ReSCU - Public Engagement of ReSCU members

Hillie Aaldering. Training at Schouten University of Applied Sciences on decision making, conflict settlement and negotiation, Training to governmental legal professionals on decision-making and cooperation and Masterclasses on positive psychology at University of Amsterdam.

Jasper Muis Conducted mixed-methods research projects on social cohesion in Dutch neighbourhoods, which was commissioned and funded by the neighbourhood app Nextdoor. It addresses the potential role of online fora and apps in fostering cohesion and improving communities.

Jasper Muis Initiated and supervised a research collaboration with the Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR) for a research project on Dutch anti-vaccination groups on Telegram. During this project, students in Sociology coded and analyzed social media data for their Master’s thesis projects.

Jasper Muis Methodological advice and help with study design and data collection (street surveys) for the watch-dog organization Controle Alt Delete, for a research project on ethnic profiling and trust in the police among the Amsterdam public.

Jasper Muis Led the social media analysis for a cross-national research on cumulative (online) radicalization between radical right and radical Islamic actors. This study was commissioned by the Research and Documentation Centre (WODC) of the Dutch Ministry Of Justice and Security.

John Hogan et al. Spring 2023 study for the European External Action Service on promoting inclusiveness in the EU's Team Europe Initiatives.

Laura Keesman Radio interview NPO radio 1. De Nieuws BV. Hoe houd je als politieagent controle in een geweldssituatie? (inclusief video fragment)” (03-04-2023)

Laura Keesman Interviewed (21-06-2022). Ongewenst gedrag risico van het vak? Agressie tegen sociaal werkers. Author: Ineke Westbroek. Movisies Relatieblad voor het sociaal domein, juni 2022, nummer 2. 

Laura Keesman (07-12-2021). We moeten geweld tegen professionals leren doorgronden. Movisie.

Laura Keesman (04-06-2021). Agressie tegen sociaal werkers: melden, melden, melden. In Sociale Vraagstukken.

Laura Keesman (02-08-2021). Opinion piece: Hou op ‘zinloos geweld’ steeds weer als zinloos te bestempelen, dat is een misleidende term. De Volkskrant Opinie.

Laura Keesman (2019, August). Instellingen mogen alerter zijn bij geweld tegen sociaal werkers. Tijdschrift voor Sociale Vraagstukken, Summer Edition 2019.

Loes Aaldering 2021 Atlas, September 2021‘Invloed media op populariteit politici’, interview on mediated leader effects and gender differentiated media coverage of politicians

Loes Aaldering 2021 NOS, Maart 2021‘Verkiezingsspecial Nederland Kiest – De Uitslag’, interview on female political leadership and live interpretation of the election results 

Loes Aaldering 2021 De Correspondent - De Podcast Stemmen, Maart 2021

Kristina Weißmüller Newspaper interview: How people become corrupt: "High sums lower the moral inhibition threshold" (Wie Menschen korrupt werden: „Hohe Summen senken die moralische Hemmschwelle“) Corruption expert Kristina S. Weißmüller on the psychology of bribery, dangerous gray areas and successful anti-corruption strategies. Interviewed by Barbara Nolte, 19 March 2023, Tagesspiegel, Germany.

Kristina Weißmüller Integrity Expert for Transparency International, Switzerland: “What motivates integrity violations? Insights from Behavioral and Administrative Science” Kristina S. Weißmüller was invited to present her research insights as an expert at Transparency International Switzerland's Anti-Corruption Practitioners' Circle, 4 November 2022. Transparency International Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland. Keywords: Corruption; Whistleblowing; Anti-Corruption; Transparency International; Moral Justification; Integrity www.transparency.ch

Kristina Weißmüller International Research Society for Public Management (IRSPM): Treasurer & Member of the Board of Directors since 2023 www.irspm.org

Ronald van Steden Het onbehagen van juf Ank, a book about societal discontent

Wolfgang Wagner, Expert hearing in the Dutch Parliament The Foreign Affairs Committee of the Dutch Parliament (‘Tweede Kamer’) invited me to an expert hearings on the strategic autonomy of the European Union on 10 November 2021 and on sanctions on 27 January 2022. The hearings followed up on papers I had written together with Paul van Hooft of The Hague Center of Strategic Studies and with Michal Onderco (Erasmus University Rotterdam). The papers can be found here (strategic autonomy) and here (sanctions) (both in Dutch).

Wolfgang Wagner, Written Evidence for the UK House of Lords The European Union Committee/International Agreements Sub-Committee of the British House of Lords had launched in inquiry into how Parliament scrutinises treaties in spring 2020. Together with Julie Kaarbo, Benjamin Martill and Falk Ostermann, I submitted a policy paper.

Wolfgang Wagner, Dutch Advisory Council on International Affairs In 2o15, the Dutch Ministry of Defense asked the Advisory Council on International Affairs (AIV) for advice on the question whether integrated military structures (such as European Union Battlegroups) would require a reform of the decision-making procedures that are in place for military deployments. The AIV invited me first for a hearing and then for a presentation of their report to the policy-making community.

Yarin Eski Neanderthal Extinction Was "Genocide" Committed By Humans, Argues Researcher in IFLScience 13/07/23 Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities

Yarin Eski, Boutellier, H. & Van der Drift, M., Polder in de Fik! De Podcast BNR Radio & VU Amsterdam Governance for Society Apr 2023

Yarin Eski The Deadly Rise of Underwater ‘Parasite’ Cocaine Smuggling in VICE News 27/07/23 Press/Media: Expert Comment