In the midst of continuous health professions curriculum reforms, critical questions arise about the extent to which conceptual ideas are actually put into practice. Curricula are often not implemented as intended. An under-explored aspect that might play a role is governance. In light of major curriculum …

The Annual Conference on the Human Factor in Cybercrime is a small and specialised scientific event that aims to bring together scholars from around the world to present their research advances to a select audience. Its dynamic and linear format favours group discussions since all contributions are heard …

Amsterdam is known to be a cosmopolitan and multicultural city where newly arrived migrants find opportunities to test business ideas. Behind every business idea, there are people supporting the entrepreneurs’ initiatives and providing feedback. This chapter examines the role of those people in the process …

Climate change engagement is often conducted on a jurisdictional scale, and stakeholder engagement typically brings representatives from all constituencies around a common table. Yet, individual behavior is largely influenced by norms and leaders within their cultural groups, and the “Noah’s Ark” style …

ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) published in December 2014 a document about the regulation norms. In that document the ESMA proposed to skip the exemption option for energy companies for the guidelines of the financial instruments. From Jan. 3 2018 MiFID II (Markets in Financial Instruments …

Background: Around 13% of the world’s population suffers from obesity. More than 40% of people with obesity display emotional eating behaviour (eating in response to negative emotions or distress). It is an alternate to more effective coping strategies for negative emotions. Our study explored the opportunities …

‘Samensturing’, of ‘collaborative governance’ is een parapluterm voor bestuurs- en samenwerkingsvormen die het midden houden tussen hiërarchische aansturing en zelfbeheer. Samensturing komt in sommige buurthuizen maar moeizaam tot stand, in andere verloopt dat juist een stuk soepeler. Hoe kan dat? Een …

Zowel in het beleid om armoede tegen te gaan als in maatschappelijke denkbeelden over armoede zijn een aantal zaken ten goede veranderd. Dat betekent niet dat we nu wel op onze handen kunnen gaan zitten. Het aantal huishoudens dat met armoede en schulden kampt, stijgt immers nog steeds. Roeland van Geuns …