A small group of people managing a swimming pool to prevent it from closing, or a group taking care of a next door public green area. These are examples of citizen initiatives and they are becoming more and more prevalent. Citizen initiatives are a way for citizens to organize themselves and take action …

De Haagse Hogeschool wil haar studenten competenties laten verwerven om in een internationaal en cultureel gedifferentieerde omgeving te kunnen werken (HHS, 2013). De gezondheidszorg is immers geen nationaal geïsoleerd fenomeen meer (Van der Hulst, 2011). Globalisering dwingt ons tot het verbreden van …

Environmental advocacy has a difficult position within environmental education (EE) and education for sustainable development (ESD). Proponents of pluralistic approaches to education see advocacy as a form of indoctrination. However, pluralistic education itself can be seen as a form of indoctrination. …

This special edition is dedicated to the research of Professor Cornelia Roux. The articles captured in this edition are contributions from some of her scholarly friends, nationally and internationally, the doctoral candidates she has delivered over the years, and her postdoctoral fellows. The works reflects …

Het hoogwater van 1993 en 1995 zorgde voor een hoop onrust in het Nederlandse rivierengebied. De overheid wilde dergelijke situatie voorkomen en maakte in 2003 en 2013 inundatieplannen voor de grensoverschrijdende dijkring 42, om het hoogwaterveiligheidsprobleem op te lossen. De inwoners waren het niet …

Design tasks in the Canal Zone abound but the opportunities are hidden in the citizens’ unspoken wishes. The urban community nowadays is complex. Problems that occur in our environment are layered and difficult to comprehend by an individual. By turning the traditional process inside out my role as an …

The development of international relations and the implementation of the Bologna Process have been increasingly given attention by Higher Education Institutions in the Middle East region through the TEMPUS and Erasmus Mundus programmes. The project partners were keen to learn about elements of the Bologna …

Global citizens in the virtual classroom. Presentation, IPUE, Groningen 18-19 november 2013.

Local governments are increasingly looking for new ways to involve citizens in policy and decision-making, for example by combining public sector data sources with data gathered by citizens. Several examples exist of data gathering where personal mobile devices act as data collectors. While these efforts …

Presentation, held on June 6, 2013.Concerns an overview of 2012-2013 and a preview on 2013-2014.Opening Up is designed to look for a better service to citizens and businesses through the use of social media and open data. The opening-up project started in October 2011 and lasts three years. Hanze University …