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Item Is a fence the best defence? A comparative case-study on the influence of the peace lines on the sence of place and identity of residents in West-Belfast(2016-08-25) Veerbeek, MarliesIs a fence the best defence: a comperative case study on the influence of the peacelines on the sense of place and identity of residents in West-Belfast In Belfast, Protestants and Catholics have been living separated for centuries and have been in conflict for years. During the violent period of the Troubles, peace walls were created to remain control and keep fighting groups apart. Official peace was established in 1998, however in 2016 most of these walls are still dividing communities. The Northern Ireland government aims to have all the walls removed by 2023. In this thesis, the areas of loyalist Shankill and nationalist Falls Road have been researched. By the use of the theory of Bourdieu on habitus and fields and Tuan’s theory of sense of place, the effects of the peacelines on the sense of place of the residents of the researched areas has been viewed. This knowledge is used to formulate recommandations towards the implementation of the Together Building a United Community-policy on the removal of the peace lines in Belfast. Interview data with both academic experts, and residents of the Shankill area have been used to answer the research question.Item It does not matter who you are but it matters where you come from – place identification for migrants in the Netherlands(2018-12-06) Veerbeek, MarliesThroughout this research it is argued that the process of place identification differs on different aspects between the researched groups. Gaining access to valuable bridging social capital appears to be challenging for both student migrants and highly educated refugees. Whereas the student migrant experience no trouble with bonding social capital, refugees struggle with finding access to any useful social capital. Dutch immigration policy is an important factor that influences categorization for both groups. The incentives of the different policies for the different groups leave their marks on policy practices that both studied groups experience. Due to the base of the policies, these experiences highly differ. Furthermore, it is argued that place attachment consists of multiple factors that operate on micro and macro levels and therefore intertwine. Both groups indicated that they feel part of the place they live in on micro level but not on macro, societal level. This caused by a combination of lack of exposure on the one side and difficulties accessing Dutch society on the other side. Contrary to the divide created in policies, the researched groups show more similarities than differences in the process of place identification