Preference formulation is one of the most basic and fundamental aspects of lobbying; one can hardly conceive of a form of lobbying in which no preferences are voiced with public o cials. Also, lobbying is often regarded ...

A comparative case study between the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and Belgium on governance structures in network industries

Decentralization has been an important issue for governments in the previous decades. As most European countries are also a member state of the European Union, this also has consequences for the way in which national ...

In the Netherlands, a couple of crisis situations showed that coordination between several emergency services had to be improved in order to increase public safety. The Security Regions Act in 2010 is the legal and formal ...

Een onderzoek naar de condities waarmee Facebookgebruik invloed heeft op onveiligheidsgevoelens, om onveiligheidsgevoelens bij Facebookgebruikers te beperken.

Social democratic parties (SDPs) in Western Europe are undergoing turbulent times. From being among the largest and most influential political parties after WWII, in recent times they have been struggling with a constant ...

De maatschappij komt voor uitdagingen te staan waarvoor de overheid niet langer een oplossing kan bieden. Ook van ondernemers wordt verwacht dat ze rekening houden met de effecten van de bedrijfsvoering op mens, milieu en ...

A comparative case study between Sweden and the Netherlands on integration policy linked to citizenship and family reunification