Publication alert: Réflections autour de la laïcité/Reflecties over laïciteit
We are glad to report the publication of the acta from a symposium held at the Constitutional Court in honor of the chairman’s, François Daout, retirement (emeritaat). The publication ‘Réflections autour de la laïcité/Reflecties over laïciteit’ is available with publishers die Keure and Anthemis.
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Publication alert: John Gilissen and the Teaching of Legal History in Brussels
Recent publiceerde ons lid Frederik Dhondt in een artikel over John Gilissen in een volume onder redactie van Lukasz Jan Korporowicz. John Gilissen (1912-1988) doceerde decennia aan de ULB en de jonge VUB.
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Nieuwe publicatie: Euthanasie in de psychiatrie. Het belang van wilsbekwaamheid.
Ons lid Frank Schweitser verdedigde recent met succes zijn doctoraat in de wijsbegeerte. Op basis van zijn onderzoek is nu een boek verschenen bij Houtekiet! Niet elke patiënt met een ongeneeslijke psychiatrische aandoening komt vandaag in België in aanmerking voor euthanasie.
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Radboud Reflects: Adelheid Rigo on stress and mercy
Last week our member Adelheid Rigo participated in a session of Radboud Reflects (of the Dutcht university Radboud Universiteit).
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Reflexions on laïcité
On 22 April, our member Frederik Dhondt, professor in legal history, will deliver a presentation at a seminar at the Constitutional Court on the occasion of the retirement as emeritus of its president, François Daôut. The event itself can be attended free of charge.
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Book presentation 'Geschiedenis van atheïsme in België'
On Thursday 24 March the book 'Geschiedenis van atheïsme in België' was launched. This book is co-edited by our member dr.
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NEW PUBLICATION: Secularity and Belgium's Death System
Secular Studies (Brill) recently published a themed issue on the role of secularity and secularisation in shifting attitudes and practices surrounding death throughout history. The issue, edited by SSAB members Christoph De Spiegeleer, Niels De Nutte and Jeffrey Tyssens, is comprised of th...
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Recordings of the 5th BABEL PhD Colloquium
Please find hereby the recordings of the 5th BABEL PhD Colloquium. First Session: Ima Sri Rahmani (UCLouvain), Women and identity in the spinning of the lexicon Islamophobia in the media text in Belgium Aurélien Bourgaux (ULiège) Martyrdo...
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BABEL Pre-doc Colloquium VUB - 7 Dec. 2021 online
5th BABEL PhD Colloquium 7.
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New Publication: The History of Atheism in Belgium
On the 20th of October, the Centre d’Action Laïque organised the book launch of De geschiedenis van het atheïsme in België/Histoire de l'athéisme en Belgique ('The History of Atheism in Belgium'), a new scientific publication that addresses the role of atheism in a selection of pol...
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Religious freedom research: the Freedom of Thought Report
The International Journal for Religious Freedom recently published a themed issue on the impact of religious freedom research. The issue, edited by Dennis Petri and Govert J. Buijs, contains a contribution by our members Niels De Nutte and Anton Van Dyck.
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