Leni Franken

418 total citations
35 papers, 230 citations indexed

About

Leni Franken is a scholar working on Education, Sociology and Political Science and Political Science and International Relations. According to data from OpenAlex, Leni Franken has authored 35 papers receiving a total of 230 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 29 papers in Education, 15 papers in Sociology and Political Science and 6 papers in Political Science and International Relations. Recurrent topics in Leni Franken's work include Religious Education and Schools (27 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (11 papers) and Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (9 papers). Leni Franken is often cited by papers focused on Religious Education and Schools (27 papers), Religion and Society Interactions (11 papers) and Diverse Education Studies and Reforms (9 papers). Leni Franken collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, Netherlands and France. Leni Franken's co-authors include Patrick Loobuyck, Paul Vermeer, François Levrau and G.D. Bertram-Troost and has published in prestigious journals such as Religions, British Journal of Religious Education and Journal of Beliefs and Values.

In The Last Decade

Leni Franken

31 papers receiving 217 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Leni Franken Belgium	11	207	124	31	19	18	35	230
Judith Everington United Kingdom	12	269 1.3×	163 1.3×	35 1.1×	10 0.5×	37 2.1×	17	279
Brendan Carmody United Kingdom	6	100 0.5×	79 0.6×	21 0.7×	9 0.5×	5 0.3×	46	133
Alwi Shihab Indonesia	6	176 0.9×	262 2.1×	24 0.8×	20 1.1×		8	287
Adá Agadá South Africa	8	113 0.5×	83 0.7×	28 0.9×	10 0.5×	11 0.6×	29	139
Nimi Wariboko United States	6	34 0.2×	79 0.6×	40 1.3×	8 0.4×	4 0.2×	37	126
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza United States	8	33 0.2×	98 0.8×	59 1.9×	27 1.4×	7 0.4×	26	159
Edward E. Curtis United States	8	26 0.1×	110 0.9×	16 0.5×	38 2.0×	8 0.4×	26	134
Harold A. Netland	8	42 0.2×	130 1.0×	101 3.3×	21 1.1×	11 0.6×	15	178
Catherine Cornille United States	5	28 0.1×	122 1.0×	48 1.5×	24 1.3×	23 1.3×	25	148
Rauf Ceylan Germany	5	22 0.1×	47 0.4×	34 1.1×	10 0.5×	6 0.3×	24	78

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All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Franken, Leni, et al.. (2025). Similar rights, different paths: the organisation of RE in the Flemish and French communities in Belgium. Journal of Beliefs and Values. 46(3). 469–487.

Franken, Leni. (2021). Church, State and RE in Europe: Past, Present and Future. Religion & Education. 48(4). 417–435. 5 indexed citations

Franken, Leni, et al.. (2021). The end of the opt-out era in Belgian governmental schools?. British Journal of Religious Education. 44(4). 472–485. 3 indexed citations

Franken, Leni & François Levrau. (2020). Rejecting “Controversial” Issues in Education: A Case Study of Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Schools in Belgium. Religions. 11(4). 214–214. 6 indexed citations

Franken, Leni & Patrick Loobuyck. (2020). Integrative RE in Flanders: a decade later. British Journal of Religious Education. 43(4). 389–399. 5 indexed citations

Franken, Leni. (2019). Learning to live together: Religious education and religious symbols in Flanders and Québec. Education Citizenship and Social Justice. 15(3). 290–304. 1 indexed citations

Franken, Leni. (2019). Ethics and religious culture: an inspiring example for religious education in Flanders?. Journal of Religious Education. 67(1). 41–59. 5 indexed citations

Franken, Leni. (2018). Religious Studies and Nonconfessional RE: Countering the Debates. Religion & Education. 45(2). 155–172. 4 indexed citations

Franken, Leni & Paul Vermeer. (2017). Deconfessionalising RE in pillarised education systems: a case study of Belgium and the Netherlands. British Journal of Religious Education. 41(3). 272–285. 13 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni. (2016). In favor of a shift, against elimination : the future of RE in catholic schools in XXI century Belgium. 69(1). 25–37. 1 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni. (2016). Religious Freedom in Education: The United States Versus Belgium. Religion & Education. 43(2). 191–207. 1 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni & Patrick Loobuyck. (2016). Neutrality and impartiality in RE: an impossible aim?. British Journal of Religious Education. 39(1). 1–6. 11 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni. (2015). State Support for Religion in Belgium: A Critical Evaluation. Journal of Church and State. csv099–csv099. 3 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni. (2014). Religious and citizenship education in Belgium/Flanders: Suggestions for the future. Education Citizenship and Social Justice. 9(3). 255–267. 11 indexed citations

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Loobuyck, Patrick & Leni Franken. (2012). Hoe neutraal is kerkfinanciering?: kritische analyse van het Belgische erkennings- en ondersteuningsbeleid. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 1 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni & Patrick Loobuyck. (2012). Hoe neutraal is kerkfinanciering?. 41(1). 12–27. 1 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni & Patrick Loobuyck. (2012). Is Active State Support for Religions and Worldviews Compatible with the Liberal Idea of State Neutrality? A Critical Analysis of the Belgian Case. Journal of Church and State. 55(3). 478–497. 5 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni & Patrick Loobuyck. (2011). Religious education in a plural, secularised society: a paradigm shift. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 11 indexed citations

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Franken, Leni & Patrick Loobuyck. (2011). Barry and Kukathas as Inspiring Sources for a Fair Church-State System in Belgium. Journal for the Study of Religious and Ideologies. 10(28). 3–20. 1 indexed citations

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Loobuyck, Patrick & Leni Franken. (2009). Het schoolpactcompromis in vraag gesteld: pleidooi voor een nieuw vak over levensbeschouwingen en filosofie in het Vlaams onderwijs. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University). 5 indexed citations

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