This project examines the discursive dynamics of constructing multiple identities among applicants for international protection residing in reception centers in Belgium. It explores how individuals express and negotiate their diverse ...read more
Moral science as a relatively unique discipline can be roughly situated in the broad domain of ethics, and more specifically as a particular way of confronting the integration of ‘what ...read more
This doctoral study investigates how the views and classroom practices of Flemish history teachers in the third grade of secondary education have aligned with changes in the Flemish educational policy ...read more
This project explores how official apologies from governments - especially for colonial-era atrocities shape and reflect historical narratives. It focuses on the Netherlands’ apologies (or lack thereof) for past wrongs ...read more
This project starts from two major lacunae in research. Despite substantial progress in the study of premodern material culture, historians have failed to add a spatial dimension to their knowledge ...read more
The present study aims to explore dimensions of bilingual emotionality and deception via a psycholinguistic, multimodal approach, by assessing the verbal and non-verbal performance of bilingual speakers of Dutch and English. ...read more
This research delves into the reception of aesthetic disinterestedness in China from 1870 to 1949, analyzing how this concept was interpreted within Chinese intellectual circles. By examining the diverse responses—ranging from ...read more
This research solves knowledge gaps concerning Vietnamese religion and philosophy in the 18th century (“zoomed-out”) by analyzing the inclusion of the Chinese Three Teachings (i.e., Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism) in Le ...read more
This project examines interpreting practices in marriage fraud investigations conducted by Belgian authorities, in which a complex chain of interviews and reports results in the decision whether a transnational couple's ...read more