scholarly journals Generating Political Priority to Tackle Health Disparities: A Case Study in the Dutch City of The Hague

2010 ◽  
Vol 100 (S1) ◽  
pp. S210-S215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Schmidt ◽  
Isabel Joosen ◽  
Anton E. Kunst ◽  
Niek S. Klazinga ◽  
Karien Stronks
Keyword(s):  
Health Disparities ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Political Priority ◽  
Dutch City

The next generation: Experiences of higher educated Turkish-Dutch on The Hague labour market

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-217
Author(s):  
Karijn G. Nijhoff
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Education System ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
Market Positioning ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Dutch City

This paper explores the relationship between education and labour market positioning in The Hague, a Dutch city with a unique labour market. One of the main minority groups, Turkish-Dutch, is the focus in this qualitative study on higher educated minorities and their labour market success. Interviews reveal that the obstacles the respondents face are linked to discrimination and network limitation. The respondents perceive “personal characteristics” as the most important tool to overcoming the obstacles. Education does not only increase their professional skills, but also widens their networks. The Dutch education system facilitates the chances of minorities in higher education through the “layering” of degrees. 

scholarly journals ‘UhuRuto’ and Other Leviathans: The International Criminal Court and the Kenyan Political Order

2014 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Kendall
Keyword(s):  
International Criminal ◽  
Criminal Court ◽  
United Nations Security Council ◽  
African Union ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
Political Effects ◽  
The Hague ◽  
A Site ◽  
Domestic Level

The International Criminal Court’s intervention in Kenya emerged from a complex and contested political history, with different actors advocating for domestic solutions and others arguing for an international legal process in The Hague. Earlier positions have been disavowed and others have changed in the dynamic Kenyan political environment. The icc intervention has produced a number of political effects, including the imbrication of the icc process with electoral politics. This article takes up the case study of the Kenyan situation as a site of political contestation mediated through legal discourse. It considers these dynamics on two registers: at the geopolitical level (considering the relationships between the icc, the African Union, and the United Nations Security Council) as well as at the domestic level (both state and civil society). By tracing the discourses through which these contestations transpire, this article highlights some of the themes, strategies, and practices through which the icc’s intervention has been received.

scholarly journals New challenges for urban consolidation centres: A case study in The Hague

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 6177-6188 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.H.R. van Duin ◽  
Hans Quak ◽  
Jesús Muñuzuri
Keyword(s):  
The Hague ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Urban Consolidation

Empowerment to reduce health disparities

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (59_suppl) ◽  
pp. 72-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Wallerstein
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factor ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
New Mexico ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Community Capacity ◽  
Youth Empowerment ◽  
Theoretical Construct ◽  
Workplace Hazards ◽  
Future Practice

This article articulates the theoretical construct of empowerment and its importance for health-enhancing strategies to reduce health disparities. Powerlessness is explored as a risk factor in the context of social determinants, such as poverty, discrimination, workplace hazards, and income inequities. Empowerment is presented and compared with social capital and community capacity as strategies to strengthen social protective factors. A case study of a youth empowerment and policy project in New Mexico illustrates the usefulness of empowerment strategies in both targeting social determinants, such as public policies which are detrimental to youth, and improving community capacities of youth to be advocates for social change. Challenges for future practice and research are articulated.

scholarly journals Testifying about ‘Uncivilized Events’: Problematic Representations of Africa in the Trial against Charles Taylor

2011 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 937-959 ◽  
Author(s):  
GERHARD ANDERS
Keyword(s):  
Charles Taylor ◽  
Spiritual Beliefs ◽  
Historical Sources ◽  
Witness Testimony ◽  
Secret Societies ◽  
Ritual Murder ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
The Hague ◽  
Witness Statements

AbstractThe article presents an anthropological analysis of witness testimony about ritual murder, cannibalism, and secret societies in the trial against Charles Taylor in The Hague. In the first part, a comprehensive in-depth analysis of the testimony of one prosecution witness serves as a case study to illustrate the difficulties of assessing the veracity of witness statements on alleged atrocities linked to African religious and spiritual beliefs. The second part contextualizes the testimony heard in the trial against Charles Taylor by drawing on historical sources and the academic literature on West Africa. The analysis reveals striking parallels between the prosecution narrative and colonial representations of Africa as a mysterious and savage place.

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