Iran has been a critical player in the Syrian war since 2011, crafting a complex foreign policy and military strategy to preserve its Syrian ally. What have been the drivers of Iranian decision-making in this con fl ict? And how has Iranian strategy evolved over the course of the war? This chapter argues …

The chapter examines the relevance and applicability of deterrence to violent non-state actors (VNSAs). VNSAs have become important players in the international system. Traditional deterrence theory and practice has limited utility against VNSAs due to their different characteristics to those of states …

This volume brings together articles from different parts of the globe that describe, question, test and criticize innovations and recent developments in online dating. Using quantitative as well as qualitative techniques the studies included in the book examine the impact of gender, personality traits, …

In this paper, we study cross-cultural differences in strategic reasoning in turn-taking games, as related to game-theoretic norms as well as affective aspects such as trust, degrees of risk-taking and cooperation. We performed a game experiment to investigate how these aspects play a role in reasoning …

In this paper, we study cross-cultural differences in strategic reasoning in turn-taking games, as related to game-theoretic norms as well as affective aspects such as trust, degrees of risk-taking and cooperation. We performed a game experiment to investigate how these aspects play a role in reasoning …

Conducting a classroom dialogue for reasoning can be very challenging for teachers and, in particular for students-teachers. Research on classroom discussions provides examples of models that can be used to help teachers organize, analyse and conduct classroom discussions. One of these models is the …

West Georgia is a travel agency in the seaside city, Batumi, Georgia which operates inside the country borders including services such as accommodation, food & drinks and tours. The firm offers its services in Georgian, Russian, English and Arabic languages. West Georgia has hosted tourists from a few …

​Dit afstudeerproject bestaat uit twee onderdelen: een literatuurstudie en een meesterproef. De literatuurstudie onderzoekt hoe het zeventig jaar na de oprichting van de staat Israël gesteld is met de politieke, religieuze en maatschappelijke idealen van het land. Israël is zeventig jaar geleden …

Dit afstudeeronderzoek richt zich op de Messiaanse beweging in Nederland. Ze is in de afgelopen dertig jaar uitgegroeid tot een beweging die bestaat uit grofweg 60 (huis)gemeenten. Deze gemeenten worden voornamelijk bezocht door niet-Joodse christenen. Ze hebben het verlangen terug te gaan naar de Joodse …

Mijn onderzoek gaat over het conflict tussen Israël en Palestina (met Palestina bedoel ik de bezette Palestijnse gebieden in Israël). Met dit onderzoek wilde ik de volgende hoofdvraag beantwoorden: ‘Kan een project over de kwestie Israël-Palestina de leerlingen inzage geven in de complexe hedendaagse …