Dit is een onderzoek naar de mogelijkheden en onmogelijkheden van beeldende therapie bij kinderen in groep 1 en 2 van het regulier basisonderwijs met als doel het zelfvertrouwen te vergroten. Het onderzoek heeft geresulteerd in een Therapeutisch Product, zodat de bijdrage van beeldende therapie voor …

Om goed in te spelen op complexe ontwikkelingen in onze snel veranderende samenleving, hebben organisaties hulp en handvatten nodig. In dit artikel wordt daartoe een driestapsaanpak beschreven voor het inzetten van toekomstscenario’s bij strategievorming: identificeren van drivers for change; toekomstscenario’s …

Are we at the eve of a transformation in our economic system? “Yes”, according to several visionary scientists and policymakers. They predict the rise of an economy that is based on biological materials, the so-called bio-based economy. The key challenge is that due to several socio-economic developments, …

Civil society as a social sphere is constantly subjected to change. Using the Dutch context, this article addresses the question whether religiously inspired engagement is a binder or a breakpoint in modern societies. The author examines how religiously inspired people in the Netherlands involve themselves …

This thesis focuses on the effect economic sanctions have on the population of Iran. It will be measured by the rate of GDP, inflation, unemployment and child mortality. For the past few years, it seems economic sanctions have been affecting the Iranians in a negative way. The research will provide an …

In 2010 voerde Marco Snoek de eindredactie over een beleidshandboek van de Europese Commissie rond inductieprogramma's voor beginnende leraren. Dit inductie handboek is het resultaat van een peer learning proces waarin ervaringen vanuit verschillende landen rond inductieprogramma's gedeeld zijn. Het …

This article reports on qualitative research among 48 social professionals, managers and policymakers and their perceptions of activating citizenship, social work roles and responsibilities, carried out in Utrecht and Tartu. Professionals from both countries agreed to the idea of activating citizenship …

This article analyzes negative externalities that policymakers in one region or group may impose upon the citizens of neighboring regions or groups. These externalities may be material, but they may also be psychological (in the form of envy). The latter form of externality may arise from the production …

Fifty years after its launch, the European Union still has not succeeded in attracting the appropriate level of interest and the full support of EU citizens. Informing citizens about the European Union is a task of the government and the media, so that people gain knowledge and form an opinion about …

Debates about social theory and social policy are highly fragmented and unclear in subject and direction. A recognised paradigm is failing. Maybe we have to accept that social reality is not to reconstruct in social theory. But we certainly need social theorists and social theories to support citizens, …