Projects
Through thick and thin. How do party members react to difficult party decisions and which factors moderate their reaction? Ghent University
Policy-making has become increasingly difficult the last few decades, as policy-makers have become more reluctant to take difficult decisions paralyzed by phenomena such as ‘ermanent campaigning’and the threat of populist parties
But occasionally, all parties have to take such difficult decisions This project investigates how party members react to difficult party decisions and which elements (resp the kind of decision-makers and ...
Harmony and conflict in intergroup relations: the effect of intergroup contact on collective action tendencies in members of advantaged and disadvantaged groups Ghent University
There has been much scholarly attention in psychology for prejudice and how it can be reduced.
Intergroup contact theory (Allport, 1954) holds that intergroup contact leads to prejudice
reduction. However, other scholars have reported that positive contact weakens the readiness of members of disadvantaged groups to engage in collective action that improves their group’s societal position. The present research proposal is situated at ...
Survey at party members CD&V and Groen Ghent University
Membership of political parties has been shrinking, but at the same time party members are
granted increased powers in the party and citizens have increasingly become involved in
alternative decision-making channels independent from parties. All these trends make it
important to examine party members. As parties shrink and participation procedures are
introduced, do parties attract a changed mixture ...
Welded austenitic and duplex open members under combined loading. KU Leuven
The current design provisions for stainless steel structures are today rather inefficient and overly conservative. This has prompted research aimed at investigating the structural performance of stainless steel members over the last decade. However, previous experimental and numerical studies mainly focused on the structural behaviour of closed tubular sections, made, overall, of austenitic grades, while welded open sections have yet scarcely ...
General behaviour and design of built-up stainless steel crosssections and members under combined loading. KU Leuven
The current stainless steel design provisions in the European code EN 1993-1-4 are overall rather inefficient and overly conservative. This has prompted research aimed at investigating the structural performance of stainless steel members over the last decade. Nevertheless, previous experimental and numerical studies mainly focused on the structural behaviour of closed tubular sections, made, overall, of austenitic grades, while built-up open ...
How does a developmental performance management system relate to team performance? The role of team member’s well-being and performance. Ghent University
Teamwork can generate a competitive advantage and is perceived as a core skill in today’s organizations. Teams are able to respond rapidly to changes in the increasingly complex, unpredictable, and volatile work environment. To enhance team performance and avoid unintended, negative consequences of strictly objective-oriented team performance management systems, managers are adopting team developmental performance management systems (TDPMS). ...
Shear in FRP reinforced concrete - Development of a consistent, experimental and theoretical characterization strategy for members without transverse reinforcement KU Leuven
Concrete reinforced with FRP reinforcement has excellent structural performance accompanied by high durability and resistance to corrosion allowing for material savings thanks to a reduced concrete cover of up to 50% compared to conventional steel reinforced concrete structures. However, a consistent mechanical description of shear behaviour in FRP reinforced concrete members without transverse reinforcement is lacking, so far, which hinders ...
And What About Us Then? - A study of the attitudes held by dominant caste group members on redistribution, who should benefit from it and how it should be done. KU Leuven
Under the framework of the KU Leuven Bezonder Onderzoeksfonds (BOF) funded project: “Who wants to share? Analyzing perceptions of horizontal inequalities and redistribution attitudes in India and South Africa”, this current research aims to study the attitudes held by members of Hindu dominant and upper caste groups in India regarding group-based redistribution (horizontal redistribution). India’s is a markedly stratified society, ...