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Sociology - Ondanks hun uiteenlopende afkomst, cultuur en godsdienst vinden West-Europese jongeren het land waar zij wonen belangrijk. Toch voelen vooral autochtone jongeren een historische verbondenheid: in Nederland meer dan in Frankrijk en Engeland, en jongens meer dan meisjes. Dat blijkt uit de WRR-Verkenning Nationale Identiteit en meervoudig verleden van prof.dr. Maria Grever en dr. Kees Ribbens van de Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam. Grever en Ribbens vroegen ruim 670 leerlingen van 14 tot 18 jaar in Rotterdam, Londen en Lille in hoeverre zij zich vereenzelvigen met het land waarin zij wonen. Welke rol speelt de nationale geschiedenis hierbij? Grever en Ribbens onderzochten in hoeverre Nederlandse, Britse en Franse leerlingen van 14 tot 18 jaar zich identificeren met hun woonland. Zij gaan er hierbij van uit dat er niet één verleden is, maar dat mensen van generatie op generatie allerlei culturele codes overdragen, die in verhalen en herinneringen lang kunnen doorwerken. De onderzoekers gingen na welke betekenis de nationale identiteit voor de jongeren heeft. Ondanks de diversiteit aan achtergronden vinden die allemaal hun woonland belangrijk, al geldt dit sterker voor autochtonen dan voor allochtonen. Dat verschil in betrokkenheid geldt ook de historische interesse. Historische verbondenheid met het woonland - zoals nationale trots - leeft vooral bij autochtonen, in Nederland meer dan in Frankrijk en Engeland. In het algemeen voelen autochtone meisjes die 'nationale trots' minder dan jongens. De verschillen zijn het grootst op het terrein van de godsdienst. Geschiedenis van de godsdienst scoort het hoogst bij veel allochtone groepen, met uitzondering van de Surinaamse en Antilliaanse jongeren. Autochtone jongeren identificeren zich daar nauwelijks mee, al hadden Nederlandse jongeren hier wel weer meer interesse voor dan hun Engelse en Franse leeftijdgenoten. Bij Turkse en vooral Marokkaanse jeugd is er sterke culturele identificatie met de islam. Opvallend is dat, hoewel de onderzochte groepen zich nauwelijks Europeaan of wereldburger voelen, ze wel in Europese geschiedenis en vooral in wereldgeschiedenis geïnteresseerd zijn.

Political Science; European Union - Vanuit de fundamentele beginselen van de rechtsstaat wordt ingegaan op vormgeving en functioneren van de rechtsstaat in de huidige tijd. In het verleden is de concrete vormgeving van de rechtsstaat sterk verbonden geweest met de soevereine nationale staat. Twee recente ontwikkelingen, te weten internationalisering en individualisering, brengen daarin verandering. Op de consequenties daarvan wordt nader ingegaan. Er worden aanbevelingen gedaan die beogen de beginselen van rechtsstatelijkheid ook in nieuwe omstandigheden tot hun recht te doen komen.

This new study of the genesis of the Indonesian national state is based on the notion that the birth of that nation grew out of not only the liberation movement but also from the Dutch rule that the nationalists agitated against. The book places a clear emphasis on the ways in which Dutch rule was established in the Indonesian archipelago in the course of three centuries and examines the developments of Dutch colonial policies. This feeds into chapters that focus on the Indonesian nationalist movement and the Japanese occupation of the colony in 1942-1945.The occupation helped to enable the proclamation of Indonesian indepence and the creation of the Republic in August 1945. The conflict that erupted between the Repub-lic and the Netherlands was brought to an incomplete 'solution' in 1949, but the dis-pute about West-Irian led to a sequel that lasted for another thirteen years. More than half of this book is dedicated to the conflict and its aftermath. Much attention is paid to the sentiments and ideas that informed Dutch policy. Various issues that have received scant attention in the historiography are now dis-cussed. The author based his study on Dutch and international literature, contemporary newspapers and policy documents, and his own memories. In the book's title, the stork represents the Dutch and the garuda functions as a symbol of Indonesia. J. Herman Burgers (1926) worked at the Dutch Department of Foreign Affairs. He studied Law in Amsterdam and Political Science at Stanford University. He was deeply interested in the conflict between the Netherlands and the Republic of Indone-sia, as it broke out in 1945. This fascination has never left him, and he has continued to study the conflict and its aftermath, especially during the years 1948-1950 when he was in Indonesia for his Dutch military service

The second and updated edition of this new study of the genesis of the Indonesian national state is based on the notion that the birth of that nation grew out of not only the liberation movement but also from the Dutch rule that the nationalists agitated against. The book places a clear emphasis on the ways in which Dutch rule was established in the Indonesian archipelago in the course of three centuries and examines the developments of Dutch colonial policies. This feeds into chapters that focus on the Indonesian nationalist movement and the Japanese occupation of the colony in 1942-1945. The occupation helped to enable the proclamation of Indonesian indepence and the creation of the Republic in August 1945. The conflict that erupted between the Repub-lic and the Netherlands was brought to an incomplete 'solution' in 1949, but the dis-pute about West-Irian led to a sequel that lasted for another thirteen years. More than half of this book is dedicated to the conflict and its aftermath. Much attention is paid to the sentiments and ideas that informed Dutch policy.

Various issues that have received scant attention in the historiography are now dis-cussed. The author based his study on Dutch and international literature, contemporary newspapers and policy documents, and his own memories. In the book's title, the stork represents the Dutch and the garuda functions as a symbol of Indonesia.

J. Herman Burgers (1926) worked at the Dutch Department of Foreign Affairs. He studied Law in Amsterdam and Political Science at Stanford University. He was deeply interested in the conflict between the Netherlands and the Republic of Indone-sia, as it broke out in 1945. This fascination has never left him, and he has continued to study the conflict and its aftermath, especially during the years 1948-1950 when he was in Indonesia for his Dutch military service.

In 2022, Korpora, the Public Safety Heritage Centre opened – tasked with acquiring, managing and exhibiting physical and digital collections on public safety in the Netherlands. Today, Korpora includes the national collections of the Dutch police and the fire service, the Dutch Red Cross and the former Civil Defence service. Korpora's roots go back to the early 20th century, when firefighting and police enthusiasts began collecting heritage items from these organisations and putting them on display. Despite setbacks due to a lack of funding and a suitable home for the objects, as well as a lack of historical awareness within those organisations, a great deal of heritage items still managed to be preserved. Thanks to the dozen or so foundations – some already in existence, some set up later – the heritage has been preserved, expanded and ultimately culminated in Korpora's rich and astounding subcollections.

Political Science - In dit boek wordt de vraag gesteld in hoeverre de rol van de nationale staat, die steeds meer onder de invloed staat van de internationale omgeving, verandert. Welke betekenis kan en moet hij in de toekomst houden? Vanuit het toekomst-gerichte perspectief dat de WRR in zijn publicaties aanhoudt, is de betekenis van veranderingen in de internationale omgeving voor de nationale staat, en de betekenis van de nationale staat in deze veranderende omgeving, een belangrijk thema. In het programma voor de huidige, zesde raadsperiode (1998-2002) is de positie van de nationale staat niet uitdrukkelijk aan de orde gesteld, maar zijn wel de drie ontwikkelingen genoemd die in dit verband als bijzonder relevant zijn te beschouwen: internationalisering, kennisintensivering en herschikking van verantwoordelijkheden. Zij vinden hun weerspiegeling in veel van het werk van de raad in de afgelopen periode. Daarom is het een goed moment om een aantal lijnen samen te trekken in deze bundel De vitaliteit van de nationale staat in een internationaliserende wereld en na te gaan wat er vanuit verschillende in de rapporten behandelde onderwerpen en invalshoeken over het thema kan worden gezegd.

The fire brigade was the first to dispatch emergency teams to the disaster area and provide assistance day and night, thanks to its omnipresence and versatility. This meant that local, voluntary firefighters were probably among the first rescue workers to fall victim. This contribution thrusts the fire brigade as a rescue service during the flood into the spotlight. This shows both the initial and the subsequent assistance provided by local fire brigades and additional units from outside the disaster area. Research has shown that the role played by the Dutch fire service – not to mention the Italian fire brigade –was massive and hugely significant, especially considering they worked under very dire circumstances and with limited resources.

The central question of this dissertation is what role national identity has played in the interdepartmental policy field of international cultural policy (ICP) in the Netherlands between 1970 and 2012. In four chapters I analyse the history of ICP and the related political debate, using a theoretical framework consisting of the main concepts of a Discourse Historic Analysis (critique, ideology, and power), and tensions within the discourses on ICP and national identity. The role of national identity in the first period (1970-1986) is characterized as 'cultural nationalism'. Culture plays an important role in distinguishing the nation state from the rest of the world, and due to the decreasing autonomy in the field of economics and politics culture is considered (by some) to be the last bearer of the national identity. The debates focus on the question whether or not the government has a role in (actively) protecting that identity. The publication of the report "Culture without borders" by the Scientific Council for Government Policy marks the beginning of the second period (1987-1996). Gradually the primacy of the policy shifts from foreign to cultural policy, and attempts are made to combine within ICP the growing cultural diversity of the Dutch society with the uniting role of a national identity. Therefore the role of national identity is characterized as 'multiculturalism'. Extra funding for international cultural activities in 1997 marks the beginning of the third period (1997-2006), in which the role of national identity is characterized as 'cultural relativism'. The relationship between culture and the nation becomes more loose, and cultural activities abroad no longer seem to represent the nation's identity. This approach in ICP contrasts strongly with the growing discontent and heated public and political debate on national identity. Characteristic for the fourth period (2007-2012) is the return to the primacy of foreign policy and the focus on diplomatic and economic goals. Culture is treated as a ...

Introduction:The foregoing chapters of this book have demonstrated the extent to which national civil servants are involved in EU-related activities, and the dynamics of national administrative activities in the context of the EU. This chapter shifts the focus from national civil servants working on the European Union to national civil servants working for the European Union. This is a class of national civil servants for whom finding a balance between national and European interests in their work is a permanent, although sometimes implicit feature of their daily professional activities. The duality of national and European roles is perhaps the most exacerbated for the seconded national experts (SNEs), i.e. national civil servants who are temporarily working for EU institutions, in particular those seconded to the European Commission.2 On the one hand, Commission SNEs have to be loyal to the Commission and represent European interests in this supranational organ of the EU. On the other hand, their employer is still the member-state government, and they are expected to return to their home organization after their secondment term ends. The SNEs are thus practically torn between two employers: their daily employer under whose supervision they work (the Commission) and the national employer who sent them on the secondment and continues to pay their salaries (the member-state).

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