Ludo Welffens and grandson Malick
Perspectives
Few realize how Berlin (1885) still influences our world. Meanwhile, Gandhi played a significant role in decolonization; N’Krumah and Houphouet-Boigny, young leaders between the two Wars, led Africa towards independence. Today, they are mostly forgotten. The causes which tend to obliterate history, shape anew.
Books
The United Nations in 2010: Perspectives on the paradigms that shaped UNO, the hesitations observed in its roles in global development, and reflections on political thoughts engaging challenges ahead.
In this book inspired by draft notes for a Guest Lecture in March 2010, CADES (Cultures and Development Studies) Masters Program of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Institute for Anthropological Research in Africa (IARA), Ludo shares his perspectives on the paradigms used to build and perfect the United Nations Organization (UNO) systems over the past 65 years.
Upcoming Books & Insights
The Mail Carriers: La Vie de Mark Van Broekhoven.
Discovering in Mark and Emile’s experiences the spiritual and intellectual legacies of our past AND the challenges for our future remains the main objective.
Like a Rolling Stone: La Vie d’Emile Vercauteren.
The story is both “imagined” and experienced at the same time.
A young protégé of Mark’s, Jean Mark Emile Vercauteren, soon nicknamed “Mark II” (and later simply Emile) in school circles, entered Saint Ignace in 1961. Mark was a visiting professor of international studies.