Projects
Nemesius of Emesa and the Genesis of Christian Anthropology KU Leuven
An anthropology of global climate urgency KU Leuven
The overarching objective of this DN is to respond to a growing urgency expressed by European research councils and funding
agencies, as well as by governments, publics and students, that the social sciences should contribute to our understanding of and
engagement with climate change. We propose that the need for urgent action demands that social science attends to the notion of
'urgency' itself. We want to train ...
Anthropology, Conservation and Development: Analysis of practices and representations of local populations affected by the implementation of the conservation project "Projet Grands Singes" in the Dja Reserve in Cameroon Royal Zoological Society of Antwerp
Anthropology of Human Security in Africa KU Leuven
ANTHUSIA is a multi-disciplinary EJD in the Anthropology of Human Security in Africa proposed by a consortium of four universities in Aarhus, Edinburgh, Leuven and Oslo. Combining competences from Anthropology, Human Security and African Studies It aims to foster talent relevant to current challenges and potentials of developing safe societies in Africa. By exploring different areas from a human security perspective, the research will provide ...
A cross-cultural, cross-gendered and bi-sexual anthropology of 'borderlinking', 'trans(sub)jective' art. KU Leuven
The Social Anthropology of Security Practices and Conflict Dynamics in Central African Civil Wars Ghent University
This project investigates the socialization processes that (re-)configure (violent) security practices occurring in Central Africa. It aims to understand how these are shaped between community members and armed groups on one side but also to study how they impact on eastern Congo, a region characterized by insecurity and inter-community tensions, coupled with the involvement of foreign armed groups.
Bildung revisited: the development of a new conceptual framework of Bildung starting from Charles Taylor’s philosophical anthropology KU Leuven
The last decades our higher educational system has known some notable tendencies: growing specialization, functional reduction and dominance of instrumental reason. These evolutions risk to neglect an important aspect in its pedagogical mission which is traditionally linked to Bildung, the development of pupils and students as integral persons. Yet several stakeholders in education feel the need of rearticulating this important ...
Bildung revisited: the development of a new conceptual framework of Bildung starting from Charles Taylor's philosophical anthropology. University of Antwerp
Negotiating Group Identities in a Multicultural Society. Case: The Role of Mainstream Media, Discourse Relations and Political Alliances in Germany KU Leuven
This research on media portrayals of (ethnic/religious) minorities encompasses the fields of media sociology, media effects, political communication, multiculturalism, populism in the media and politicized uses of collective identities. It compares the political discourse (Bundestag plenary protocols) with the mainstream discourse (mainstream press) in Germany over the sample period of 2009-2015, and scrutinizes a ...