BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam//NONSGML v1.0//EN NAME:Valedictory speech prof.dr. W.A. Trommel METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260402T154500 DTEND:20260402T171500 DTSTAMP:20260402T154500 UID:valedictory-speech-prof-dr-w-a@8F96275E-9F55-4B3F-A143-836282E12573 CREATED:20260925T151947 LOCATION:Main building VU, 1105, Aula, De Boelelaan, 1081 HV, Amsterdam SUMMARY:Valedictory speech prof.dr. W.A. Trommel X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Een wijs besluit. Be stuurswetenschap in een wereld zonder waarheid

Wha t can public administration still mean in a world full of disinformat ion, fake news and conspiracy thinking?

Disinformation and fake news plague democracy. The public debate is derailing, wisd om in policy is making way for sentiment and fuss. Resistance to this is desperately needed. This requires an activist science of public a dministration, which skilfully advocates the value of truth.

In his farewell speech as Professor of Policy and Public Administration , Willem Tr ommel shares his vision of the future of Public Administration.

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DESCRIPTION: Een wijs besluit. Bestuurswetenschap in een wereld zonder waarheid What can public administration still mean in a worl d full of disinformation, fake news and conspiracy thinking? Disinformation and fake news plague democracy. The public debate is d erailing, wisdom in policy is making way for sentiment and fuss. Resi stance to this is desperately needed. This requires an activist scien ce of public administration, which skilfully advocates the value of t ruth.In his farewell speech as Professor of Policy and Public Adminis tration, Wi llem Trommel shares his vision of the future of Public Administra tion.Read more in the news item END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR