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David Van Reybrouck

Born

in Brugge, Belgium

September 11, 1971

Website

http://www.davidvanreybrouck.be

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nonfiction

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David Grégoire Van Reybrouck is a Belgian cultural historian, archaeologist and author. He writes historical fiction, literary non-fiction, novels, poetry, plays and academic texts. Moreover, he is the founder of the G1000 project in Belgium, a platform for democratic innovation and inclusive participatory politics.

He was born into a family of florists, bookbinders and artists. His father, a farmer's son, spent five years in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a railway engineer immediately after independence.

He studied archaeology and philosophy at the University of Leuven (KU Leuven) and obtained a Master's degree in World Archaeology from the University of Cambridge. He also holds a doctorate from Leiden University.

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Average rating: 4.28 · 21,914 ratings · 2,424 reviews · 43 distinct works • Similar authors

	Congo: een geschiedenis 4.39 avg rating — 8,695 ratings — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revolusi: Indonesië en het ontstaan van de moderne wereld 4.53 avg rating — 4,833 ratings — published 2020 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tegen verkiezingen 4.20 avg rating — 2,887 ratings — published 2013 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zink 3.84 avg rating — 1,018 ratings — published 2016 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De wereld en de aarde: Hoe houden we het veilig? 3.77 avg rating — 537 ratings — published 2025 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Odes 4.20 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 2018 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vrede kun je leren by David Van Reybrouck, Thomas d'Ansembourg, Reintje Ghoos (Translator) 3.76 avg rating — 304 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De Plaag: Het stille knagen van schrijvers, termieten en Zuid-Afrika 3.91 avg rating — 283 ratings — published 2001 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	De kolonisatie van de toekomst: leven aan de vooravond van de klimaatcatastrofe 4.21 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 2022 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pleidooi voor populisme 3.66 avg rating — 255 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Hij heeft geen grenzen overgestoken, de grenzen zijn hem overgestoken.”
― David Van Reybrouck, Zink

tags: geschiedenis, grenzen

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“Stel dat er vandaag een procedure moet worden ontworpen om de volkswil te leren kennen, zou het beste idee dan werkelijk zijn om mensen eens in de vier of vijf jaar met een kartonnetje in de hand te laten aanschuiven bij een stemlokaal, waar ze in het schemerduister van een stemhokje een bolletje mogen kleuren, waarover maandenlang rusteloos is bericht in een commerciële omgeving die baat heeft bij rusteloosheid? En zouden we dan dat bizarre, archaïsche ritueel nog steeds 'de hoogtijdagen van de democratie' durven noemen?”
― David Van Reybrouck, Tegen verkiezingen

tags: politiek

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“La democracia es una forma de gobierno por la cual el pueblo se gobierna a sí mismo. ¿Por qué no nos entra eso en la cabeza? El problema no radica en que los ciudadanos quieran y puedan pensar juntos sobre la política, ya que la respuesta a la pregunta es un sí rotundo. El problema radica en que la mayoría de los políticos todavía no quieren tal cosa.”
― David Van Reybrouck, Contra las elecciones: Cómo salvar la democracia

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Which book would you like to read in Mar/April 2018 for Central Africa?

Tram 83 by Fiston Mwanza Mujila

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Congo: The Epic History of a People by David Van Reybrouck

4 votes, 7.0%

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3 votes, 5.3%

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