scholarly journals About but not without: Recently Arrived Refugees’ Understanding of and Expectations for Integration within a Local Policy Context in the Netherlands

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Roxy Damen ◽  
Meta van der Linden ◽  
Jaco Dagevos ◽  
Willem Huijnk
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Policy Context

scholarly journals The odyssey of Flemish public libraries facing opportunities and threats when becoming strategic partners in urban development

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (8/9) ◽  
pp. 609-622 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Vallet
Keyword(s):  
Public Libraries ◽  
Public Library ◽  
Strategic Partnership ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Strategic Partnerships ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Urban Networks ◽  
Research Results ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Strategic Role

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction between the local policy context and the strategic role of public libraries within urban networks or partnerships aiming for the future development and innovation of cities. Design/methodology/approach – An explorative case-study design in ten Flemish public libraries (i.e. Kortrijk, Sint-Niklaas, Turnhout, Geel, Maaseik, Dendermonde, Knokke-Heist, Hemiksem-Schelle, Balen and Boortmeerbeek-Haacht). Findings – The findings are twofold. On the one hand the research results identify three categories of emerging “threats” and “opportunities” being first, the strategic dilemmas between local policy priorities, second, the trends in policy frameworks and third, the bottlenecks in needed methods and competences of local policy actors. On the other hand the research results also uncover three public library strategies to cope with these challenges, being first, the professionalization of their own strategic management profile, second, the exploration and mapping of “the others” and third, the initiatives taken to actively craft and design the strategic partnership themselves. Practical implications – This paper provides unique and interesting insights on how the changing local policy context in Flanders prevents (“threats”) and stimulates (“opportunites”) the formation, development and acknowledgment of strategic partnerships of public libraries, and on how the public libraries involved encounter these challenges. Originality/value – It is the only study in Flanders providing empirical information on the interaction between the changing local policy context and the strategic partnerships of public libraries.

scholarly journals From danger to uncertainty: changing healthcare practices, everyday experiences, and temporalities in dealing with COVID-19 policies in the Netherlands

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Bröer ◽  
Gerlieke Veltkamp ◽  
Carolien Bouw ◽  
Noa Vlaar ◽  
Femke Borst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Longitudinal Research ◽  
Negative Emotions ◽  
The Political ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Everyday Experiences ◽  
Changing Practices

Based on ongoing longitudinal research, this article makes intelligible changing everyday experiences and healthcare practices of dealing with COVID-19 policies in the Netherlands. The article shows changing practices of emotion management regarding health risk constructions which are conceptualized and interpreted as a response to the political and policy context. We found various ways in which parents pragmatically interpret COVID-19 policies to fit their healthcare needs in all households. Our research brings various changes to the fore, which we differentiate conceptually using a novel conceptual model for temporality. During the ten weeks we studied, breaks or disruptions, gradual increases/decreases, cycles, phases, and uncertainties were visible. Negative emotions were initially managed by conforming to the call for solidarity in light of the construction of COVID-19 as a danger. The easing of restrictions provided justification for managing emotions differently and heralded different uncertainties. During this process, the perspective shifted from danger to risk.

scholarly journals Reenvisioning Gifted Education in British Columbia: A Qualitative Research Protocol of Policy Analysis in the Context of a Redesigned Curriculum

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 160940691882223
Author(s):  
C. Owen Lo ◽  
Yuen Sze Michelle Tan ◽  
Megan Chrostowski ◽  
Shun-Fu Hu ◽  
Diana Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Education Policy ◽  
Gifted Education ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Education Philosophy ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Policies And Practices

Background: British Columbia (BC) is undergoing a curriculum migration. While the new curriculum highlights elements inspired by gifted education practices, there has been little conversation on how gifted education should/could be situated in this new curricular context. Moreover, a shift in the field of gifted education toward more inclusive practices aiming to promote gifted learning for all students has emerged. Taken together, this project highlights a unique juncture that invites a critical examination of the current provincial policy on gifted education and presents opportunities for sustaining better alignment between gifted education philosophy and local policies and practices. Aims: To examine the epistemic understandings of giftedness reflected in BC gifted education policy and to identify incongruence between this policy and the redesigned curriculum. Objectives: (1) To construct a historical and archival account of gifted education policy context in BC, (2) to evaluate the conceptualization of giftedness as reflected in BC policy texts, and (3) to provide insights into how policies and practices might be reconfigured. Methods: This project uses a case study method with a focus on evaluation to generate an in-depth account of the policy context and to develop a critical understanding of potential issues. Research participants include two to three provincial-level policy makers, 60 policy linkers, and two policy informers who have expertise in gifted education. Qualitative data include legislative and supplementary documents, interviews, and memos and field notes. Quantitative data will be gathered through the administration of an online survey. Significance: This project will uncover the merits, issues, and opportunities of gifted education policy in BC and enhance the connectivity between gifted education philosophy and local policy and practices. The results will further contribute to professional development opportunities for teachers and school districts to help improve their supports for students with advanced learning needs within the new curricular context.

Episodes of Translation and Network Resilience: Lessons from Israel's Attempted Institutionalisation of Workfare

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
SARA HELMAN ◽  
ASA MARON
Keyword(s):  
Policy Change ◽  
Policy Design ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Local Networks ◽  
International Policy ◽  
Policy Actors ◽  
Policy Context ◽  
Policy Ideas ◽  
International Boundaries ◽  
Different Levels

AbstractThe translation perspective explores the travel of policy ideas, programmes and practices across international boundaries, focusing on the process through which interpretative agents introduce and adjust borrowed policy items to a new policy context. Current research emphasises the significance of local networks’ support for translation's efficacy. However, we know little about how such networks are maintained and stabilized over time or how changing configurations and capacities may affect translation's prospects. This paper explores the case of Israel's attempted institutionalisation of workfare – an enduring international policy fashion – from 1998 to the present day. We follow the stabilization and destabilization of the local translation network across different levels and sites of policy design and implementation, analysing emerging conflicts and agreements at each site. We use the metaphor ‘episodes of translation’ to explore translation's value as a concept accounting for local policy change. In order for translation-led policy change to maintain legitimacy and actualisation in contested domains, ongoing engagement of existing and emerging policy actors is essential. This case demonstrates how when networks become destabilized, translation-led policy change may come to a halt.

Local Policymaking under Fiscal Centralism in the Netherlands: Consequences for Local Environmental Policy

1998 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
J G Groenendijk
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Policy ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Local Implementation ◽  
Environmental Impact Assessments ◽  
Local Resources ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Municipal Development ◽  
The Welfare State

Fiscal centralism affects central—local relations in more ways than simply constraining local autonomy. In the case of the Netherlands, central—local policy communities, in which nongovernmental organizations may play a significant role, divide local policymaking into sectors. Responsiveness to local requirements is highly skewed. Decentralization to improve local policymaking is frustrated by the urge for equality in this one-constituency state. The pillarization in the formative decades of the welfare state contributed to the development of this characteristic of the Dutch polity. These central—local relations are not conducive to innovation, which is required for local implementation of environmental policy. Sectoral boundaries preclude the essential integration of this policy. Municipal development plans, essentially designed to improve local resources, defy centrally devised norms and even prevent proper application of environmental impact assessments in central government's decisions on motorways.

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