In its past, terrorism has evolved from old terrorism into new, even more catastrophic terrorism. Today, hundreds or even thousands of people can become victim from one moment to the other, through which the fear for terrorist attacks has increased a lot lately. Next to that, Europe has become much more …

The role of expert knowledge of the environment in decision-making about urban development has been intensively debated, largely in terms of a so-called ‘science-policy gap’. Most contributions to this debate have studied the use of knowledge in the decision-making process from the knowledge providers’ …

In this case study, we want to gain insights into how residents of three municipalities communicate about the new murder scenario of the cold case of Marianne Vaatstra and the possibility of a large-scale DNA familial searching. We investigate how stakeholders shape their arguments in conversation with …

In this case study, we want to gain insight into how residents of three municipalities communicate about the new murder scenario of the cold case of Marianne Vaatstra and the possibility of a large-scale DNA familial searching. We investigate how stakeholders shape their arguments in conversation with …

At the end of the nineties, many unaccompanied minor asylum seekers (UMAs) came to the Netherlands due to wars and continuing violence in the world. Many UMAs try to find a new home and ask for asylum in order to get protection. Therefore, the asylum issue has become an urgent item on the political agendas …

Dit artikel is een samenvatting van mijn proefschrift over Schumans Europa en zijn referentiekader dat de oorspronkelijke visie weergeeft van de grondlegger van de Europese eenwording, Robert Schuman. Het laat zien hoe zijn gedachten, persoonlijkheid, katholieke geloof en afkomst uit Elzas-Lotharingen …

The Lotseninsel is a small peninsula situated in the transition area of the Baltic Sea and the Schlei in Northern Germany. The mouth of the Schlei is an ecological important area and is thus protected under several conservation laws. The position of the Lotseninsel amid and surrounded by this ecological …

Through an increasing demand for lower carbon dioxide discharges together with the anticipation of declining fossil fuels reserves, energy production in Europe will consequently be more and more originated from structures that are winning energy from renewable sources. Europe’s aim is to generate 20% …

The objective of this thesis was to research how development cooperation among donors and recipients could be improved so as to increase the effectiveness of aid and to advance the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. To this end, the author chose to make inquires as to which challenges …

In a country like Slovakia, there are many differences between national minorities, and therefore the country has to implement a mixed approach to the cultural interests and needs of the minorities. The largest minority in Slovakia is the Hungarian minority, with a total of 458,467 people, which is a …