Statelessness is a global issue that affects more than 12 million people around the world. Based on the United Nations (UN) estimates, the Council of Europe (CoE) has identified the number of stateless persons in Europe to be at least 680,000. Despite the above figures, statelessness remains a relatively …

Over the past few years the terms 'fair trade', 'sustainable' and 'organic' have become more present in combination with tea products in the supermarkets. These terms are used for many different goals. Some suppliers actually try to provide the consumer with a product that has been produced following …

Summary Social impact assessment (SIA) developed alongside EIA in the early 1970s as a mechanism to consider the social impacts of planned interventions. The early understanding tended to limit the practical application of SIA to the project level, usually within the context of regulatory frameworks, …

Spain is a country which at the moment has several economic problems. Therefore, the Spanish Government is offering non-European citizens the possibility of receiving Spanish residential visa when investing more than 500.000 € in real-estate. The purpose of this paper is to help Casamona, a young Spanish …

IKEA Delft is a very successful business, but it is facing some challenges in the field of marketing, as customer loyalty is changing. Moreover, this marketing plan provides different ways for IKEA Delft to adapt its loyalty program in order to improve in the field of marketing. In this research the …

The aim of this thesis is to explore the effects of the Foreign Agents Law on nongovernmental organizations (further mentioned as NGOs) operating in Russia, after its implementation by the State Duma in November of 2012. The Foreign Agents Law amends existing NGO legislation and is the latest in a series …

In this report the specific conditions for success in organising electronic dance music events were conducted and analysed. The Dutch event industry is currently being over-extended with events, such as musical festivals. Many organisations are having problems with the high level of competition and the …

What is the impact of transparency for Cordaid regarding the increase of donors? A survey showed that people find transparency very important and that transparency in finance and communication will help Cordaid to get more donors. Nowadays, people want to be more involved when they spend their money …

This paper analyses the regional integration possibilities for MERCOSUR, which is a regional integration scheme in South America. The initial goal of MERCOSUR was the creation of a common market. However, MERCOSUR was not able to reach this goal and it created a customs union instead. This paper analyses …

Silvio Berlusconi was Italy's longest serving Prime Minister since the Second World War. As Prime Minister, he exercised control over the three public television channels in Italy. The combination of a strong political figure that controls large parts of public media and has considerable business interests …