Projects
"¡Daniel y Somoza, Son la Misma Cosa!" A Qualitative Research on the Role of Memory and Space in Cross-Generational Resistance to Autocracy in Nicaragua. Ghent University
In 2018, mass protests in Nicaragua were met with repression and lethal violence by the Ortega government. To many, this resembled the darkest hours of the Somoza dictatorship (1936-1979), comparing or equating both regimes with each other and the struggles against them. This PhD project examines the role of memory and space in cross-generational resistance to autocracy in Nicaragua. Scholars in the fields of autocratization have conducted ...
Action research around the use of complexity oriented monitoring and evaluation approaches in global citizenship projects. KU Leuven
Trust in the Belgian criminal justice chain - A qualitative empirical study on the trust relationship between the local criminal investigation department, the federal criminal investigation department, the public prosecutor's office and the examining KU Leuven
This doctoral thesis studies the interorganisational trust process in the Belgian criminal justice system. It is the result of a five-year (2012-2017) study in the context of the IAP project Justice and Populations (IAP VII/22) financed by Belspo. The research takes a public administration perspective and studies the trust process between the local police, the federal police, the public prosecutor’s office and the examining ...
Corporate board decisions in a context of pluralism of interests. A qualitative risk-assessment of corporate law mechanisms dealing with cancellation of board decisions. KU Leuven
The action to declare a company board decision null and void (hereafter 'the action') is a powerful enforcement tool. It allows to sanction a board decision - first and foremost an internal giving - with a sanction that possibly has repercussions outside the internal sphere of a company. On the one hand that is exactly what the concerned action intends to do: it in essence aims to bar the legal effects of a board decision ab initio ...
Psychological coping with the legacies of collective violence: A multi-site qualitative exploration on the interacting role of coping within social, community and family relationships after political violence in Perú KU Leuven
In the aftermath of a prolonged internal armed conflict (1980-2000), Perú continues to face complex challenges in addressing the legacy of human rights abuses. Nearly 4 decades after, scholars continue documenting the transgenerational sequelae that still pervades the life of the victims, their relatives, and their communities. However, victims have initiated coping strategies and mobilized communal trajectories in searching for justice. This ...
A roadmap to smart, reusable and qualitative healthcare (reCURE) University of Antwerp
Exploring the Antecedents of Working Conditions and their Implications for Collective Action in Digital Labour Platforms KU Leuven
Against the background of current debates on working conditions on labour platforms, this thesis explores the antecedents of working conditions and their implications for collective action. Research on platform work argues that platforms produce degrading working conditions through their use of technology while disrupting regulatory frameworks. We contribute to these broad debates by scrutinising the production of working conditions, ...
Coordination of Multisectoral Action for Health in Uganda: Mechanisms, Actor Experiences, Motivations and Implications for Policy and Practice Institute of Tropical Medicine
Unraveling the mode of action of the natural growth-promoting phenylpropanoid cis-cinnamic acid Ghent University
The natural compound cis-cinnamic acid has a remarkably strong effect on plant growth, and
particularly on the roots. Recent results from our research explain this to be a consequence of the
improper distribution of the plant hormone auxin. However, when applied at optimal
concentrations we found that cis-cinnamic acid has a positive effect on the growth of different
plant species. This specific characteristic proves ...