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2. ‘Een kakafonie van woeste woede’: reflecties op de opkomst van de ‘boze burger’

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Thijs Jansen, Philip Marcel Karré, and Gabriël van den Brink

Abstract

Brexit en het Oekraine-referendum; de vaak luidruchtige en soms gewelddadige opstand tegen de komst van asielzoekerscentra; de verkiezing van Donald Trump in de VS en de electorale opmars van populistische partijen als PVV, FvD en Denk in eigen land; de (vooral op sociale media hevig gevoerde) Zwarte Pieten-discussie en woedende Groningers die Mark Rutte op tv de les lezen: de afgelopen paar jaren leken het tijdperk van ‘de boze burger’. Veel politici en bestuurders vinden het moei‐ lijk om om te gaan met diens opgekropte woede. Anderen werpen zich op als de bondgenoten van de ‘gewone burger’ of ‘kleine man’ tegen ‘de elite’ en ‘het systeem’. Beleid ‘emotioneert’ en de verhoudingen tussen burger en bestuur lijken steeds meer op scherp komen te staan. Maar klopt dit beeld? Is ‘de boze burger’ uberhaupt wel te vinden? En waar is die eigenlijk woedend over? Wat betekent dat voor over‐ heid en bestuur?

Published
2017
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10. Moral Sentiments in Modern Society : A New Answer to Classical Questions

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Gabriël van den Brink and Gabriël van den Brink

Subjects
Values, Ethics--Netherlands, Ethics, Civilization, Modern, Social ethics, Moral conditions
Abstract

Since the time of Adam Smith, scholars have tried to understand the role moral sentiments play in modern life, an issue that became especially urgent during and after the 2008 global financial crisis. Previous explanations have ranged from the idea that modern society is built on moral values to the notion that modernization results in moral decay. The essays in this interdisciplinary volume use the example of Dutch society and a wealth of empirical data to propose a novel theory about the ambivalent relation between contemporary life and human nature. In the process, the contributors argue for the need to reject simplistic explanations and reinvent civil society.

Published
2016

17. Justice and Credibility: About Bridges Built by Judges

Author

Gabriel van den Brink

Subjects
Law in general. Comparative and uniform law. Jurisprudence, K1-7720
Abstract

This contribution is meant to understand the (widening?) gap between members of the Dutch judiciary system on the one hand and an important part of the population on the other. To do so I will ask the following questions:1. What kind of indicators suggests that there is a gap between the public and the law?2. What can we learn from recent studies in this field?3. What is the role of social and cognitive dimensions in this respect?4. Who will be in trouble by such a gap?5. In how far is it possible to bridge this gap?Of course I am fully aware of the fact that these questions are also applicable to other countries and perhaps to other times. For empirical reasons, however, I will restrict myself to the Dutch situation, hoping that the international community of scientists is interested in a few findings and ideas that are presented in this article.

Published
2009
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