Projects
Analaysis of relations between “Equality of Life Chances” and “Early Childhood Care and Education”, as foundations for social justice and human development: the case study of Mauritius Ghent University
The research looks at relations between Equality of life chances and early childhood care and education. It explores how normative interpretations of equality shape early childhood policies, through a review of
contemporary egalitarian philosophy as well as through discourse analysis of international organisations. In addition a case study on Mauritius is conducted through quantitative analyses of a longitudinal database.
Role and prospects for industrial relations and social dialogue in green transition management of local economic systems KU Leuven
This project is aimed at understanding the current and potential role of industrial relations and social dialogue in managing the greening of local economies. The COVID-19 crisis, with the equivalent of 255 millions jobs lost, exacerbated the situation of some regions, economic sectors and population groups leading to an increase in poverty and inequalities and hindering the convergence process, one the main priorities of the Union. These ...
SRP-Onderzoekszwaartepunt: Inequality, Migration and Social Relations in Urban Brabant and Flanders, c. 1350-1914 Vrije Universiteit Brussel
“The end of peasantries? A Comparative Research into the Transformation of Peasantries and Its Impact on Social Relations and Inequality (Northwestern Europe, Middle Africa, Andes, East coast of China, 1500-2000).” Ghent University
This project assesses the historical processes of peasant transformation in relation to world-systemic expansion within a comparative research design. The North Sea Basin, East Congo, the Central Andean Highlands, and the Yangzi River Delta reflect divergent historical roads of peasant incorporation in space (zoning within the world-economy) and over time (phases of incorporation).
Urban community under high pressure: an inquiry into social relations and political culture during the Ghent U+2018Calvinist RepublicU+2019 (1577-1584) Ghent University
The aim of this research is to understand how urban culture in the Southern Low Countries changed during the Reformation. One case will be the object of an in-depth study, namely that of the Ghent Calvinist Republic (1577-1584).
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 ...
Trajectories of social connection and their relation with end-of-life outcomes of older people with cancer: International populationbased study and longitudinal feasibility study Vrije Universiteit Brussel
have great impact on their health. However, little is known about the
trajectories of social connection towards the end of life and their link
with end-of-life outcomes. This is of particular concern for older
people with cancer, many of whom have complex and fluctuating
needs. End-of-life research has studied fragments of social
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The relation between the registration of client characteristics and responsive social work Ghent University
The central aim of this research is knowledge production and theory building in relation to social work practices in the fields of special youth care. The link between governmental registration policies and concrete social work practices is central. It regards a qualitative, interpretative research approach, aimed at logics of policy, organizations and frontline practices.
The buffering effect of individual and community level social capital in the relation between socio-economic status and health Ghent University
Quantitative study of the buffering effect of social capital (both at the individual and the community level) on the detrimental health effects of individual poverty and/or neighborhood deprivation. Hereto, data will be collected on respondents’ socio-economic status, social capital and health using questionnaires, external databases and key-informant-interviews.