Optreden in conflictgebieden wordt voor zowel humanitaire organisaties als de Nederlandse Defensie steeds complexer. De voornaamste reden hiervoor is de toename van het aantal actoren en politieke belangen in een conflict. Hierdoor is het voor zowel humanitaire organisaties als militaire organisaties …

This dissertation explores whether the German news media framework that is constructed around the issue of trafficking in human beings (THB) is biased or framed in terms of gender. The past decade has seen major developments in efforts towards the eradication of THB on an international and national …

In deze opdracht zal een webapplicatie gemaakt worden, waar tel-data in gecorrigeerd kan worden. Deze applicatie zal een vervanger zijn voor alle huidige data reparatie software. De nieuwe applicatie dient slimmer te zijn dan de huidige omgevingen. Het moet de gebruiker suggesties kunnen geven wat wel …

One of the big problems visually impaired persons experience in their daily lives, is the inability to see non-verbal cues of conversation partners. In this study, a wearable assistive technology is presented and evaluated which supports visually impaired persons with the recognition of facial expressions …

What is a pop-up store and how can it be used for organisational counterspacing? The pop-up can be interpreted as a fashionable and hypermodern platform focusing on the needs of a younger generation of consumers that searches for new experiences and is prone to ad hoc decision-making. From this perspective, …

De docent is de belangrijkste actor wanneer het gaat om de kwaliteit van onderwijs. Voortdurende professionele ontwikkeling van docenten, ook nadat zij hun startbekwaamheid hebben aangetoond, is dus cruciaal (Hattie, 2009; Kendall & Marzano, 2008). In dit artikel bekijken Rob Martens en Niek van den …

Design-based inquiries into the networked products of the Internet of Things (IoT) lack a coherent understanding of the effect of such products on society. This paper proposes a new taxonomy for networked products, which would allow articulation on their current state and future, and provide insights …

The transformation from the current energy system to a decentralized renewable energy system requires the transformation of communities into energy neutral or even energy producing communities. Increasingly, citizens become 'prosumers' and pool their resources to start a local energy initiative. In this …

The European Arctic has been recently experiencing an upsurge in mining activities. This is reflected in an on-going interest from the industry, regulators and the public. However, current and future prospects are highly sensitive to mineral price fluctuations. The EU is a major consumer and importer …

The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the foreign policy changes that the EU experienced due to the Iraq crisis. The increasing complexity of the global security environment has played an important role in the EU foreign policy evolution by challenging the EU’s effective management of …