This paper presents how the application of the STPA method might support the evaluation of fighter pilots training programs and trigger procedural and technological changes. We applied the STPA method by considering the safety constraints documented in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) of a South …

Met de decentralisaties in het sociaal domein wil de overheid ruimte maken voor meer zelfredzaamheid in de samenleving. De gedachte achter de participatiesamenleving is dat als de overheid zich terugtrekt, de civil society deze ruimte zal opvullen. Of dat echt zo werkt, is nog nauwelijks door onderzoek …

Urban farming projects often involve the (temporarily) redevelopment of urban space by local co-productions of citizens and/or entrepreneurs. To realize their ambitions these coalitions often need support of public (government) resources such as time, money, space and regulation (Green Deal Stadslandbouw, …

This article provides a description of the emergence of the Spanish ‘Occupy’ movement, Democracia real ya. The aim is to analyse the innovative discursive features of this movement and to connect this analysis to what we consider the innovative potential of the critical sciences. The movement is the …

The successful policy intervention of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement was the result of a combination of public and institutional advocacy. ACTA aimed to harmonise the combating of copyright infringements in the digital environment, which are believed to have been left out by the former agreements. …

In het derde en laatste hoofdstuk, schrijft Dr. Jeannette Doornenbal (lector Integraal Jeugdbeleid aan de Hanzehogeschool Groningen), samen met senior onderzoeker Dr. Annelies Kassenberg dat de overheid en instellingen niet in staat zijn de pedagogische civil society vorm te geven. Daarom is het volgens …

De gemeente Rotterdam wil een beleidskader Jeugd voor de komende jaren ontwikkelen. Ze kiest hierbij voor positief jeugdbeleid als vertrekpunt. Positief jeugdbeleid betekent dat de gemeente de normale ontwikkeling en talentontwikkeling van kinderen en jongeren centraal wil stellen. Alhoewel het nieuwe …

An increasing number of Turkish Dutch, the Netherlands’ largest ethnic minority group, are beginning to return to their country of origin, taking with them the education and skills they have acquired abroad, as the Netherlands faces challenges from economic difficulties and socio-political tensions. At …

Social research on the arts is a wonderful experience. Speech on the celebration of 10 years “Lifelong Learning in Music”.Social research is usually focused on social problems and difficulties, looking how societal dilemmas could be solved. However, turning our view to the arts and particularly to music, …

Titel: The Exodus from the Netherlands or Brain Circulation: Push and Pull Factors of Remigration among Highly Educated Turkish Dutch Auteurs: Gürkan Çelik and Ton Notten In: European Review, 22 (3), 2014, pp. 403-413 The exodus from the Netherlands or brain circulation: Push and pull factors of remigration …