. From an educational perspective, research on education innovation and implementation is the main ...

Leuven International and European Studies (LINES) KU Leuven

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Leuven International and European Studies (LINES) is the KU Leuven’s institute for the study of international politics and European affairs at the Faculty of Social Sciences. It hosts research in political science and international relations and fosters exchanges between scholars working on a broad range of topics, including the European Union’s foreign policy, the external trade policies of the European Union and the United States, climate ...

Centre for Research on Peace and Development KU Leuven

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The Centre for Research on Peace and Development (CRPD) is a multidisciplinary research centre at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leuven University (KU Leuven). CRPD’s multidisciplinary team conducts conceptual, empirical and applied research with the aim of improving our understanding of the causes of violent conflicts and the challenges of sustainable peace building.

CRPD brings together researchers from within the Faculty of Social ...

Professional Learning & Development, Corporate Training and Lifelong Learning KU Leuven

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The Center for Professional Training and Development and Lifelong Learning (POOLL) conducts research into learning in education and organizations from the perspective of professional learning, lifelong learning and continuing education. Themes include: learning in groups and teams, peer-assisted learning, mentoring and coaching, learning strategies in cooperative learning environments, competence development and assessment, etc.

Centre for Political Research KU Leuven

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The members of the Center for Political Research focus on the central institutions and processes of decision-making, inherent in contemporary democracies. Therefore, four major domains are central in their research strategy: elections, political parties and social organisations, parliaments and governments. In the analyses and publications both structural and cultural determinants of the functioning of democracies and its patterns of ...