Joris Tielens is a science journalist , who writes about research in the social, agricultural and environmental sciences, focusing on international trade, globalization, development cooperation and sustainability.

Roeland Muskens (1956) studied international relations at the University of Amsterdam, and has worked as an independent journalist and researcher since 1992.

Ellen Lammers is a researcher and writer based in Amsterdam.

Evert-jan Quak is an editor at The Broker magazine. He is the author of the book Het onzichtbare label (The invisible label - KIT Publishers, 2009). He has extensively researched the opportunities and risks associated with free trade and the soya...

Mariëtte Heres studied sociology at the University of Amsterdam, specializing in international development studies.

Koos Dijksterhuis studied sociology and biology at Groningen University.

Paul Hoebink – Center for International Development Issues Nijmegen (CIDIN), Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Nadia Molenaers, Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp, Belgium.

Ondrej Horký is research fellow at the Institute of International Relations, Prague.

Robrecht Renard is Professor at the Institute of Development Policy and Management, University of Antwerp.

Sven Grimm is the Director of the Centre for Chinese Studies (CCS), Stellenbosch University, South Africa. 

Pierre Schori is director general of the Fundación para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Diálogo Exterior (FRIDE), Madrid, Spain.

Jan Gruiters is general director of IKV Pax Christi, the Netherlands.

René Grotenhuis is director of Cordaid, the Catholic Organisation for Relief and Development Aid, in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Rosemary McGee, fellow of the Participation, Power and Social Change Team at the Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, United Kingdom.

I do not consider myself to be an expert on development assistance, but perhaps I am something of an expert on international security.The current Dutch government, consisting as it does of a centre-right coalition supported by Geert Wilders’ anti-...

Yvonne van Hees, Ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken, Directie Sociale Ontwikkeling.

Rob D. van den Berg is director of the Evaluation Office of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Washington DC, US.

Johan van de Gronden is directeur van het Wereld Natuur Fonds.

Jan E. van Dam is lange tijd, na zijn promotie in de natuurkunde, werkzaam geweest bij het ministerie van OCW op het terrein van het wetenschapsbeleid (tot 2007).

Lau Schulpen is onderzoeker aan het CIDIN, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.

Drs. Ben Schennink is verbonden aan het Centrum voor Internationale Conflict-Analyse en Management (CICAM), Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.

Judith Sargentini is an MEP for GroenLinks, the Dutch Greens.

Jan Ruyssenaars was senior policy advisor at OxfamNovib.

Jeroen Rijniers works at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation.

Marieke de Wal is auteur van het boek ‘Een sector onder vuur’.

Dieter Frisch is the former Director General for Development at the European Commission.

Mikaela Gavas, is Research Associate at The Overseas Development Institute (ODI), London, United Kingdom.

Henk Jochemsen is algemeen directeur van Prisma, vereniging van christelijke organisaties in ontwikkelingssamenwerking.

Farah Karimi is algemeen directeur van Oxfam Novib, the Hague.

Joop Koopman is the former chair of Hivos.

Juhani Koponen is Professor of Development Studies at the University of Helsinki.

Francois Lenfant is a Policy officer at Cordaid.

Marcia Luyten is journalist, publicist and debater.

Davina Makhan, Department “Bi- and Multilateral Development Cooperation”, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE).

Nicolette Matthijsen is the Country Director SNV Lao PDR.

Bert Meertens, Rural Development Expert.

Henk Molenaar is executive director at WOTRO Science for Global Development.

Manuela Monteiro is Executive Director of Hivos (Humanist Institute for Development Cooperation).

Lena Mueller works at GIZ (German Development Cooperation), she completed the Advanced Master in International Development at the CIDIN and worked as a programme and knowledge management officer for Oxfam Novib.

Jan Pronk, former Netherlands Minister for Development Cooperation, is currently professor at the Institute of Social Studies in The Hague.

Michiel Verweij is advisor at SNV Netherlands Development Organization.

Volker Hauck is Head of Knowledge Management and Communication at ECDPM.

Op 14 november 2011 stuurde Staatssecretaris Ben Knapen de kennisbrief naar de Tweede Kamer. Het nieuwe kennisbeleid zich zal concentreren op vijf kennisplatforms. Lees hieronder de gehele brief of via deze link.

Since the first of January 2010, the water services of Paris have been provided by a single public operator, Eau de Paris. The old public-private company has been transformed into a public body, whose mission is to produce, transport, distribute a...

Imagine this: you are working in your office and the boss comes in with a stranger, someone who is obviously not from your country or culture and says “This is Some Unusual Name. He (or she) is going to teach you how to do your job. Make sure you...

Op 21 september 2011 organiseerde het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken een consultatiebijeenkomst over het nieuwe kennisbeleid. Lees hier het verslag van de ochtendsessie.

Op 21 september 2011 bespraken experts tijdens een consultatiebijeenkomst het nieuwe kennisbeleid op het ministerie van Buitenlandse Zaken. Lees hier het verslag van de middagsessie.

According to the State Secretary’s letter, the chief reason for introducing his new measures is to improve the quality of policy through better knowledge and its management, including quality control (‘bewaking van de wetenschappelijke kwaliteit’)...

De lang verwachte kennisbrief van staatssecretaris Knapen is vooral een voorzichtige brief. En dat is tegennatuurlijk: de brief is aangekondigd als een nadere uitwerking van de focusbrief, waarin heldere keuzen worden gemaakt voor landen en thema’...

De brief van de Staatssecretaris van Buitenlandse Zaken over kennisbeleid valt in vijf secties uiteen. Zo is ook het commentaar ingedeeld.

Twintig jaar geleden gooide minister Jan Pronk de knuppel in het academische hoenderhok toen hij zei: “Ik ga het hele onderzoeksbeleid behoorlijk veranderen."