Projects
How are social divides produced in contemporary European labour markets? A macro-micro-macro study of the impact of labour market policy, employment and welfare institutions on workers working conditions and job quality KU Leuven
This is the first study investigating the interaction of macro- and micro-forces producing social divides in contemporary European labour markets by using a macro-micro-macro research model. Social divides are defined as differences in working conditions and job quality of different groups of workers. The research project consists of several steps. Firstly, by using latent class analysis social divides are uncovered. Secondly, country-level ...
A Nation Divided? Assessing and Analyzing Social Cohesion in South Africa KU Leuven
Friendship across divides. A literary exploration of friendship and equality in seventeenth-century France Ghent University
All subjects āof whatever state or qualityā should ālive together peacefully as friendsā: the Edict of Nantes (1598) not only establishes religious tolerance, it calls for friendship among non-peers. Correspondences and treatises on friendship show how social interaction in absolutist France was profoundly changing: new court and salon societies bring together men and women, king and subordinates, moralists and libertines. Yet, literary ...
Putting the social investment state to the test. Assessing the impact of Dutch and Belgian policy adjustments on poverty and social inequality. University of Antwerp
Social and ethnic inequalities in intergenerational social mobility: the role of the educational macro context. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
widening across the Western world. Simultaneously, mass-education
transformed societies in āschooled societiesā, where educational
systems became central institutions with a primary role in cultural
beliefs, social stratification and mobility. However, comparative
research into intergenerational social mobility has been restricted to
an ...
Loneliness from a neighbourhood perspective: a study of the impact of physical and social neighbourhood factors on different types of loneliness KU Leuven
I also attach the summary as a separate pdf-file because it allows me to work with clear formatting: Description of the research proposal - Wouter Schepers 1. Content My PhD research is part of a broader SBO project on tackling loneliness from a spatial perspective. Therefore, it is important to first outline the broader context of this SBO project. Afterwards, I will elaborate on my specific doctoral research. 2. An SBO project on tackling ...
The transformation of the socio-economic left-right cleavage? Voting behand changing attitudes towards economy and social policies (1990-2015). KU Leuven
Public support for climate change mitigation and eco-social policies in Europe: the role of social justice considerations in legitimising and promoting the transition to low-carbon societies KU Leuven
In the face of accelerating global warming and attendant natural disasters, it seems that governments all over the world eventually have to take measures mitigating the most adverse consequences of climate change. However, such measures are likely to be opposed if they do not reflect public attitudes. To better understand attitudes towards climate change mitigation policies (CMP), and in particular what influences support of them, scholars ...
The development of agroforestry systems in Flanders. A farming systems approach to social, institutional and economic inquiry. Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
The research questions are: (1) why is it that, despite all of the opportunities to do agroforestry in Flanders, adoption remains low? (2) which social, institutional and economic requirements are necessary as incentives that can lead to more widespread adoption of agroforestry in Flanders? and (3) which market-based or organized governance models can foster agroforestry adoption? The ...