Véronique De Keyser
Véronique De Keyser | |
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Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation | politician |
Véronique Marie Alice Henriette De Keyser (born 23 March 1945 in
De Keyser majored in Psychology at the
In parliament, De Keyser served on the
Mandates
- Member of the European Parliament (from 2001)
- Municipal councillor of Liège (since 2006)
- Named Head of Election Observation Mission in Palestine in 2005 for the 2006 elections
- Named Head of Election Observation Mission in Sudan in 2010 for the 2010 elections
- Named Head of Election Observation Mission in South Sudan in 2011 for the 2011 referendum
Education
- 1968: Degree in psychology, Free University of Brussels (ULB)
- 1974: Doctorate in work psychology with Approche psychologique de l'expérience ouvrière à travers les systèmes
Career
- 1968-1984: Researcher in psychology at the ULB and the Brussels Industrial Study and Research Centre
- 1984: Junior lecturer at the University of Liège
- 1988: Lecturer at the University of Liège
- 1990-1998: Dean of the Psychology and Education Science Faculty at the University of Liège
- Visiting lecturer at the Universities of Oporto, Moscow and Toulouse-Le Mirail
- 1990-1994: President of the Belgian Psychology Society
- 1995-2016: Administrator at the King Baudouin Foundation
- 2001-2014: Member of the European Parliament
- 1997-2003: President of the European Work and Organisational Psychology Association
See also
Academics
Work psychology professor at the University of Liège and former Dean of the faculty of Psychology, municipal councilor of Liège, she has become a specialist in work conditions, stress, labour, and specifically labour of young people. She denounces, through her political action and her writings, the degrading conditions of workers and work in Europe of this past decade.
Politics
In the June 2009 elections, Véronique De Keyser was elected for her third mandate as
In 2001, Véronique De Keyser became a Member of the European Parliament, a position which followed a long international scientific career. She began her studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Psychology, where she obtained her doctorate in work psychology in 1974. She will then first be in charge of classes in the
Throughout her scientific career, Véronique De Keyser maintained a strong political commitment in the
During her third term as Member of the European Parliament, Véronique De Keyser continues to fight in favour of the peoples of the Southern Mediterranean on the eve of the Arab Spring. She also turns towards Africa and development policies of the EU. She will, once again, be named Head of the Election Observation Mission in Sudan in 2010 for the presidential, legislative and local elections, and once more for the South Sudan independence referendum of July 2011.
In the European Parliament, her work carried on with countries in democratic transition (Arab Spring), especially on the Middle East, Syria, Palestine, and conflict regions of Africa. She has defended democracy, peace, reinforcement of fragiles states, consolidation of progressive parties, women's rights, humanities, the fight against torture and in particular that of children, the fight against using children as soldiers, and against child sorcers.
Titles and awards
- 1986: NATO Science Award
- 1988: Chevalier de l'Ordre de Léopold
- 1996: Prix Santé et Entreprises
- 1997: Commandeur de l'Ordre de la Couronne
- 1999: Maria Sibylla-Merian prize awarded to women scientists for their outstanding achievements mainly in the natural and technical sciences, as well as in medicine
- 2011: Théroigne de Méricourt prize of Walloon Synergy
Bibliography
- De Keyser, V., Qvale, T., Wilpert, B., & Ruiz Quintanilla, S.A (Eds)(1988) The Meaning of Work and Technology Option. Wiley & Sons
- De Keyser, V. & Van Daele, A. (Eds)(1989). The ergonomics of conception. Editions De Boeck
- Cellier, J.M., De Keyser, V, & Valot, C. (1996) La Gestion du temps dans les environnements dynamiques, Presses Universitaires de France
- De Keyser, V. & Leonova, A. (2001) – Human error prevention and well being at work in Western Europe and Russia, Kluwer Publisher
- De Keyser, V. (2002) – Human Error, Editions Labor
- De Keyser, V. (2003) – To life and to death, Editions Labor
- De Keyser, V. (2008) – Petits crimes sans importance. Critiques de la flexibilité au travail en Europe, Editions Luc Pire
- Hessel, S. & De Keyser, V. (2013) – Palestine, the European betrayal, Editions Fayard
- Thesis in psychology, 1974 – Psychological approach of workers' experience through automated systems.
External links
- Personal Website
- Personal profile of Véronique De Keyser in the European Parliament's database of members
- Declaration (PDF) of financial interests (in French)