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 …

The case study assesses the question ‘how can Scope best utilise the critical success factors of Scope One to gain market share?’, by focusing on identifying and analysing the critical success factors of Scope One. A framework was devised from four project management theories and two agile software development …

The goal of this research is to examine the differences between the Netherlands and Germany, when it comes to European integration. The central question in this thesis is: “Why do the Netherlands and Germany differ on further European integration?”. Through desk research and field research, in the form …

In July 2013, the EU and the US began negotiating a comprehensive trade and investment treaty: TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). This was the beginning of a hefty public debate on the – supposed – contents of the agreement, such regulatory cooperation and ISDS. In the Netherlands, …

This dissertation focusses on the prison counter-radicalisation strategies of the United Kingdom and Belgium. Both British and Belgium prisons have become breeding grounds for Islamic radicalisation. Therefore, both countries have come up with different strategies and measures to tackle the issue. Thus, …

The purpose of this report is to document research conducted at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, commissioned by The Hague’s International Affairs Department, on the topic of the Bethel’s church asylum of the Tamrazyan family in The Hague. The specific case of the Tamrazyan family, who found …

The importance of physiotherapy for older adults is observable in the benefits of prevention. The risk of falling can be decreased or an invasive surgery can be postponed. Over the past decades, technology has faced an exponential development. Consecutively, new treatment possibilities can be offered, …

Issues of race and discrimination towards the ethnic minorities have always existed in the United Kingdom. With the initiation of the EU referendum and Brexit, these issues have increased. Following the referendum, the media published news of hate crimes against Indian and Pakistani citizens. During …

The  purpose  of  this  research  is  to  find  out  how  sex  work  decriminalisation  policy  could  benefit working circumstances for sex workers in the European Union. Since criminalisation and  legalisation  policy  types  have  failed  to  protect  sex  workers  from  violence,  abuse,  exploitation …

The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the policy changes that Italy and the European Union (EU) experienced due to the EU migrant crisis. The European country that, besides Greece and Spain, has been most affected by problems of irregular migrant arrivals by the Mediterranean Sea, is Italy. The …