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To appreciate how the European Union works, public administration students need knowledge of the formal structures as well as diagnostic knowledge. This was the stance taken by Adriaan Schout, professor by special appointment of European Public Administration, recently at his inaugural address.

The coronavirus has created more work pressure and less free time and has had no structural influence on gender roles between men and women. This is evident from research that Assistant professor of Public Administration Stéfanie André is conducting with colleagues from various universities.

Today, we received the sad news that Dr Thomas Eimer, Assistant Professor of International Relations, passed away yesterday.

Yulinda Kusumawati, Marlous van Herten, Marjolijn van Zonneveld and Rowena Zweet, all Master’s students in Political Science, had an idea: what if there was a voting advice app that showed you which candidate best suits you on the basis of your personal qualities? They carried out this idea and launched it a bit later as Ken je Stem, part of the Radboud Honours Academy. Dr. Maurits Meijers, assistant professor of Political Science, supervised the project.

The mobility system has to become more sustainable, but how? What possibilities are there? And how do you deal with the complex interplay of governments, companies and citizens? In the On the Move project, an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Nijmegen and Delft is examining these questions. On the Move is part of the NWO Transitions and Behaviour research programme.

Political science students and secondary school social studies teachers have been meeting since September in a special elective. Thanks to Assistant Professor of International Relations Gerry van der Kamp-Alons, they share experiences and design lessons together. “Not to recruit students, but rather to paint a realistic picture of teaching at a secondary school.”