Despite the fact that the number of cybersecurity attacks in the EU and their impact have continued to increase in 2020 and 2021 (ENISA, 2021) and Belgium’s – the EU capital’s country – main...Show moreDespite the fact that the number of cybersecurity attacks in the EU and their impact have continued to increase in 2020 and 2021 (ENISA, 2021) and Belgium’s – the EU capital’s country – main cybersecurity governance organization’s effectiveness has been questioned in the past (Rondelez 2018), its new cybersecurity governance strategy from 2021 (CCB, 2021) has received little scholarly attention. This paper aims to assist in filling this literature gap and to provide information in the pursuit of creating the most appropriate networked (cybersecurity) governance model (e.g., Tagarev, 2020; Yusif & Hafeez-Baig, 2021) by performing qualitative research that applies Provan and Kenis (2008) their influential three models of network governance. This paper argues that the lead organization model convincingly fits the current Belgian cybersecurity landscape, largely because of the large, authoritative, and central role of the main organization: the Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB, n.d., 2021; VSSE, n.d.-a, n.d.-b). This confirms an earlier academic prediction from 2018 that the Belgian landscape would develop into a lead organization network (Rondelez, 2018).Show less
The suicide note is a piece of text that often evokes emotional reactions within the reader, as it contains elements that are heavily personal. These feelings can be so “complex or overpowering”...Show moreThe suicide note is a piece of text that often evokes emotional reactions within the reader, as it contains elements that are heavily personal. These feelings can be so “complex or overpowering” that they “may require reflection and interpretation” (Boden, Gibson, Owen, and Benson, 2016). Boden et al. examined that “researchers will engage in some form of reflexivity, but fewer will examine how their feelings influence their analysis” (p. 1081). Feelings as a component of research is just an example of why qualitative research on the suicide note is important and necessary, as current research on this subject has mostly been quantitative. For instance, current research has shown that linguistic analysis of suicide notes can lead to a broader understanding of the suicidal mind, as “suicidal individuals are more self-focused, express more negative emotion and sometimes use more death-related words” (Tausczik and Pennebaker, 2010). However, the question is whether mere quantitative research is expedient enough to broaden our understanding of suicide, as purely quantitative methods lead to generalised results, which is undesirable (Stack & Rockett, 2018). In my thesis, I will review the relevant literature on how the suicide note as a text type is researched and argue that qualitative components should be incorporated in quantitative research to broaden our understanding of suicide.Show less
