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Redactioneel |
Van de redactie |
Auteurs | Dr. Tamara Metze |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Artikel |
Iedereen kent iedereenDe invloed van kleinschaligheid en informele politiek op bestuur in Caribisch Nederland |
Trefwoorden | Dutch Caribbean, informal politics, Smallness, Governance, non-sovereignty |
Auteurs | Dr. Wouter Veenendaal |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In 2010, the three Dutch Caribbean islands of Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba (the BES islands) were constitutionally integrated into the Netherlands, and were administratively reorganized on the basis of the Dutch municipal model. While this reform was anticipated to mitigate some of the governance problems of these islands, so far this expectation has remained unmet. Using the literature on the effects of smallness on the relation between formal and informal politics as a baseline, this article investigates why the new institutional structure has so far not resulted in improved governance in the Caribbean Netherlands. On the basis of three stages of field research resulting in over forty semi-structured interviews with political elites on the three islands, the analysis highlights the influence of two contextual factors – the small scale and the political culture of the postcolonial Caribbean – that have a powerful, and in many ways negative, impact on governance performance. Subsequently, the article highlights the inapplicability of the Dutch municipal model to the Dutch Caribbean islands, and also pays attention to a number of differences between the three islands, which are explained on the basis of their divergent historical and demographic trajectories, as well as differences in individual leadership. |
Artikel |
Burgertoppen in opkomstZegen of zorg voor de gemeenteraad? |
Trefwoorden | Burgertoppen, G1000, Raadsleden, lokale democratie, Institutionalisering |
Auteurs | Dr. Harmen Binnema |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Over the last three years, various G1000s have been organized in Dutch municipalities. These citizen summits share a number of characteristics: random selection of participants, an open agenda, dialogue and inclusion of the entire ‘system’ (inhabitants, politicians, civil servants). The G1000s aim to renew local democracy and to change the relations between citizens and governments. Both of these objectives affect the role of local councilors and this paper discusses their opinions and attitude towards a G1000. It shows that councilors regard the G1000 as complementary to representative democracy and that they want be involved both in the organization of a G1000 in their municipality and the follow-up in local decision-making. On the one hand, this may lead to a better coupling between citizen initiatives and formal policy making. On the other hand, this entails the risk that a G1000 becomes institutionalized and loses its distinctive characteristics that make it a new form of democracy. |
Discussie |
Ondermijnende criminaliteit |
Auteurs | Dr. Tamara Metze |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Reflection and debate initiates academically inspired discussions on issues that are on the current policy agenda. |
Discussie |
Nederlands schaduwkant |
Auteurs | Prof. Pieter Tops en Prof. Jan Tromp |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
Reflection and debate initiates academically inspired discussions on issues that are on the current policy agenda. |
Discussie |
Ondermijning: achterhaald perspectief op wietindustrie |
Auteurs | Nicole Maalsté en Michiel Panhuysen |
Samenvatting |
Reflection and debate initiates academically inspired discussions on issues that are on the current policy agenda. |
Casus |
Geen reflectie en discussie, maar voldongen feiten |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Ewald Engelen |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Casus |
Naar een schokbestendiger en democratischer monetaire unie |
Auteurs | Prof. dr. Fred van Staden |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Casus |
De EMU heeft geen weeffoutenEen kritiek op de discussienota van de Europese Commissie over de verdieping van de EMU |
Auteurs | Dr. Adriaan Schout |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors discuss recent research findings that are of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |
Boekbespreking |
De permanente private schuldencrisis |
Auteurs | Dr. David Hollanders |
SamenvattingAuteursinformatie |
In this feature authors review recently published books on subjects of interest to readers of Beleid en Maatschappij. |