De rol van impact heeft bij journalistiek werk nu veel aandacht, ook op wetenschappelijk gebied. Betrokken partijen, zoals investeerders, stellen belang in de impact van journalistieke producten en...Show moreDe rol van impact heeft bij journalistiek werk nu veel aandacht, ook op wetenschappelijk gebied. Betrokken partijen, zoals investeerders, stellen belang in de impact van journalistieke producten en ondervragen redacties daarover. Maar is impact van nieuws meetbaar en is daar een bruikbaar, wetenschappelijk verantwoord instrument voor? En valt het meten van impact wel binnen de professie van de journalist? Voor het vinden van duidelijke antwoorden op deze vragen, is het nuttig om een grondig instrument te hebben voor het meten van impact voor een afgebakend nieuwsonderwerp. Op al deze impactgerelateerde vragen proberen onderzoekers antwoord te geven. Zo heeft Green- Barber (2014) onderzoek gedaan naar impact op het journalistieke vlak. Uit haar onderzoek bleek dat impact gemeten kan worden op drie niveaus: macro-, meso- en microniveau en in verschillende categorieën: sociaal, cultureel en politiek gebied. In deze studie wordt impact gezien als het optreden van verandering in individuen, groepen mensen, organisaties, systemen en sociale of fysieke condities. Dat betreft dan bijvoorbeeld bewustzijn, kennis, gedrag, normen of beleid (Green en Patel in Powers & Curry, 2019, p. 2240). De scriptie onderzoekt de werkbaarheid van het model van Green-Barber door middel van een case study. Een case study is uitgevoerd naar Andrew Morgans documentaire The True Cost van 2015. ‘The True Cost’ behandelt de problemen in de wereldwijde kledingindustrie en laat daarbij alle mensen en plaatsen zien in de hele productieketen van kleding. De schaduwkant wordt daarbij vooral belicht door het tevoorschijn brengen van de werkelijke kosten van fast fashion’voor mens en milieu. Doordat deze case study de kledingindustrie behandelt, is aan het model van Green-Barber de categorie ‘economisch’ toegevoegd voor het meten van impact. In de opzet van deze case study is gekozen om het impactmodel van Green-Barber te gebruiken. Zij concludeerde over impact op journalistiek vlak, dat die gemeten kan worden op drie niveaus: macro-, meso- en microniveau, dat vormt de basis van het model. Dit onderzoek geeft nu antwoord op de vraag: Wat is de impact van de documentaire The True Cost volgens het model van Green-Barber en in hoeverre is dit model geschikt voor het meten van impact?Show less
This master thesis is a case study of Aleksandr Tvardovsky, a famous Soviet poet and chief editor of the literary magazine Novyi Mir. This is a research on how Tvardovsky, who had loyally supported...Show moreThis master thesis is a case study of Aleksandr Tvardovsky, a famous Soviet poet and chief editor of the literary magazine Novyi Mir. This is a research on how Tvardovsky, who had loyally supported Stalin during his regime but later became an important actor in the destalinization, was able to come to terms with having supported Stalin’s system of terror. By analysing primary sources like his Working Notebooks, autobiographical poems and his brother’s autobiography, and by analysing his documented behaviour both during Stalin’s regime and after, this thesis will portray how Tvardovsky dealt with the aftermath of Stalin’s terror. In doing so, this research will make use of Hellbeck’s theory regarding writers’ loyalty to the regime despite state violence and the theory of the heroisation-demonisation phenomenon in mass dictatorships. This thesis aims to shed more light on how Soviet citizens adjusted during the Thaw.Show less
This thesis provides one of the first analysis of the roles of the two most recent secretaries general of NATO (who finished their terms) in shaping the alliance policy on two major crisis affairs;...Show moreThis thesis provides one of the first analysis of the roles of the two most recent secretaries general of NATO (who finished their terms) in shaping the alliance policy on two major crisis affairs; Jaap de Hoop Scheffer on the mission in Afghanistan (ISAF) and Anders Fogh Rasmussen on the operation in Libya (Operation Unified Protector). Much has been written on NATO’s actions and decisions towards Afghanistan, but no specific research is available on de Hoop Scheffer’s leadership during the decisive period for NATO in Afghanistan, since command of the mission was turned over indefinitely to NATO on August 11, 2003. The same can be said for Rasmussen’s leadership during ISAF and NATO’s operation in Libya. The research question is: To what extent do NATO’s secretaries general shape alliance policy on crisis situations? This research question is answered through a case study research method on both de Hoop Scheffer’s and Rasmussen’s role in shaping NATO policy on two major crises situations during their term in office: Afghanistan and Libya. Both case studies consist of an analysis in three categories: systematic, organizational and personality factors.Show less
Research master thesis | Developmental Psychopathology in Education and Child Studies (research) (MSc)
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Number sense is considered the start-up kit for learning mathematics and a lack of number sense causes serious numerical impairments. The present study describes two 9-years-old identical twins who...Show moreNumber sense is considered the start-up kit for learning mathematics and a lack of number sense causes serious numerical impairments. The present study describes two 9-years-old identical twins who experience severe difficulties with counting, comparing quantities and arithmetic. Test results showed that they had severe dyscalculia and that at least N probably suffers from the Gerstmann syndrome. The twins were given an intensive intervention to remediate their numerical problems. During 3 months, they played the Linear number board game and the Number Race twice a week during 15-20 minutes. Results showed little progress in the games for J, but almost no progress for N. No improvement was made on tasks concerning magnitude comparison, dots estimation, addition, subtraction, and number line estimation. The persistent number sense problem presumes brain damage. Possible candidates for brain lesions are the horizontal segment of the intraparietal sulcus (HIPS), the posterior superior parietal lobule (PSPL), or a small region of subcortical parietal white matter where fiber bundles related to symptoms of Gerstmann’s syndrome come together. Future research should indicate the exact location.Show less
