In the media
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Does a Prime Minister with no party affiliation have any clout? 01 July 2024
Although Dick Schoof, of no party affiliation, has been nominated by the four coalition parties as the new Dutch Prime Minister, various experts have ...
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Marja Spierenburg in podcast Rethinking Rights and Resources for the Green Transformation. 28 June 2024
In the first episode of the podcast series, Andrei Marin, Associate Professor at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences, interviews Marja Spierenbu...
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Salary of Museum de Fundatie’s former director not specified in annual report 27 June 2024
Ralph Keuning, the former director of Museum de Fundatie, a museum for the visual arts in Zwolle, stepped down in 2022 following complaints about auth...
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Municipality of Deventer claims compensation from Rijkswaterstaat 25 June 2024
With roadworks to widen the A1 motorway near Deventer (province of Overijssel, the Netherlands) now complete, a substantial dispute has arisen between...
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Mark Rutte: The ideal candidate to preserve NATO unity 25 June 2024
What can we expect from Mark Rutte as NATO's Secretary General? Lars Brummel, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Public Administration, expla...
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What's allowed as hand luggage? 25 June 2024
Total confusion exists as to what you can take as hand luggage on flights. Each airline has its own rules, which causes frustration among passengers. ...
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Nanoplastics found throughout the human body – how worried should we be? 21 June 2024
The world is becoming clogged with plastic, with tiny plastic particles found everywhere, from the oceans’ depths to the mountain tops, soil, plants, ...
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Unusual ruling on Open Government Act: court decides what can be disclosed 20 June 2024
In a high-profile court case concerning the Dutch Open Government Act ('Wet open overheid', shortened to 'Woo'), a court has decided to review documen...
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Is part-time work for full-time pay the future? 18 June 2024
When Dutch company AFAS Software announced that its employees would work four days per week for the same full-time pay, many people asked: how’s that ...
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Does the EU really dictate 80% of our laws? 11 June 2024
During the European election campaigns, it was claimed that as many as 70% or even 80% of our laws are dictated by the EU. But is that really true? Pr...
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Nadine Akkerman’s 'Spycraft' in Harper’s Magazine: ‘Diverting history‘ 07 June 2024
In Harper’s Magazine, reviewer Dan Piepenbring discusses the latest book by professor Nadine Akkerman and Pete Langman. ‘Spycraft’ showcases how and w...
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FvD politican Gideon van Meijeren in court for inciting violence 04 June 2024
The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service has demanded that Gideon van Meijeren, Dutch Member of Parliament in the Forum for Democracy (FvD) party, b...
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Bert van den Berg on The Conversation: "Ancient scroll reveals new story of Plato’s death" 04 June 2024
University Lecturer Bert van Den Berg shares about the recent research by The Greek Philosophical Schools project in Italy. The research sheds new lig...
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What went wrong for the Vlaardingen girl in foster care? 03 June 2024
The case of the severely abused girl in foster care has caused outrage. Her foster carers are suspected of attempted manslaughter. What went wrong? Ma...
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The government’s mentality hinders citizens' initiatives 30 May 2024
The manner and context in which the government supports citizens' initiatives are often more important than the legal framework. In practice, it only ...