Society How Flanders came to be the Name of the Region Today 03 Jul 2013 The Self-Identification of the Other: How Flanders came to be the Name of the Region Today Today, Flanders refers to the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. But what about the provinces of East and West Flanders? Why… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
Society 07 Jun 2013 The Art of Saying ‘No’: ‘Naying’ Among the British, the Belgians and the Chinese Having lived in Belgium for more than a decade, I have come to notice the *Northern Belgians’ penchant for anything… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
Linguistics, Society 25 Nov 2012 The Search for a Standard National Language: The Case of Flanders There has been a lot of talk about the Dutch language in Flanders in the past month. It happened when… Harold Tor-Daenens 2 Comments
Society Multiculturalism in European nation-states 18 Jun 2012 Multiculturalism in European nation-states: an oxymoron? Immigration is a big issue in Europe these days. Europeans have to fight between the post-Nazi guilt about racial discrimination… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments
Society Why some Chinese have English names? 31 May 2012 Why some Chinese have English names? China is fast becoming the place in the world to do business, and the only place now in the world… Harold Tor-Daenens No Comments