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In 'De ban van beheersing' staat het denkbeeld 'maakbaarheid' centraal. Hoewel sterk verwaarloosd in het publieke debat en in de bestuurskunde, blijkt de maakbaarheidsgedachte springlevend in de praktijk van beleid, bestuur en politiek. We zijn nog volop 'in de ban van beheersing'. Vandaag de dag draagt maakbaarheid bovendien een neoliberaal stempel. Dat is wat het eerste deel van dit boek betoogt én bekritiseert. De vraag die daarom in het tweede deel centraal staat is hoe we 'uit de ban van beheersing' kunnen komen. Een wenkend perspectief ligt in de herwaardering van premoderne inzichten. Door opnieuw de deugd van de gematigdheid centraal te stellen, de logica van sociale praktijken te respecteren en als een ambachtsman te handelen kan maakbaarheidsdenken begrensd worden. Bovendien schuilen hierin aanknopingspunten voor een 'neosociaal' perspectief op bestuur en beleid

From bicycle highway to parking tower. Cycling is experiencing a worldwide revival. It is a sustainable, affordable and above all trendy alternative to the car and public transport. Experiments in new cycling facilities are underway everywhere. This book includes international examples, interviews with the makers of prominent cycling routes and a glimpse at future innovations. The possibilities that cycling offers for the spatial quality and the liveability of cities are enormous, but have not been fully exploited. This book is a handbook for anyone interested in the development, design and promotion of high-quality cycling routes. The goal is to activate the full potential of cycling for the (urban) landscape and to consider cycling infrastructure as an integral design challenge instead of purely an issue of traffic engineering

Public debates tend to see social inequality as resulting from individual decisions people make, for instance with respect to their education or lifestyle. Solutions are often sought in supporting individuals to make better choices. This neglects the importance of social groups and communities in determining individual outcomes. A moral perspective on social inequality questions the fairness of insisting on individual responsibilities, when members of some groups systematically receive fewer opportunities than others. The essays in this book have been prepared by experts from different disciplines, ranging from philosophy to engineering, and from economics to epidemiology. On the basis of recent scientific insights, World of Difference examines how group memberships impact on individual outcomes in four key domains: health, education and work, migration, and the environment. This offers a new moral perspective on social inequality, which policy makers tend to neglect.