Projects
Political participation of adolescents. The Belgian political panel survey 2006-2008. KU Leuven
Political parties' role in political agenda-setting. A longitudinal study in Belgium. University of Antwerp
How political news affects and is affected by citizens in the social media age. Theoretical challenges and empirical opportunities University of Antwerp
Federalism, Nationality and Justice: A Politico-Philosophical Study of the Value of Federalism in the Present Political Constellation. KU Leuven
How politics becomes news and news becomes politics. A comparative study among political journalists and politicians in Switzerland and the Netherlands. University of Antwerp
Political economy and institutions of food policy and development. KU Leuven
Today the global economy, its development challenges and its food security are a very different place from 10 years ago. A series of crises have challenged our thinking on the way an economy and food system is best managed, in particular the role of the state and that of the market, and on the problems and opportunities that lie ahead. The Methusalem Research Program studies food policy and development and in particular the impact of ...
Research in the domain of political sociology. University of Antwerp
Caught in the Crossfire. A Study of the Quality of Political Debate on Democratic Legitimacy KU Leuven
The emancipatory elasticity of islam: the relation between divine authority, cultural authenticity, and human emancipation in the political discourse of Egyptian muslim intellectuals Ghent University
My doctoral dissertation encompasses an inquiry into the current politicization of Islam, through the study of the role of authority, authenticity, and emancipation in the contemporary discourse of Muslim intellectuals in Egypt. I disclose theh political-semiotic process, a phenomenon which turns traditional, religious signs into vehicles for modern meanings, such as human rights, secularisation, democracy, and emancipation.