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How much of Spicker’s Wheel Can we Explain Using Statistics?

Posted on 17/11/202005/02/2021 by admin

Author: Struggle in the City Team

With his wheel of conceptualizations, Paul Spicker summarizes the dominant academic definitions of poverty. While no single statistical indicator can adequately capture the the complicated, multi-dimensional nature of poverty, there are several indices which can guide us towards a clearer image of poverty in The Netherlands … (read more)

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How Can We Best Examine Attitudes Towards the Vulnerable in The Hague?

Posted on 17/11/202005/02/2021 by admin

Author: Struggle in the City Team

Statistics can tell us many things – but can we use them to move beyond numeral concepts? There is a variety of ways through which we can examine attitudes towards the vulnerable in The Hague including – but not limited to – election data, party manifestos and population surveys … (read more)

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How Does the Invisibility of Emotional Abuse Contribute to IPV?

Posted on 26/10/202002/12/2020 by admin

Author: Gemke Wijgergangs

News coverage of IPV often focuses on physical violence. The lack of attention for the emotional abuse, which is fundamental to IPV means victims might not be able to realise they are experiencing serious abuse … (read more)

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Do the Abused Become Abusers?

Posted on 26/10/202002/12/2020 by admin

Author: Niklas David Shelling

Common wisdom holds that victims of violence often turn into abusers themselves later in life. However, the evidence for this is not always clear … (read more)

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How has The Hague’s Implementation of the “Home Ban” aided Victims of IPV?

Posted on 28/01/202128/01/2021 by admin

Author: Lindah Muturi

The Hague’s “House Ban” policy makes it possible for victims of IPV to ban their abusers from their home, so that they have the chance to leave. Although this does not solve the problem of IPV, it gives victims more agency … (read more)

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Could Dutch Women be at a Larger Risk to Intimate Partner Violence Because of Their Part-Time Employment?

Posted on 26/10/202002/12/2020 by admin

Author: Jennifer Pfister

Financial dependency makes people more vulnerable to intimate partner violence (IPV). The high prevalence of part-time working among Dutch women might mean less of them are financially independent and therefore more vulnerable to IPV … (read more)

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Does Having a Job Mean You Will Have a House?

Posted on 26/10/202016/11/2020 by admin

Author: Tom Freijsen

In short, no. In The Netherlands, the number of people considered “economically homeless” has been persistently increasing … (read more)

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Why Should We Empower Elderly Entrepreneurs?

Posted on 17/12/202002/02/2021 by admin

Author: Daniela Alvarán Corzo

In our minds, entrepreneurs are often young and youthful, not least because of icons such as Marc Zuckerburg or Elon Musk. Nonetheless, elder entrepreneurs are not to be underestimated … (read more)

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Reflecting on Privilege: Implications for Poverty Research

Posted on 26/10/202009/12/2020 by admin

They say you should write what you know. So how can you write about the experience of poverty when your own background is one of privilege? Here, there are several important insights to keep in mind … (read more)