Projects
Beliefs and practices of prospective history teachers on the relationship between past and present in history education. KU Leuven
End of term tests in history as an access to the study of teaching practices. A methodological survey and two case studies. KU Leuven
Strategic Research Programme: Cultures of Mathematics: Logic, Philosophy and History of Mathematical Practices. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Preventive Conservation of Historic Urban Areas Addressing Cultural Values and Socio-Economic Dynamics. Case Study of the Vista Alegre District in Santiago de Cuba KU Leuven
Historic urban areas are threatened continuously by time- and context-specific political, economic, socio-cultural and technological factors that determine the changing nature of socio-economic dynamics, which in turn, also influence the meanings and perceptions of cultural values attributed these areas. Therefore, the interrelationship between cultural values and socio-economic dynamics is essential in heritage preservation. In particular, ...
Towards Story Understanding and Search - Web Mining Methods and Tools for Exploration, Search and Discovery KU Leuven
Interdisciplinary Research Program: Tradition and naturalness of animal products within a societal context of change. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Building Brussels. Brussels city builders and the production of space, 1794-2015 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
DNA of urbanization: the early urban settlement of Antwerp, late 9th-11th century. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Witnesses in Theban Property Contracts: a practical application of Social Network Analysis KU Leuven
Inspired by Padgett and Ansell’s seminal paper on the Medici: ‘Robust Action and the Rise of the Medici 1400-1434’, we aim to explore different types of relationships attested in the Theban sources and compare the resulting networks.
There has been a substantial amount of research undertaken into the Theban scribes and contracting parties, but witnesses have often been left out. We aim to tackle the issue of who these witnesses were, ...