Projects
Film, religion and politics: the 'Office Catholique International du Cinéma' (OCIC) and Italy (1948-1970) KU Leuven
'Des deutschen Dichters Sendung': The collective symbolism and rhetorical structure of political religion in the poetry of the Junge Mannschaft. (1933-1938). University of Antwerp
'Des deutschen Dichters Sendung': The collective symbolism and rhetorical structure of political religion in the poetry of the Junge Mannschaft. University of Antwerp
'Des deutschen Dichters Sendung': The Collective Symbolism and Rhetorical Structure of Political Religion in the Poetry of the Junge Mannschaft. University of Antwerp
Peace and discipline. A study in political theory on peace education in international politics: the North-Atlantic region (1945-2007). University of Antwerp
Modern time-consciousness: philosophy and politics of history - Leo Strauss on history and truth in the relation of theory and praxis. KU Leuven
The first part of the project will clarify a set of problems centering on the ...
Decolonising social norms change: An analysis of the politics of knowledge production in relation to Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting and child marriage Ghent University
Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C) and child marriage are framed within development discourse as major causes of gendered health inequalities, resulting in significant investment to reduce them. For 15 years, the main theoretical framework for tackling these issues has been social norms change. Yet, anthropologists and postcolonial scholars have critiqued dominant social norms change models and interventions for their lack of ...
The politics of love: urban development, intimacy and the future in the northern Kunene Region, Namibia KU Leuven
The most recent UN Habitat report (2010) has drawn attention to the fact that Africa is urbanizing at an incredible speed, and to the fact that the process of urbanization is exacerbating the already high levels of inequality on the continent. At the same time, Africa has caught the attention of global investors and speculators: one speaks of a “new scramble for Africa” (Carmody 2011) that involves both the old and emerging world powers. Made ...
Historical revisionism, revision history and alternative online media eco-systems in Japan—a socio-political analysis of nationalist contestation and political propaganda in the digital age KU Leuven
Social media has over the past decade seen an undeniable increase in politicization and subsequent association with populist right-wing political actors. As a result, specialized jargon such as 'alt-right', 'fachosphère' or the Japanese 'Netto-Uyoku' (lit. 'Net-Right')—referring to a phenomenon of Internet-facilitated neo-nationalism—have in their respective languages entered the mainstream discourse. In the case of Japan, one pillar of ...