Theses: Recent submissions
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SINFUL STIGMA: THE EFFECT OF STIGMA ON CANNABIS INITIATION, USE AND SEEKING TREATMENT - A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
(2025)Introduction: The use of recreational cannabis worldwide continues to rise globally, and it is currently the most commonly used drug, outside alcohol and tobacco. Despite the growing use of cannabis and the increase in ... -
Being Seen and Valued: The Recognition of Informal Caregivers in The Dutch Context
(2025)Background: One in three Dutch people provides care to someone from their direct social environment with an illness or disability. One in ten of those informal caregivers feels overburdened. While the recognition of informal ... -
Exploring Multiple Minority Stress: The Role of Peer Victimisation and Migration Background in the Mental Health of Same-sex Attracted Adolescents in the Netherlands
(2025)Sexually diverse adolescents experience more mental health problems than their heterosexual peers. In a representative cross-sectional sample of Dutch adolescents, we examined whether peer victimisation explains (i.e., ... -
Qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators: Investigating experiences with financial support of primary caregivers of children with a disability and low income for sports participation
(2025)Dit onderzoek richt zich op ervaringen van gezinnen met laag inkomen en een kind met een beperking met het aanvragen van en gebruikmaken van financiële regelingen voor sport. Deze regelingen zijn vaak gericht op alle ... -
RURAL DRAMATURGY: SITE-SPECIFICITY, RURAL CONTEXT, AND STRUCTURE OF FEELING - The development of a theoretical framework for the analysis of rural dramaturgies
(2025)This thesis explores what rural dramaturgies could entail through an analysis of three site-specific Dutch performances: Hjir Ha Ik West (2019), Onze Grond (2021), and Huilende Bruiden (2021). These works, situated in rural ... -
Part-time work: Paradise or Purgatory? Income Satisfaction and Gender as Moderators in the Relationship Between Part-Time Work and Mental Health
(2025)This study investigates the relationship between part-time employment and mental health among young professionals in the Netherlands, focusing on how income satisfaction and gender moderate this relationship. Using linear ... -
The Dutch Diversified Strategy and the case of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Examining the Dutch position towards the EU and NATO as security organizations in the period 2003-2005
(2025)This thesis explores Dutch security strategies in the period between 2003 and 2005, in the context of EUFOR Althea. It uses the framework of shelter theory to research how the Dutch employed a diversified strategy, employing ... -
"I am still what he made me"; A Foucauldian Analysis of Disciplinary Power, Female Madness, and Queer Resistance in Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith
(2025)This thesis examines Sarah Waters’ Fingersmith through a framework of Michel Foucault’s concepts of madness, disciplinary power, and internalised surveillance to reveal the text’s argument that Victorian diagnoses of female ... -
Re-evaluating Models of Visual Working Memory in Light of Interference Effects
(2025)The cognitive processes responsible for temporarily maintaining and manipulating visual information, collectively referred to as visual working memory (VWM), are essential for understanding our environment and acting on ... -
Educational Mismatches in the Dutch Labor Market: The Impact of Overqualification and Underqualification on Job Satisfaction
(2025)In recent years, the number of highly educated workers in the Netherlands has reached record highs. Yet a degree doesn’t always guarantee a job that matches one’s qualifications. Many people end up overqualified or ... -
Predictors of Response to MDMA-Assisted and Ketamine-Based Treatments for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Systematic Review
(2025)This systematic review examines nine randomized controlled trials investigating MDMA- and ketamine-assisted therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with a focus on identifying clinical, neurobiological, and ... -
Exploring the Viability of Dutch E-Methanol Production for the Maritime Sector
(2025)This research explores the question: “How can Dutch e-methanol production with reused CO₂ reach a commercial and societal breakthrough in the maritime sector, what are the barriers, and how could these be overcome?” Rather ... -
Weaponizing Morality
(2025)This thesis explores the ethical concept of moral blackmail and applies it to the border crisis between Belarus and the European Union. Following EU sanctions against Belarus after rigged elections and violent repression, ... -
From historical resolution to intractable conflict: A historical analysis into the evolution of Israel’s security culture as manifested in its practices towards Palestinians during the Oslo process (1993-2000) and the Second Intifada (2000-2005)
(2025)This thesis examines the evolution of Israel’s security culture during the Oslo process (1993–2000) and the Second Intifada (2000–2005), with a specific focus on shifting security practices towards Palestinians. Adopting ... -
X-it? Should public broadcasters leave X?
(2025)Since Elon Musk took over Twitter in 2022, many organizations left the platform now called X. Important reasons to leave were that Musk was using X to shape the political discourse and that the platform deployed more hate ... -
“Cultural Violence”: A Study of the Visual Power of Taiwan Postcards during the Japanese Colonial Period
(2025)This study examines the colonial-era photographic postcards depicting Taiwan’s Indigenous peoples during Japanese rule (1895–1945), exploring how these visual materials contributed to the ideological construction and ... -
Beyond barriers? A quantitative study on the role of political interest in women’s voting behaviour
(2025)Women remain underrepresented in politics worldwide, including in the Netherlands. In this, previous research often points to socio-cultural barriers, such as traditional gender roles and expectations involved, as major ... -
Understanding Barriers to Early Childhood Education: A Qualitative Study of Parental Decision-Making in VVE Programs
(2025)This study examines how sociocultural and institutional factors shape parental decision-making regarding participation in the Dutch early childhood education program, Voor- en Vroegschoolse Educatie (VVE). Although this ...