Projects
Multilingual encounters in the late medieval town. Rewriting history in multilingual social and political contexts in late medieval Flanders and Brabant (1380-1500) Ghent University
This project deals with the various multilingual social networks in the commercial towns in the County of Flanders and the Duchy of Brabant during the Late Middle Ages (1380-1500). The Burgundian Low Countries were multilingual in their speaking and writing culture. So far, literary and historical scholarship has been rather one-dimensional in its approach towards multilingualism in literature, focusing predominantly on place or cultural ...
Social Justice, Identity Construction and National Identification: A Social History of War Nationalism in Belgium, 1914-1925 Ghent University
This study on national identification in Belgium during and immediately after the German
occupation will examine to what extent and in what ways diverse social groups used national
sentiment to negotiate a reality radically altered. World War I is a crucial focus for nationalism research in Belgium, representing both the summit of Belgian nationalism and a cut-off point where a competing Flemish nationalism gained momentum. However, ...
The Battle for the Right to Strike: An Intellectual History of the Networks of Employers, Trade Unions, and Social Ethicists Preparing, Defining, and Promoting Gaudium et Spes’ Teaching on Labor (1957-1968) KU Leuven
On December 7, 1965 the Second Vatican Council recognized the workers’ right to strike (Gaudium et Spes, § 68). This novelty in conciliar history and Catholic Social Teaching is a symbol for the hard-fought battle of networks with years of practical experience concerning the meaning of labor. This project will develop an intellectual history of three international representative networks that prepared, defined and further promoted a ...
Old age depression across welfare states: a life course perspective on the role of social and economic capital KU Leuven
Depression is one of the most common reasons for mental ill health, and ranked as the leading cause of disability by the World Health Organization. Hence, preventing depression and depressive symptoms is a major public health concern, especially in a context of ageing societies and its concomitant rise in age-related health issues. A wealth of research identified social determinants of depression, including inadequate social support, ...
The wealth of cities. Economic growth and living standards in Brabant, Holland and Liège in the long run, 1500-1900. University of Antwerp
A golden age for labour? Economic inequality and labour income after the Black Death: Flanders and Tuscany compared (1350-1500). University of Antwerp
A golden age for labour? Economic inequality and labour income after the Black Death: Flanders and Tuscany compared (1350-1500). University of Antwerp
INSIGHTS ON THE RECONFIGURATION OF FRAGILE INDUSTRIAL WATERFRONTS DEFINED BY CLIMATE CHANGE AND ECONOMIC DECLINE. The case of Coney Island Creek, New York. KU Leuven
At first sight, cities are accumulations of the tangible, the perceivable and the more static: buildings and streets, infrastructures and waterways, houses and schools and parks and supermarkets. But cities worldwide are simultaneously under constant pressure from an intangible discourse, from changes caused by shocks and stresses, which require them to respond and adapt in a resilient way. These shocks and stresses can result from ...