In this PhD I will study the influence of mezzadria on economic development and inequality in parts of Tuscany. Mezzadria spread strongly in a very peculiar geographical and socio-economic context. Indeed, Tuscany ...read more
This project aims to study the ideas, decisions, and influence of Maria Theresa’s main political advisors during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), chiefly with respect to foreign policy. ...read more
This review aims to close a gap in the current literature about online support for writing in secondary and higher education. Over 80 tools, ranging from Intelligent Tutoring Systems over ...read more
The doctoral dissertation 'determinants of interpretability in interpreting exercises' will aim at trying to identify the different determinants that make a text ‘interpretable’ for (student) interpreters. Different parameters that determine ...read more
Urban landscapes of colonial/postcolonial health care. Towards a spatial mapping of the performance of hospital infrastructure in Kinshasa, Mbandaka and Kisangani (DR Congo) from past to present (1920-2014) ...read more
'Urban landscapes of colonial/postcolonial health care. Towards a spatial mapping of the performance of hospital infrastructure in Kinshasa, Mbandaka and Kisangani (DR Congo) from past to present (1920-2014)' is a ...read more
Lurdes Rodrigues (PhD to be defended in summer 2018)
Background: The primary adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) challenges in Mozambique are: early marriage, early pregnancy and HIV/AIDS. In 1999, ...read more
The focus of this research is on how objects’ exchanges and transactions – interhuman relations in which these objects were mediators themselves – uncover hidden historical narratives, constituting the social ...read more