In the last decades, citizen initiatives have become more important for neighbourhood development. This applies as well to sustaining urban green and the (temporary) development of urban food gardening and small parks. Development through citizen initiatives is not a straight-forward task for planners …

The collapse of Enron in 2001 made policy makers developed some new addition to corporate governance regulations. According to OECD (2015) there are 5 principles of good corporate governance which are transparency, fairness, accountability, responsibility and independency. CEOs need to be accountable …

To gain insight into the success and possible bottlenecks in the criminal justice domain, good and trustworthy management information is required. This paper presents a case study of a data space system that facilitates the monitoring of data flows within as well as between organizations involved in …

Uit het Trendonderzoek interne communicatie 2015 blijkt dat er volop kansen zijn voor het vakgebied interne communicatie. Interne communicatieprofessionals zijn steeds meer betrokken bij strategische thema’s en veranderingen in de organisatie. Onderzoek naar het effect van interne communicatie op de …

After the failure of the League of Nations after World War I, the Allied powers (the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union) came together to form a new international organization – the United Nations - that could save future generations from war and the atrocities experienced during …

Since Sweden joined the European Union in 1995, the nature of its political decisionmaking processes have changed. Instead of creating laws purely based on the mandate of Swedish citizens, a portion of Sweden’s national legislation is now created taking the input of the 27 other EU Member States into …

Human rights groups are increasingly calling for the protection of their right to privacy in relation to the bulk surveillance and interception of their personal communications. Some are advocating through strategic litigation. This advocacy tool is often chosen when there is weak political or public …

Hoofdstuk 15 15.1 Introduction 15.2 An international law perspective 15.3 The American position 15.4 International human rights developments 15.5 Effective remedy and reparations 15.6 Reflections References In the international arena there are some encouraging developments in relation to accountability …

De dienstensector is steeds meer zichtbaar geworden in onze maatschappij. Banken, horecaondernemingen, onderwijsinstellingen, luchtvaartbedrijven, consultancybureaus, schoonmaakbedrijven en ziekenhuizen (maar bijvoorbeeld ook de media), het zijn allemaal dienstverleners. Willen zij waarde creëren voor …

Sustainability challenges are among the most complex and difficult problems facing businesses today. These challenges involve many actors and interests and overlapping concerns, and addressing them requires significant investments and out-of-the-box thinking. Issues such as safety, supplier compliance, …