Publications
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Chapter Preface
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter Frontmatter
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Mapping Landscapes in Transformation
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Gender and Christianity in Modern Europe
(2012-07-13)
Since the 1970s the feminization thesis has become a powerful trope in the rewriting of the social history of Christendom. However, this ‘thesis' has triggered some vehement debates, given that men have continued to dominate ...
New Multicultural Identities in Europe
(2014-01-30)
How to understand Europe’s post-migrant Islam on the one hand and indigenous, anti-Islamic movements on the other? What impact will religion have on the European secular world and its regulation? How do social and economic ...
Modern Islamic Thinking and Activism
(2014-05-22)
Innovative research of 'Islam at work' in geographical and social contexts. 'Modern Islamic Thinking and Activism' presents a series of scholarly papers in relation to Islamic thinking, activism, and politics in both the ...
Images of Immigrants and Refugees in Western Europe
(2019)
"The topic of migration has become particularly contentious in national and international debates. Media have a discernable impact on overall societal attitudes towards this phenomenon. Polls show time and again that ...
Forest Urbanisms
(2024)
How forest urbanism can address the contemporary socio-ecological crisis. A radical redefinition of how humanity occupies the earth — through forests, agriculture, and settlement — and rearticulates environmental stewardship ...
Performing by the Book?
(2024)
The challenges and limits for musicians dealing with texts. To perform a musical score implies the transformation of a symbolically coded text into vibrant sound. In Performing by the Book? a carefully selected cadre of ...
Between Conventional and Experimental
(2024)
How conventional and experimental prototypes and series created an architecture for all.
Mass housing and prefabrication shaped global modernist architecture like no other aspect of industrialised construction. This ...
Homo Mimeticus II
(2024)
Second volume in the Homo Mimeticus mini-series, which advances the emerging transdisciplinary field of mimetic studies
After the linguistic and the affective turns, the new materialist and the performative turns, the ...
Jaume Plensa. The Four Elements
(2024)
Special edition on the first permanent sculpture by Jaume Plensa in Belgian public space.
Acclaimed Spanish visual artist, sculptor, designer and engraver Jaume Plensa is renowned for his ability to weave spirituality, ...
Painters and Communities in Seventeenth-Century Brussels
(2024)
Innovative exploration of the Brussels Baroque and the social dimensions of art production.
In seventeenth-century Brussels, the careers of painters were shaped not only by their artistic talents but also by the ...
Politics in Publishing
(2024)
Non-Western perspective on the international history of intellectual property rights.
Politics in Publishing focuses on Japan's involvement in shaping international copyright law over a seventy-year period following ...
Epicureanism and Scientific Debates. Epicurean Tradition and its Ancient Reception
(2024)
New perspectives on Epicureanism in the fields of Epistemology and Ethics.
Epicurean philosophy is a philosophy of knowledge, nature and pleasure. The second part of a two-volume set, this edited collection examines ...
Architecture & Feminist Critical Theory
(2025)
Three decades of intellectual work on architectural theory and feminist discourse. Hilde Heynen is a Belgian architectural theorist whose work bridges neo-Marxist critical theory and current feminist discourse, applying ...
London Exile
(2025)
A new approach to modern art shaped by exile and migration.
In the 1930s and 1940s, London was a metropolis of artistic exile and a place of refuge from Nazi persecution. London Exile is the first book to look at the ...
Transgression in the Architectures of After-Modernity
(2025)
Transgressive acts in architecture as responses to today’s ecological, political, economic, and social crises.
In architecture, transgressive acts have always been a reality, in spite of rules and canons that have ...
Participatiegolven
(2019)
Participatie’ werd, in de nasleep van 1968, een sleutelwoord in architectuur, stedenbouw en ruimtelijke ordening in Vlaanderen en Brussel. Sindsdien zijn processen van medezeggenschap, inspraak en coproductie min of meer ...
Financing Quality Education for All
(2019)
In OECD countries the average expenditure on primary and secondary education institutions is about 3.5% of GDP. The investment in education has large implications for economic development and the proper functioning of ...
Militant Jihadism
(2019)
"Jihadist militants keep being a global threat. Many observers suggest that a transformation is likely to happen in their organisation, operation, mobilisation, and recruitment strategies, particularly after the territorial ...
As German as Kafka
(2019)
Since the turn of the 21st century, countless literary endeavors by 'new Germans' have entered the spotlight of academic research. Yet 'minority writing', with its distinctive renegotiation of traditional concepts of ...
Plutarch's Science of Natural Problems
(2017-02-10)
In his Quaestiones naturales, Plutarch unmistakably demonstrates a huge interest in the world of natural phenomena. The work of this famous intellectual and philosopher from Chaeronea consists of forty-one natural problems ...
European Perspectives for Public Administration
(2020)
"The public sector in our society has over the past two decades undergone substantial changes, as has the academic field studying Public Administration (PA). In the next twenty years major shifts are further expected to ...
Oil Wealth and Development in Uganda and Beyond
(2019)
Large quantities of oil were discovered in the Albertine Rift Valley in Western Uganda in 2006. The sound management of these oil resources and revenues is undoubtedly one of the key public policy challenges for Uganda as ...
Chapter 13 Digital Humanities and GIS for Chinese Architecture
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 6 Photography, Railways and Landscape in Transylvania , Romania
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 7 Mapping Archaeological Landscapes in Transformation
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 10 The Secularisation of Urban Space
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 9 Pixels or Parcels? Parcel-Based Historical GIS and Digital Thematic Deconstruction as Tools for Studying Urban Development
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 5 Unfolding Wasteland
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 12 Landscape Appreciation in the English Lake District
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 8 A High-Resolution Multi-Scalar Approach for Micro-Mapping Historical Landscapes in Transition
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Chapter 11 Mapping Through Space and Time
(2019)
"The relational complexity of urban and rural landscapes in space and in time.
The development of historical geographical information systems (HGIS) and other methods from the digital humanities have revolutionised ...
Glass Making in the Greco-Roman World: Results of the ARCHGLASS project
(2014)
This book presents a reconstruction of the Hellenistic-Roman glass industry from the point of view of raw material procurement. Within the ERC funded ARCHGLASS project, the authors of this work developed new geochemical ...
Experimental Affinities in Music
(2015)
Experimental Affinities in Music brings together diverse artistic, musicological, historical, and philosophical essays, enhancing a broad discourse on artistic experimentation, and exploring various experimental attitudes ...
Strategic Imaginations
(2020)
What is the gender of political power ? What happens to the history of sovereignty when we reconsider it from a gender perspective ?
Political sovereignty has been a major theme in European thought from the very beginning ...
Fake news in oorlogstijd
(2021)
During the First World War, the German occupier tried to split Belgium internally. This was done by pursuing a Flamenpolitik, a policy aimed at scaring the Flemish, or at least the Flemish movement, against Belgium. That ...
A Small Nation in the Turmoil of the Second World War
(2009-08-05)
This monograph presents an in-depth analysis of Belgium’s monetary and financial history during the Second World War. Exploring Belgium’s financial and business links with Germany, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, ...
Dialogen over België
(2020)
"What events, places and figures linger in the memory of eighteen prominent Belgians when they think of their country? French-speaking and Dutch-speaking academics sought an answer to this question for several years. They ...
Performing Hysteria
(2020)
"We seem to be living in hysterical times. A simple Google search reveals the sheer bottomless well of “hysterical” discussions on diverse topics such as the #metoo movement, Trumpianism, border wars, Brexit, transgender ...
Revival After the Great War
(2020)
In the months and years immediately following the First World War, the many (European) countries that had formed its battleground were confronted with daunting challenges. These challenges varied according to the countries' ...
Public Administration in Ethiopia
(2020)
"Building an effective, inclusive, and accountable public administration has become a major point of attention for policymakers and academics in Ethiopia who want to realise sustainable development. This first handbook on ...
Living with History, 1914-1964
(2021)
"Living with History focuses on a particular aspect of heritage preservation in the 20th century: destruction and post-war reconstruction in Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, and The Netherlands.
This book ...
The Global Horizon
(2021)
Although contemporary migration in and from Africa can be understood as a continuation of earlier forms of interregional and international migration, current processes of migration seem to have taken on a new quality. This ...
Leaving Spain
(2022)
Since the beginning of the economic crisis of 2008, Spain, like other southern European countries, has witnessed a mass departure of mostly young people looking for opportunities abroad. Leaving Spain is based on 58 ...
Handbook for Ethiopian Public Administration Program Accreditation
(2022)
Improving, assuring, and maintaining the quality and relevance of education and training in Public Administration has attracted increasing attention among PA scholars and practitioners worldwide.
The Handbook for Ethiopian ...
Europees burgerschap in de klas
(2022)
The impact of the EU on everyday life is huge, but not always visible. Educating young people to become informed and empowered EU citizens requires a strategy of active learning to prepare them for civic responsibility and ...
Plutarch’s Cosmological Ethics
(2022)
Plutarch of Chaeronea (c. 45-120 CE) is the most prolific and influential moral philosopher in the Platonic tradition. This book is a fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s ethical thought. It shows how Plutarch based his ...
Islamic Glass in the Making
(2022)
The ancient glass industry changed dramatically towards the end of the first millennium. The Roman glassmaking tradition of mineral soda glass was increasingly supplanted by the use of plant ash as the main fluxing agent ...
Watching, Waiting
(2023)
First study on empty places in photography and the Covid-19 pandemic.
In the aftermath of Covid-19, the subject of ‘empty places’ has gained renewed topicality and resonance. Watching, Waiting presents a collection of ...
Documenting Ancient Sagalassos; Sagalassos Arkeolojisini Belgelemek
(2023)
The methods, concepts and practices of KU Leuven’s Sagalassos Archaeological
Sagalassos speaks to the imagination in more ways than one. The authentic and natural beauty of the site no doubt plays a role in that. The ...
Muslim Marriage and Non-Marriage
(2023)
Perspectives and practices of couples in unconventional Muslim marriages.
Unconventional Muslim marriages have been topics of heated public debate. Around the globe, religious scholars, policy makers, political actors, ...
Collecting Asian Art
(2024)
Museum collections of Asian art in Central Europe.
Rather than centering on the well-known collections in Western European and North American museums, Collecting Asian Art turns to museum collections of Asian art in ...
The Legacy of Elise Hall
(2024)
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the death of Elise Hall, a pioneering musician in the history of the saxophone.
The saxophone is a globally popular instrument, often closely associated with renowned players ...
Ground Sea
(2024)
TWO-VOLUME SET
Viewing the Strait of Dover through the lens of photography theory.
Imagine a world in which each individual has a fundamental right to be reborn. This idle dream haunts Hilde Van Gelder’s associative ...
Re-Imagining Class
(2024)
Unique cross-cultural and multimedial approach to class identity and precarity in literature, theatre, and film
Contemporary culture not merely reflects ongoing societal transformations, it shapes our understanding ...
Plutarch and Rhetoric
(2024)
A fundamental reappraisal of Plutarch’s attitude towards rhetoric.
Plutarch was not only a skilled writer, but also lived during the Second Sophistic, a period of cultural renaissance. This book offers new insights ...
An Opaque Mirror for Trajan
(2024)
The first full in-depth analysis and interpretation of Plutarch’s Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata in its entirety as a literary piece of art.
Plutarch’s Regum et imperatorum apophthegmata (Sayings of Kings and ...
La Monarquía indiana de Carlos II en la encrujiada
(2024)
At the end of the 17th century, Spanish America was not yet in the throes of the crisis that would lead to the decadence of its Empire. This book unravels the causes and consequences of the political changes carried out ...
Marcel Broodthaers and Film
(2024)
Broodthaers' oeuvre and the history of experimental film.
Marcel Broodthaers, one of the key figures of the postwar avant-garde, has been recognized and extensively studied as a poet who became a visual artist in 1964. ...
Retranslating the Bible and the Qur’an
(2024)
Significant contribution to the retranslation studies of religious texts.
Despite the lively scholarly discourse on retranslation and its manifest value for uncovering dynamics of cultural change, interpretation, and ...
Architecture in Oceania (1840-1970)
(2025)
Para-colonial, colonial, and postcolonial entanglements in South Pacific architecture. Knowledge of colonial architecture in the South Pacific remains sparse, with often-overlooked connections to para-colonial settings and ...
Cold War Art Worlds
(2025)
Prague as a vital Cold War hub for South Asian artists. During the Cold War, the Central-European capital city Prague, along with other previously less noticed locations in the polarised post-war world, emerged as a key ...
Building for Belgium
(2025)
How Belgium's decentralised embassy building programme highlights the collaborative nature and diplomatic significance of embassy architecture. Embassy buildings are the most tangible evidence of a state’s diplomatic ...
Performance, Subjectivity, and Experimentation
(2025)
Performance in the fields of contemporary music, subjectivity and identity
Music reflects subjectivity and identity: that idea is now deeply ingrained in both musicology and popular media commentary. The study of music ...
Aberrant Nuptials
(2025)
More volumes on 'Deleuze and Artistic Research':
Machinic Assemblages of Desire
The Dark Precursor (Two-Volume Set)
Unique focus on the relation between artistic research and the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze
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Moral Seascapes
(2024)
New framework for the aesthetic representation of the sea.
We are no strangers today to visual representations of human suffering at sea: the refugee crisis that continues to play out in the seascape between Europe ...
Behind Office Doors
(2026)
A transdisciplinary history of the 20th-century office, exploring how its spatial forms, technological systems and managerial ideologies were constructed, challenged and lived with. Throughout the twentieth century, office ...
Doing Ethnography
(2026)
Timely critique of the expanding institutional control over academic research and its impact on ethnographic practice. In recent decades, academic research has come under increasing institutional surveillance and control. ...
Ferenczi Dialogues
(2023)
Contemporary reading of Sándor Ferenczi’s trauma theory Ferenczi Dialogues presents the contribution of Sándor Ferenczi to a psychoanalytic theory of trauma and discusses the philosophical, political and clinical implications ...
The Art of Urbanization
(2025)
Forgotten chapter in early 20th-century European planning history, offering a fresh perspective on urbanism, grounded in a theory of urbanization The Art of Urbanization reexamines a forgotten tradition in Belgian and ...
Homo Mimeticus III
(2025)
New interdisciplinary essays on key topics in mimetic studies, including three contributions by internationally renowned philosopher Catherine Malabou This is the third volume of a trilogy on Homo Mimeticus, yet in no way ...
Women and Work through a Comparative Lens
(2025)
Urban Markets and Women’s Labor: Navigating Institutional Boundaries in Premodern Europe Women played a crucial role in medieval and early modern urban economies, yet their labor opportunities varied greatly depending on ...
Situatedness and Performativity
(2025)
Translation practices from the perspectives of identity performance, cultural mediation, historical reframing, and professional training Translating and interpreting are unpredictable social practices framed by historical, ...
Decentering Leuven University
(2026)
First longue durée transnational history of a university, surveying its cross-border ties and offering a new model for writing university history. Since its foundation in 1425, Leuven University has always been a transnational ...
Disability in the Arab World
(2025)
Interdisciplinary insights on disability in the MENA region According to the World Health Organization, around 16% of the world´s population lives with a disability, and it is estimated that approximately 80% of them reside ...
Living Politics in the City
(2026)
Public space and performativity from the perspective of architecture In recent decades, architecture has been seen as a field of practice that contributes greatly to the performativity of public space. In spite of the ...
Behind Office Doors
(2026)
A transdisciplinary history of the 20th-century office, exploring how its spatial forms, technological systems and managerial ideologies were constructed, challenged and lived with. Throughout the twentieth century, office ...
Cross-Cultural Heritage
(2025)
The diverging forms of material and immaterial missionary heritages and legacies.
For centuries, Christian missions have intervened in local religious communities, practices and ideas across the globe, generating ...