This thesis is about establishing an effective marketing strategy for MasterPeace, which will help generate publicity through the annual event on 5 May. MasterPeace is a non-governmental and non-profit organization with a European office based in Utrecht. It is a peace initiative that seeks to encourage …

Over stedelijk burgerschap worden levendige discussies gevoerd. Het gaat daarbij onder meer om succesfactoren van burgerinitiatieven, de relatie tussen burger en overheid, de rol die sociale netwerken spelen bij burgerparticipatie, en om hoe verschillende bevolkingsgroepen vorm geven aan actief burgerschap. Dit …

In het praktijkgericht onderzoek is een analyse gemaakt van het gemeentelijk beleid van Den Haag en bevindingen elders met betrekking tot het onderwerp ‘Het Buurthuis van de Toekomst’. Daarnaast zijn er 14 face to face ondervragingen gehouden. De onderzoeksvraag is: Hoe kan voetbalvereniging Duindorp …

European tourism destinations are confronted with a trend toward increased environmental responsible behaviour. This trend seeks to improve the quality of life within those destinations for residents and tourists equally. Relating this subject to the principle of sustainable development, tourism destination …

Initiatives in the field of local renewable energy appear to be very successful in several countries. Because of their activities, the share of renewable energy and the involvement of citizens and civil society organizations in energy transition have increased. Examples form Denmark are well known, but …

Wat kan de brede school betekenen bij de ontwikkeling van de pedagogische civil society?

Lecture held by Derk-Jan Stobbelaar and Hugo Hoofwijk at the International Living Knowledge Conference in 2012 in Bonn, Germany.

Adaptive urban development is the design, construction and continuing evolution of urban areas to anticipate and react to changes in the environment and society. These changes include both processes within the city itself and external developments. It is expected that until 2100 a total of 5 billion …

Since the Arab Spring in the beginning of 2011, Egypt has experienced many social and political changes. Islamist parties have gained a firm foothold in the political arena after years of secular rule by the Mubarak regime and the interim SCAF government. A new constitution, in which men and women are …

Turkey's historical focus on the European Union dates back to the Ottoman period. In this era, numerous developments clearly illustrated Turkey's focus on the EU. These developments included among others the Tanzimat, literally 'reorganisation', which implies secularization of the judicial system, and …