Elke van Buggenhout (muzikant; piano-improvisatie & muziektherapeut) en Bert van den Bergh (filosoof & psycholoog) vatten in het voetspoor van fenomenologische benaderingen depressie op als een verstoring van de elementaire afstemming tussen (in)dividu, wereld en ander. Het fenomeen depressie voert in …

The issue of plastic marine pollution has drastically increased in recent years. The questionable management of single-use plastic items has led to a concerning environmental scenario. The European Union is desperately trying to tackle the issue. In the early months of 2019, the EU approved the single-use …

De psychische stoornis depressie geldt wereldwijd als centraal probleem voor de volksgezondheid. De vraag echter wat depressie precies is, kent nogal uiteenlopende ant woorden. Bovendien ligt het dominante kader waarbinnen men geacht wordt psychische stoornissen te benaderen en te behandelen vanuit verschillende …

De gangbare, DSM-gestuurde interpretatie van depressieve stoornis doet de ervaring van mensen die aan deze stoornis lijden geen recht. Er ontbreken drie wezenlijke aspecten aan de DSM-definitie: een verstoorde wereldbetrekking, een verstoorde lijfelijkheid en een verstoorde temporaliteit. De fenomenologische …

Social enterprises received growing attention since the financial crisis started in 2008, due to severe public sector cut backs and the inability of current structures and policies to meet social problems. This development has also been accelerated by the dissatisfaction of consumers and society in private …

This thesis set out to research the mental health issues that students currently face and researched both the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Furthermore, this thesis also set out to research self-regulation theories and how these could be implemented at universities and colleges. Self-regulation …

This study, titled Sweetening the Deal, considers policy interventions to reduce sugar consumption. The study addresses the research question: To what extent does public opinion in the Netherlands and in the United Kingdom either correspond or contrast to policy approaches being taken by their governments …

Migration for reasons of employment, education, safety and family reunification, a common thing in our present-day world. To counteract potential instability generated by the flow of migrants, host countries strive for integration of migrants into their societies. The Netherlands, considered an example …

In this study, the main obstacles which impede a common European migration policy are described. The research was mainly focused on the period between 2015 and 2019. This thesis consists of a qualitative interview and extensive desk research. The Schengen agreement came under pressure by the migrant …

Michel Foucault’s analysis of psychiatry´s birth around 1800 is well known. The French philosopherreversed the myth of PhilippePinel and William Tuke asliberatorsof the mad in the New Era after the French revolution: instead of a starting liberation we should consider it a completed elimination. The …