Scenario's voor de West en de betekenis daarvan voor de Nederlandse Defensie

Author(s):
Vrolijk, C.
Published
2009
Publication type
Doctoral Thesis

Abstract

In 2010 the Kingdom of the Netherlands will undergo an important political change. One of the three countries of the Kingdom, The Netherlands Antilles, will be dissolved. This political revision is a new step in the ongoing, often laborious process of decolonisation of the former Dutch possessions in the Caribbean. The question what this step will mean for the future of these mutual relations is at the centre of this research. Extra focus will be on the presence and duties of the Dutch Military in this area because the Dutch Military on site is one of the eldest symbols of the ties with The Netherlands, and one of the few visible ones. For this research interviews were held with 41 experts concerning the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba and/or Military on site. One of the conclusions of this study is that power plays an important role in the Kingdom relations, and that this power is more of an economic and ideogical nature than a military one.

DecolonisationKingdom relationsNetherlands Antilles , ArubaScenario analysis
Defense date
2009-10-13
Language
English
Supervisor(s)
Meulen, J.S. van der; Soeters, J.
Qualification
Ph.D.
Degree granting institution
Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden
hdl
1887/14050

Juridical information

Court
LEI Universiteit Leiden

Funding

Sponsorship
Nederlandse Defensie Academie