Jos Verhulst
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Jos Verhulst is a Belgian chemist
(PhD in theoretical chemistry
earned at the University of Leuven).
He was a teacher at the Steiner School in Antwerp, an associate researcher at the Louis Bolk Institute in Driebergen
, a writer and a direct democracy
activist. He is married and has four children.
His work was published in the areas of evolutionary theory and comparative anatomy
, such as Psychological Reports
,
Acta Biotheoretica
, the British Medical Journal
, and the Annals of Human Biology
.
As a "political philosopher", he writes on direct democracy
, alternative money systems, freedom of speech
, secession
from the European Union
, homeschooling
and other subjects.
He is also engaged in networks promoting direct democracy
, like the Belgian
-Dutch
(Flemish
) Werkgroep Implementatie Tijdsgeest (WIT), Democratie.Nu, Referendum Platform, and on the Europe
an Democracy International group.
Chemist
A chemist is a scientist trained in the study of chemistry. Chemists study the composition of matter and its properties such as density and acidity. Chemists carefully describe the properties they study in terms of quantities, with detail on the level of molecules and their component atoms...
(PhD in theoretical chemistry
Theoretical chemistry
Theoretical chemistry seeks to provide theories that explain chemical observations. Often, it uses mathematical and computational methods that, at times, require advanced knowledge. Quantum chemistry, the application of quantum mechanics to the understanding of valency, is a major component of...
earned at the University of Leuven).
He was a teacher at the Steiner School in Antwerp, an associate researcher at the Louis Bolk Institute in Driebergen
Driebergen
Driebergen is a former village in the Dutch province of Utrecht. Later it became a part of the single town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg. And presently it's part of Utrechtse Heuvelrug....
, a writer and a direct democracy
Direct democracy
Direct democracy is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives. Direct democracy is classically termed "pure democracy"...
activist. He is married and has four children.
His work was published in the areas of evolutionary theory and comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy
Comparative anatomy is the study of similarities and differences in the anatomy of organisms. It is closely related to evolutionary biology and phylogeny .-Description:...
, such as Psychological Reports
Psychological Reports
Psychological Reports is a bimonthly peer-reviewed academic journal covering research in psychology and psychiatry. It was establisheded by Robert and Carol H. Ammons in 1949. It is published by Ammons Scientific....
,
Acta Biotheoretica
Acta Biotheoretica
The Acta Biotheoretica a is peer reviewed journal focusing on the mathematical and philosophical basis of biological and biomedical science. The journal also encompasses mathematical biology and the philosophy of biology.-Abstracting and indexing:...
, the British Medical Journal
British Medical Journal
BMJ is a partially open-access peer-reviewed medical journal. Originally called the British Medical Journal, the title was officially shortened to BMJ in 1988. The journal is published by the BMJ Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of the British Medical Association...
, and the Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology
Annals of Human Biology is an academic journal that publishes review articles on human population biology, nature, development and causes of human variation...
.
As a "political philosopher", he writes on direct democracy
Direct democracy
Direct democracy is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives. Direct democracy is classically termed "pure democracy"...
, alternative money systems, freedom of speech
Freedom of speech
Freedom of speech is the freedom to speak freely without censorship. The term freedom of expression is sometimes used synonymously, but includes any act of seeking, receiving and imparting information or ideas, regardless of the medium used...
, secession
Secession
Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity. Threats of secession also can be a strategy for achieving more limited goals.-Secession theory:...
from the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
, homeschooling
Homeschooling
Homeschooling or homeschool is the education of children at home, typically by parents but sometimes by tutors, rather than in other formal settings of public or private school...
and other subjects.
He is also engaged in networks promoting direct democracy
Direct democracy
Direct democracy is a form of government in which people vote on policy initiatives directly, as opposed to a representative democracy in which people vote for representatives who then vote on policy initiatives. Direct democracy is classically termed "pure democracy"...
, like the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
-Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
(Flemish
Flanders
Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp...
) Werkgroep Implementatie Tijdsgeest (WIT), Democratie.Nu, Referendum Platform, and on the Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an Democracy International group.
External links
- http://www.brusselsjournal.com/blog/3 Verhulst's articles on the website of The Brussels JournalThe Brussels JournalThe Brussels Journal is a conservative blog, founded by the Flemish journalist Paul Beliën. It was founded in 2005, and has both an English language section with various international contributions, and a Dutch section...
(brusselsjournal.com) - Democracy International
- Democratie.nu
- http://www.referendumplatform.nl/
- The Louis Bolk Institute