Established in 1993, Transparency International (TI) defines itself as “the global civil society organization leading the fight against corruption, that brings people together in a powerful worldwide coalition to end the devastating impact of corruption on men, women and children around the world”. Its …

After more than three decades of war and conflict, Afghanistan is back on track towards becoming a functioning state again. Although security and stability have not taken root yet, the first results of peace are tangible. The quality of governance, the judicial …

Verkennende analyse van de sociale kwaliteit van de lokale samenleving van de gemeente Zwartewaterland. Dergelijke analyses zijn belangrijk in het licht van de nieuwe taken die de Wet Maatschappelijke Ondersteuning aan gemeenten toekent. Om te kunnen bepalen op welke wijze men de lokale civil society …

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Trias Politica Ethica bevat gezichtspunten die tot een vernieuwing van onze samenleving kunnen leiden. Het boek mikt op een herwaardering en praktische toepassing van de beginselen vrijheid, gelijkheid en broederschap. In dit boek wordt aan de hand van een groot aantal actuele vraagstukken getoond hoe …

Jan Hylén also attending the Surf Education Days 2005, held a presentation about Open Source Software and Open Content (such as the MIT Open Courseware project and the Open Access initiative). Jan Hylén is working at the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) of the Organization of Economic …

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In 1999 the Gele Rijders (Yellow Riders), the traditional name for the soldiers of 11 Battalion Horse Artillery, and with them soldiers, hussars, and gunners of numerous other units, were deployed to the municipality of Orahovac in Kosovo. In the evaluation report the Secretary of Defence sent to Parliament …

On the eve of the twenty-first century, it is a scandal that there are still people sleeping rough on our streets. This is not a situation we can continue to tolerate in a modern and civil society. These were the words of Tony Blair in his foreword to the policy document Rough Sleeping, The Government’s …

Paper that discusses both military and civil aspects of Information Assurance. It provides the reader with an overview of the clear and present threats from cyberspace on the Armed Forces and society as a whole. A cyber attack taxonomy ordered both by hacking method and reason of attack is presented. …