The Innovation of Population Forecasting Methodology in the Inter-war Period: The Case of the Netherlands
4.1 Introduction The foundations of the model of population dynamics that was to dominate population forecasting methodology throughout the greater part of the 20th century were laid by the English economist Edwin Cannan (1861-1935). By the end of the 1930s, it had become the new standard model for forecasting national populations. After the Second World [...]
Kapuscinski Development Lectures
Ryszard Kapuscinski (1932-2007) was a Polish journalist and writer who covered developing countries. Kapuscinski, whose books were translated into many languages, was often named the “Third World Chronicler” or the “Voice of the Poor” for his famous reportages and books describing developing countries on all continents. Among other books, he was famous for: “The Emperor” on [...]
‘In ferocious anger I bit the hand that controls’ – The Rise of Afrikaans Punk Rock Music
On a night in 2006, a Cape Town’s night club, its floor littered with cigarette butts, plays host to an Afrikaner (sub)cultural gathering. Guys with seventies’ glam rock hairstyles, wearing old school uniform-like blazers decorated with a collection of pins and buttons and teamed up with tight jeans, sneakers and loose shoelaces keep one eagerly [...]
Dubbele loyaliteit of nieuw heidendom? Onderzoek naar de samensmelting van religies in de Andes
Inleiding De bloei van de zogenoemde ‘indiaanse of inheemse theologie’ in de afgelopen twintig jaar in Latijns-Amerika is een indicatie voor de diverse veranderingen die er plaats hebben gevonden op politiek, cultureel en kerkelijk gebied. Deze veranderingen zijn niet homogeen van aard en er bestaat al helemaal geen consensus over de interpretatie ervan. Sinds 1990 [...]
Ireland and the European Economic and Monetary Union
“A theory of capitalism that recognises the pluralist, multi-dimensional and internally conflicted nature of social systems restores politics to the central place it deserves, in contrast to efficiency theories in which politics is about no more than the instrumental problem of defining and implementing the most efficient institutions for the essentially technocratic task of coordination” (Wolfgang [...]
Het multiculturele Bolivia van Evo Morales – Nieuwe vormen van burgerschap – Deel Een
Op 21 januari 2010 werd Evo Morales Aima voor de tweede maal geïnaugureerd als president van Bolivia. Precies vier jaar eerder, op 21 januari 2006 accepteerde Evo Morales, de eerste inheemse president van Bolivia, al een keer zijn ‘inheemse autoriteit’ tijdens een kleurrijke ceremonie in Tiwanaku, een indrukwekkende archeologische plaats ongeveer 70 kilometer van La [...]
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