‘Hey officer, wanna trade?’ Policing with friendship bracelets on Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

Police worldwide are joining in with Taylor Swift's tour craze by swapping friendship bracelets with fans. Could this interaction between police and citizens reshape trust, surveillance and security?

Julia Rootenberg • August 13, 2024

‘Dance your way out of Islam’- China covers atrocities under ‘preventive, educational measures’

After the gruesome beheading of French teacher Samuel Paty by an alleged terrorist, the question is: what we can do about it? How can we deradicalise Islamists and Islamist-friendly individuals? The Chinese government claims to have fashioned a great deradicalisation response. …or have they?

Pinelopi Apostolou • November 11, 2020 • 1 comment

How to feel more secure with less police

In the Dutch national police force 3000 jobs have to be shed by 2017, reducing the presence of police officers on our streets. This need not endanger our sense of security, when we realise the importance of empathy and start practising it regularly.

Wim Bonis • November 26, 2014

The European Commission’s strategy on eProcurement

In its strategy on eProcurement, the Commission points out that huge savings can be made by switching to full electronic procurement. The question is, why haven't we switched over yet?

Martijn Linnartz • May 10, 2012 • 1 comment

The legacy of a fallen Cabinet

In the Netherlands new elections will be held in September this year. It is totally unclear what kind of Cabinet the Netherlands will get. The political landscape is very fragmented at this time.

Erwin Muller • May 02, 2012 • 2 comments

Dutch Legislature: On a Crusade for Security or a Populist Collision Course?

What happened to the country formerly internationally known as ‘a beacon of enlightenment’ a ‘nation not obsessed with crime’?

Maartje van der Woude and Jan Crijns • April 03, 2012 • 3 comments

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