Mens & Maatschappij - Volume 99, Issue 4, 2024

Abstract “Transforming societal discontent into innovative power”: Towards a democratic welfare state First, this inaugural lecture argues that there are sources of discontent that undermine the social legitimacy of our welfare state; middle classes in danger of becoming alienated from the welfare state, undeserving beneficiaries having to meet stricter requirements, and social systems becoming entangled in complexity. Se Read More

Abstract Characteristics of the ideal human trafficking victim: A media analysis Christie (1986) suggests that victims/survivors conforming to the standards of the ideal victim are more likely to be recognized as victims – provided they have the social capital to claim that victim status. In this study, we examine a total of 101 newspaper articles from eight national Dutch newspapers’ reporting on various types of human traffick Read More

Abstract The influence of the reception period on developments in perceived exclusion by Syrian refugees in the Netherlands Policies can have a large impact on the lives of refugees, especially in the first few years after arrival. Prior research has mostly focused on their impact on ‘objective’ factors such as language acquisition or labor market integration. We expand on this by examining the longer-term impact of refugee’s e Read More