Projects
Justice and management: challenges for the modernization of justice (JAM). University of Antwerp
Understanding the operational, strategic, and political implications of the National Genetic Database Ghent University
To date, very little criminological research has been carried out using DNA databases, and their validity as a data source has largely been unexplored. The present study reviews the specific weakness and strength of DNA databases as a source of criminological research, respectively the selectivity of the source compared to police data and the ability to study unknown offenders.
Bel-Ageing: Ageing, pension systems, fiscal sustainability and growth. Ghent University
Ageing, pension systems, fiscal sustainability and groth - BEL-Ageing
All advanced economies are experiencing poulation ageing - characterized by a low fertility rate and a steady increase in life expectancy - and its consequences in terms of public finances and potential growth. Some countries are more affected than others. Belgium is one of them. According to the projections of the European commission's Ageing Report ...
Brain-Transversal Assessment of Intermodel New Strategies (BRAIN-TRAINS). University of Antwerp
Screening, quality and inspiration tool for welfare and education actors for the roll-out and implementation of an integral cooperation in supporting children in socially vulnerable families at school. HOGENT
Sustainable Sourcing of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables from Senegal KU Leuven
Rural development can be a major welfare catalyst for rural Sub-Saharan African regions, as more than 80% of the poor live in rural areas and derive their livelihoods from a limited range of (on-farm) activities. Rural development – an umbrella term for all activities, programs and strategies that target to improve the livelihoods of rural households – comprises both agricultural and non-agricultural development, and can be triggered through ...
Pelicano HOGENT
Diffusion of evidence and knowledge into health policies and practice at country level: moving from knowledge to practice. Institute of Tropical Medicine
An empirical investigation into the middle-and higher-income bias in social spending and welfare state redistribution across 20 countries, 1985-2013 KU Leuven
Welfare states that are effective in reducing poverty have high levels of social spending. Yet, changes in social spending cannot explain changes in poverty outcomes. Inequalities increased almost everywhere and so did levels of social spending, but in many countries social spending became less effective in keeping poverty at bay. So, then, why did social spending became less pro-poor in some countries but not in others? The central ...