Organisations
Architecture and Society KU Leuven
The division ‘Architecture and Society’ stands at the crossroads between engineering and the architectural sciences on the one hand, and the humanities and social sciences on the other, and uses a broad variety of relevant methodologies from these fields in an interdisciplinary perspective. Its research ranges from theory to practice and experimentation, across all spatial scales from the building element to the territorial, and through time ...
International and European Law Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research in the field of international law focusses mainly on four different fields. The law of the sea, the law of international organizations, regional international law in Africa and East-European legal systems. With respect to the law of the sea the main areas covered are marine pollution, fisheries, Belgian state practice, the Baltic Sea region and maritime delimitation. As far as international organizations are concerned, the ...
Architectural Engineering KU Leuven
The Architectural Engineering Section aims for innovation in the design of buildings by approaching architecture from an engineering point of view. The emphasis is on the technical aspects of architecture: structure, materials, services, and comfort requirements are considered in a multidisciplinary setting in order quantify, assess, and improve the quality, cost, and sustainability of buildings and the built environment. In order to achieve ...
Faculty of Arts and Philosophy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Faculty of Arts and Philosophy
Faculty of Bioscience Engineering Ghent University
History, Archeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics Vrije Universiteit Brussel
History, Archeology, Arts, Philosophy and Ethics
KADOC - Documentation and Research Centre on Religion, Culture and Society KU Leuven
Established in 1976, KADOC wants to promote interdisciplinary research on the interaction between religion, culture and society in a Belgian, Europan and global context from the 19th century until present. To support its research, the Center has a large documentation fund (archives, library and au diovisual documentation) at its disposal. Research in KADOC is done by membersof the staff and contract-researchers. Also the members of the ...
Institute for Commercial and Insolvency Law KU Leuven
The research unit Institute for Trade and Insolvency Law has as research topics:
• Security rights and insolvency law
• Contract law and general law of obligations
• property law (and patrimonial law in general)
• International commercial law
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Political Representation in Diverse Societies Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Political representation is a crucial concept in political science. In essence, representation entails something or someone (the agent) standing for an absent thing or person (the principal). Political representation thus places an intermediary (agent) between citizens (principals) and political decision-making. These agents are called representatives. The fact that every society contains different interests and nodes that want to be ...