Since 14 May 2010 Fidesz and KDNP form the Hungarian Parliament. Together, they gained 263 seats: a two-third majority. Viktor Orbán, who leads Fidesz, became the Prime Minister of Hungary. Orbán and his large majority triggered a so called 'national revolution'. Several controversial bills have been …

It seems today that the streets in Mexico are littered with bodies of journalists. Since the ruling president, Felipe Calderón, declared war on drug cartels in December 2006, more than 30 journalists have been murdered or have gone missing. The escalating violence and attacks on Mexican media are emerging …

A refugee is a person who, for reasons of persecution (or fear hereto), is forced to leave his home and is outside of his home country. Although the great majority of the world's refugees find themselves in third world countries, also wealthier countries are dealing with considerable numbers of migrants …

Column over de vraag: wil het Nederlandse “sociaal werk” nog wel een internationaal perspectief? Onder de titel "Social work in een international perspectief" is deze column uitgesproken tijdens het symposium “Samenleven is geen privézaak” op 29 maart 2012, ter gelegenheid van het afscheid Hans van Ewijk …

In recent publications in International Journals in 2010 and 2011, I described the phenomenon of a new approach to education and training called ‘Gyroscopic Management’ (See list publications). To give the reader an insight and overview of this, I will introduce and explain this gyroscopic management …

De Creatief procestheorie is een waardevolle grondslag gebleken voor de Creatieve Therapie in Nederland. Door diverse ontwikkelingen is de Creatief procestheorie als zodanig minder zichtbaar geworden binnen het onderwijs en de vakliteratuur. Hierdoor heeft de ontwikkeling in zowel verbreding als verdieping …

Artikel over de tekortschietende samenwerking tussen opleidingen, welzijnsorganisaties en onderzoekers in de professionalisering van het jongerenwerk. Aanleiding is het debat over professionalisering van de sociaal agogische beroepen. Dr. Metz, programmadirecteur bij Youth Spot, stelt dat klassieke professionaliseringstrategieën, …

Theoretical trends and schools of thought in the field of anthropology evolve rapidly. Anthropological literature must keep abreast, not only of these intellectual shifts, but also of pressing global, political, and social issues. Thus, this volume, like others before it, seeks to provide updates on …

Ethnomusicology-at-home and grounded theory. Presentation of paper `Ethnomusicology-at-Home and Grounded Theory' at the 41st World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music ICTM, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 14/7/2011.

Reprovinci is a small company targeting small to medium businesses and non-profit organisations. They have their own content management system, which has, through the years, become slower. Reprovinci wished to counter this drop in performance. This was a challenge to me, as I have never had to analyse …