This thesis explores the subject of alumni relations with the aim of demonstrating how alumni relations can be of benefit to universities. It also goes into the difficulties that could present themselves with alumni relations both in the shorter and the longer term. This is supported by the testimony …

After decades of terror and human degradation, the Arab-Israeli conflict became a central issue on the agenda of many international actors, such as the European Union, United States and a number of Arab countries. Achieving a lasting peace solution is the main goal international community is working …

In the Netherlands, there have been many discussions about whether or not to establish a European Defence Organisation. However, due to the political party D66 (Democrats '66), this discussion has been revived in 2006 to such an extent that it really had an impact on political agendas of the Dutch political …

Het advies is de Vensterschool Stadspark te laten ontwikkelen naar scenario B: de regie is belegd bij het onderwijs en de naschoolse opvang en activiteiten zijn niet verplicht, maar worden gebruikt voor verdieping en verbreding, zodat alle kinderen hun eigen ontwikkeling kunnen doormaken. Indien er voor …

In dit onderzoek is gekeken naar de ontwikkeling van het CJG in zeven gemeenten in Nederland. Dit is gebeurd aan de hand van documentanalyse en diepte-interviews met professionals die betrokken zijn bij de CJG ontwikkeling en uitvoering.

In dit hoofdstuk worden drie problemen geschetst waarvoor het integraal jeugdbeleid een oplossing moet bieden: vooruitkomen, beschermen en meedoen. De gekozen infrastructurele oplossingen (CJG’s en brede scholen bv) blijken vanuit historisch oogpunt weinig vernieuwend en wekken de suggestie dat deze …

De brede school lijkt de oplossing voor meerdere maatschappelijke ambities, zoals het terugdringen van achterstanden, en het bevorderen van sociale cohesie. De pedagogiek laat echter zien dat kinderen niet maakbaar zijn. De brede school moet om die reden bescheiden zijn in de resultaten die zij belooft. …

The collapse of the Soviet Union meant the removal of the main adversary of NATO, and many believed that NATO had become obsolete given its original purpose of countering the Soviet communist threat. The end of the Cold War caused a debate about the future role and the necessity of the Alliance. It soon …

The research question of this study is 'To what extent shows the response of the UN Security Council to the conflict in Darfur a shift from the norm of Westphalian sovereignty towards the norm of 'sovereignty as responsibility'? Three periods are analyzed: the initial reaction of the Security Council …

Macedonia wants to become a member of the European Union. However the process to become a member state requires many political changes. The Ohrid Framework Agreement was set up to improve the freedom and rights of the ethnic minorities in Macedonia. The ethnic minorities that live in Macedonia are mainly …