Welke invloed heeft de “versluierende” verplaatsing van de politiek naar internationale netwerken op informatie en grip van politici? Hoe blijft het Binnenhof een zichtbaar knooppunt in het ingewikkelde besluitvormingsweb van EU en nationale staten? Politicoloog Bastiaan Rijpkema stelt in een opiniestuk …

De Duitse politieke en economische rol in Europa is de afgelopen decennia ingrijpend veranderd. De toekomst van Duitsland is onzeker, maar het is duidelijk dat onze oosterburen zich steeds verder ontwikkelen tot een economische en politieke grootmacht, niet alleen in Europa maar ook op wereldtoneel. …

The aim of this dissertation is to analyze whether non-state actors, in the form of international governmental organizations, make states irrelevant within the global political arena. There has been a shift in the division of power in the political sphere as a result of trade openness. Indeed, international …

This dissertation is focused on the relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation in light of the recent developments in Ukraine. The research provides evidence on the relations between these parties, keeping the dissolution of the Soviet Union in mind. It looks at various theories …

This research examines the effectiveness of the EU as a regional crisis management actor in the post-Lisbon era. In doing so, an assessment is made of the capability-expectations gap applied to the crisis in Ukraine, thereby building upon the work of Hill (1993) and that of Ginsberg (1999). This research …

The role of the 21st century energy sector has developed into being essential for the drafting of the national security strategies of the world’s nations. Hence, the states develop particular approaches and strategies in order to attain energy security. Furthermore, those particular actions, undertaken …

The Netherlands was the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage in 2001. Yet in 2012, it was estimated that around 87 Christian wedding officiants continued to refuse to marry gay couples due to their religious beliefs. Even though municipalities were allowed to hire these so-called …

In 2005 is door publicatie in het Staatsblad nr. 66 de Wet uitvoering Verdrag van Aarhus in werking getreden. Eén van de drie onderdelen van de wet is de verplichting voor de overheid om milieu-informatie beschikbaar te stellen zodat burgers in de gelegenheid zijn te participeren in de besluitvorming …

After the “Rose Revolution” in 2003, Georgia’s political elite announced its new policy direction to follow democratic and liberal beliefs norms, values and ideas. This has formed Georgia’s national identity, which, the country claims, has always been European. Georgia’s powerful neighbor country – Russia …

Germany has been an influential member state in the European Union, but how influential has Germany been in shaping EU-policies? What domestic policies did Germany upload to shape the EU-policies and what major EU policies did it download to shape domestic policies? This dissertation has researched Germany’s …