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The village of Garmerwolde (source: www.garmerwolde.net)

Loneliness and the Social Network

Date:09 January 2018
Author:Gijs Westra, Felipe Melo Pissardo en Stijn Ringnalda

Ageing and loneliness in a village
In the first period of this year, we did a research into loneliness among older adults in Garmerwolde, a village near Groningen. This research is relevant in light of recent demographic changes in the Netherlands....

Masqat in all its glory. The yacht is property of Sultan Qaboos

Researching identities in Oman

Date:11 September 2017
Author:Nicky Theunissen

In April 2017, I found myself on Omani soil with a link to an online questionnaire, an interview guide for informal, unstructured interviews and a recording device. I figured the data collection would go smoothly, as I already had a personal network in...