European Integration qualifies as perhaps the most interesting experiment in present-day international relations. Throughout its existence, the European Union’s power as an economic, political or military actor has changed constantly. The current status of the EU has an impact on how the EU functions …

What is platformization and why is it a relevant category in the contemporary political landscape? How is it related to cybernetics and the history of computation? This book tries to answer such questions by engaging in multidisciplinary dialogues about the first ten years of the emerging fields of platform …

Deze uitgave bundelt zestien essays die geschreven zijn door een groep van gevestigde historici en opkomend talent. Het is een rijke verzameling opstellen over landen, steden en regio’s. Samen illustreren ze de relevantie van onze sociaal-culturele, economische, demografische of politieke geschiedenis. …

This thesis investigates the interplay between displacement and marriage practices among Palestinian and Syrian refugees in Jordan. Processes of national identification, belonging, and citizenship rights impact marriage practices, and do so differently depending on the particular displacement history …

QUOTE “This thesis is going to discuss the historical, cultural and economic conditions that currently Chinese independent designers have to take into account, both when venturing in the Chinese as well as in the international markets – more specifically, those in the West.” ISSUE Due to several disruptions …

Abstract Historically, epidemics and plagues are repeatedly reported to have happened since the ancient civilizations (Egypt, Greece, Rome and imperial China). Most known examples of a devastating global pandemics in recent history are the ‘Black Death’ (14th century) and the global influenza (1918-1919), …

The Zayanderood was the largest river in the center of Iran that passes through the city of Esfahan. It connected people and offered stability and economic opportunities. Tragically the river has no water anymore; these days it has a dry riverbed, that no longer connects but separates. Through designing …

Op 6 mei 2018 schreef Elmar Hellendoorn in De Volkskrant dat ‘Europa’ zijn machtspolitieke wortels moet herontdekken, ofwel de wortels van de vroege jaren, toen conservatieve realisten zoals Charles de Gaulle en Konrad Adenauer nog een bepalende rol speelden. Tevens schreef hij hoe ‘aan Amerikaanse universiteiten …

The Nature Spectacle: On Images, Money, and Conservation Capitalism by Jim Igoe is, as its Preface states, an ambitious book that seeks to make connections between diverse times and places. The preface also, in many ways, tells more about the background and intention of the book than its chapters do, …