Hectische tijden heeft Vincent Smit in zijn vijf jaar als hoofdredacteur van het Tijdschrift voor de olkshuisvesting beleefd. Met volop ruzie en conflict in en tussen de corporatiesector en de politiek over het wonen, de stedelijke vernieuwing en de veertig krachtwijken. Waarbij het vooral over geld, …

Today, the Darfur conflict is considered to be one of the worst happenings of the present day world, with millions suffering without a home, shelter, water, or food. Children languish without security, education, nutrition and more than anything else, without any hope of safety or a positive future. …

This paper provides an overview of the United States policy and its potential results in Iraq. The objective of this research is to establish to what extent has the ambitious US plan for the introduction of democracy in Iraq been accomplished. At the heart of the study lies the question of the effectiveness …

Microfinance programs have significant potential for contributing towards improvements of agricultural and other rural sectors investments and operations and empowerments of rural community. However, access to financial institutions such as banks by smallholder farmers in rural areas is limited because …

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 …

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 …

Het voorwoord schetst de reden voor het literatuuronderzoek: Mirage of Spiegelbeeld van de Wereld. Het stillen van mijn nieuwsgierigheid en antwoorden vinden op vragen zoals: wat kunnen leerlingen, doormiddel van authentieke kunsteducatie, hoe, wanneer en waarom het beste leren? En de hoofdvraag van …

Hoewel mediation in opkomst is en steeds meer gemeengoed wordt, weten ook heel veel mensen niet precies wat mediation inhoudt. Voor deze mensen is dit boek geschreven. Het boek is een praktische wegwijzer voor iedereen die iets over mediation wil weten. Op zeer beknopte en overzichtelijke wijze wordt …

In order to prevent conflicts and escalation, the United Nations works with a so called Conflict Management system. With this system, the UN aims to prevent the outbreak of conflicts. Besides, Conflict Management makes is possible to bring permanent peace to a conflict area by addressing root causes …

The aim of this thesis is to explain the conflict between local and national government about crisis shelters for ex-asylum seekers, asylum seekers and those in regular procedures. In this thesis laws and regulations are explained to identify the groups of asylum seekers and ex-asylum seekers which have …