Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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The thesis looks at how collectors of three types of dolls (Barbie, Blythe, Ball-jointed dolls)shape their collections, how they form a relationship with the collected objects and how collectors...Show moreThe thesis looks at how collectors of three types of dolls (Barbie, Blythe, Ball-jointed dolls)shape their collections, how they form a relationship with the collected objects and how collectors interact with each other both online and offline.Show less
Het overkoepelend doel van dit onderzoek is het ontwikkelen van een betrouwbaar en valide monitoringsysteem dat het leergedrag van leerlingen op een eenvoudige wijze in kaart kan brengen. In dit...Show moreHet overkoepelend doel van dit onderzoek is het ontwikkelen van een betrouwbaar en valide monitoringsysteem dat het leergedrag van leerlingen op een eenvoudige wijze in kaart kan brengen. In dit onderzoek wordt onderzocht welke leergedragingen ( “aan taak”, “niet aan taak”, “storend gedrag” en “actief leergedrag”) van de Student Behavior Observation Form (SBOF) betrouwbaar zijn. Om dit vast te stellen is de interbeoordelaarbetrouwbaarheid en test-hertestbetrouwbaarheid berekend. Ook is gekeken in welke mate het leergedrag (van de twee onderzoeksdagen) per individu verschilt en of het leergedrag verschillend is per type leerling. De steekproef bestond uit 30 brugklasleerlingen uit het voortgezet onderwijs in de leeftijd van 13 tot 15 jaar. De interbeoordelaarsbetrouwbaarheid van de leergedragingen “aan taak”, “niet aan taak” bleek hoog (>80%). Uit de correlatieanalyse bleek dat de scores van het “aan taak” en “niet aan taak” leergedrag op de twee onderzoeksdagen redelijk samen hangen. Meer dan de helft van de leerlingen lieten matig of veel verschil in het “aan taak” leergedrag zien. Dit verschilde niet per type (zeer goed, goed of minder goed) leerlingen.Show less
In dit onderzoek waaraan 58 laag functionerende kinderen met ASS uit Zuid-Holland hebben deelgenomen, is onderzocht welke spelhandelingen kinderen met ASS verrichtten en wat de effecten van...Show moreIn dit onderzoek waaraan 58 laag functionerende kinderen met ASS uit Zuid-Holland hebben deelgenomen, is onderzocht welke spelhandelingen kinderen met ASS verrichtten en wat de effecten van speltraining daarop waren. Daarbij is onderzocht wat de invloed was van taalbegrip en -productie op deze effecten. Bij kinderen met ASS verloopt de spelontwikkeling anders (Van Berckelaer-Onnes, 2003) en ook hun taalbegrip en -productie zijn trager ontwikkeld (Lewis, Boucher, Lupton & Watson, 2000). De kinderen uit het huidige onderzoek lieten voornamelijk simpel manipuleren en combinatiespel zien. Uit het onderzoek met een behandel- en controlegroep design kwam naar voren dat speltraining een groot effect heeft op het aantal spelhandelingen van de kinderen. De toename in spelhandelingen was vooral te zien bij het spelniveau simpel manipuleren en combinatiespel. Wat betreft de invloed van taal kwam naar voren dat bij de kinderen die meer taal begrepen en produceerden, het repertoire aan functionele spelhandelingen was uitgebreid na de speltraining. In een wetenschappelijk experiment is aangetoond dat speltraining grote effecten heeft op het spelgedrag van laagfunctionerende kinderen met ASS. Speltraining is in deze studie een betrouwbaar en effectief middel gebleken om het repertoire aan spelvaardigheden van deze kinderen te vergroten. Temeer omdat uit dit onderzoek is gebleken dat het taalniveau van de kinderen weinig tot geen invloed had op de effecten van de speltraining. Het is belangrijk dat ook kinderen met ASS spelen, omdat spelen de sociale, cognitieve, emotionele, lichamelijke en psychologische ontwikkeling bevordert (Hellendoorn & Van Berckelaer-Onnes, 2002; Lewis, 1993; Hughes, 2010).Show less
In the present study, the relation between caregiver sensitivity and child temperament in home-based childcare in the Netherlands was investigated. Eighty caregivers, children (between the age of...Show moreIn the present study, the relation between caregiver sensitivity and child temperament in home-based childcare in the Netherlands was investigated. Eighty caregivers, children (between the age of 11 and 43 months) and their parents participated in this study. Temperament was reported by parent and caregiver using the Toddler Behavior Assessment Questionnaire. Caregiver sensitivity was measured with the Caregiver Interaction Scale during home visits. We did not find a relation between sensitivity and temperament. The results of this study indicate inconsistency in parent and caregiver reports of child temperament. Except for the subscale Activity, there were no significant correlations between corresponding subscales for parents and caregivers. On average, parents report more aggression than caregivers. The educational level of the caregiver is the only significant predictor of caregiver sensitivity. The present study gives reason for further investigating the interaction between temperament and sensitivity in different contexts. This could provide us with more insight into the concept of temperament and its relation to the child’s environment.Show less
In spite of the skeptical forecasts in the early 1990s when Brazil’s transition to democracy process was starting, this presidential regime is now considered stable. Therefore, the analyses in...Show moreIn spite of the skeptical forecasts in the early 1990s when Brazil’s transition to democracy process was starting, this presidential regime is now considered stable. Therefore, the analyses in political sciences today seek rather to explain how this process has evolved than to recommend profound changes in the system’s direction. This work is based on one of such theories, called the “Executive toolbox”. Its proponents contend that the president has tools that enable him or her to bring stability to the system through a balanced use of a set of tools in the Executive-Legislative relations. One of such tools is the budgetary prerogatives of the president - which, in the Brazilian case, include the liquidation of individual amendments of MPs. This thesis will study pork barrel politics in Brazil in comparative perspective and in relation to other tools in the president’s kit, especially with coalition goods. An existing debate in Brazilian literature about pork is taken as starting point and qualitative research methods are used including media analysis and personal interviews with Brazilian MPsShow less
Advanced master thesis | Political Science (Advanced Master)
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While in past, most studies have taken self-determination movements as unitary actors, recent research has shown that many movements striving for self-governance are highly fragmented. Taking this...Show moreWhile in past, most studies have taken self-determination movements as unitary actors, recent research has shown that many movements striving for self-governance are highly fragmented. Taking this as a starting point, this thesis offers an alternative explanation of state’s decision making process in complex situations as active intra-state conflicts. By facing the factions of the self-determination movement, states have to endure great levels of violence and pressures. These push the ‘rational’ state to a take a decision. Through an analysis of the Tamil and Jumma movement in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh respectively, this study outlines the dynamics of group fragmentation and addresses its overall implications.Show less
Deze paper beschrijft de het proces van vrouwenbesnijdenis bestrijding in Mali, Mauritanië en Somalië. Hierbij is ook gekeken in hoeverre deze regimes gevoelig zijn voor druk van binnenlandse en...Show moreDeze paper beschrijft de het proces van vrouwenbesnijdenis bestrijding in Mali, Mauritanië en Somalië. Hierbij is ook gekeken in hoeverre deze regimes gevoelig zijn voor druk van binnenlandse en transnationale organisaties tijdens de bestrijding van vrouwenbesnijdenis.Show less
The purpose of this thesis is to explore and test whether framing climate change as a security issue impacts the way non-state actors can participate in national and global climate change...Show moreThe purpose of this thesis is to explore and test whether framing climate change as a security issue impacts the way non-state actors can participate in national and global climate change policymaking. While it has been argued, in general terms, that securitizing an issue creates a state-centric security response, it has yet been untested to what extent this impacts environmental NGOs and civil society in climate change policymaking. After an analysis of the discourse on climate change over the past decade, I posit that since 2007 we have seen and will continue to see an increase of environmental NGOs indirectly excluded from climate change decision-making processes by states. This thesis, therefore, contends that climate change should be de-securitized and approached with a multidimensional climate change framework, incorporating a green theoretical standpoint. Drawing from an extensive questionnaire and two case-studies, I evaluate the role of non-state actors in climate change policymaking. The results suggest that the more climate change is framed as a security issue, the more non-state actors are indirectly excluded from climate change policymaking.Show less
Advanced master thesis | Political Science (Advanced Master)
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In 2001, the killing of a young Kabyle student in Algeria sparked Berber anti-Arab protests in Algeria and France, marking decades of intermittent conflict positing Berber identity against the Arab...Show moreIn 2001, the killing of a young Kabyle student in Algeria sparked Berber anti-Arab protests in Algeria and France, marking decades of intermittent conflict positing Berber identity against the Arab-Islamic policies of the Algerian state. Explanations for a growing Berber movement and the resulting conflict point to historical categorical divisions of “Berber” and “Arab” in colonialism and cultural groups. This thesis challenges the historical consistency of these explanations and examines how identity is constructed; it asks how this categorization of “Berbers” and “Arabs” has mobilized a Berber identity movement. Instead of linking this movement to a legacy of “Berber” against “Arab,” this thesis aims to show that the Berber identity movement as understood today is a relatively recent phenomenon. The following analysis develops two main arguments to support this claim: First, a historical discourse analysis of four periods shows that the category “Berber” has served different functions in different contexts. Second, the analysis develops a genealogy of “Berber” to present an alternative understanding for how categorization has shaped Berber identity, arguing that this movement is better understood as a product of interacting national discourses based on exclusive concepts of membership. These arguments are developed using insights from securitization theory to model identity formation, conceptualizing “Berber” as a term used with a purpose that produces a context dependent effect.Show less
Advanced master thesis | Political Science (Advanced Master)
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Trans-boundary rivers are shared by multiple sovereign states, creating conflicting demands on the river’s resources and further complicating already difficult political legacies. This combination...Show moreTrans-boundary rivers are shared by multiple sovereign states, creating conflicting demands on the river’s resources and further complicating already difficult political legacies. This combination hinders cooperation over the communal resource and makes trans-boundary river basins areas of conflict. To resolve such conflicts, the involvement of a third party mediator with the capabilities to offer incentives to reluctant riparians, coupled with the creation of a management institution to address conflicts as they arise, offers the best means of addressing both the short term issues of getting states to agree to a cooperative arrangement for the river and the long term commitment problems that would lead states to renege on the agreement. This thesis will explore the utility of the combined short and long-term approach to mediate trans-boundary river conflicts by examining the mediation and resolution of the Indus River conflict between India and Pakistan. The lessons learned are then used to investigate the unresolved conflict between Turkey, Syria, and Iraq over the Euphrates and Tigris rivers and offer ways of managing the conflict.Show less
In een steeds sterker geglobaliseerde wereld worden mensen beïnvloed door de gevolgen van besluiten die staten waarvan zij geen onderdeel uitmaken, nemen. In deze scriptie wordt een poging gedaan...Show moreIn een steeds sterker geglobaliseerde wereld worden mensen beïnvloed door de gevolgen van besluiten die staten waarvan zij geen onderdeel uitmaken, nemen. In deze scriptie wordt een poging gedaan een manier te vinden om ons handelen en de consequenties daarvan te rechtvaardigen tegenover degenen die geen onderdeel van onze staat uitmaken.Show less
