Recent developments in the aftermath of several terrorist attacks in European Member States have caused uncertainty and disorder. Although measures have been taken, terrorism seems to be always one step ahead, inciting fear. Increased cooperation between Member States is necessary. Yet, it is not happening. …

The paper studies the impact of complex interrelationships between economic, societal, and political realms at multiple levels on the role of community energy initiatives in the energy transition process. The paper focuses specifically on the Netherlands, because of two aspects: (1) existence of the …

In urban areas space is limited. Different stakeholders can have very different ideas and visions on how a plot of land should be used. The R-Link research-project studies this topic. In this video, Dr. Melika Levelt (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences) will introduce a method from the R-Link project …

Door verschillende ontwikkelingen op de arbeidsmarkt wordt Performance Management (PM) steeds belangrijker. Deze ontwikkelingen zorgen ervoor dat HR voor een grote uitdaging staat. De betrokkenheid van medewerkers met de organisatie wordt steeds belangrijker, waardoor er meer aandacht komt voor de ontwikkeling …

Dit praktijkgerichtonderzoek is verricht in het kader van de studie Master Educational Needs. Het betreft een ontwerponderzoek naar groepspresentaties gericht op praktijkverbetering ten aanzien van handelingsgericht werken (HGW). In een groepspresentatie presenteert een leerkracht zijn evaluatie van …

The Netherlands strives for an inclusive society. In order to achieve this, the United Nations Convention on Disability has been ratified. In this convention sport is explicitly named as a means towards inclusion. Still, it is not yet clear what the role of sport is in this. Extensive research has been …

Social media and sharing economy platforms do not only disrupt industries. They also bypass democratic institutions. That’s not without risk, because the dominant Silicon Valley based online platforms are designed to create shareholder value, not to strengthen society or democracy. Which is unfortunate, …

Het is de afgelopen jaren duidelijk geworden dat de verzorgingsstaat in Nederland niet langer houdbaar is. Dit systeem heeft plaats gemaakt voor een 'participatiesamenleving'. Dit heeft de manier waarop de overheid werkt veranderd. Beleidsvorming is geëvolueerd van een top-down paradigma tot een bottom-up …

Citizen participation is booming, especially the number of urban bottom-up initiatives where information and communication technologies (ICT) are deployed is increasing rapidly. This growth is good news for society as recent historical research shows that the more citizens actively and persistently interfere …

BACKGROUND: Many work-related items are not included in the current classification of environmental factors from the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Furthermore, personal factors are not classified and the ICF only provides a very limited list of examples. These …