Traditional non-linear models offer Dutch municipalities limited insight into the social behaviour of local stakeholders, even though this behaviour largely determines the success of policies in complex sociotechnical systems. This study addresses the following research question: “How can an agent-based …

‘International Hub Center, a connective student village in Maastricht.’ Can a university city like Maastricht do better in getting international students involved in the local community and making them prolong their stay to the benefit of the city? From his own experience as a foreign student the designer …

This report provides an extensive description of the research process and the development of a professional product aimed at the social inclusion of people with a disability on the island Sal. The introduction describes the research context, including the rationale and the central problem statement. …

This dissertation's primary objective is to analyze the lack of gender-balanced parliaments within the European Union. Worldwide, women continue to be highly underrepresented in the legislature, and only five countries globally have reached gender parity in parliaments. The European Union offers comprehensive …

Connecting for (Re)generative Education (C4RE) is a movement started by eight people, six co founders, and two interns. Their main goal is to create a platform, in the form of a social movement, where people working in Dutch educational organisations can support each other and exchange knowledge on topics …

I have a special and personal connection with the French Pays d’Auge. I appreciate its beauty and qualities but I am also seeing it decaying. My personal motivation, my role and mission as urban designer pushed me to think of a way to save – or better, upgrade – this beautiful valley. We know that …

Dutch citizens collaborate more and more together, and the number of (small) initiatives are increasing. Due to this increasing number of initiatives, the relationship between citizens’ initiatives and the (local) government becomes more necessary and creates new possibilities and opportunities. The …

Antonius Zorggroep in Sneek is in 2019 gestart met een sociale service innovatie, Koers 2022, met als missie de juiste zorg op de juiste plek (JZOJP) te leveren. Deze innovatie draagt bij aan de transitie naar Healthy Ageing, waarin het versterken van gezondheid van het individu centraal staat. Idealiter …

The following research aims to determine the factors that influence the degree of the participation of women in the military in NATO member states. Segal’s theoretical model was chosen to determine the factors as it, unlike other theories that explain women’s participation in the military, provides an …

The project is carried out in close collaboration with a non-profit organisation Sama Nepal in Nepal. The project started with the research question: â How can inclusive education be promoted in Nepal from an occupational therapy perspective?â . To answer this question, a theoretical foundation consisting …