‘Thinking with’ and ‘Thinking thick’: Connectedness as a Starting Point in the Quest of Alternative Perspectives on the Dutch Asylum Reception For several years the Dutch asylum reception has been in crisis. The Dutch government appears to be insensitive to … Continue reading
Collaborating from relational autonomy
“A wave of solidarity,” was how the great rise of new initiatives that emerged since 2015 in the Netherlands and in many other European countries around the reception and inclusion of refugees in society was described. While media reports were … Continue reading
Access to Higher Education for Undocumented Youth: The ‘Amsterdam Covenant’ Explained
On March 10, 2022, the City of Amsterdam and the five Amsterdam universities and colleges signed a covenant on the access of young undocumented migrants to higher education. What problem should this covenant solve and how will it do so? … Continue reading