This thesis seeks to tackle the current and increasing problem of sexual assault. It aims to answer the question of what the sexual assault landscapes in three of the safest cities of the Western...Show moreThis thesis seeks to tackle the current and increasing problem of sexual assault. It aims to answer the question of what the sexual assault landscapes in three of the safest cities of the Western world look like, and what policies or approaches from these cities there are that can be used to improve the situations in other cities. The three cities used for the case studies of this thesis are Stockholm, Amsterdam and Copenhagen. Through analyzing existing data and literature an image of the sexual assault landscapes will be sketched. These sexual assault landscapes will be analyzed to provide advice of potential policies or approaches that might help reduce the problem of sexual assault elsewhere in the world. The aspects of opportunity, accessibility and anonymity will be evaluated throughout all three chapters and the conclusion. The analysis of this thesis concluded that the combined sexual assault areas of Stockholm, Amsterdam and Copenhagen are, in brief, poorly lit or dark areas that are situated outside of the public eye and are very often affected by alcohol distribution points. Night life and public transport areas are therefore some of the main risk areas for sexual assault. This risk can be decreased by implementing better street lights and creating more visible and open spaces which promotes natural surveillance. Some more specific policies based on the three case studies have also been discovered.Show less
Deze scriptie gaat over de voorstellingen van politiek van de aanhangers van de Kabouterbeweging tussen 1969-1974. In het begin van de jaren 1970 ontstond in Amsterdam de Kabouterbeweging: een...Show moreDeze scriptie gaat over de voorstellingen van politiek van de aanhangers van de Kabouterbeweging tussen 1969-1974. In het begin van de jaren 1970 ontstond in Amsterdam de Kabouterbeweging: een groepering die zich wilde inzetten voor het milieu, ouderenzorg, woningnood en actief burgerschap. Door middel van ludieke en geweldloze (straat)acties kregen de Kabouters veel media-aandacht en bij de Gemeenteraadsverkiezingen van 1970 waren zij als nieuwkomer met vijf zetels de grote winnaar. Dit onderzoek gaat over de veranderende en conflicterende voorstellingen van politiek van de Kabouters die enerzijds het grote succes van de beweging verklaarden, maar anderzijds ook het uiteenvallen van de beweging bezegelden. Hierbij is veel aandacht voor de Tweehandenstrategie van Roel van Duijn.Show less
The interwar period saw the rise of the European metropolis as 'hubs' of transnational anti-colonialism. This thesis focuses on the city of Amsterdam as one of these hubs and adds a spatial...Show moreThe interwar period saw the rise of the European metropolis as 'hubs' of transnational anti-colonialism. This thesis focuses on the city of Amsterdam as one of these hubs and adds a spatial approach to the historiography of the European anti-colonial 'hub'. Researching anti-colonial internationalism from a spatial perspective gives new insights into the interconnectedness of internationalism and specific sites. Transnational organizations and actors who formulated and propagated ideas on anti-colonialism were always grounded in spatial contexts. The approach to space and spatiality in this thesis is inspired by the research project ‘Conferencing the International: A Cultural and Historical Geography of the Origins of Internationalism, 1919-39’, which ran between 2015-2020 and was funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). This project approached internationalism from a geographical perspective, studying how divergent forms of internationalisms manifested themselves in international conferences in the interwar period. Informed by both the research project, the book Placing Internationalism, and the project’s virtual exhibition, this thesis examines the relationship between transnational anti-colonialism and the spaces of anti-colonial activity in Amsterdam.Show less
This thesis explores the early modern coffeehouse and its bourgeois clientele in Europe in the form of a case study on Dutch coffeehouses in Amsterdam in the 17th and 18th centuries. The chosen...Show moreThis thesis explores the early modern coffeehouse and its bourgeois clientele in Europe in the form of a case study on Dutch coffeehouses in Amsterdam in the 17th and 18th centuries. The chosen inquiry seeks to elucidate how a new social category – the bourgeoisie – developed over altered drinking habits, materials and the corresponding aesthetical codes within the social institution of the coffeehouse. Rather newly, the coffeehouse as an institution of publicness and consumption in the Enlightenment is researched from the angle of visual and material history. On the whole, this thesis contributes to the cultural historical field of early modern consumption. One result is that the consumer goods coffee and porcelain created a balance between rational forms of conduct and individual attitudes within the public sphere of coffeehouses. A multifarious historical approach by the means of visual and textual sources towards the early modern consumption of both coffee and porcelain considers the correspondent material qualities and suggests that porcelain from China has been remarkably suitable for the coffee ritual which entered Europe from the Middle and Near East. The thereby evolved tastes were groundbreaking for the rise of the bourgeoisie. This is demonstrated by the analysis of the design and arrangement of the vessels required for the individual and collective display of the tastes around coffee-drinking, on the basis of inventories and images. From a postcolonial perspective, the present thesis outlines which associations around the historical concept of luxury accompanied the adoption of Asian coffee and porcelain coffee ware into European consumption habits, while the world of coffee has always been represented as an oriental theme in travelogues, recipe books, medicinal treatises and fashion plates. Furthermore, the thesis describes how these ideas and values associated with coffee-drinking enabled the consolidation of the social construct of a specific regional group of the urban middleclass bourgeoisie, while locating the coffeehouse in the unique historical environment of early modern Amsterdam.Show less
Hoe een Amsterdamse lobby van belanghebbenden heeft getracht de Haagse politiek te beïnvloeden omtrent de emancipatie van de slaafgemaakte bevolking in de kolonie Suriname in de periode 1830-1863.
In this thesis, I examine the interaction between the business strategy of the Amsterdam banking house Hope & Co. from 1756-1780 and the credit crisis of 1772-1773. Hope & Co. played a...Show moreIn this thesis, I examine the interaction between the business strategy of the Amsterdam banking house Hope & Co. from 1756-1780 and the credit crisis of 1772-1773. Hope & Co. played a central role in the unfolding of this historical event, whereas on the other hand, the crisis had a decisive impact on the Hopes’ business strategy. Before the credit crisis, the Hopes operated prudently and consistently, and the firm acted as a market-regulating institution. However, in the runup to the crisis, Hope & Co. became increasingly involved in large-scale financial speculation in London and Amsterdam. Subsequently, in the aftermath of the crisis, the Hopes returned to a strategy of caution. They diversified their business portfolio by investing in the loan sector and gradually shifted from mercantile activities to financial services. Moreover, as the last major family firm in Amsterdam, Hope & Co. affirmed its market-regulating role, henceforth becoming the banker’s banker. This thesis emphasises the importance of credit governance structures for the resilience of markets and merchant communities. The fact that Hope & Co. established itself as a market-regulating institution poses a challenge to new institutional economics. It raises questions on the role of family firms in (the governance of) early modern credit structures.Show less
This study explores the dynamics and contributing factors facilitating economic paradigm shifts. In the 21st-century, a departure from linear to circular economic development may represent the...Show moreThis study explores the dynamics and contributing factors facilitating economic paradigm shifts. In the 21st-century, a departure from linear to circular economic development may represent the solution for critical economic, environmental, and social issues. To understand how this paradigm shift occurs, an in-depth content analysis of the existing literature and secondary sources available on paradigmatic and policy change was firstly carried out. Once the driving factors for the transition were identified, semi-structured interviews were conducted to integrate theoretical observations with empirical findings. The research focuses on one case study: the transition to circularity in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. This is a multifaceted phenomenon enabled by: the discrediting of linear growth economics at the landscape level, the origin and incremental influence of niches, and two regime shifts. The Multi-Level Perspective, developed by Rip and Kemp, explains this interplay of landscape, niches, and regimes. Amsterdam’s transition to circularity is determined by narratives that request urgent governments’ action to tackle issues such as climate change. In synergy with this landscape pressure, the creation and influence of niches, such as the Circular or Doughnut Economics, was found essential for the paradigm shift to occur. Lastly, once the political and economic regimes begin to implement these niches, tangible change occurs.Show less
This thesis explores one of the major lacunae in migration history: what happened to the descendants of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who migrated to the Dutch Republic in the early...Show moreThis thesis explores one of the major lacunae in migration history: what happened to the descendants of the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who migrated to the Dutch Republic in the early modern period? Immigrants constituted a large segment of the urban population: in Amsterdam around 1650 circa forty percent of the resident population was born abroad. Thousands of these immigrants got married in Amsterdam and had children. The lives of these children, but also of the (great)grandchildren, had not been studied until now. Profiting from recent advancements in the digitisation and indexation of the parish registers and the notarial archives of Amsterdam, this thesis analyses the processes of integration, assimilation and social mobility of nine families with a Norwegian or Danish migration background between 1660 and 1811. What was their process of integration like, and to what extent did they experience social mobility?Show less
This thesis examines the violent colonial penal practice in VOC’s Batavia by comparing it with the penal practice in Amsterdam. This thesis argues that colonial penal practice is different compared...Show moreThis thesis examines the violent colonial penal practice in VOC’s Batavia by comparing it with the penal practice in Amsterdam. This thesis argues that colonial penal practice is different compared to the penal practice in the metropole in various aspects. Using various primary sources, this thesis identifies these differences in five fields: the legal codex, the persons directly involved in the event, the location of execution, the procedure of execution, and the spectators at the event. The thesis seeks to find the extent of the use of violent measures in colonial penal practice resembles that in the metropole and to what extent does it differ.Show less
This thesis presents an edition of a selection of letters written by Jurriaan Eindhoven and his soon to be wife Jacoba Holst. The letters in the collection date from 1934 to 1939 and are preserved...Show moreThis thesis presents an edition of a selection of letters written by Jurriaan Eindhoven and his soon to be wife Jacoba Holst. The letters in the collection date from 1934 to 1939 and are preserved by the Dutch National Dairy Archive. They started writing each other letters because Jurriaan joined the navy and went away for naval training in Vlissingen, while Jacoba lived in Amsterdam. After Jurriaan finished his training, he was sent to the Dutch-Indies. They stopped writing each other in 1939 because Jurriaan missed Jacoba too much and he returned to Amsterdam. This edition contains: an introduction to the collection, a description of the historical context of the letters, a description of the events that happened after they stopped writing, an insight in the personal lives of Jurriaan and Jacoba, a digital analysis of the letters and a transcription of a selection of the letters.Show less
Nowadays, tourism has grown into one of the largest industries worldwide being one of the major sources for income and jobs. There is barely a place left untouched by its forces and with the...Show moreNowadays, tourism has grown into one of the largest industries worldwide being one of the major sources for income and jobs. There is barely a place left untouched by its forces and with the prospects of increasing wealth, free time, and accessibility of travelling opportu-nities, predictions for the future tell us that the visitor economy will remain to grow in the coming years as well. Although it brings many opportunities for destinations, it also comes with its fair share of challenges. Discussions regarding tourism are on the rise, as negative effects from tourism are experienced more often. Heritage forms an integral part within this debate since it is a major pull effect for tourists to travel to a destination in the first place. Assuming that heritage does not possess any intrinsic qualities, but is constructed by the use and experience of heritage by people, this means that tourism has the force to transform heritage as well, as tourism is a specific way in which heritage is experienced and interacted with. At the root of these experiences and practices, stands a given heritage discourse and the value system that constructs it. It is, therefore, necessary to examine how the discourse of heritage is constructed, how this causes how people interact with heritage via tourism, and what this tells us how people value heritage in a given context.Because of the discrepancies that tourism creates, I examine possible solutions for these issues by using a sustainability lens, and to evaluate if a sustainable approach can contribute to a healthier tourism management. In addition, I explore how heritage discourse plays into this process, and how it can contribute to sustainable outcomes, both in tourism and heritage management. With this premise in mind, I have taken Amsterdam as case study, as it is one of the major contemporary tourist destinations in the world in which discussions regarding tourism have taken a prominent position in the public discourse. I have looked at a top-down approach, put out by the municipality of Amsterdam named Stad in Balans, in which they have formulated their management strategy for tourism for the coming years. In addition, I have studied a bottom-up initiative called The Untourist Guide to Amsterdam, which is a recently founded movement inspired by practices of crea-tive tourism. By looking at both models, an overview will be given on how sustainability can play a part in tourism and its interaction with heritage, and how the discourse of herit-age can add to the sustainability in how it favors certain values and excludes others.Show less
Dit onderzoek gaat over het oplossen van burenruzies in achttiende-eeuws Amsterdam. Er wordt gekeken naar verschillende manieren van conflictoplossing die beschikbaar waren voor burgers, en de rol...Show moreDit onderzoek gaat over het oplossen van burenruzies in achttiende-eeuws Amsterdam. Er wordt gekeken naar verschillende manieren van conflictoplossing die beschikbaar waren voor burgers, en de rol van notariaat en attestaties hierin.Show less
This thesis examines the functionality of early modern Amsterdam as a diplomatic city. (Entities in) The Hague nominally held the political and geographical prerogative to diplomatic relations in...Show moreThis thesis examines the functionality of early modern Amsterdam as a diplomatic city. (Entities in) The Hague nominally held the political and geographical prerogative to diplomatic relations in the Dutch Republic, but Amsterdam was a significant challenger to this position due to its economic and financial agency. Various aspects, such as Amsterdam's interfence with diplomatic policy, its contacts with Dutch envoys abroad and the diplomatic community within Amsterdam itself, are elucidated. In particular, it explores the functionality of lesser envoys, such as consuls and agents, and the way they integrated themselves into urban society.Show less
This BA-thesis focuses on cisterns in early modern Amsterdam, building upon the research conducted by Gawronski and Veerkamp in 2007. In their research, a number of topics are treated, such as...Show moreThis BA-thesis focuses on cisterns in early modern Amsterdam, building upon the research conducted by Gawronski and Veerkamp in 2007. In their research, a number of topics are treated, such as cistern sizes and capacities. However, little attention is spent to different functional applications of cisterns. Furthermore, spatial dispersion of cisterns in Amsterdam is completely left out. Therefore, in this thesis functional application of cisterns, divided into seven categories of context, and their spatial aspects are focused upon. Data was retrieved from the Amsterdamse Archeologische Rapporten (AAR), in which ninety-one cisterns are documented. This thesis has emerged clear differences and relations between size and capacity, and different categories of context of cisterns. These differences are explained both by functional application of the cistern, as well as wealth of its owner. Spatially, clear clusters of cisterns are recognised in post-17th century neighbourhoods, such as the Jordaan, canal belts and the islands of Marken and Oostenburg. Even in pre-17th century neighbourhoods, many cisterns are located in association to newly built 17th-18th century structures. In order to make more detailed conclusions about the use and dating of cisterns, more extensive documentation, and new dating methods are needed.Show less
Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog moesten allerlei instanties en beroepsgroepen worden gezuiverd van onzuivere elementen. Vooral de politie moest zo snel mogelijk worden gezuiverd, omdat zij de taak had...Show moreNa de Tweede Wereldoorlog moesten allerlei instanties en beroepsgroepen worden gezuiverd van onzuivere elementen. Vooral de politie moest zo snel mogelijk worden gezuiverd, omdat zij de taak had orde te handhaven en arrestaties te verrichten. De politie moest hiervoor zelf immers ook zuiver zijn. In Amsterdam had het reguliere politiekorps op grote schaal meegewerkt aan de deportaties van Joden tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog, wat de zuivering van het Amsterdamse politiekorps ten zeerste bemoeilijkte. In deze scriptie wordt onderzocht hoe de zuivering van het Amsterdamse politiekorps verliep. Dit gebeurt aan de hand van drie zuiveringscommissies voor de Amsterdamse politie, die elk een andere fase van de zuivering belichamen.Show less
Het Nederlandse hofje van liefdadigheid komt voor in een variëteit aan verschijningsvormen. In dit onderzoek wordt toegespitst op de architectuur van drie hofjes daterend uit de zeventiende tot...Show moreHet Nederlandse hofje van liefdadigheid komt voor in een variëteit aan verschijningsvormen. In dit onderzoek wordt toegespitst op de architectuur van drie hofjes daterend uit de zeventiende tot begin achttiende eeuw. Dit zijn het Frans Loenenhofje in Haarlem, het Eva van Hoogeveenshofje in Leiden en het Van Brants Rus Hofje in Amsterdam. Bij elk hofje wordt afgevraagd in hoeverre de invloed van stichters en architecten heeft geleid tot een verscheidenheid in de architectuur van liefdadigheidshofjes in de zeventiende tot het begin van de achttiende eeuw.Show less
