Civic Participation and Other Interventions That Promote Children\u2019s Tolerance of Migrants

In this chapter, we begin by providing a definition of \u2018tolerance\u2019, illustrating the wide range of attributes associated with the concept in the literature. Second, we identify some key paths through which tolerance can develop at different stages of an individual\u2019s development. Through a literature review, we will track some of the factors that can increase tolerance toward migrants during early and late stages development. Finally, we will conclude by presenting an overview of methodological approaches that practitioners have at their disposal to promote tolerance toward migrants

Biosfeer aspecten van de hydrologische cyclus. Synthese van internationaal onderzoek

Abstract niet beschikbaarBiospheric Aspects of the Hydrological Cycle (BAHC) was established as one of core projects of the International Geosphere Biosphere Programme (IGBP) in 1992. Its main focus is to study the role of the terrestrial biosphere in the hydrological cycle. BAHC is an interdisciplinary project combining and integrating expertise from several disciplines, including eco-physiology, biogeochemistry, hydrology and meteorology.The Global Energy and Water Experiment GEWEX was initiated in 1988 by the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP) to observe and model the hydrologic cycle and energy fluxes in the atmosphere, and at the land and ocean surface. GEWEX is an integrated program of research, observations, and science activities ultimately leading to the prediction of global and regional climate change. In this report, we present a brief overview of the synthesis research highlights of both international programmes with the primary focus on the biospheric feedbacks in the hydrological cycle and on interactions with the climate system. A full extended research synthesis book, to production of which this NOP project contributed, is currently in press by Springer Verlag (Kabat et al (eds), 2002: Vegetation, Water, Humans and the Climate: A New Perspective of an Interactive System, 650 pp; ISBN 3-540-42400-8)SG-NO

Testing a threat model of terrorism:A multi-method study about socio-economic and psychological influences on terrorism involvement in the Netherlands

In this chapter, we presents the results from a multi-method study in the Netherlands into the role of socio-economic and psychological factors underlying terrorism involvement. Building on theories and findings of previous researchers in the field, we present a descriptive model of terrorism that categorizes distal and proximal ‘threat triggers’. In the quantitative part of the study, we analysed a combined data set on suspects of terrorist offenses, a control sample of the general population and a sample of general offenders. Terrorism suspects were more often lower educated, unemployed, and previously involved in crime compared to persons from the general population with the same gender and age. Relatively often, they had lost their job or became imprisoned for another crime a year before they were charged with a terrorist offense. In the qualitative part of the study, we conducted interviews with four detainees from terrorist units, eight detainees charged with traditional crimes (as reference group), and 18 professional informants that had personal experience with current and former detainees on terrorism and other offenses. The results of these interviews suggest that among terrorist offenders, early family experiences, attachment problems, and mental health issues increase feelings of perceived threat, which further justify violent narratives of belonging and significance