This study focuses on the changing security perceptions since the end of the Cold War and the related role of the Dutch armed forces in this process. Because the defence organization is a frequently used policy instrument ...

The comprehensive approach (CA) is the result of the changes in the international security environment. It became clear that most conflicts are complex and that a onedimensional military approach does not suffice. Civil ...

For the past decades, immigration and integration have been topics of heated debates with in the Dutch political arena. Being an open society, the Netherlands is subject of an on-going influx of people. Many immigrants ...

Over the past decade, numerous conflict transformation organisations have emerged, which aim to protect the civilians from conflict and to establish a more secure and just environment in (post) conflict areas. Despite ...

This explorative research focuses on the reasons behind peace operations deployed by the European Union (EU). During the 1990s the EU became a regional security organisation. In 2001 the European Council in Laeken declared ...

For years internal displacement has been neglected on the international agenda. Only recently the phenomenon is receiving more attention. Consequently, more debates and more approaches arise concerning whether or not ...

United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations have developed into one of the world’s most important institutions engaged in establishing peace and security. Over time, several generations of peacekeeping operations have ...

As recent reports and research indicate, the participation of women in peace building and reconstruction is crucial for the success of the aforementioned efforts. However, is this also true in very conservative countries ...