I will examine the ways in which a hidden crisis can be exposed from a communications point of view. Therefore, this examination of the concept of crisis entrepreneurship is also relevant tot communication professionals. The article is in the form of proto-research and will shed light on the dilemmas …

In this paper I describe the ways in which the communication discipline can make a hidden crisis transparent. For this purpose I examine the concept of crisis entrepreneurship from a communication point of view. Using discourse analysis, I analyse the discursive practices of crisis entrepreneurs in the …

De monitoringcommissie Code-Banken maakt met haar pleidooi voor meetbaarheid dezelfde fouten die de bankencrisis veroorzaakten. Ze neigt naar overwaardering van één groep belanghebbenden en toont een onjuiste verwachting van meetsystemen, terwijl sociaal-ethische vragen niet aan de orde komen. Wanneer …

Subjects such as public finance, corporate finance, banking theory, risk management and management accounting are all largely based on the neoclassical approach. Most recent appointed professors have started their work with ideas based on a neoclassical fundament and its methodological preferences. Neoclassical …

Het aantal risico's dat kan leiden tot crises in onze samenleving neemt toe. Of we het willen of niet, technologische risico's horen bij het leven in de industriële samenleving en ongelukken zijn 'normale' ongelukken geworden (Beck, 1992). Maar ook de mondige consument, de kritische journalist, toenemende …

The past few years Internet has become an important medium in modern society. The use of Internet as a mass medium has resulted in the development of new online media. The feature all these new online media have in common is interactivity. The new web based applications allow citizens to create and share …

This paper examines the complex relationship between the Western Balkan region and the EU security policy. It examines the development of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) in the context of the violent crises, which occurred in the southeastern European countries (SEE) around the decomposition …

In 1949 the People's Republic of China emerged from a civil war with communist Mao Zedong as its victor. During the peak of Mao's rule China was completely isolated from the world. In the 1960's China lost the support of the Soviet Union due to failed policies such as the Great Leap Forward and various …

De doelstellingen die de Europese Unie zichzelf stelt op het gebied van studentenmobiliteit in het hoger onderwijs, veranderen het onderwijsmodel fundamenteel. Van aanbodgericht (het proces staat centraal) transformeert het naar klantgericht (de keuze van de student staat centraal). Deze omslag, die …

Many believe that public international law is important and crucial in resolving international disputes. It is indeed an essential resource in controlling states and other international actors. The UN has developed advisory standards, such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Other international …