¿Son el asilo y la inmigración realmente una cuestión de la Unión Europea?

La búsqueda de una solución al asilo para toda la UE podría estar bloqueando que se encontrasen soluciones a nivel nacional o bilateral

Experiences with reviewing data management plans - an LCRDM survey

Deze dataset bevat de resultaten van een survey over het reviewen van datamanagementplannen (DMPs). Het survey is uitgevoerd door de werkgroep Onderzoeksondersteuning en Advies van het Landelijk Coördinatiepunt Research Data Management (LCRDM). Zestig respondenten deelden hun ervaringen en feedback op DMPs via deze survey. De dataset bevat een beknopt rapport, de surveyvragen en de geanonimiseerde data

Satellite-based delivery of educational content to geographically isolated communities: A service based approach

Enabling learning for members of geographically isolated communities presents benefits in terms of promoting regional development and cost savings for governments and companies. However, notwithstanding recent advances in e-Learning, from both technological and pedagogical perspectives, there are very few, if any, recognised methodologies for user-led design of satellite-based e-learning infrastructures. In this paper, we present a methodology for designing a satellite and wireless based network infrastructure and learning services to support distance learning for such isolated communities. This methodology entails (a) the involvement of community members in the development of targeted learning services from an early stage, and (b) a service-oriented approach to learning solution deployment. Results show, that, while the technological premises of distance learning can be accommodated by hybrid satellite/wireless infrastructures,this has to be complemented with (a) high-quality audio–visual educational material, and (b) the opportunity for community members to interact with other community members either as groups (common-room oriented scenarios) or individuals (home-based scenarios), thus providing an impetus for learner engagement in both formal and informal activities

Senile cataract and its relationship to the glucose-tolerance curve

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ABC of work related disorders

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Kosovo's Refugees and the ED: Wherein Lies the Threat?

The crisis in Kosovo, which has developed over the course of a decade into a conflict involving more states than any since World War II has resulted in the displacement of almost the entire Kosovar- Albanian population, as well as of a great many Serbs and other regional populations. The European Union (EU) memberstates have prided themselves on their unity of action under NATO, in tackling this crisis. However, there has been no unity of policy toward the "refugees" - in spite of the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, with its goal of 'an area of freedom security and justice' involving a common asylum and immigration policy. The most frequently heard arguments for the reluctance to accept Kosovars in EU states are that this would only encourage ethnic cleansing, and that EU states already have too many immigrants, asylum-seekers and refugees who will not go home. The position of the "refugees" is thus a politically difficult one, and becomes a security issue in many senses. In this article, the author explores some ideas about the nature of the nexus between refugees (and migration more generally) and security in the post-Cold War world. In doing this, she will set out to critique the writings on 'societal security' in particular, posing the key question as to where exactly the threat lies as far as refugees are concerned.La crise du Kosovo, qui s' est développé en une decennie pour deboucher sur un conflit impliquant Ie plus grand nombre d'états depuis la Seconde Guerre Mondiale, a eu pour resultat Ie déplacement de la quasi totalité de la population kosovarde de souche albanaise, ainsi que d'un grand nombre de serbes et autres segments de population locale. Les états membres de l'Union Européenne (UE) se sont glorifiés de leur unité d'action sous couvert de l'OTAN lors de leur prise en charge de la crise. Cependant, il n'y a eu aucune unité de doctrine sur la question des «réfugiés» - et ce en dépit de l' entrée en vigueur du traité d'Amsterdam, avec ses objectifs de mise en place «d' une zone de liberté, de securité, et de justice» impliquant asile commun et politique d' immigration. L' argument Ie plus fréquemment avance pour expliquer la resistance des états de l'UE a accueillir des Kosovars est celui selon lequel cela representerait un encouragement implicite a la purification ethnique. S'y ajoute l'idée selon laquelle les états de l'UE comptent déjà trap d'immigrants, de demandeurs d' asile, et de réfugiés qui ne rentreront plus chez eux. Conséquemment la position de «réfugié> est une position politique difficile, et pose, de plusieurs points de vue, des problèmes de sécurité. Dans Ie présent article, l'auteure développe un certain nombre de considérations sur la nature du point nodal entre réfugiés (et immigration, de façon plus generale) et sécurité dans Ie monde de l'après Guerre froide. Ce faisant, elle procède à la critique d' un certain nombre de travaux, notamment ceux traitant de la «sécuriée societale», et soulève la question clef suivante: où réside exactement la menace en ce qui concerne les réfugiés