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View article: The virus of polarization: online debates about Covid-19 in Germany
The virus of polarization: online debates about Covid-19 in Germany Open
To what extent do online debates display features of political polarization and in how far does polarization pose a problem for democracy? We zoom in on affective polarization: the formation of societal groups with hostile feelings towards…
View article: Let the people speak : deliberative mini-publics
Let the people speak : deliberative mini-publics Open
Solving complex societal problems demands wide societal support for policies to be legitimate. The societal support can be delivered by political parties, but given the strong divide between parties about many topics, and given the dwindli…
View article: The case for learning through research
The case for learning through research Open
View article: The multidimensional role of science parks in attracting international knowledge migrants
The multidimensional role of science parks in attracting international knowledge migrants Open
There is a tendency to think in primarily economic terms (e.g., economic and financial opportunities) when considering how major science, technology and business spaces, also known as science parks (e.g., Silicon Valley, USA; Science Vale,…
View article: Reflections from a living smart campus
Reflections from a living smart campus Open
Universities and their campuses can play important roles in the economic performances of their regions, for example through stimulating high technology entrepreneurship and helping to create new economic growth paths. Furthermore, universi…
View article: The transformative role of universities in regional innovations systems: lessons from university engagement in cross-border regions
The transformative role of universities in regional innovations systems: lessons from university engagement in cross-border regions Open
Universities play many important roles in the knowledge-based economy, providing innovation support services directly, but also changing the way that innovation is organised in their regions, and building new economic development pathways.…
View article: Kennispark Twente as Global Science Scape
Kennispark Twente as Global Science Scape Open
View article: Accounting for smart citizen knowledge in controversial regional decision-making processes?: A case of waste oil water injection in north east Twente, the Netherlands
Accounting for smart citizen knowledge in controversial regional decision-making processes?: A case of waste oil water injection in north east Twente, the Netherlands Open
View article: Building a "magnetism" for international knowledge migrants through a science park: the case of Kennispark Twente
Building a "magnetism" for international knowledge migrants through a science park: the case of Kennispark Twente Open
In this master thesis, I explore how policy-makers can deliberately create science parks in the 21st century as “magnet infrastructures” to attract and retain international knowledge migrants from the global knowledge economy. Using a narr…
View article: High technology fantasies in the Delta? Constructing a national strategic science site in the Dutch post-industrial periphery
High technology fantasies in the Delta? Constructing a national strategic science site in the Dutch post-industrial periphery Open
View article: Talking about Kennispark: understanding expat camput stories to explore global science spaces' symbolic attractiveness for highly skilled migrants
Talking about Kennispark: understanding expat camput stories to explore global science spaces' symbolic attractiveness for highly skilled migrants Open