In the face of increasingly complex societal challenges, the field of social design is being called upon to deepen its ability to create long-term, systemic impact. This project, conducted with five experienced social designers and one workshop in our ESConference in 2025, explored how systems thinking, …

Social design is a growing practice field and expected to create impact on socio-technical systems and society at large. It positions designers to commit themselves to long-term visions and coordinate social change accordingly (Tromp & Vial, 2023). This requires designers to have a good understanding …

This thesis investigated how homeostatic resilience can be determined based on the response of various biomarkers during and after a standardised bicycle ergometer test. The test model had to be reproducible and widely applicable to people with varying health statuses. To this end, two controlled human …

Elke klas heeft haar buitenbeentjes en dwarsliggers. Juist deze leerlingen kunnen gebaat zijn met inclusief onderwijs. Het ingewikkelde gedrag van een leerling mag geen reden zijn om inclusie uit te stellen. Inclusief onderwijs biedt namelijk een antwoord op probleemgedrag in de klas. Het benadrukt aandacht …

The crowdlending market has emerged as a significant alternative financing mechanism for small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The European Union works towards the unification of crowdfunding markets. This paper aims to review future research directions to support crowdlending as a financial alternative …

The aim of this thesis was to investigate the (re)organization of the primary motor cortex in people with low back pain (LBP), as well as to explore whether changes in the primary motor cortex correlate with changes in clinical tests – a motor control test, sensory tests, and pain sensitivity and modulation …

Roddel speelt een enorm belangrijke rol bij eergerelateerd geweld. Ik heb het verschijnsel nog nooit zo mooi omschreven gezien als in bovenstaand citaat uit de roman Kaart voor verdoolde geliefden over onder meer sociale controle en druk in een migrantengemeenschap van de hand van de Brits-Pakistaanse …

In 2022 verscheen het door Catrien en mij samengestelde Basisboek. Geweld in de levensloop. Theorie voor de praktijk. Ik was deze zomer al van plan om daarover iets te gaan schrijven toen ik werd uitgenodigd om voor dit terechte eerbetoon aan Catrien een bijdrage te leveren.

There is more and more to do on making better use of plastic waste. The plastic issue has been stressed several times by many governments, public agencies, businesses and academics. The concern over plastic waste resulted in plastic roadmaps and plastic pacts that aim to establish a circular plastic …

Gaasperdam, located in Amsterdam’s southeastern region, is a diverse neighborhood with a population of approximately 30, 000 residents. The area is characterized by a mix of social housing and privately owned homes, with several residential high-rises built during the 1970s and 1980s. In terms of education, …