Veel kerken willen in onze tijd open geloofsgemeenschappen zijn. Ze willen zich niet opsluiten in het eigen gelijk en zich niet afschermen van de omgeving. Tegelijk willen ze ook niet verwateren en helemaal gaan samenvallen met hun omgeving. Ze zoeken dus een weg tussen grensbewaking en grensvervaging. …

Bij de Europese verkiezingen van 2019 werden namens Nederland nooit eerder zoveel eurosceptische Europarlementariërs verkozen. Hun geluid is voor kiezers van grote waarde: Europarlementariërs van middenpartijen hebben de neiging te praten over beleidsmatige details. Eurosceptici lichten eerder de grote …

In this chapter, we study the inter-organizational response to the European migration crisis by using a collective sensemaking perspective. Collective sensemaking refers to the process by which organizations construct a shared understanding of an ambiguous and confusing situation, which subsequently …

Flexibility in organizations is important, especially when dealing with crises that develop in an unpredictable way. Existing management theory makes clear that organizations are confronted with different environmental dynamics and, therefore, need a mix of operational, structural and strategic flexible …

The Central Mediterranean route is currently the main one for migrants crossing the European Unions (EU) external borders. Boat migration and border security will be approached here within two main frameworks for analysis: a securitisation frame and a law enforcement frame. First, the pathways of securitisation …

A wireless sensor network (WSN) is a network of low-size and low-complexity devices that senses the environment and communicate the gathered data through wireless channels. The sensors sense the environment, and send data to a control unit for processing and decisions. The data is forwarded via multiple …

This book provides a comprehensive study of border control: from data analysis and information warfare, frameworks for command and control, and game-theoretic risk management, up to the (optimal) deployment of law enforcement missions. Innovative about this book is that it approaches the subject from …