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Lectures for the XXIst century
2008-2009
The university is a nerve centre of society. This glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, workshops and classrooms of K.U.Leuven reveal what preoccupies scientists today, and how their ideas and discoveries impact our world. This second annual series of lectures in English includes such highlights as J.J. Cassiman on Genetics and Genomics, R. Merckx on Food in Africa, G. Verbeeck on The Future of History, and a great deal more. Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Engels | 300 pagina's (PDF, 5,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Lectures for the XXIst century
What preoccupies scientists today? What is the impact of their ideas and discoveries on ourselves and on our society? This question is the starting point of the 'Lectures for the twenty-first century'. Parallel to the established Dutch series, this year for the first time an English edition was organized. This first English edition offers an international audience a glimpse behind the scenes of the laboratories, the work shops or the studies and shows how linguistic justice, the history of Belgium,...
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Engels | 286 pagina's (PDF, 2,4 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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Realist biography and European policy
an innovative approach to European policy studies
The method of biographical story-telling applied to newly emerging fields of research. Realist Biography and European Policy is the first concerted attempt to integrate the separate strands of (critical) realism as a developed philosophy for social science with biographical narrative methods as a concrete methodological approach. The main goal is to demonstrate that the combination of critical realism and biographical methods is not only possible, but it is exceptionally well suited for the exploration...
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Engels | 228 pagina's (PDF, 2,9 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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The European Company law action plan revisited
reassessment of the 2003 priorities of the European Commission
The harmonisation of company law has always been on the agenda of the European Union. Besides the protection of third parties affected by business transactions, the founders had two other objectives: first, promoting freedom of establishment, and second, preventing the abuse of such freedom. In fact, the fear of the Netherlands becoming the 'Delaware of Europe' (in terms of competition among Member States) seemed real, until, ironically, at the beginning of the 21st century, it was the privilege...
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Engels | 376 pagina's (PDF, 5,2 MB) | Universitaire Pers Leuven, Leuven | 2017
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The sparking discipline of criminology
John Braithwaite and the construction of critical social science and social justice
With a contribution by John Braithwaite himself: 'Opportunities and dangers of capitalist criminology'. Over the past decades, the Australian social scientist John Braithwaite (1951) has played a crucial role in the development of international criminology. He is universally considered one of the most renowned criminologists of our times and he has characteristically put his scientific engagement at the service of humanity and society by aiming at social justice, participative democracy, sustainable...
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Engels | 165 pagina's (PDF, 14 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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'A truly golden handbook'
the scholarly quest for Utopia
'A Truly Golden Handbook, No Less Instructive than Delightful, by the Most Learned and Distinguished Professors of the Renowned University of Leuven.' 500 Years Utopia. What would the ideal society of the future look like? In 1516, the eminent English humanist Thomas More tried his hand at imagining a perfect society on a distant island. His Utopia was published in the Flemish town of Leuven, home of a university that was established almost a century earlier. 500 years later, scholars of this university...
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Engels | 576 pagina's (PDF, 6,6 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2017
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Re:Thinking Europe
thoughts on Europe: past, present and future
What are the characteristics of European culture and identity? In which way can culture contribute to the current crisis of meaning within the EU and Europe? And should we return to the discourse of culture and historical experience in order to find a common ground for Europe? In the run-up to the Forum we will publish an anthology on these urgent questions. A host of prominent and influential thinkers such as political scientist Ivan Krastev and historians Philipp Blom and Adam Zamoyski have been...
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Engels | 318 pagina's (PDF, 1,9 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2016
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Bisrat Woldemichael Handiso Genocide of thought
censorship in Ethiopia
Bisrat Woldemichael Handiso (1983) is an Ethiopian journalist who worked as an editor for different local newspapers. He was one of the founders of the Ethiopian Journalists Forum (EJF), an independent association made up of largely young journalists who advocate for greater press freedom in his country. In this function he ran trainig workshops and discussions on press freedom, visited journalist in prison and hospital and facilitated medical assistance for them. EJF was accused of being an illegal...
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Engels | 58 pagina's (ePub2, 1,5 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Tomislav Kezharovski Annihilation/Likvidacija
censorship in Macedonia
The Macedonian authorities use very heavy-handed methods to crush criticism and investigations into political corruption. Free expression is under increasing threat. More than half of Macedonia’s citizens are scared to openly express their opinions. Journalists are pushed into self-censorship fearing that telephones and emails are monitored. The case known as ‘Likvidacija’, Macedonian for ‘Annihilation’ gives a breathtaking example of power abuse as on May 2013 the investigating journalist Tomislav...
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Engels | 128 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Sofie Sun Drugs for the mind
censorship in China
In the eyes of the Chinese authorities books are too often Drugs for the Mind. Sofie Sun (1986) chose this remarkable description as the title of her investigation into censorship and literature in the People's Republic of China. She interviewed representatives of three groups of authors who each have their own view about censorship: writers with no official status living and working in the People’s Republic of China, writers in exile, and those who are members of the Chinese Writers Association....
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Engels | 104 pagina's (ePub2, 1,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Dina Meza Kidnapped
censorship in Honduras
Freedom of expression in Honduras has been kidnapped. Those who are afraid of the truth attempt to imprison it in the depths of the earth. Kidnapped seeks to expose the problems for freedom of expression in journalism and literature in Honduras, the forms of censorship that have been introduced to conceal the truth, but also the creativity of Hondurans who refuse to be defeated in the face of this oppressive system. Kidnapped describes how the Honduran state, responsible for protecting this right,...
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Engels | 72 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Rob de Wijk Power politics
We tend to think of ourselves as living in a time when nations, for the most part, obey the rule of law - and where they certainly don't engage in the violent grabs for territory that have characterised so much of human history. But as Rob de Wijk shows in this book, power politics very much remains a force on the international scene. Offering analyses of such actions as Putin's annexation of the Crimea and China's attempts to claim large parts of the South China Sea, de Wijk explains why power politics...
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Engels | 216 pagina's (ePub2, 5,7 MB) | Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam | 2015
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Bui Thanh Hieu Speaking in silence
censorship in Vietnam
In the holiday paradise Vietnam, social media are allowed only to provide and exchange personal information. Bloggers and cyberdissidents who dare to question the government’s legitimacy or domestic policies are ruthlessly suppressed. Political blogger Bui Thanh Hieu (1972) nevertheless uses the Internet to criticize politically hot topics, such as Vietnam’s territorial claims within China as well as its handling of land disputes with the Catholic Church. In response to this, Hieu was arrested, his...
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Engels | 57 pagina's (ePub2, 1,6 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2015
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Advising on research methods
selected topics 2014
Advising on research methods: Selected topics 2014 results from a research master course Methodological Advice that was given at the University of Amsterdam at the end of 2014 by Gideon J. Mellenbergh and Herman J. Adèr. The course had the same format as the course given in 2013. The objectives of the course were: (a) to acquire methodological knowledge that is needed for advising researchers in the behavioral and social sciences, and (b) to get experience with methodological consultancy. Bron:...
Engels | 59 pagina's (ePub2, 0,8 MB) | Johannes van Kessel Advising, Huizen | 2015
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Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen Advising on research methods
proceedings of the 2007 KNAW Colloquium, Amsterdam, March 28-30, 2007
This reader contains a collection of articles based on presentations held at the KNAW Colloquium `Advising on research methods' held in March 2007 in Amsterdam. Contribution by Janice Derr, Hilde Tobi, Gerald van Belle, Victor van Daal, Robert Pool, Jules Ellis, Bo Lu and Herman Adèr on a variety of topics but all related to statistical advising. For a table of contents, see: http://www.knaw.nl/colloquia/advising/index.cfm#proceedings Bron: Flaptekst, uitgeversinformatie
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Engels | 138 pagina's (ePub2, 3,2 MB) | Johannes van Kessel Advising, Huizen | 2014
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Joop Hazenberg Next Europe
how the EU can survive in a world of tectonic shifts
"The EU is in deep trouble. As the eurozone crisis keeps raging on, the European dream lies shattered on the ground. Euroscepticism and nationalism are on the rise, tens of millions are unemployed, Great Britain is heading for the exit door, while Russia flexes its muscles and the Middle East burns. Is there any hopeful future for the European Union? Are we going to lose the race with the BRICS? Will Europeans ever truly engage with the EU institutes in Brussels? Next Europe gives some compelling...
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Engels | 64 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Fosfor, Amsterdam | 2014
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Reinier Van Meerten Gravitation by very small 'C particles
of 0.433× 10-50 kg
The author advices us to study ever smaller particles, rather than trying to discover bigger and bigger particles (like the Higgs boson) with ever costlier colliders. His research has produced evidence for a rapid creation of the photon like particles A (acon) from the quantum mechanical VOID, followed by a rearranging of 24 As in a circle, designated as B (belton). Four beltons, arranged into a cross, form the photon like C (cosmon). He shows that particles with a gravitational mass continuously...
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Engels | ePub2, 12 MB | Elikser, Leeuwarden | 2013
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Advising on research methods
selected topics 2012
More information: www.jvank.nl/ARMSelected Advising on research methods: Selected topics 2012 results from a research master course Methodological Advice that was given at the University of Amsterdam, fall 2012 by Don Mellenbergh and Herman Adèr. The objectives of this course were: (a) to acquire methodological knowledge that is needed for advising researchers in the behavioral and social sciences, and (b) to get experience with methodological consultancy. The main material for the course was the...
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Engels | 81 pagina's (ePub2, 1,3 MB) | Johannes van Kessel Publishing, Huizen | 2013
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Patrick Develtere How do we help?
the free market of development aid
The balance sheet of 50 years of development aidOver the past 50 years the West has invested over 3000 billion euro in development aid and already tackled many problems. Now more and more countries and organisations present themselves on the development aid scene, including China, India, and foundations such as the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Companies, trade unions, co-operatives, schools and towns set up their own projects in remote African regions. But can each and everybody become a development...
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Engels | 266 pagina's (PDF, 2,1 MB) | Leuven University Press, Leuven | 2012
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Advising on research methods
selected topics 2011
More information: www.jvank.nl/ARMSelected2011 This book results from a research master course Methodological Advice that was given at the University of Amsterdam, fall 2011. The objectives of this course are: (a) to acquire methodological knowledge that is needed for advising researchers in the behavioral and social sciences, and (b) to get experience with methodological consultancy. The students get various assignments, one of which was to write a paper on a topic that may come up during methodological...
Engels | 94 pagina's (ePub2, 0,7 MB) | Johannes van Kessel Publishing, Huizen | 2012
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